Chef Roger Man Is Back at Sushi at The Mercury

Crave DFW 6/8 10:02A Steven Doyle

The Mercury opened on Preston Road in 1998 and has been one of the most quietly consistent fine dining rooms in Dallas ever since. Chef Chris Ward — James Beard Rising Star Chef, CraveDFW s Best Chef...

Walkers Opens on Lower Greenville June 19

Crave DFW 6/8 6:26A Steven Doyle

Siblings Rosemary Walker-Greene and Russell Walker are opening Walkers at 3016 Greenville Avenue on June 19, and the concept is worth paying attention to before the neighborhood discovers it for...

Alania Mediterranean Grill Has Landed on Bryan Street

Crave DFW 6/8 6:09A Steven Doyle

Beef Iskender and Lamb Beyti The space at 4812 Bryan Street has been sitting empty since Mai s Vietnamese closed in 2022, and if you ve driven past it lately you know the feeling of a corner that s...

Midcult Society Is Coming to Exposition Park This Summer

Crave DFW 6/8 5:48A Steven Doyle

The word midcult has a history. The critic Dwight Macdonald coined it in 1960 to describe a particular kind of cultural production — work that borrows the vocabulary of serious art while making itself easier to swallow, that flatters its audience...

Campisi’s Is Coming to Preston Royal This August

Crave DFW 6/8 5:29A Steven Doyle

The Campisi family has been feeding Dallas since Carlo and Antonia arrived from Sicily and tossed the city s first pizza dough at a bar called the Idle Hour on the corner of Knox and McKinney in 1946....

The Rathskeller in Fredericksburg is Worth the Drive from Dallas

Crave DFW 6/5 10:43A Steven Doyle

There is a particular kind of restaurant that Dallas doesn t have enough of — the kind where the building itself is the first course. The Rathskeller in Fredericksburg is that restaurant....

Sor Juana Just Opened and It’s Unlike Anything Else in Dallas Right Now

Crave DFW 6/5 7:47A Steven Doyle

Most people don t know what a botanería is. That s fine. Go to Sor Juana and you ll figure it out in about five minutes. The concept is Mexican in origin and as old as the idea of a neighborhood bar. In a traditional botanero, your drinks come...

Our Q&A with Hao Tran on Her Upcoming FW Restaurant and Pop Up

Crave DFW 6/5 7:13A Steven Doyle

Hao Tran did not arrive in the food world through a culinary school or a restaurant kitchen. She came through grief and an empty house and a therapist who wasn t helping. After her daughters left for...

Crave Weekend Guide!

Crave DFW 6/5 6:14A Steven Doyle

This is not a typical Dallas weekend. Saturday brings the city s first-ever downtown Pride Parade, a sunset march down Main Street that will draw one of the largest crowds this neighborhood has seen...

2026 Pacific Rim Wine Competition – Texas Results

Texas Wine Lover 6/5 1:45A Jeff Cope

The Pacific Rim International Wine Competition was founded in 1985 by a group of winemakers, vintners, and educators passionate about making great wines accessible to the public. The Pacific Rim Competition took place at the historic National...

5th Annual Texas Wine Auction Weekend Raises Over $300,000 for Mental Health and Texas Wine Industry...

Texas Wine Lover 6/4 2:45A Jeff Cope

Photo Credit: Stacy Lorraine Photography Press Release The Texas Wine Auction Foundation celebrated a successful 5th Annual Texas Wine Auction Weekend on May 1–2 at Carter Creek Winery Resort & Spa , bringing together more than 300 guests,...

Bending Branch Promotes Jennifer Cernosek

Texas Wine Lover 6/3 1:42A Jeff Cope

Jennifer Cernosek Press Release Bending Branch announced it has named its first Chief Operating Officer, promoting Jennifer Cernosek to the new position. Since joining the winery as direct-to-consumer manager in 2018, Cernosek has advanced from...

7 Creeks Vineyard Grower Profile

Texas Wine Lover 6/2 12:19A Jeff Cope

Jerry Horne Another popular Hill Country winery with an estate vineyard is 7 Creeks Vineyard . The winery is located in Burnet and is family-run by the Horne family, with everyone taking a certain role. We previously featured Briggs Horne with a...

Saturday Brunch at Stock & Barrel Is the Best Reason to Be in Bishop Arts This Weekend

Crave DFW 5/29 10:49A Steven Doyle

Chicken fried ribeye and waffles with poached egg Jon Stevens grew up in California and came to Dallas to cook at The Mercury under Chris Ward. He spent years after that working with Avner Samuel at...

Off the Bone Came Before All of Them

Crave DFW 5/29 10:25A Steven Doyle

Dwight Harvey spent 38 years in finance at PepsiCo. When he retired, he started barbecuing in his backyard. Rose, his wife, thought it was a fine hobby. Then it became something else. In 2008 Dwight...