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Staying Connected to Texas Wine Country from Anywhere

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:53:38 Z

(Texas Wine Lover) Wine has aways been about sharing and connecting with other people. These days you can do it even if you are not near each other. Read More

The World’s Smallest Chef Is Cooking in Dallas

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:03:32 Z

(Crave DFW) The chef at this table is six centimeters tall, made entirely of light, and better at his job than most people twice his size. Le Petit Chef has taken over a private room at The Westin Galleria Dallas, and the premise sounds like something a...

Le Rêve Opens Its Second Location at Mockingbird Station

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:07:28 Z

(Crave DFW) Le Rêve has a second address in Dallas, and this one comes with a train running past the window. The gelato and pastry shop that built a following in North Dallas s Preston Valley Shopping Center has opened at Mockingbird Station , taking over the...

Delilah Is Getting a Neighbor: Juliet Brings Its Movie-Theater Steakhouse to Dallas

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:51:08 Z

(Crave DFW) The Design District s transformation into Dallas s dinner-and-a-show corridor continues. Juliet, the Houston steakhouse built around a movie-theater fantasy, is coming to 1400 Hi Line Drive, directly next door to Delilah, with a late-summer opening...

North Texas Uncorked: Six Wineries in Two Days

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:15:17 Z

(Texas Wine Lover) Ron discovered how the North Texas Wine Country had exceptional wineries as he spent two days visiting six different wineries Read More

Sushi Bar Speakeasy Hiding inside a Kosher Steakhouse

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:55:47 Z

(Crave DFW) There is no sign outside Shi-Ya. You walk into Meat Point , the kosher steakhouse that has held down its stretch of Campbell Road since 2014, take an immediate right, and suddenly you are somewhere else. Sage green club chairs. Gold-rimmed tables. A...

Briar Creek Vineyards Grower Profile

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:20:22 Z

(Texas Wine Lover) This month's Grower Profile features a winery that also has a vineyard, and that vineyard produces all the grapes for their wines except for one wine. Don and Donna Freeman are the proud owners of the Briar Creek Vineyards winery and vineyard. Read...

Nine Korean Dishes Worth Knowing in Dallas and Where to Find Each One

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:54:55 Z

(Crave DFW) Dallas has one of the most serious Korean dining corridors in Texas, centered on Royal Lane in the Asian Trade District but spreading well beyond it. The food is specific and regional and worth understanding before you order. Here are the dishes that...

Parlor Doughnuts Is Coming to Henderson Avenue; Here’s Where to Find One in DFW Right Now

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:06:11 Z

(Crave DFW) Parlor Doughnuts is coming to Henderson Avenue, and if you ve been watching the construction at 2802 N. Henderson — the small standalone building that used to be a clothing store — that s what s going in. No confirmed open date yet, but the brand is...

Dallas Invented the Frozen Margarita, Here’s Where to Drink One This Weekend

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:37:43 Z

(Crave DFW) The frozen margarita was invented in Dallas. The machine that made it is in the Smithsonian, sitting next to Julia Child s kitchen and the first Tupperware. And somehow, fifty-five years later, this is still not the first thing Dallas tells people...

The 16th Annual Brass Knuckle Corn Dog Beatdown happens Friday, July 4th

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:43:26 Z

(Crave DFW) Every July 4th since 2009, a group of mostly amateur eaters has gathered at a bar on Greenville Avenue, sat down in front of a basket of corn dogs, and spent fifteen minutes regretting every decision that led them to that table. The crowd packs in...

A Brief and Delicious History of the Hot Dog — and the Best Places to Get One in Dallas

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:41:08 Z

(Crave DFW) Americans will eat approximately 150 million hot dogs on July 4th. Not over the weekend. On the day itself. That is a number that requires a moment of genuine reflection — and possibly a glass of water — before anyone starts talking about the...

Pecan Lodge Has Been the Benchmark for Dallas Barbecue for Over a Decade

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:57:16 Z

(Crave DFW) Justin Fourton grew up going to his grandfather s ranch in Abilene — a place called Pecan Lodge. The old man taught him how to build a fire, how to manage a smoker, and how to wait. That last part turns out to be the most important. Good barbecue is...

Cresson Bluff Winery and Vineyards

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:31:49 Z

(Texas Wine Lover) While I was in North Central Texas, I made a point to visit Cresson Bluff Winery and Vineyards located in Cresson, Texas. The winery and vineyard were easy to find just southwest of Cresson, directly off US Highway 377. After parking next to the...