Addison’s Kaboom Town! Check List for July 3rd

Crave DFW 6/25 10:15A Steven Doyle

Every year on July 3rd, half a million people pour into 4.4 square miles of Addison, and the town handles it without flinching. Kaboom Town! has been running since 1985, and it has earned its...

Señor Oink Is a One-Pig Show

Crave DFW 6/24 6:30A Steven Doyle

The name gives it away before you walk in. Señor Oink is a carnitas taquería in Farmers Branch that serves one thing — pork — and has exactly zero apologies about it. Mauricio Gallegos, who also owns...

Seven Dallas Restaurants You Probably Haven’t Heard of and You Should

Crave DFW 6/22 7:37A Steven Doyle

Dallas food media chases the same story over and over. The new opening. The James Beard nomination. The celebrity chef. The hospitality group with four other restaurants already running. Those stories...

2026 International Women’s Wine Competition – Texas Results

Texas Wine Lover 6/19 12:27A Jeff Cope

Winners have been announced in the 19th annual Women’s International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWWSC). The competition, which took place recently in Santa Rosa, Calif., was founded on the premise...

BOĆE Coasters Review

Texas Wine Lover 6/18 12:30A Jeff Cope

We received the product for review and all opinions are our own. Some links are affiliate links meaning at no additional cost to you, this site may get a small commission if you make a purchase. I have done many wine accessory reviews over the...

Flamant in Plano Deals an Adventurous Menu with a Wild Brunch Option

Crave DFW 6/17 10:07A Steven Doyle

Tanner Agar describes Flamant as the restaurant where you can have a European vacation without leaving Plano. That sounds like marketing copy until you sit down at a table on the waterfront patio at...

2026 Decanter World Wine Awards – Texas Results

Texas Wine Lover 6/17 2:02A Jeff Cope

The results of this year’s  Decanter World Wine Awards  (DWWA) were released, revealing a global wine landscape that is more diverse, competitive and exciting than ever before. As the world s largest wine competition, DWWA offers a unique snapshot...

Escondido Has Been the Right Tex-Mex Answer in Preston Royal

Crave DFW 6/16 6:54A Steven Doyle

photos by Joey Stewart When Cantina Laredo closed at Preston Royal after more than twenty years, the neighborhood lost its Tex-Mex anchor and didn t have a replacement. Jon Alexis — who has run TJ s...

Cris & John Made a Move

Crave DFW 6/16 6:36A Steven Doyle

John Pham grew up in Ho Chi Minh City walking to his favorite street food carts, watching traffic and eating well for almost nothing. Cristina Mendez grew up on the other side of that equation —...

Assembly Icehouse Is Adding an Adults-Only Lounge in Plano

Crave DFW 6/16 5:57A Steven Doyle

Assembly Icehouse opened in Plano s Assembly Park last November and has spent seven months becoming exactly the kind of neighborhood anchor that most new restaurants spend years trying to be. The...

Meredith Reed Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 6/16 12:57A Jeff Cope

Some winemakers start their career in another field and then discover the wine industry, which leads them down a different path. Meredith Reed is someone who worked in the healthcare field, but once she discovered the wine industry, it was the...

Lombardi Family Concepts Just Opened a Sports Lounge in Plano

Crave DFW 6/15 5:15A Steven Doyle

Alberto Lombardi has spent decades building some of the most reliable dining rooms in Dallas-Fort Worth — Bistro 31, Toulouse, Taverna, Lombardi Cucina Italiana. His newest concept is a sports bar,...

There’s a Trinidadian Food Truck in the Dallas Area

Crave DFW 6/12 10:12A Steven Doyle

Trinidadian food doesn t show up on Dallas menus, period — and that makes Trini Style Bake n Shark & Tings one of the genuinely rare things in this city s food scene: a family-run food truck serving the real thing, the cooking of an island whose...

Botolino Is Quietly Making the Best Gelato in Dallas

Crave DFW 6/12 8:12A Steven Doyle

There s a small test that separates a real gelateria from a place that just sells frozen dessert with an Italian name on the sign: how it s served. Soft-serve machines and pre-scooped tubs mean one...

Three Ways to Spend a Texas Evening on the Water Near Dallas

Crave DFW 6/12 7:17A Steven Doyle

Spirit of Dallas Texas summer evenings are made for the water, and two completely different experiences near Dallas prove it — one slow and quiet, the other lit up and moving. Both happen on lakes...