Food + Drink

The pandemic has caused restaurants to adapt to new technology, devote themselves to delivery, and find savings wherever they can. The result: $4 sandwiches, rice boxes, and local sourcing at affordable prices.

In November, when Chido Taco Lounge was still an idea in construction, its founder Blaine McGowan said he wanted to bring a piece of Dallas’ culinary artistry up north.

Every year since 1993, people flock to Addison Park, tickets in hand. You can hear the commotion a block away, coming from crowds of people sampling “Taste Bites,” small $3 portions of food, and from live performances on the main stage.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to reopen all businesses and restaurants 100% starting Wednesday, March 10 and to end the statewide mask mandate has been a hot topic among Texans, with some celebrating the decision and others mourning it.

Uncle Zhou first opened its doors in Queens about ten years ago. There, Chef Steven Zhou’s hand-pulled noodles, baked fish in sweet and sour sauce and signature dial oil, earning it a place in Michelin’s Bib Gourmand guide.

Soon it’ll be the most romantic weekend of the year. Local restaurants are preparing to celebrate Valentine’s Day with special dinner menus, cocktails, sparkling wine, filet mignon, challah French toast, key lime pies, and lobsters.

Farmbox Delivery co-founder Greg Hoover learned about the value of local food at his grandparents’ farm in the mountains of California. It wasn’t a big operation, he recalls, certainly not big enough for large-scale sourcing.

The fire at Hutchins Barbecue and Catfish, McKinney started on New Year’s Eve at around 9:45 p.m. in a low section of the ceiling. It quickly spread to the attic and the roof. 2020, for Hutchins Barbecue, wasn’t actually all that painful.

Restaurants that are 100% vegan can be hard to find. Relying only on resources like PETA’s restaurant guide and the HappyCow search engine can cause you to miss out on lesser-known, independently owned vegan gems.

A late night eatery and relaxed retreat, Ebb & Flow opened in Deep Ellum in the fall of 2019 like a secret garden in the middle of the city.