Food + Drink

Roy’s Restaurant in Plano hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 22.

All photos by Cori Baker. North Italia is the latest addition to the dining scene at Legacy West in Plano. A self-proclaimed “love letter to Italy,” North Italia specializes in classic Italian cuisine with a twist of sleek modern flair.

If you want to get to the bottom of a $553.8 million industry, you’ve got to know the right North Texas-ites. You’ve got to don a beekeeper suit. You’ve got to follow the Texas honey flow. A bee’s life starts in a hexagon cell under a coating of wax.

Although wild salmon is available fresh May through September, it is also available frozen or canned year round. Just make sure to check the packaging for its origins.

Shutterstock This super easy recipe is great for a weeknight dinner or a weekend dinner party. Wrapping the salmon in pancetta gives it a mild smoky flavor.

Front Burner Restaurants, the food wizards behind Mexican Sugar, Sixty Vines, Whiskey Cake and Ida Claire, are opening a new restaurant in August. The Keeper is now open! Click here to read our review.

Got a pool? Buy some fun inflatable rafts even if they’re just for photos. Snag a much smaller inflatable drink holder—swimming and drinking is definitely legal. Set up a cooler outdoors just for drinks so a cold beer is never too far away.

The newly, soft-opened dessert bar Sweet Daze is taking Instagram by storm.

While farmed salmon is available all year long, fresh wild salmon has a season. Most sold in the U.S. comes from Alaskan or Pacific Northwest waters, starting in late spring to early fall.

Coffee culture is a unique little beast, a facet of hipster-ism that actually predates hipsters. By nature, coffee is a drink of fellowship.