Food + Drink

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.

The Mercer Crossing Boardwalk, like several mixed-used development projects in North Texas, has been a complex project to kick off during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mercer Crossing itself is a 370-acre project near Interstate 635 and Luna Road.

During the pandemic, everyone’s been relying on takeout and curbside carryout. It’s bound to be getting a little stale by now. Additionally, all local restaurants have been strapped during the pandemic, and can use all the support they can get.

2020 has been a strange year for restaurant owners, chefs, bar owners, and foodies alike. As one McKinney chef, Local Yocal's Adam West said, in March they were all waiting with baited breath to see what the pandemic would bring.

Whiskey Cake wasn’t Front Burner Restaurants' first concept. But for many, Whiskey Cake typifies the Front Burner Restaurant (now FB Society) brand. When Whiskey Cake opened in Plano about seven years ago, Plano residents noticed.

Who doesn't need a little comfort food for the holidays? This season, a variety of local DFW restaurants are preparing holiday meals for families to pick up and bring home.