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Velvet Taco Celebrates Three New Locations in DFW

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Nelli
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Velvet Taco opens three new DFW locations and throwing a celebration in Deep Ellum this week

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Explore Mexican and Latin Cuisine at Taco Ocho

November 18, 2022 Nelli
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Enjoy this Mexican restaurant inspired by Latin cuisine.

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Bourbon Brothers BBQ Celebrates One Year in Business

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Nelli
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Late nights. Early mornings. No sleep. What sane person wants to do this for a living?

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Big Texas BBQ benefits the Ashford Rise School of Dallas, May 21

March 29, 2022March 31, 2022 Nelli
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The Big Texas BBQ is an annual appetizer and rib cookoff hosted by The Touchdown Club of Dallas, benefiting The Rise School of Dallas.

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Celebrate Halloween with Gigi’s Cupcakes

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Nelli
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The Boo Box is available now through 10/31!

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Last Call For Chefs To Earn A Golden Ticket Into November’s World Food Championships

October 4, 2021October 12, 2021 Staff Writer
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Dallas College is the official host and sponsor of World Food Championships’ Inaugural “Last Chance Qualifier” Chef Challenge, which is scheduled for October 10, 2021.

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The thing about being a food nerd…. SOMETIMES we The thing about being a food nerd…. SOMETIMES we find ourselves at a speakeasy with an elusive secret code, and then sometimes a late night scroll on #tacobellhacks results in a hop, skip, and jump to the Taco Bell drive through. *ad Incoming guilty pleasure food 😜 Frisco just got a new @tacobell and we’re not mad about it. The location has all the classics, plus some of our newer favorites like the spicy double steak grilled cheese burrito and the Breeze Freeze drinks just to name a couple. Grand Opening Event: 🗓️ Friday, March 31 from 11am - 1pm ⚙️ Spin the wheel for gift cards, swag and more prizes! Hours: Drive Through is open daily until 2am Dine in daily until midnight 📍 12015 University Dr. in Frisco #dallasfoodnerd #tacobell #visitfrisco
A feast fit for a Wokstar! 🥢🌟 We went to @wo A feast fit for a Wokstar! 🥢🌟 We went to @wokstarchinese & got to try so many of their signature dishes! Wokstar is modern American cuisine with Chinese roots. The menu stretches from more traditional handmade dumplings & baos to takeout favs like orange chicken & Mongolian beef. Our favs were the salt & pepper prawns and we were most surprised by the chocolate dessert buns filled with Nutella! Trust us & give it a shot! We also loved the vibrant look of this restaurant. Talk about Insta-worthy eats! 📸 Big thanks to the staff for the amazing service & for giving us a #behindthescenes peek at the kitchen while they were making their hand-pulled noodles! Here’s everything we tried: 🍸 Mr Brightside (Pineapple Ginger Mojito) 🍸 Lemon Drop Martini 🥒 Spicy Cucumber Salad 🥟 Wontons in Chili Sauce 🥟 Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings) 🥟 Pork Bao Buns 🍜 Hand-Pulled Dan Dan Noodles 🌱 Dry Stirred Green Beans 🍤 Salt & Pepper Prawns 🥟 Chocolate Dessert Buns 📍8041 Walnut Hill, Dallas *hosted #dallaschinesefood #dallasrestaurants #chinesefood #chinesetakeout #dumplings #handpullednoodles 📷: @amypyen
Let the games begin! 🎳🏈 @fowlingdfw is now Let the games begin! 🎳🏈 @fowlingdfw is now open in Plano and is dubbed as the Original Football Bowling Pin Game. 🎳 With 40 lanes, enjoy a mashup of football and bowling — which makes for a new group activity! All levels & ages are welcome to play.🤝 Grab a bite from the scratch kitchen featuring flatbreads (hugely popular), burgers, sandwiches, shareable apps and more. And you won’t miss seeing three fully stocked Texas-sized bars. 🍻 Pricing starts at $15/person per hour on a reserved lane, and get the same price for unlimited play time without a reservation (best for small groups)! Fowling’s grand opening details: 🗓️ Saturday, April 1 🎟️ Free entry and free Fowling from 4-7:30pm (the party continues until close!) 🎵 Live music and raffle prizes 📍 1714 14th Street in Plano *hosted #dallasfoodnerd #visitplano #fowling
HOW COOL IS THIS? 🌮🌮🌮 Did you know Chíd HOW COOL IS THIS? 🌮🌮🌮 Did you know Chído means “cool” in Spanish? Frisco’s newest dining spot, @chidotacolounge is really pretty dang cool and is the new place to be for great tacos and drinks! Grab some tacos - fast-casual style - for lunch, or enjoy a longer meal at dinner and drinks (including on the patio). Drink Recommendations: 🥃Reposado Tequila Old Fashioned 🍹Spicy Margarita 🙈Pinche Paloma Food Recommendations: 🌶️Salsa Sampler 🍽️Tablitas 🌽Elote en Vaso 🌮Quesabirria Tacos 🌮Street Tacos ⭐️Cajeta Filled Churros Weekly Specials: 🍳Sundays - NEW brunch menu from 11am - 3pm 🌮Tuesdays - $5 tacos all day 🥂Wednesdays - all day happy hour 📍 6959 Lebanon Road, Frisco 📸 @denimlikethejean *hosted #dallasfoodnerd #visitfrisco
About last night… 🍷 We were so happy to atten About last night… 🍷 We were so happy to attend one of our favorite foodie events of the year, @thedallasarboretum Food & Wine Festival! Three dozen of our favorite local chefs & two dozen wineries came out to share some of the best bites & sips you can get in Dallas. Some of our favorites of the night: 🥩 Beef Cheek Pastrami from @encinadallas 🌮 Wagyu Suadero Tacos from @molino_oloyo (recently named James Beard finalists!) 🍞 Bread & Pecan Spread from @empirebakingco & @mozzco 😋 Also amazing selections from @urbanrioplano @thompsonhoteldallas @beckley1115 What a beautiful night! Did you attend? What was your favorite bite of the night? *hosted #DAFWF #foodandwinefestival #dallasarboretum #dallasfoodandwine #dallasrestaurants #dallaseats #dallaswine 📷: @amypyen
Roanoke Restaurant Spotlight ✨✨✨ A family-o Roanoke Restaurant Spotlight ✨✨✨ A family-owned restaurant with some of the most flavorful food in Roanoke just celebrated their one-year anniversary, and yall need to go check them out! @WingDaddy21 and @thebigcodfather owners, Derrick and Kelly, blend their own secret house spice mix that brings the big flavor of N’awlins cooking to Texas through delicious chicken and fish. Cooked fresh to-order and all done by hand, The Annette (Peoples Choice) wings were FIRE and the fish, plus shrimp & chips, are also great choices. Just look at the seasoning on them, you can almost taste the flavor through your screen! To finish off your meal (or to start it…) order the l beignets, piled high with powdered sugar just like they’re supposed to be! 🎤 This foodie spot has Trivia on Tuesdays, Bingo! on Wednesdays, Karaoke on Fridays and live music on Saturdays. 🚨 Foodies can enjoy 10% off online ordering for the next three days (through 3/26)! Code: COD1YEAR ➡️ Through @PepsiDigIn, Black-owned restaurants like Wing Daddy receive long-lasting optimizations to their digital and delivery presence. If you are a business, applications for the Dig In Program are open nationwide for Black-owned small business owners in the food and beverage industry. You can apply by visiting PepsiCoDigIn.com and learn about the program and its benefits. 📍 located inside the Oak Street Food & Brew food hall: 206 N Oak Street, Roanoke #ad #dallasfoodnerd #shoplocal #diginshowlove
Crazy for lobster! 🦞🦞🦞 We hit up @shellsh Crazy for lobster! 🦞🦞🦞 We hit up @shellshack_texas to try out their new Lobster Craze menu! Now through April 2, all Shell Shack locations are offering a special menu featuring our favorite shellfish! Try one of these amazing lobster specialty items OR add a lobster tail to any Shell Shack meal: 🦞 Lobster Roll: chilled lobster salad is stuffed into a toasted Brioche bun and served with fries 🦞 Chilled Lobster Claws: one pound of wild-caught North Atlantic jumbo claws, served with lemons, cocktail sauce and spicy mustard aioli 🦞 Lobster Grilled Cheese: three ounces of lobster meat is served on Texas toast with two slices of American cheese and a side of fries. / $16.99 We tried the lobster grilled cheese, which was stuffed to the gills with chunks of lobster meat with tasty ooey gooey cheese, & added a tail to our seafood boil. What an absolute treat! If you love lobster, don’t forget to hit up your closest Shell Shack before April 2! 📍Dallas, Plano, Mesquite, Arlington, Ft Worth *hosted #lobster #dallaslobster #lobstergrilledcheese #lobsterroll #seafoodboil #dallasseafood 📷: @amypyen
New password-entry bar at @grandscapetx 🤫 @rp New password-entry bar at @grandscapetx 🤫 @rpbgrandscape in The Colony is a 1920s prohibition speakeasy that’s hidden through a (you guessed it) restored red London phone booth. Ask a member or a local concierge for the phone number to get in, then “sneak” in and grab yourself some “prescriptions” from the knowledgeable bartenders. While you’re taking it all in, order some handmade Neopolitan pizza to go with the libations, and step into the humidor for a well curated selection of cigars. Memberships start at $350 for the year and can be applied for at redphonebooth.com NOTE: Due to the overwhelming response to the venue opening, the only way to get the secret code right now is through a member or hotel concierge if you are a guest of the hotel. *hosted #dallasfoodnerd #grandscapetx #speakeasy #dallasbars
Your next meal, made fresh to order! 🥢 We got a Your next meal, made fresh to order! 🥢 We got a #behindthescenes look at @oomikitchen, the digital food hall with 10+ dining concepts, located just outside downtown! What’s so cool about this concept is you can order from multiple restaurants in the same order. Awesome office lunch idea! 🚨 PS Oomi is now offering $2 delivery with a $15 spend (before delivery & tip), up to 5 miles from the kitchen! You can’t beat that. For our visit, we got to watch the making of some delicious drunken noodles from @hotlipsgrub , one of their most popular items! We also got some of their Barbacoa egg rolls & they were SO good! And guess what? This month, you can try them too, for FREE! All you have to do is sign up for the Oomi+ member program & you get an order of egg rolls free with any purchase in the month of March! Yum! 📲 Oomi.menu 📍 3510 Ross Avenue or delivery within 5 miles *hosted #dallasfoodnerd #digitalkitchen #dallasdelivery #dallastogo #dallasfoodie 📷: @amypyen
Truth. Beauty. Freedom. Love. ❤️ We saw @mouli Truth. Beauty. Freedom. Love. ❤️ We saw @moulinrougebway, now playing on @broadwaydallas at @fairparkdallas through April 2! Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical & is based on the iconic 2001 Baz Luhrmann film starring Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor. The musical is a dazzling display of cabaret, choreography & some of the most impressive set design you’ll see on a Broadway stage. Like the movie, the music is a mix of original songs (including “Come What May” from the movie) & clever arrangements of pop songs, including the Christina Aguilera/Pink/Maya/Lil Kim version of “Lady Marmalade” made famous from the movie’s soundtrack. But our favorite number was the extended Laga Gaga “Bad Romance” number that opened the second act. After the show, we stopped by one of our favs @wearefuelcity, the perfect place to go for a reliable late night taco stop. #IYKYK Moulin Rouge! The Musical 🗓️: March 15-Apr 2 📍: Music Hall at Fair Park 🎟️: broadwaydallas.org *hosted #broadwaydallas #moulinrouge #moulinrougethemusical #dallasmusical #tacostop #dallastacos #besttacosindallas 📷: @amypyen
First time at @thetacojoint 🙈 It’s so simple First time at @thetacojoint 🙈 It’s so simple and so perfect! 🌮🌮🌮 5 locations 📍Wylie 📍Plano 📍Addison 📍Dallas #dallasfoodnerd #tacos #thetacojoint #happyhour
National Corn Dog Day — 3/18 🗓️ See Mr. Co National Corn Dog Day — 3/18 🗓️ See Mr. Corny and the @fletcherscornydogs team tomorrow at these pop-ups around DFW: @klydewarrenpark 2012 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Dallas, TX 75201 11 AM - 7:30 PM (Catch Mr. Corny from 12 - 3 PM) Bass Pro Shop 5001 Bass Pro Dr, Garland, TX 75043 11:30 AM - 6 PM Knox Street 3212 Knox Street, Dallas, Texas 75205 11 AM - 3 PM Items from Fletcher’s menu will be available for purchase. #dallasfoodnerd #corndog #fletcherscornydogs
Afternoon pick me up at @dutchbroscoffee 🚗 ☕ Afternoon pick me up at @dutchbroscoffee 🚗 ☕️ Golden Eagle (Carmel vanilla iced coffee) 🐶 Pup Cup ☕️ Cold brew Do you have a fav drink here? There are so many creative blends! #dallasfoodnerd #dutchbros #dutchbroscoffee #pupcup #coffee
Pre-game or post-work, the Rooftop Happy Hour at @ Pre-game or post-work, the Rooftop Happy Hour at @thehenryrestaurant has your back. Every day from 4-6, enjoy seasonal and fresh craft cocktails and perfectly satisfying bites! Our Favorite Drinks: - Thai Grapefruit Smash - Royal Garden Gimlet Our Favorite Bites: - Shortrib Potstickers - Spicy Tuna and Crispy Rice - House Made Pretzels and Provolone Fondue (the menu says it’s famous, and we get why!) Reservations are recommended, so get it on your list for your next happy hour! #followthearrow #dallasfoodie #dallashappyhour *hosted 📸: @livingmedium
@Tulipaloozadfw is back! 🌷🌷🌷 Hundreds of @Tulipaloozadfw is back! 🌷🌷🌷 Hundreds of thousands of tulip bulbs have been imported from Holland and planted at the Waxahachie Civic Center! Pick your favorite tulips for only $2 each. 50% of ticket sales goes back to local charities. Pick a partner to donate to: YMCA, Goodwill of Dallas, Bryan’s House, Dwell with Dignity, Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services, Special Olympics Texas, Down Syndrome Partnership of North Texas, The Ashford Rise School of Dallas, Easterseals Lonestar, CitySquare, Hendrick Scholarship Foundation, The TouchDown Club of Dallas, and To Be Like Me. 💵 Admission $15 for adults $5 for children ages 5-12 Children under five get in for free. 🗓️ Now through March 19 🕐 Hours 10:00am – 7:00pm daily Rain or shine 📍 Address Waxahachie Civic Center 2000 Civic Center Ln, Waxahachie *hosted #tulipalooza #dfwevents #tulipseason #tulips #dallastulips
Hot pot time! 🔥 We warmed up at @seapotplano, w Hot pot time! 🔥 We warmed up at @seapotplano, which is in soft opening as the first Texas location of the California-based all-you-can-eat conveyer belt hot pot concept. Everyone gets their own personal hot pot in this dining experience! First you pick a soup base of your choice, like miso or kimchi. Then you can order meat for the table & pick whatever seafood, vegetables, meatballs & noodles you want from the conveyer belt by your table. You can order more meat whenever you clear a plate & you have 90 minutes to eat all you can! This was such a fun dining experience for getting together with friends! The conveyer belt concept is a great way to let you try so many items. Pro-tip: get there early! They’re only in soft opening & are already packed, despite a huge dining room! PS Seapot will also soon have Korean BBQ in addition to hot pot & yes, you can do them at the same time! 🤯 📍1900 N Central Expressway, Plano #dallasnewrestaurant #dallasseafood #dallashotpot #hotpot #conveyerbelthotpot 📷: @amypyen
Sunday morning bakery stop 🥐😍 We braved the Sunday morning bakery stop 🥐😍 We braved the brunch crowd at one of our favs @sanmartinusa & it was so worth it. Did you know this Guatemalan bakery has over 60 locations in Guatemala & El Salvador? This is its only US location & we are so lucky to have it! San Martin serves an interesting mix of Latin & European cuisines, from classic Central American breakfasts to more familiar dishes like Migas & Chilaquiles. They also have gourmet coffees & an extensive pizza & pasta menu for later in the day. But the real star of the show is their bakery, which features both their famous Guatemalan bread & European style pastries. We love the gorgeous chocolate croissants & chocolate-dipped palmiers! PS - They are packed on weekends & do not take reservations, so get there early! 👀 #dallasbakery #guatamalanfood #latinfood #europeanbakery #bakery #dallasfoodnerd 📷: @amypyen
Sweet vs Savory - what’s your pick for brunch? Sweet vs Savory - what’s your pick for brunch? We couldn’t choose so we had both at @leosbrunchhousecarrollton! 📍 Little Elm and Carrollton #dallasfoodnerd #brunch #weekend
TGIF - checking out the new @bahamabucks location TGIF - checking out the new @bahamabucks location in The Colony! 🍧 Did you know there are over 90 flavors? Which one is your favorite?? We loved the Unicorn shaved ice with rainbow flavors, sprinkles, whipped cream and cheesecake with cream. Bahama Buck’s whips up: 🍧 Shaved ice 🍧 Smoothies 🍧 Shakes 🍧 Sodas with Bahama Buck’s flavors 🍧 Red Bull infused drinks 🍧 Frozen coffees 📍 4622 Windhaven Parkway in The Colony @bahamabucks_thecolony #bahamabucks #shavedice #dallasdessert #dallasfoodie
Cheers from @lakewoodbrewing! 🍻 This neighborh Cheers from @lakewoodbrewing! 🍻 This neighborhood taproom has a new beer collab — called the Mechanical Grizzly — with Bruce Alford of Fort Worth Coffee Emporium and Ye Olde Bull & Bush. The LTO brew is an Imperial English Brown Ale brewed with dark roasted coffee beans from Fort Worth Coffee Emporium and English toffee. It’s available through March on tap at Lakewood Brewery and at Ye Olde Bull & Bush on Montgomery Street in Fort Worth. Our brews & bites: 🍻 Mechanical grizzly 🍻French quarter (chicory) temptresses 🍻Fireball cinnamon temptresses 🍻Double stuffed oreo temptress 🍕 Margherita pizza FRESH FLAVOR FRIDAYS: Enjoy a new taproom-exclusive beer every other Friday at Lakewood Brewing: 🍻March 10: Irish Creme Temptress + Reel Treble Music (5-7p) 🍻March 24: Blood Orange IPA 🍻April 7: Peach Mango Muy Importante 🍻April 21: Blueberry Tangerine Queen 📸 @juliau.1951 *hosted #dallasfoodnerd #lakewoodbrewing
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