Mi Dia From Scratch Brings Summer Vibes During Winter Blues

Duck Carnitas Street Style Tacos at Mi Dia / Grapevine, TX

Mi Dia is the mini vacation in your backyard you’ve been dreaming of, with cool drinks, delicious food, and a warm welcome to festive nights. The restaurant, located on the south end of Main Street in Grapevine, TX, takes you through different regions of Mexico, with city cuisines, Santa Fe Continue Reading

Peak & Elm Preview

Some Food Nerds and I had the pleasure of attending a comped preview dinner for the soon-to-open Peak & Elm Cocina y Bar restaurant in the New East Elm neighborhood. Peak & Elm is the latest venture by The Moreno family who also own the Dallas-favorite La Popular Tamale House. Continue Reading

Sissy’s Opens For Lunch

Sissy's Southern Kitchen and Bar Dallas

After establishing itself as the go-to Southern dinner cuisine, Sissy’s Southern Kitchen & Bar will open for lunch tomorrow. Much like the dinner menu, lunch offerings will include Chef Lisa Garza’s signature comfort food featuring fresh, seasonal ingredients. Expect menu staples such as Sissy’s Fried Chicken mixed in with a Continue Reading

A Fresh Start to Upscale Fast Food in Dallas

This past Sunday, my husband Ben and I decided to try Start, the new upscale fast-casual restaurant that opened on Greenville between Desperados and Rusty Taco. We’d driven by a number of times since it formally opened on August 8 and saw the full parking lot and the drive-through line Continue Reading

Seafood Feast at The Boiling Crab

I was first introduced to seafood lovers’ heaven, The Boiling Crab in Garden Grove, Calif. a year ago. Upon returning to Dallas, I was ecstatic to find out there’s also one The Boiling Crab in Garland, Dallas which offers Louisiana crawfish, shrimp, lobster, king crab legs, snow crab legs, blue crab, Continue Reading