Barley and Board: Building Community with Community

In the heart of Denton’s historic square is a farm-to-table restaurant that most people now know as the restaurant with one of the best burgers in DFW. While the praise is justified, there are many characteristics that seem to elevate Barley and Board aside from the mouthwatering, double-pattied, home-sauced champion of a cheeseburger — Continue Reading

Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen hosts homemade side dish contest

To celebrate the always tried and true scratch-cooking approach and handmade dishes, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, held a recipe contest encouraging local DFW guests to submit their best homemade side dish recipes for a chance to be added to the Cheddar’s restaurants menu in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. During this past Continue Reading

Get to the Heart and Soul of Family and Food with El Corazon de Tejas

El Corazon De Tejas

Dislaimer: I was invited to sample foods from this restaurant for the purposes of this review. However, all my comments here are my own.  And in the heart of Oak Cliff in Dallas, you’ll find El Corazon de Tejas. While this Tex-Mex restaurant is relatively new to the restaurant offerings 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