Gene Dunston Has Been Cooking Steaks in Dallas Since 1955, He’s Still Not Done

Crave DFW 5/27 7:49A Steven Doyle

A coin flip brought Gene Dunston to Dallas. His mother had scraped together enough money working in a country café in rural Alabama to get the family out and into a city with better prospects. She put...

Luna Roja Opened Downtown in April, the TacoKase is the Reason to Go

Crave DFW 5/27 7:18A Steven Doyle

Chef Omar Larson spent years in some of the most demanding fine dining kitchens in Dallas — Kessaku, Monarch — before opening his own room in downtown. Luna Roja opened April 2 at 1525 Elm Street ,...

La Lupita Just Opened in the Design District

Crave DFW 5/27 6:25A Steven Doyle

If you ve spent any time in Los Cabos, you already know La Lupita . The original is open-air — no roof, just Baja sky — and has been one of the most reliably packed restaurants in Cabo San Lucas for...

Dragon Casa in North Dallas Is Serving a Cuisine Most Texans Don’t Know Exists

Crave DFW 5/27 5:52A Steven Doyle

Kung Pao Taco Chinese-Mexican fusion sounds like a joke until you understand where it comes from. In the late 1800s, Chinese laborers working on the railroads and in the mines of northern Mexico put...

Mister Charles on Knox Street is a Theatrical Dining Experience

Crave DFW 5/26 10:26A Steven Doyle

The building at 3219 Knox Street served people for more than a hundred years as the Highland Park Soda Fountain — milkshakes, grilled cheese, a landmark three generations of Park Cities families took...

The Bread Club Is What Happens When a Michelin Team Takes Bread Seriously

Crave DFW 5/26 9:48A Steven Doyle

The team behind Mamani earned a Michelin star 48 days after opening. That s not a typo. Forty-eight days. Brothers Brandon and Henry Cohanim built Feels Like Home Hospitality with a talent-scouting...

Salam Grill in Richardson is Serving One of the World’s Oldest Cuisine

Crave DFW 5/26 9:23A Steven Doyle

Richardson s North Greenville Avenue corridor has been quietly building one of the most interesting concentrations of Middle Eastern food in North Texas for years. Most people driving through haven t...

June Restaurant Deals for Graduation Season, Steakhouse Month, World Cup, and More!

Restaurant News 5/26 2:13A RestaurantNews.com

June Restaurant Deals are heating up with a full calendar of flavor-focused celebrations and high-energy sports gatherings, from graduation gift card incentives to major watch parties for the 2026 FIFA World Cup . The month includes a variety of...

Barrels & Bites 2026 Invites Wine Lovers to Explore the Texas Hill Country One Sip at a Time

Texas Wine Lover 5/26 12:07A Jeff Cope

Texas Hill Country Wineries is once again bringing wine lovers together for one of the most anticipated tasting events of the summer with the return of Barrels & Bites, happening June 12-14, 2026, across the Texas Hill Country. This immersive,...

Friendly’s Serves Up a Star-Spangled Summer With Lobster Favorites, Dirty Sodas and Sweet Deals

Restaurant News 5/20 8:15A RestaurantNews.com

America s iconic family brand dishes out sunny season comfort, frosty favorites and plenty of reasons to treat yourself beginning May 20 Dallas, TX  ( RestaurantNews.com ) Friendly s is soaking up the summertime with a red, white and blue...

Twin Peaks Launches ‘Go for Goal Giveaway’ Ahead of Summer’s World Soccer Tournament

Restaurant News 5/20 5:45A RestaurantNews.com

Sweepstakes, match-day specials, and lodge activations celebrate one of the world s biggest sporting events Dallas, TX  ( RestaurantNews.com ) Twin Peaks Restaurant is launching “ Go for Goal Giveaway ,” a national sweepstakes giving fans the...

How to Date Successfully in Fort Worth, TX

Crave DFW 5/20 5:34A Steven Doyle

Fort Worth has more than a million people and nearly half of its adult population is unmarried. On paper, the dating pool is substantial. In practice, the city ranks 75th on Zumper s 2025 list of best...

Why Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Belongs in Your Glass Right Now

Crave DFW 5/20 5:13A Steven Doyle

Oregon Pinot Noir spent decades being underestimated. It wasn t California, it wasn t Burgundy, and the people making it were largely outsiders who drove north from the Bay Area in the late 1960s,...

There’s a Name in Fort Worth Barbecue You Should Know: Jonny Butch

Crave DFW 5/19 7:32A Steven Doyle

Most people in Dallas haven t heard of Jonny Butch yet. That s going to change. Butch works the pits at Goldee s Barbecue in Fort Worth — the operation at 4645 Dick Price Road that Texas Monthly has ranked number one in the state, that the New...

Two New Mexican Spots Are Coming to Lower Greenville This Summer

Crave DFW 5/19 7:12A Steven Doyle

Lower Greenville is getting two new Mexican concepts this summer, and they re coming from the same person: Jon Garay, the SMU grad and Mexico City native who co-founded Chilangos Tacos back in 2019...