Stalwarts and Legends
Over the last 18 years as a food columnist, I’ve watched restaurants come and go. What makes a concept successful for the long haul?...
Big Night
Bocca Osteria Romana, 411 S Main St, Fort Worth. 817-386-4812. 11am-5pm Sun, 4-9pm Mon-Thu, 4-10pm Fri-Sat.
Locating Bocca Osteria Romana plays out like a European...
Rocky Island
Tia’s on the Bluff, 1301 E Bluff St, FW. 817-420-9000. 11am-9pm Sun, 5pm-11pm Thu-Fri, 11am-10pm Sat.
As I approached the wrought-iron gates surrounding Tia’s on...
Taco Dirty to Me
In Fort Worth, isn’t every day taco day? Maybe it’s good that the rest of the nation caught up — October 4 marks National...
Tasty Licks
The Singing Chef Cafe, 8000 Wichita St, Ste 113, Fort Worth. 682-220-9261. 11am-7pm Tue-Fri, noon-4pm Sat.
A quintessential Renaissance dude, Sammy Fox is the singer/musician...
Melting Pot
Cafe Americana, 403 E Main St, Arlington. 682-338-3033. 11am-11pm Tue-Sun, 11am-1am Fri-Sat.
When Chef Mark Vincent Guatelara closed Ober Here, it was another disheartening loss...
Cooking for Kamala
Two chefs with Texas connections, Dallas’ Tiffany Derry and Kristen Kish (Austin’s Arlo Grey), recently joined 48 other famous kitchen queens and kings in...
Hoppin’ to It
Hoppin’ Fort Worth, 2608 Weisenberger St, FW. 682-207-3667. Noon-10pm Sun, 4-10pm Mon, 4-11pm Tue-Wed, 4pm-midnight Thu, 3pm-midnight Fri, noon-midnight Sat.
“Well, I’m not as good...
Always, A Great Notion
I think I first went to A Great Notion in 2009. Back then, unless you lived on the West Side and/or came of age...
Rise Above the Rest
DFW Restaurant Week is a 28-year tradition in which many of our best and most beloved spots offer three-course prix fixe dinners ($49 or...
