Dallas, known as the Contemporary City, is known for its skylines, shopping centers, and delicious restaurants. Sometimes when you think of this city, all that pops into your head is cowboy boots and hats. However, you need to switch this perception to orient around their booming culinary scene. This famous Texan city has some of the best Tex-Mex food you can hope for. For a taste of this, stop by E bar Tex-Mex, Mia’s Tex-Mex Restaurant, or Gabriela and Sofia’s. Some more great options are CT Provisions Cocktail Parlor & Kitchen for oysters, Yao Fuzi Cuisine for pan-fried duck, Ari Korean BBQ for an interactive cooking experience. If you are looking to capture Southern cuisine while visiting this state, visit Roots Southern Table, Sweet Georgia Brown, and Bubba’s Cooks Country. Keep those appetites high while in Dallas, and make sure to visit some of these spots to appease your taste buds.
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Features
Bold, Batch-Sized Low-Alcohol Drinks
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Drinks
Memorial Day Cocktails for Summer Sippin’
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Dining Out
New Restaurants in Texas
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Key Ingredient
Cajun Sheet-Pan Shrimp “Boil”
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. On a parchment-lined baking sheet, combine potatoes, bell pepper, and sausage. Drizzle with oil and season with 1½ teaspoons seasoning. Toss to coat.
Drinks
Las Almas Classic Margarita
This simple syrup classic margarita is the best of the best. Thank Las Almas Rotas in Dallas for this delicious concoction!
Drinks
Faramalla Mezcal Punch
This mezcal punch promises to be everyone's best friend. Even with 20-25 servings, don't be surprised if this delicious Faramalla runs out.
Recipes
Chicken-Fried Steak with Creamy Gravy
In the 1960’s Thurman Roberts dug a limestone pit in their Driftwood, Texas backyard and began cooking and selling barbeque. Today, that backyard pit has been transformed to an 800-seat restaurant that is known for some of the best [...]
Recipes
Braised Greens
These braised greens include both mustard and collard greens stewed together with ham hock and pork. All that's missing is the cornbread.
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