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See another side to Dallas on a haunted walking tour at night. Take a guided tour and explore the historical district of downtown Dallas, where you will stop at 4 bars located in old buildings, each with ghost stories or other legends. You will hear about some of the city's top mysteries and creepiest haunted tales. Note: Drinks are at your own expense.

Researching the history the hot dog is murkier than the water some are boiled in, but there is certainly no mistake that the wiener on a bun is a quintessential staple of ball games, circuses, amusement parks, and just about anywhere people are looking for an inexpensive and easy to eat meal.

Duro Hospitality, one of Dallas’ most dynamic and fastest-growing hospitality groups, announces the opening of Mister Charles, an exuberant and sophisticated restaurant and bar. Opening in Summer 2023, Mister Charles will offer an unforgettable experience with irreverent globally-inspired plays on luxurious French and Italian dishes, an open kitchen, soaring 38-ft. ceilings, iconoclastic design, perfected classic cocktails and rare wines.

Baja seems to be the best place to tag the origins of the fish taco. All my research points there, at least as far as North Americans are concerned. The true fact is somewhat murkier and no doubt flies back to the times of the original tortilla. You place between the fold with whatever you my have on hand. If that is a shard of beef, then it is a beef taco. For our early fishermen, it was the fish taco. Simple enough.

DIVE Coastal Cuisine, the neighborhood restaurant located in Snider Plaza for 10+ years and known for their healthy, light and flavorful fare is featuring fresh specials throughout the month of June. DIVE believes your meals should be clean, honest and satisfying with every ingredient of every meal being thoughtfully selected.

Miriam Cocina Latina, the popular eatery across from Klyde Warren Park in the Dallas Arts District celebrates the arrival of summer with a “Bienvenidos al Verano” party on Wednesday, June 21st from 6-9pm.

On Monday, July 3, fabulous fireworks won’t be the only thing launching across the North Texas skies above the Town of Addison. As has been the tradition for decades, the award-winning fireworks show will be preceded by an aerial spectacle that can be seen from miles away. The Addison Airport Air Show, fueled by Million Air Dallas, will begin at 7:30 p.m. that evening, two hours prior to the Addison Kaboom Town!® fireworks show.

Today, the highly anticipated Hôtel Swexan, a family-owned 134-room boutique hotel fusing Swiss heritage and Texan hospitality, announced three brand new culinary and beverage concepts helmed by Executive Chef Raymond Bocanegra. All three restaurants and cocktail spaces will be open to Hôtel Swexan guests along with the local Dallas community, with several other epicurean concepts available exclusively to hotel guests. Hôtel Swexan’s operating division, Harwood Hospitality Group, have become mainstays in the Dallas food & beverage scene with twelve acclaimed concepts including Happiest Hour, Saint Ann Restaurant & Bar, and Dolce Riviera.

Ramble Room, the popular new restaurant featuring classic American cuisine, has recently launched weekend brunch on Saturdays and Sundays beginning at 11 am and lunch seven days a week beginning at 11 am.

Baja seems to be the best place to tag the origins of the fish taco. All my research points there, at least as far as North Americans are concerned. The true fact is somewhat murkier and no doubt flies back to the times of the original tortilla. You place between the fold with whatever you my have on hand. If that is a shard of beef, then it is a beef taco. For our early fishermen, it was the fish taco. Simple enough.

A visit to a French restaurant in Dallas is certainly an experience when you realize how few of them there are in this area. Fortunately, Lavendou Bistro Provençalis one of the very best, owned and operated by one of the most amazing hosts our city has today – Pascal Cayet.

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, the unique quick-serve concept hailing from New York City, will open its first Texas location in Dallas on Monday, May 15 offering traditional and specialty dumplings influenced by flavors found in a typical New York City diner.

Barbecue has to be one of the most satisfying meals a Texan could ever wish to enjoy. And nothing says barbecue like the big beef rib at Lockhart Smokehouse located in Oak Cliff (Bishop Arts) and downtown Plano. As the name would imply, it is big, it is bountiful and it is meaty.

This month, Dallas will welcome Sugar & Sage Bakery to the University Park neighborhood, offering a delicious range of sweet and savory items including fresh viennoiserie through rich cookies, cupcakes, brownies and doughnuts. Sugar & Sage will also host a robust coffee program crafted by Dallas-based Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters. From their onsite kitchen, Sugar & Sage’s seasoned team of experts will prove that beautiful pastries and fine coffee can at once be approachable and delectable.

When the English created their new colonies in the Americas, they brought pie with them. These early pastries would have been very similar to the pies back in England, but it didn’t take long for them to start creating new recipes from the locally available crops.

A serious player in the Dallas BBQ serving up turkey, sausages briskets and ribs, all the BBQ staplesFerris Wheelers Backyard & BBQ where beer, BBQ and a 50-foot Ferris Wheel are the main attractions.

JOA, a new concept from former Nuri Grill creators and located in the same space at 2254 Royal Lane, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75229 in Koreatown is now open. Formerly Nuri Grill, the restaurant has been transformed into an approachable, fun, bright and more casual way to bring authentic traditional Korean food to market and created by the same owner, Wan Kim of Restaurant K Roy Restaurant Group and CEO of Smoothie King.

There is little to make a sandwich wonderful other than fantastic bread, well thought out seasonings and spreads, and a filling that should be unsurpassed. When deciding a list of our favorites, it seemed a more daunting task than originally thought. So much more came to mind as the list was settled.

Au Troisième, the acclaimed Park Cities bistro known for its New American cuisine with global influences, has officially changed its name to ‘A·T Bistro,’ which has been its “short-hand” name since debuting to the public in June 2021. Along with its name change, other updates at A·T Bistro include the addition of a 600-square-foot outdoor dining space, 14-seat private dining room, 600-bottle wine cellar, Sunday brunch, daily lunch specials, happy hour menu, and more.

The Joy Luck Club is a novel by Amy Tan that narrates the lives of four Chinese women living in San Francisco and their relationships with their Chinese-American daughters. They gather monthly to discuss their lives and commiserate about their difficult pasts as they play mahjong.