Stories by Brian Reinhart
Restaurants & Bars
Meet the Winner of Our Dallas Michelin Star Prediction Pool
Deborah Astie takes home a $50 Burger House gift card for successfully predicting how Dallas would fare in the 2024 Michelin Guide.
Restaurant Reviews
Can a New Chef Make The Mansion a Dallas Dining Destination Again?
A new chef with a long résumé of successes in Los Angeles offers The Mansion an opportunity to upgrade its culinary conservatism.
Guides
The Best Restaurants in Downtown Dallas
From takeout breakfast tacos to expense account dinners, our downtown Dallas restaurant guide covers every time of day and every occasion.
Restaurant Reviews
Dallas' Next Star Burger Comes to the Cedars from Japan
One-man joint Ookuma Japanese Burger in the Cedars serves Japanese teriyaki burgers, sumo fries, and more "pop food culture."
Restaurants & Bars
Michelin Sees Texas Through a Tourist’s Eyes, for Better and Worse
Why did the Michelin Guide do so well awarding stars in Texas, but so unevenly in less prestigious categories? Because they behaved like tourists.
Stories by Brian Reinhart
Restaurants & Bars
Michelin Guide Honors Wrong Dallas Restaurant, Issues Correction
The Charles got the big honor at first. But its description in the Guide was, in fact, a description of sibling restaurant Mister Charles.
Restaurants & Bars
These 28 North Texas Restaurants Made the 2024 Michelin Guide
The very first Michelin Guide to Texas awarded a star to a single restaurant in Dallas-Fort Worth while seven got 'Bib Gourmand' nods. Here's a first look at the awards.
Restaurants & Bars
The Potion Makers of Dallas
In their quest to serve a better cocktail, Dallas bars are brewing their own bitters, infusing their own vermouth, and reverse-engineering the recipe for Aperol.
News
Rants and Raves: What Our Dining Critic Is Most (and Least) Excited About in November 2024
Even though it is Michelin Month, we will try to direct your attention to the other cool stuff happening in Dallas restaurants right now.
Restaurant Openings and Closings
Le PasSage Brings an All-Star Culinary Lineup to a Stylish Katy Trail Patio
The new restaurant from Travis Street Hospitality features Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese flavors, but mostly keeps them traditionally preserved, not fused together.