D Magazine August 2006

Three new coffee shops are dedicated to the hottest trend in java: roasting their own beans.

Even a Popsicle doesn’t come close to satisfying our parched palates like a good snow cone.

Trust us: you’ll have bubble skirts and puffed sleeves in your closet this fall. PLUS: fabulous travel bags and personal shoppers who can change your closet (and your life).

I went on a quest to live carless in Dallas for an entire week—using only buses and trains and my own two feet for transportation—and came up with these 10 decrees for DART.

When teaching your son locker-room etiquette, size does matter.

In the first suit of its kind, Dallas attorney Mark Werbner is suing the biggest bank in the Middle East for $1 billion. No, he won’t settle.

As much as it pains me to do so, I’m about to praise the—gulp—Dallas City Council.

Jack Ingram breaks it big, Calatrava’s one-ton table, the greatest real estate lawsuit ever, a way to fix Dallas’ homeless problem, and more.

There’s more to Coal Vines than true-blue New York pizza: late hours, approachable wine list, and some darn good fries.

This small gourmet market is big on flavorful food and all the fun stuff that goes with it.

Star chef Tim Love turns off the cowboy cuisine trail and whips up fancy new vittles at Duce.

The patio is a prime perch for people watching, but inside is where the romance is.

Who else other than culinary darling David McMillan could take a typical fried catfish joint and turn it on its gills?

Luciano Cola has served red sauce for 30 years. His new La Paesana goes a bit further.

Its address serves the restaurant well, because there aren’t many steakhouses, fancy or otherwise, in this mostly residential area.

Here things are simple: the menu mostly comprises shrimp and oysters, some of the best fried stuff around.

The local salad chain ups the ante by using superior, often organic ingredients. Plus it has a firm eco-friendly stance.

Bet you didn’t know that landlocked North Texas fosters a flourishing sailing community. Heck, you can even connect with the rarified world of international competitive sailing. Check it out.

Vibrant nightlife. Great shopping. Friendly locals. Summer is the perfect time to take off to the cooler temperatures of Toronto, eh?

Do Dallas playwrights write about Dallas? Not much. So let’s give the city some attention (and skip the caricatures). PLUS: how to build a theater set using projectors

Two sommeliers intend to elevate the Dallas wine scene. How will they do it? With humiliation and a No. 2 pencil.