D Magazine December 2021
Cover Story
The Best New Restaurants in Dallas 2021
Our first best new restaurants list since 2019 represents something extraordinary: the rebirth of a dining scene some feared had disappeared forever.
Features

Dallas History
How Carrie Marcus Neiman Did It With Style
In an excerpt from her new book, Jerrie Marcus Smith recounts how her visionary great-aunt launched a defining Dallas brand.
By Jerrie Marcus Smith

Dallas History
The Woman Who Saved Our Magazine
The late Wick Allison, as publisher, and Jim Atkinson, as editor, founded the magazine in 1974. But before they got the presses rolling, they needed a name.
By Tim Rogers

Humor
Stories From Behind D Magazine’s Front Desk
A month in (admittedly strange) phone calls.
By D Magazine

Arts & Entertainment
The 11 Things You Must Do in Dallas This December
The deluge of Christmas events has arrived, but so will Joshua Ray Walker, some of SNL’s veterans, Jersey Boys, and more.

One Day In…
How to Spend a Day in Grapevine
Make some new history in century-old buildings. And get a haircut.
By Zac Crain

Arts & Entertainment
A Flight Attendants Union President Tells You How to Behave This Winter
Lyn Montgomery, president of the union of Southwest’s flight attendants, has something to tell you holiday travelers.
By Tim Rogers

Speaking of Style
Introducing Speaking of Style, the Dallas Shopping Column of Your Dreams
Being a mom, helping launch a business—it’s not glam 24/7. And yes, I wear crocs. Guilty. But if you want to navigate fashion in this city, take it from me, Taylor Tomasi Hill.
By Taylor Tomasi Hill

Food & Wine
Neighborhood Cellar’s Quest to Help You Find the Perfect Party Wine
The season of toting bottles of vino to a marathon of holiday parties is, we must inform you, officially here.
By Rosin Saez

New to North Texas
Red State of Mind
How one relocation company is helping conservatives find their happy place—North Texas.
By Peter Simek

Doctor’s Orders
Fighting Cancer
When it comes to what’s new and next in cancer care, Dallas leads the way.