Stories by Brian Reinhart
Food & Drink
What Are the Most Surprising Hidden Costs of the Restaurant Business?
Customers are unaware of many of the expenses of running a restaurant: fridge doors, stolen paintings, free shirts, trash trucks, AmEx, and those accursed limes.
Food & Drink
How Do Restaurants Choose Their Locations?
In Dallas' restaurant industry, location is everything.
Food & Drink
Here’s the Best Fresh Produce to Cook During Late Spring in Dallas
From squashes to melons, from strawberries to corn, we have ideas for you to cook at home.
Food & Drink
The Dubaification of Dallas Dining Is a Symptom of a Deeper Change
The real story here is the way that income inequality is warping our restaurant industry by creating a bubble of ultra-luxury businesses catering to a small slice of the population.
Food & Drink
What Must Happen Before a Restaurant Can Open?
Starting a restaurant in Dallas is about more than just the concept. It's all about the details.
Stories by Brian Reinhart
Food & Drink
Nine Things I Learned at a Native Texan Food Conference
Notes from Encuentro, a symposium on the indigenous origins of Texas cooking traditions.
Bars
Dallas’ Newest Cider Maker Is Also Its Most Traditional
Pegasus City Brewery has gotten into the hard cider game with an unfiltered brew made from unpasteurized apple juice.
Food & Drink
Quarter Acre is Dallas’ Newest Neighborhood Bistro with a New Zealand Twist
The New Zealander chef, Toby Archibald, has left Georgie to open his own “bistro with a twist” on Lower Greenville. It’s a terrific addition to a bustling food neighborhood.
Food & Drink
The Ultimate Battle of the Downtown Dallas Prime Ribs
Downtown Dallas is now home to two very different prime rib experiences. We ate our way through the upscale Brass Ram and the dive bar Ye Olde Scarlet Pumpernickel Tavern to help you decide where to spend your money.
Food & Drink
Here’s Why Jalapeño Peppers Are Less Spicy Than Ever
Throw out those bogus shopping tips about pepper size. Decades of deliberate planning created a less-hot jalapeño.