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Drive the District: Savory Sips

The Most Savory Sips in Dallas Ditch the appletinis and daiquiris for a new kind of cocktail. Kristy Alpert | April 22, 2015 When it comes to the latest cocktail craze in Dallas, bartenders across the city are done sugarcoating their creations. Hot on the bar menu? Savory cocktails. These flavorful drinks…

Drive the District: Behind the Beard

Behind the Beard: Talking Business and Facial Hair with Beard Supply The Dallas-based business is taming beards, one hand-crafted oil at a time. Kristy Alpert | March 3, 2015 The friendship shared by Beard Supply co-owners Cody Murphey and John Read has made it through the awkward stages of youth and grown into a…

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Easter’s Over, Dallas. Time for Huevos. Sweet and cute Easter eggs get swapped for spicy and savory huevos. Kristy Alpert | April 8, 2015 With all due respect to the Cadbury bunny and those hard working chicks out there, we think it’s fair to say that Easter has to be the worst…

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These Clothes are Trashy (But No, Seriously) Mad Leaf makes eco apparel look fine. Kristy Alpert | November 20, 2014 Brent Martin was raised beneath wide-open skies, with warm natural breezes and low-set horizons that stretched on for miles. Which is why, when this Southern boy moved out of his Texas home…

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Dallas’ Favorite Wiener Finally Settles Down By Kristy Alpert For years, Chef Brian C. Luscher has captivated Dallas diners with his culinary prowess at The Grape, charming his guests with seasonal foods prepared in increasingly inventive ways. But even though his signature style has brought the masses through his door, his…

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A Vegan’s Respite By Kristy Alpert The idea for a fully vegetarian bed and breakfast was first planted nine years ago for Laura and Scott Slayton, the proud new owners of North Texas’ first ever vegetarian bed and breakfast. It was after their son was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease that…