While Pan-African Connection has been approved by Dallas to re-open its community-driven free pantry, cities across Texas have taken an increasingly antagonistic stance against organizations providing services to houseless neighbors. […]
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H-E-B’s Joe V’s is coming to Dallas. We went to Houston to see what all the fuss is about.
By Sujata Dand, Dallas Free Press Earlier this month, H-E-B announced that it would bring two new stores to Dallas. Neither store would be its traditional grocery format opening throughout Dallas suburbs, […]
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The Breakfast Brothers Are Taking Over
By Lena Foster People stood outside Rickey Booker’s and Jonathan Biley-Smith’s little black trailer outside of their previous nightclub King of Diamonds until the sun came up waiting for their […]
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Dallas Invested in Fighting Food Scarcity, Some Say it’s Not Enough
The City Council has approved incentives to ensure access to food in the last few years, but residents and community activists have urged greater action to fight rising food insecurity […]
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South Polk Pizzeria: A Delicious Success
This article is brought to you by JPMorgan Chase It’s 6:30 a.m., a good five and a half hours before South Polk Pizzeria opens its doors for the daily lunch […]
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What’s up with fake meat?
By Laine Bergeson Becco Meatless burgers are having a moment. Once the province of vegetarian restaurants and college-dorm kitchens, they’re now turning up everywhere from fast-food chains to big-box grocery […]
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Slutty Vegan opens in Dallas with a bang
By Raven Jordan It’s official— Slutty Vegan is now open right here in Dallas. Slutty Vegan, the Atlanta-based vegan chain owned by Pinky Cole, opened the first Dallas location in […]
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Soul of DFW Bus Tours return to highlight Black food and history
By Raven Jordan Bus tours are nothing new, but tours focused on both Black history and food are a recent development on the scene. Food historian Deah Berry-Mitchell started the […]
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West Dallas’ oldest Black-owned grocery store thrives while others fizzle out in food desert
By Sujata Dand, Dallas Free Press Phillip Gipson’s family has been in the grocery store business since 1956, and he knows how important it is for people in his community […]
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Chef Tamra Patterson Squares Off in Alex vs. America on Food Network Sunday, May 7th
Chef Tamra Patterson, affectionately known as Chef Tam, is testing her brilliant culinary skills against industry giant Alex Guarnaschelli and fellow Chefs in an upcoming episode of Alex vs. America […]