This Week's Hot Headlines

So much good Dallas food news packs this week’s 5 most popular stories

Editor’s note: Another week has come and gone, and there’s a lot we all probably missed. But we’re looking out for you, kid. Here are the most popular stories from this past week:

1. Up-and-coming foodie destination secures first Dean & Deluca in Texas. The trailblazing epicurean chain will open its first Lone Star outlet in Legacy West, the new urban mixed-use complex in Plano. Yay us. Started in 1977, Dean & DeLuca is now internationally known as a destination for cooking, eating, and entertaining.

2. Texas’ largest supermarket chain busts a move on Dallas. San Antonio-based supermarket chain H-E-B is charging into the Dallas-Fort Worth market with the acquisition of six Sun Fresh Market stores, including four in Dallas, one in McKinney, and one in Grapevine. These will be the first H-E-Bs in Dallas proper.

3. Dallas toasts some hot restaurant openings but one scorching closure. Dallas burger institution Goff's went down in flames last weekend, but three hot restaurant concepts arose to salve the pain.

4. Check out the outrageous finalists in the 2016 State Fair of Texas fried food awards. The State Fair of Texas has revealed the eight finalists for its 2016 Big Tex Choice Awards, more commonly known as the fried food awards. High-five to fried Jell-O! You made it.

5. New food truck park injects life into downtown Dallas plaza. A new food truck park is opening in a corner of downtown Dallas that could really use it. Called Browder Street Plaza, it’s in the open concourse between the Dallas Power and Light building and the AT&T headquarters.

Head for Greenville Avenue to find your Fruity Pebbles.

Photo courtesy of Milk - Cream

Head for Greenville Avenue to find your Fruity Pebbles.

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Quonset Hut News

Familiar names take over Quonset hut for new Far-Out Dallas bar

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Wriggly Tin is now Far-Out Dallas

There's a new Dallas restaurant and bar coming to everyone's favorite Quonset hut: Called Far-Out, it'll take over the space at 1906 E. Haskell Ave. in East Dallas that was previously home to Wriggly Tin, with a grand opening slated for 2025.

Founders Caroline and James Lee are calling it Far-Out & La Hermana Cerveceria and promise that a culinary adventure awaits.

"After months of creative brainstorming and a bit of furniture rearranging, we are thrilled to announce an exciting new pioneering concept that will open its doors in 2025," the duo says. "Introducing Far-Out & La Hermana Cerveceria, a dynamic new restaurant and brewery born from the collaboration of industry veterans."

The team includes some beloved East Dallas names:

Marc Cassel of The Green Room and 20 Feet Seafood Joint
Christopher Jeffers of Bolsa and Smoke
Stephanie Houston, the trailblazing first Latina Production distillery owner in America

Also joining the team is Bar Director Adam Mercado, whose resume includes stints at Billy Can Can and Brass Ram.

Marcado will crafting a unique beverage program, with support from mixologist Brian McCullough. Together, they will create what the founders call "unforgettable drink experiences to complement our delicious culinary offerings."

Wriggly Tin opened in November 2023 as an ultra-hip pizza and craft beer spot inside a renovated Quonset hut near Dallas' Fair Park — a former Cajun fried turkey place which they gave doting makeover with custom plaster walls and art objects from around the world. They replaced one whole side of the hut with glass for sunsets and created a spacious outdoor patio in front.

They earned two nomination in CultureMap's 2024 Tastemaker Awards, one for Best Bar and another for Best Patio.

Alas, the original founders, who'd previously owned Small Brewpub in Oak Cliff, parted ways shortly after it opened. And the bar closed down in September 2024, for what they called "internal changes."

Now the hut is back: The new Far-Out bar is already up and running a few days a week. In the coming days, they will offer updates and sneak peeks as they gear up for the opening of their kitchen.

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