The hermit crab is born exposed to the elements, and as it matures it must seek protection by using a shelter discarded by someone else. Read more

Sfuzzi is a comeback you might never have predicted. Founded in Dallas in 1987, it enjoyed a heady decade as a small but happening chain, before going bankrupt and folding in the '90s. Read more

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The traditional hotel ballroom Christmas buffets always sell out. Read more

Palio's Pizza Cafe has to be the "un-chainiest" restaurant chain out there. There are 13 branches across Dallas-Fort Worth, yet each feels like an independently owned place. Credit goes to the hands-on attention of founder Harry Awad, who opened the first branch in 2002 in Highland Village. He su... Read more

Despite Fort Worth's seemingly insatiable appetite for variations of Mexican food, from food-truck tacos to high-end huitlacoche, Santa Fe-style Mexican dishes have yet to establish a stronghold here. Local restaurants offering this "New Mexican" cuisine, characterized by heavy use of red and gre... Read more

If there's a local restaurant ripe for a name change, it's Kemp's Bar & Grill. Contrary to its name, this tiny restaurant in a Hurst strip mall doesn't serve bar food. Rather, Kemp's specialty is home cooking, in the vein of the old Massey's. Also, there is no "bar," at least not yet. The owners ... Read more

When you walk into Bay-Ray's Bistro in River Oaks, get ready to meet the family. Read more

It's December, a time for giving and being sappy; and lucky for you, I'm feeling generous. I give you the gift of Damian's Cajun Soul Cafe, a modest little kitchen in Arlington serving authentic cuisine, southern Louisiana style. Read more

The cuisine: A barbecue map of America, with thumbtacks in Virginia, North Carolina, St. Louis and Texas. Read more