Raven Jordan

Dallas

General Assignment Reporter at CultureMap Dallas

Freelance journalist writing for several Dallas publications| Book reviewer | Arts and culture enthusiast | #UNTMayborn grad

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Southwest Airlines signs on for another 15 years at Dallas Love Field

1 week ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Raven Jordan

Southwest Airlines has signed on with Dallas for 15 more years. According to a release, the Dallas City Council extended Southwest Airlines’ lease for 18 gates at Dallas Love Field (DAL) until September 2040.
Ice cream shop with espresso and wine to open in southeast Fort Worth

1 week ago | fortworth.culturemap.com | Raven Jordan

Philly cheesesteaks are having a moment in Fort Worth. Everywhere you turn, a new cheesesteak joint has popped up, especially within the past year. The simple sandwich with shaved beef originated in Philadelphia in the . It wasn’t until 1940 that cheese was added. Serving them on long, soft sub-style rolls from Philadelphia-based Amoroso's Baking Company is a key part of the formula.
Fort Worth has gone crazy lately for Philly cheesesteaks

1 week ago | fortworth.culturemap.com | Raven Jordan

Philly cheesesteaks are having a moment in Fort Worth. Everywhere you turn, a new cheesesteak joint has popped up, especially within the past year. The simple sandwich with shaved beef originated in Philadelphia in the . It wasn’t until 1940 that cheese was added. Serving them on long, soft sub-style rolls from Philadelphia-based Amoroso's Baking Company is a key part of the formula.
Adios Fajitas in Park Cities Dallas will deliver fajitas & margaritas

1 week ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Raven Jordan

A fajita-obsessed restaurant is coming to Dallas: Called Adios Fajitas, it'll open across from Inwood Village, in a former Wingstop at 5535 Lovers Ln. #B. According to co-owner Richard Torres, it’ll open in September. The concept: fajitas to go, either pickup or delivery, with a focus on fine-dining level food, but in a convenient quick service setting.
Saginaw Fire Station to become restaurant park with burgers and steak

1 week ago | fortworth.culturemap.com | Raven Jordan

A former fire station in Saginaw will soon be serving burgers and steak: The Saginaw Fire Station at 400 S. Saginaw Blvd., which was retired in 2023, will be home to a location of local chain Jakes Burgers as well as a steakhouse called Split Rail. Their deadline for opening is late 2027 but a spokesperson says that they could open by the end of the year.
Farm-centric Alabama restaurant enters Texas with location in Prosper

1 week ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Raven Jordan

A farm-centric restaurant from Alabama is coming to Texas: Called Urban Cookhouse, it's a small chain that emphasizes wood-fired meats and fresh produce, and it's opening a location in Prosper at 1151 S. Preston Rd. #10, at the Gates of Prosper, where it will open in July. Urban Cookhouse was founded by David and Andrea Snyder, an entrepreneurial couple who opened their first location in Homewood, Alabama in 2010. The chain now has eight other locations in Alabama and one in Tennessee.
TikTok critic Keith Lee ranks matcha at 7 Dallas coffee and tea shops

1 week ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Raven Jordan

Dallas barbecue restaurants dropped a notch on the hottest barbecue list in Texas, via Texas Monthly magazine, which has issued its new list of the 50 Best Barbecue Joints in Texas. The list has 18 restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, but with a heavy emphasis on Fort Worth. The coveted top 10 includes two Fort Worth favorites: Goldee's Barbecue, a returning player, and for the first time, Dayne's Craft Barbecue in Aledo. Here’s the new top 10, in order: 1.
Brisket Rules brings chef-driven BBQ to downtown Dallas

2 weeks ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Raven Jordan

An acclaimed restaurateur is now serving smoked brisket in downtown Dallas at a place called Brisket Rules, a kiosk inside AT&T Exchange Hall at 211 S. Akard St., where it opened in March. The concept comes from chef Brett Curtis, a food industry veteran with 40 years experience, and is a spinoff of the first Brisket Rules, which Curtis opened in Grapevine at Harvest Hall in 2023.
Fort Worth restaurant on Eagle Mountain Lake will temporarily close

2 weeks ago | fortworth.culturemap.com | Raven Jordan

The world of Texas barbecue is shivering with anticipation. On Tuesday, May 27, Texas Monthly will publish its latest ranking of the state’s 50 best barbecue joints. Released every four years, the list is considered by many to be the definitive guide to Texas barbecue. Part of that authority comes from the effort Texas Monthly puts into traveling across the state in search of the best smoked meats, sides, and desserts.
Tom Cruise fulfills vow to eat BBQ in Dallas on Mission Impossible tour

2 weeks ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Raven Jordan

Movie star Tom Cruise promised he was going to eat BBQ in Dallas and he stood by that vow: While on a tour through Texas to promote his new filmMission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning, Cruise hit Pecan Lodge in Deep Ellum on May 22, where he was treated to a spread that included a specially-made sausage. Pecan Lodge is the perennial Dallas BBQ favorite that opened in Deep Ellum in 2014, known for its smoked brisket and "Hot Mess" loaded baked sweet potato.