Dallas Travel Guide

F&W’s guide features local barbecue master Tim Byres’s insider picks, from authentic family-style Tex-Mex at El Ranchito to M.L. Leddy’s, a perfect stop for handmade boots.

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Fairmont Dallas

The 3,000-square-foot terrace garden at the Fairmont Dallas hotel provides chef André Natera with the essentials for his superfast tomato-mint salad with feta.

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Smoke Restaurant in Dallas — The Chopped Coffee-Cured Beef Brisket at Tim Byres’s Smoke in Dallas is one of the country’s best sandwiches. Plus, more great meals on bread.

Editor’s Pick — The Chopped Coffee-Cured Beef Brisket at Tim Byres’s Smoke in Dallas is one of the country’s best sandwiches. Plus, more great meals on bread.

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Top BBQ Regions

Lesser-known than Central Texas ’cue but equally delicious, East Texas BBQ uses sweet-tangy sauces.

Fort Worth Detour

Tim Love’s sixth Texas restaurant, overlooking Trinity River, has custom-made spits, grills and smokers. The menu lists the type of wood used to smoke each dish; the showstopping beef shin is cooked over hickory chips.

Recipes from Texas

Texas Fair Pecan Pie

This extraordinarily rich and sweet pecan pie was the winner at the 1996 State Fair of Texas State pie competition.
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Shrimp Tacos with Pickled-Red-Onion Salad

Chef Dean Fearing serves these spicy shrimp tacos with pickled onions at his Dallas restaurant, Fearing’s. They are now the signature dish.
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Sticky Barbecued Beef Ribs

Chef Tim Love douses these beef ribs in his sweet and tangy homemade barbecue sauce, then cooks them on the grill until they’re crusty, sizzling and outrageously good.
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Pulled Pork and Goat Cheese Quesadillas

Tim Love overstuffs his quesadillas with delectable braised pork and sautéed onions and peppers.
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Spice-Rubbed Chicken Thighs

Top Chef all-star Tre Wilcox seasons chicken thighs with crushed red pepper and star anise and braises them in a sauce with tomatoes and red wine.
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Texas-Style Barbecue Recipes

To help keep these steaks extra-juicy, chef Tim Love sears them on the grill, then lets them rest before he finishes cooking.
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