Desiree Gutierrez
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 6
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Dallas Observer
- Top 500K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 21, 2026
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We paid to park in Deep Ellum. Then we got a $97 ticket (opens the original)
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Imagine moving to Dallas and hearing about Deep Ellum, one of the city’s most significant cultural districts. A neighborhood rooted in more than 150 years of art, music, and food, where the Deep Ellum Blues was born and venues like Trees helped usher in Dallas’ 1980s punk and alternative scene. Today, it’s home to some of Dallas’ homegrown culinary and dive-bar favorites, including St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin, Ruins, Three Links, Pepe’s & Mito’s, Double Wide Bar, and The Free Man Cajun Cafe & Loun
A Dallas diner called out a restaurant's prices and the owners clapped back — but the debate isn't over (opens the original)
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The good ‘ol days of grabbing dinner out on a lazy night are dying. Why? We’re all being priced out: both restaurants and diners. While some restaurants are building out million-dollar dining rooms, others are struggling week to week. For customers in the middle, things get tricky. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, Roni Proter, creator of the video recipe site Dinner Reinvented, went to social media to vent about the rising costs of dining out in Dallas. Her post quickly gained attention. “Am I the only o
Is the $150 VIP tour at Terry Black’s Barbecue worth it? (opens the original)
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We’ve all been there: tired, hungry, and standing in line, when all of a sudden, someone waltzes in, skipping the line as an invisible red carpet rolls out. Maybe they’re a high-roller who knows the owner; maybe an influencer. Either way, Terry Black’s Barbecue is an equal-opportunity smoke shop and wants you to get the VIP treatment too. The legendary Central Texas barbecue joint recently launched the Terry Black’s Experience, a $150 hospitality experience that takes diners behind the scenes wi
The great white Élephante (opens the original)
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The ancient kings of Siam loved gifting things to people they didn’t like. Their favorite gift? A majestic, rare white elephant, so sacred that caring for one could bankrupt its new owner. Wish You Were Here Group, a California-based hospitality company, does the same. On Aug. 27, the hospitality group hosted a VIP grand opening for Élephante Dallas, a sprawling, two-story coastal Italian restaurant. The guest list looked like SMU Chi Omega rush. Élephante’s opening was that certain sort of part
We were skeptical of Knox-Henderson’s new cowgirl spot. Then we actually ate there (opens the original)
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Let’s go, girls. The Knox-Henderson newcomer is channeling Dallas’ inner cowgirl with more than social-media sparkle.
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