Welcome to our second annual CliffDweller Magazine Best of the Cliff edition. We think the beginning of the holiday season is the perfect time to celebrate what makes our neighborhood so unique.

The Best of the Cliff highlights many of the restaurants and retailers that we’ve come to appreciate over … more

Welcome to the second annual CliffDweller Best of the Cliff Reader’s Choice Awards. Thanks to an incredible response to our online vote, your choices for the Best Everything in the Cliff are clear. And the winners are…

New Restaurant
Kavala Mediterranean Grill
1417 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208

Kelly … more

I’m having a hard time believing the holidays are here again. Somehow, I seem to be stuck back in the summer somewhere, and I’ve even caught myself writing February on a recent check.

It’s been quite a year.

But here we are in November, and I’m ready to start celebrating … more

With more than two decades of top-tier sushi experience under her belt, you might say Michelle Carpenter is on a roll. As executive chef and owner of Zen Sushi, the latest addition to the Bishop Arts District dining scene, she’s melding traditional sushi techniques with southwestern flavors — and her … more

Man, oh, man. It’s nearly Thanksgiving, and I couldn’t be happier. Now’s the time I head to Williams-Sonoma and Central Market to see if there’s some trendy new foodstuff I can’t live without. The time I bust out the family recipes and whatever cookbook happens to be hot and, glass … more

Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is bearing down on us like a runaway freight train. But don’t fret, because we’ve talked to a few folks in the Cliff to give us all some ideas for this year’s big turkey dinner. And if you don’t do turkey, then send us a … more

Nothing satisfies our urges quite like spending money. It feeds our fantasies, stimulates our creative energies and fills our emotional longings. Shopping is our sacred national pastime. And, it’s all fun and games, of course… until someone gets hurt.

That can happen when our spending ramps up enough to knock … more

I’m sitting in a café in Buenos Aires, sipping on a beautiful glass of Malbec and wondering why it is that we Americans have such a bad reputation abroad. Don’t get me wrong, the people here in Argentina have been wonderful and welcoming, which is not uncommon in any country. … more