Meddlesome Moth in the Press

Dallas Observer: Peticolas, Dallas' Newest Brewery, Debuted Last Night at the Moth, and Its Beer Was a Smash
Written by: Jesse Hughey
Yesterday at the Meddlesome Moth, you couldn't walk three feet without bumping into a brewer, beer blogger or beer-fest entrepreneur. The debut of Peticolas Brewing Company's first commercially available product brought out an impressively dense crowd, especially for a rainy Tuesday, to try Velvet Hammer... Read More

CBS DFW: Beer And Food Pairings In DFW
Written by: June Naylor
At Meddlesome Moth in Dallas’ Design District, the food menu raises the bar (so to speak) for all places specializing in beer offerings. Next to each of the food temptation descriptions, you find a suggestion for the style of beer best suited to that food choice. The Moroccan-spiced lamb pot pie, for example, goes well with a dark trappist ale, while the Diablo mussels wants a pilsner to balance its spice kick, and the blue crab salad warrants an India pale ale matching.

CultureMap: The Meddlesome Moth
Written by: Tavaner Sullivan
A true gastropub puts just as much emphasis on the food as the libations, and such is the case with The Meddlesome Moth in Oak Lawn. The establishment’s amazing beer selection has over a hundred beers from all over the world. IPAs, Red Ales, Scottish Ales, Barleywines and even gluten-free brews — there is a beer here for everyone. The menu includes mussels, pot pies, small plates of blue crab fritters, bangers and mash, pork belly, proscuitto and pear, shrimp and grits and meats including Nueskes bacon lollipops served with funnel cake and a maple hollandaise. For brunch try the eggs creole or Mother and Child Reunion consisting of fried chicken and breast tenderloin, peppered grits with poached eggs and jalapeno gravy — dangerous. (1621 Oak Lawn Avenue)

Dallas Observer: Winter Cocktails of Dallas 2011
Written by: Catherine Downes
Spicy Gingerman: vanilla vodka, hazelnut, butter scotch, ginger beer. Berry Merry Christmas: pomegranate vodka, orange, peach, cranberry with a spritz...

Esquire: The Best Beer Menus in America
Written by: Evan S. Benn
With a frequently rotating list of 40 beers on tap and another 80 or so in bottles, the Moth could almost be considered a beer bar, if not for the kitchen turning out serious eats like rabbit pot pie and bone marrow with salsa verde. The restaurant provides beer-pairing suggestions for every dish, and you can even get geographic beer flights that let you taste your way through the brews of Texas, Europe, Belgium, and elsewhere.

USA Today: Top-Rated Restaurants in Dallas, Texas
Written by: Emma Mittelstadt
In 2010, the Meddlesome Moth, a fine gastro-pub, was included on "D" magazine's list of the Best New Restaurants in Dallas. The restaurant serves a menu of fine pub-style foods such as rabbit meat pie, Prince Edward Island mussels and chilled poached tuna. In addition, diners can choose from a list of approximately 120 different beers, 40 of which are available on tap. The interior of the restaurant enjoys a traditional pub-like atmosphere, featuring dark wood and leather chairs and tables, but the white tablecloths add a touch of sophistication. Unique stained glass windows, which originated at Dallas' Hard Rock Cafe, further add to the Meddlesome Moth's ambiance.

D-Magazine 2011: Best Beer Selection
Written by: Bud Force
We’re not going to lie to you. We’ve been caught in the Moth’s net since it opened its doors last year. Not only does cicerone (beer sommelier) Matt Quenette curate his craft-beer lineup like a champ, rotating rare, seasonal, and cask-conditioned brews through the 40-plus taps, but the frequent beer dinners and visits from internationally recognized brewers make the Moth the destination for hop heads in the know.

D-Magazine: The Business Lunch: Meddlesome Moth
Many a captain of industry has bemoaned the demise of the three-martini lunch. The noontime custom—in which dotted lines were signed oh-so-much quicker with a little liquid lubrication...

CBS DFW: Best Beer Bars In Dallas
It’s hard to believe this Design District bar has only been open a few months. Combined with its selection and interior, there simply isn’t a better place to grab a beer in Dallas.

D-Magazine: The Best New Restaurants in Dallas 2010
Too many Dallas taprooms call themselves a gastropub but serve nothing but standard bar grub. A true gastropub combines fine food with the casual atmosphere of a pub. And plenty of good beer, preferably even some rare and unusual stuff. That’s Meddlesome Moth.

D-Magazine Review for August 2010
Shannon Wynne could be sitting back in his Preston Center office, counting the money he has made from selling fried fish and beer...Read More

Beer Trekking: 8 Trips for Brewski-Lovers
FOX 4 Good Day with Chef Chad Kelley - Shrimp & Grits
Hello Dallas
Captain Keith's Blog - Avery Maharaja
Captain Keith's Blog - Celebrate Saint Arnold's 16th at Meddlesome Moth
Captain Keith's Blog - Cask Oaked Arrogant Bastard at Moth
Brad's Adventures in Food (Great photos)
Thrillist - The Saucer swami serves up a gastropub
EATS - DallasNews.com
D- Magazine
D Sidedish: Interview with Shannon Wynne
The Meddlesome Moth: We’re Hiring

"For dining, the most-mentioned spots (each got at least two recommendations from our insiders) for great food and "true Dallas" ambience were Fearing's at the Ritz-Carlton in Uptown, the Meddlesome Moth in the Design District, Dragonfly at Hotel ZaZa, Bolsa in Bishop Arts and Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck (named for both its height and its celebrity chef) atop Reunion Tower."

- Dallas News

"Veteran restaurateur Shannon Wynne, of Flying Saucer and Flying Fish fame, is opening a new restaurant in the Dallas Trinity Design District. Meddlesome Moth (1621 Oak Lawn Ave.) is being described as a gastro-pub that will serve small plates and feature more than 40 draught beers and at least 75 different bottled beers (that’s, um, a lot of beer). The new lower Oak Lawn restaurant is scheduled to open in late April. With its location so close to City of Ate headquarters, our own Jesse “Hophead” Hughey may just have found himself a second home."

- Dallas Observer