A “funeral” was held for Redfield’s Tavern over the weekend to commemorate the end of the restaurant (for the gay community at least).
The Dallas Morning News published a story yesterday confirming the owners’ homophobic remarks that were secretly recorded by a former employee. The backlash to the recording was swift — the gays boycotted, the staff quit en masse, and the business collapsed.
We are on the Redfield’s Tavern patio when lights go out. After standing around for a couple of minutes, a waiter comes and tells us that a balloon got stuck in the powerlines outside, caught fire, and ended up blowing up the transformer in front of the restaurant.
“It’s on fire,” she says. “Hopefully it doesn’t mess up anyone’s car…”
I parked in front of the restaurant!
So, I run outside just in time to see flaming pieces of balloon on top of the car next to mine.
A burning item on a car outside of Redfield’s Tavern in Dallas.
I move my car as the bouncer extinguishes the flames with water from the bar.
Next time, I’ll just park on the side of the street like I normally do. 🏎️
Redfield’s Tavern is one of my few favorite spots, conveniently located right by the gayborhood in Dallas’ Medical District.
With most of the bars on The Strip still closed, the queens have coopted this supposedly-straight venue.
Continuing our tour Dallas drag brunches, we went to All Tea, No Shade drag brunch today at The Free Man Cajun Cafe & Lounge in Deep Ellum.
Today’s cast was:
Barbie Davenport Dupree performing at drag brunch.
Location: The Free Man is at 2626 Commerce St, Dallas, TX 75226. The restaurant is at the edge of Deep Ellum right next to the highways.
Parking: There are plenty of meters and a very cheap pay lot across the street. (We parked in the lot).
Time: This drag brunch happens every Saturday and runs from noon to 3 pm, with a showtime around 1 pm.
Cost: There’s a $10 cover for brunch, taken at the door.
Food: Cajun and general American food. There didn’t appear to be any drink or food specials.
This weekend we went to a new drag brunch in Uptown Dallas and it was fabulous!
TNT Tacos and Tequila drag brunch is a sprawling afternoon show hosted by Mayra D’Lorenzo. There’s good food, a rotating drag cast, and lots of crowd interaction.
I went to Dallas’ Bishop Arts District for the first time last month while covering the re-launch party for Tillman’s Roadhouse.
After getting the gist of the party and giving overly-detailed instructions to my photographer, I took a short tour of the neighborhood.
Having a beer at Parker Barrow’s Draft House in Dallas
Everyone that I met at the Tillman’s party was horrified that I have never been to Bishop Arts before.
Michael has lived in the Dallas area for 7 years and this was his first time to Bishop Arts as well. Maybe we are just the odd ones who never get out of the gayborhood?