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2013 Stories by Scott Reitz

• Dallas' New Vietnamese Spot, Mot Hai Ba, Will Challenge Your Views

  published June 20, 2013

  It was wildly unexpected when Colleen O'Hare and Jeana Johnson announced their latest restaurant. They'd already successfully tackled tacos... More >>

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  Picking a Bone With Pecan Lodge

  published June 13, 2013

  Barbecued brisket is a finicky son of a bitch. Cook it too fast and you'll be left with a dry, rubbery hunk of beef the size of your... More >>

• Tom's Burgers and Grill's Excellent Spin on Chicken-Fried Steak. Plus, Free Beer.

  published June 6, 2013

  From the outside, Tom's Burgers and Grill looks a lot like most Middle America diners — the ones built during a time when car... More >>

• In One Arts Plaza, A Greek, Maybe, But Not The Greek

  published May 30, 2013

  If there's one thing you could use to convince an out-of-towner that Dallas is a city worth visiting, the first-class city its leaders want so... More >>

• LARK Brings Lunch to the Park

  published May 23, 2013

  Downtown Dallas was starved for natural beauty. Not that a five-acre deck park built atop a busy freeway is natural, really, but there are... More >>

• The Whimsy of Belly and Trumpet

  published May 16, 2013

  Three rectangles of semifreddo in pistachio, mint and strawberry sat in a row like fat dominoes at Belly and Trumpet in Uptown. The... More >>

• Patent Pending at Craft and Growler

  published May 9, 2013

  The recipe for Craft and Growler's existence was simple. Husband and wife owners Kevin Afghani and Catherine Kinslow fell in love with... More >>

• Pop Diner is a Big Bust

  published May 2, 2013

  It's 2:30 in the morning at some bar in Uptown, and as you drag a ballpoint pen across a credit card slip, feeling the grain of the bar... More >>

• Urbano Café Travels the Globe

  published April 25, 2013

  In a boisterous dining room on a Thursday night at Urbano Café, a sea of crystal marks a large table of diners working their way... More >>

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  How Dallas Killed Farmers Markets

  published April 25, 2013

  On the surface, Sarah Perry seems like an unlikely advocate. She has a quiet, almost passive demeanor and no interest in whipping up conspiracy... More >>

• Watch Your Wallet At Bowl & Barrel

  published April 11, 2013

  There's something democratizing about the sport of bowling. Even though pros travel the world, earn sponsorships and win thousands of dollars,... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Ascension's Fix: One Man's Obsession Gives Dallas a Whole New Addiction

  published April 4, 2013

  Russell Hayward pours a measure of preheated water into a small, bulb-shaped boiling flask and carefully sets it over a halogen heating... More >>

• 20 Feet's Midas Touch

  published March 28, 2013

  I was about halfway through a basket of fish and chips at 20 Feet, the new casual seafood joint in East Dallas, when I started looking... More >>

• Joyce and Gigi's Warm Up East Dallas

  published March 21, 2013

  Have you met Joyce and Gigi? Depending on your vantage point, they're either a South American mother and daughter chef duo, or a quaint yet... More >>

• Desta Rises Above Sadness

  published March 14, 2013

  "Should I turn on the sign?" Yemi Lemma asks. Months of preparation have led up to the opening of Desta, an Ethiopian spot far up Greenville... More >>

• Tiny La Pasadita Packs Big Flavors

  published March 7, 2013

  Pupusería La Pasadita may be one of the smallest restaurants in Dallas. It's a stretch even to call the ramshackle takeout joint... More >>

• Outpost in Oak Cliff is Great, But Not Great Enough to Draw Travelers

  published February 28, 2013

  John Paul Valverde and his partner Miguel Vicéns have a knack for envisioning and executing compelling spaces. Their design business... More >>

• Style By the Spoonful

  published February 21, 2013

  If you ask chef John Tesar why he named his restaurant after the tool, he'll tell you "a spoon is the only kitchen utensil you can't live... More >>

• Los Torres Taqueria Has Got Your Goat

  published February 14, 2013

  Los Torres Taquería opened last June, and like many small, family-owned Latino restaurants in Dallas, it began quietly turning... More >>

• Meso Maya Misses the Fiesta

  published February 7, 2013

  Meso Maya has a very likable chef working its kitchen. If you sit at the bar at downtown's newest Mexican restaurant, which opened last... More >>

• Lucia's Best Kept Secret

  published January 31, 2013

  It was cold outside when I first dined at Lucia. The last few leaves clung to the trees and acorns crunched under my boots as I paced... More >>

• The Sub-Standard Pour

  published January 24, 2013

  The Standard Pour opened last March, promising a cocktail den with food as slinky as its old-school cocktails in the heart of Uptown.... More >>

• Stampede 66's Bright Lights

  published January 17, 2013

  In a small, fenced parcel, presumably somewhere in Texas, two perfectly dressed cowboys wrestle a young calf to the ground. They use their... More >>

• Ellen's Southern Kitchen Cooks With Soul

  published January 10, 2013

  Ellen's Southern Kitchen and I got off to a great start. Sitting at the bar, I had a nice conversation with what seemed like half the... More >>

• Try Cook Hall for a Pregame Fill-up

  published January 3, 2013

  It's hard to sit at the bar at Cook Hall and not feel at least a little disappointment. On its surface the new restaurant, which... More >>