Goodbye to all that: Bar hoppers in Las Colinas, know two things. First of all, those guys in the corner giving you the eye, well, they're undercover KGB, um, TABC agents. More important, over the last many years you could count on stellar drinks and unflappable service from Cool River's bar manager Jack Freysinger. But the guy who worked alongside (and even trained) many of Tristan Simon's stars has had enough. For some reason he believes dragging himself home at 4 a.m. every day is detrimental to family life. April 13 will be his last behind the hook-shaped pick-up bar. He's abandoning service and hightailing it to another state. In his place: Steven Delano, formerly of Sullivan's. Delano plans to bring a couple of steak house exes with him. As he explains, "It will take two to replace Jack."
Round and round: Speaking of wine, Nicola's Max Heidenreich is in the process of bringing--gasp--culture to Plano. His idea? An upscale wine and jazz fest centered in the Shops at Legacy development sometime next year...Speaking of the Good Book, surely kobe burgers at Snookie's is a sign of the apocalypse, as is bottomless mimosas on Easter at Dragonfly.