Alberto Lombardi

Lombardi Family Displaces Taqueria Stand for New Concept, Then Changes Their Mind

Last July, Sarah Lombardi, daughter of Alberto Lombardi, who's behind a seemingly endless array of Dallas restaurants, announced she was getting into the business too. Sarah signed a lease in Bishop Arts and planned to open a space distinctly her own and separate from the family business. Look at th ... More >>

Spoon Bar & Kitchen Opens, Il Cane Rosso Announces a Second Location and More From November

While a handful of restaurants popped up in the DFW area last month, November wasn't nearly as busy as October for restaurant openings and closings. Read on for the full list and be sure to share tips about new and/or dead restaurants in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com. Spo ... More >>

Café Des Artistes is Open in One Arts Plaza [Photos]

The latest restaurant from restaurant mogul Alberto Lombardi, Café Des Artistes is a Cali-Euro brasserie inside the former Screen Door space in One Arts Plaza.

Hofmann Hot Dogs To Open Restaurant in Trinity Groves

Earlier this year we reported that the Zaccanelli Food Group, who includes Frank Zaccanelli, Phil Romano and Roger Staubach, purchased the Syracuse, New York-based Hofmann Sausage Company. See also: - Hofmann Sausage is Bringing Snappy Grillers to Dallas - Shepard Fairey Caught In the Act Hofmann ... More >>

The Birth of Bistro 31, the Death of Heart Attack Grill and More Movement from Last Month in Dallas Dining

Catherine DownesThe V Spot Cafe opened on Henderson.​October has been a busy month for restaurant owners in Dallas, with many restaurants opening and some closing their doors for good. Some notable additions to the city include Vegan café, V Spot and Alberto Lombardi's latest project, Bistro ... More >>

Bistro 31 Opens in Highland Park Village

Alberto Lombardi's latest creation, Bistro 31, opened yesterday in Highland Park Village, which was built, fittingly, in 1931. The menu specializes in Mediterranean food and includes Italian, Spanish and French dishes, or combinations thereof. Hitting most points on Foodbitch's 15 classy things li ... More >>

La Fiorentina: Generic Doesn't Always Equal Cheap.

Revolving Doors: All's Well That Ends Well

​As December comes to a close, it seems all is well, or at least better, as many highly anticipated restaurants made their debuts. David Uygur was back in the kitchen, plus a New York deli and the latest Lombardi venture both opened. We were expecting few restaurants to shutter since, being the ... More >>

Come Young, Come Old, Leave Drunk
At Penne Pomodoro's Brunch

Photos by Andrea Grimes and Man O' The HourPenne Pomodoro's fruity brunch beverages.​To be honest with you, if I'd known before we sat down at the Lakewood Penne Pomodoro on Sunday morning that they're a beer- and wine-only joint, I'd never have gone. No liquor means no Bloody Mary, and no Bloody ... More >>

Bloggers to Your Computers: Let the Festivities Begin

The future of Ketchup is upon us.​Now that we're through with Thanksgiving, Dallas food blogs and food writers are warmed up and ready to get going with some serious holiday eating. The party started this week with Chanukah, and we expect it to keep gaining momentum right through New Years. P ... More >>

The Top 10 Best Looking Dining Rooms in Dallas

In the Villa O dining room​Pairing upscale design with fine dining is as natural as having a little sushi with your sake. But there are many ways to describe the handsome restaurants in the city, from ornate and ostentatious to clever and contemporary--and here we've included far more of the latte ... More >>

The Year/The Decade: Flops

Patrick MichelsDrinks at Lazare.​No one relishes disaster.Take that back. No one relishes disaster in their own community. While wary of competition, restaurant owners also know that a popular venue opening nearby helps drive traffic, and traffic means potential profit.Yet sometimes man's reach ex ... More >>

Uptown’s Geisha House Offers An On-Again, Off-Again Japanese Dining Experience. Try Going When It’s On-Again.

Popular For Being Popular

Kalandrakas via FlicrPlease forgive the rambling nature of this rant. It's Monday, there's no sign of the "Knockers" post due at 11 a.m., nor of some other stuff. I have a nice sunburn from the FC Dallas game. And on Saturday afternoon I waited in a 30 minute line, just so I could order one of Twist ... More >>

10 Questions: Scott Gottlich of Bijoux

He and his wife, Gina, have raked in much deserved stars and awards and verbal fanfare since they opened Bijoux. The Dallas native began his career in California, however. Gottlich headed west after graduating from Johnson and Wales to work in a French restaurant. From there, it was off to ... More >>

Stories Of Misconduct

Every once in awhile I wonder just why some people are keen to lavish praise on restaurant owners. Yeah, I know--the Food Network and those in the media who promote the celebrity chef idea share a portion of the blame. But many of the folks who dine regularly simply don't wish to peer behind the cur ... More >>

Short Orders: Taverna

Taverna3210 Armstrong Ave.214-520-9933You can imagine Europe from a table inside Taverna, especially on a dim and sputtering March evening. The drafty windows, the clicking of rain, the homey clutter--it's like you've drifted somehow into an old world cafe...until Uptown boy walks in.He saw fit to c ... More >>

Review and Gallery: Cibus

Sara KerensIn this week's review, Dave takes on Cibus, Alberto Lombardi's cozy Italian spot in Northpark.For more shots of the restaurant, its cooking staff, its meat and its gelato, you can salivate over photographer Sara Kerens' work in our slideshow here.

Cibus: Alberto Lombardi’s Newest Restaurant Follows a Comfortable, Well-worn Path

Closing The Book: Some 2008's Best (And Most Lamented) Restaurants

Two days off, one day at work, then a weekend to recover...For our purposes the new year begins on Monday, when we resume the normal City of Ate schedule of columns, dubious wine pairings and other bits of inspired banality. Today, we close out 2008 with a list of the sorry year's top openings and c ... More >>

A Tough Year for Local Restaurants Sputters to an End

Pescabar's Identity Crisis

Style and fusion overwhelm simpler Italian pleasures

Pirate of the Caribbean

Hey, Joe

Josephine's Restaurant has appeal and gobs of potential

Is Screwing Hip?

We twist open 2005 for a nip. Is this a sign of things to come?

Fresh Fruit

Boustani imports Moroccan flavors

Dining Tyranny

Are we choosing ourselves crazy?

Risotto Fix

Taverna may be loud, but its menu is silent lucidity

Tutto Two

Joseph Gutierrez takes over old Watel's space

Monica at 10

A decade ago, Eduardo Greene abandoned his wife, his home and a successful restaurant, expecting a nightmare in pursuit of a dream

Location, Location, Location

Patrick Colombo eyeing new projects

Penne Earned

Alberto Lombardi's latest eatery is everything a neighborhood could hope for

Salve! Succumbs

McKinney Avenue Italian restaurant calls it quits

Frenchie Flash

Loosen up and enjoy the ride at Paris Vendôme

Bistro Kaput

Avner Samuel's attempt at a kosher eatery falls flat

Cheesy Lulu

Texadelphia finds a new home on McKinney

Playing Chicken

Come boom or bust Dallasites gotta eat--out, that is

Roly-poly Fish Heads

Chefs are taking detours

Hash Over

Fish fissure; Mixed hash

Bite this

Mangia e Bevi has good little mouthfuls

Hash Over

Bizu kisses off

Eat these words

The Dallas scene was everywhere -- and nowhere -- in 1999

Paris, Texas

Though sometimes pricey, Jean-Michel Sakouhi's new bistro fits Dallas to a T

Wet kiss

Bizu needs to tighten its menu before Dallas will pucker up

Let 'em eat loin

1998 was a year of lusty carnivores, raw fish, and orgiastic indulgence

Hash Over

Well done

In a business where being good often isn't enough, who will survive 1997?

Seagoing Italian

At Lombardi Mare, one of Dallas' top restaurateurs explores uncharted waters

Princess for a day

Don your rhinestone tiara: The Pyramid's prix-fixe dinner is the best deal in town

Maserati of manicotti

Ruggeri's serves the best in town--with refreshing grace and charm