Bruno Davaillon

Brian Zenner of Belly & Trumpet on Dinner in Thailand, Bruno Davaillon, Chef-Driven Dining and the Best Time for Cheap Tacos

Chef Brian Zenner of Belly & Trumpet in Uptown has been around a bit. Born in Bangkok, his family moved to Dubai and London before finally settling in Texas. And while on paper his culinary career started at the Texas Culinary Academy, one might say the cooking wheels started churning on a dock in T ... More >>

James Beards 2013: Seven Dallas Chefs Nominated for Prestigious Food Awards

The nominations for the James Beard Foundation Awards were just announced, and Dallas: You're looking pretty good. Seven chefs and restaurants have been named as some of the country's best for service, food and bar and wine programs. Last year I called the list of nominees a total snooze as far as ... More >>

Soups On! This Tuesday at the Omni with Chef Brian Luscher

Chef Brian Luscher of the The Grape and a flock of other great Dallas chefs are collaborating for the 5th annual Soup's On!, which is a starched-pants luncheon featuring lots of soup. Chefs participating include Bruno Davaillon on the Mansion, Jason Maddy of Oak, Nathan Tate of Boulevardier, Randall ... More >>

30 Essential Texas Restaurants to Visit Before You Die

Chef DAT on What Dallas Needs, New Orleans and Underground Dinners

Louisiana native David Anthony Temple (aka Chef DAT), a pioneer of sorts of for the local pop up dinner scene, has been hosting his Underground Dinners since January of 2009. He grew up cooking with his family, but honed his skills (both in terms of cooking and ingredients) while working at places l ... More >>

Central Market Passport France Starts Today, Includes Classes from Bruno Davaillon

Never take for granted the greatness of Central Market. In a region that is often criticized for its lack of culinary elegance, CM is our state's playground for the at-home chef. Heck, even the pros love it. Today begins Passport France at all Central Market locations. Through May 22. wines, chees ... More >>

Spring Is Here, and Summer's Coming: This Week In Dallas Grubbing

If you went out for lunch today, you're well aware that spring is here. Summer probably isn't too far off, which has me thinking about crab shacks, lobster rolls and other things near the shore. Maybe that's why I decided to review Sea Breeze Fish Market and Grill. The Plano restaurant has no surf o ... More >>

Chef Bruno Davaillon on Being a Finalist for 2012 James Beard Award

The James Beard Foundation on Monday announced its finalists for its highly coveted culinary awards, and included in the category for Best Chef in the Southwest was Bruno Davaillon of Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. Originally from Loire Valley in France, Davaillon joined the Mansion in 2009 aft ... More >>

James Beard Awards: Stephen Pyles, Bruno Davaillon and Teiichi Sakurai are Semifinalists

Alison V. SmithTei An Chef Teiichi Sakurai​The James Beard Foundation just released this year's semifinalists, and to be honest they're a total snooze -- at least as far as Dallas is considered. Stephen Pyles is a finalist for Outstanding Chef for his work at his eponymous restaurant; Bruno ... More >>

Vandals Attack a Local Bee Colony. Like Facing Extinction Wasn't Hard Enough.

Vandalized bee hives at Eden's Organic.​Marie Tedei created Eden's Organic Garden Center and CSA farm for several reasons. One was self-fulfilling: She's a studied horticulturist and has a passion for living clean and healthy off the land. But the primary reason was to have a place where the l ... More >>

Pig Parts, Happy Endings and More: The Week in the Dallas Food Scene

​I'm thinking the cool and damp weather warrants a pot of hearty braised lamb shanks and lots and lots of red wine. Or maybe I'll get around to making my first pot of chili since moving to Texas -- anything to counter the clouds and mist that looks down-right Xanax-inducing. But first there's ... More >>

Bistro 31 Sets Highland Park Buzzing

Simple Mediterranean-inspired plates designed for Park Cities palates.

The Week in Food: Things to be Thankful For -- And Others Not

​You might be stressed about cooking dinner next Thursday, but that's the kind of anxiety Dallas chefs breathe, sleep and eat for breakfast (slow-roasted and lavender-infused, naturally.) Some Dallas restaurants are closing for good, some are revamping their previously underwhelming menus, and ... More >>

French-born Dallas Chef Bruno Davaillon's
Take on Thanksgiving Dishes

Photo by Robert BostickBruno Davaillon​It's a safe bet Thanksgiving coverage fatigue's set in when a national publication looks to a French-born Dallas chef for a vegetarian holiday dish. But The Mansion's Bruno Davaillon came through for Tara Parker-Pope, who blogs about health for The New Y ... More >>

Brian Luscher Reaches for the Duck Fat: A Recipe for Pork Rilletes

​Today Brian Luscher takes us into his kitchen at The Grape where he shows us how to make a pate-like dish that originates from the Indre-et-Loire department of France (the same region where Rosewood Mansion chef Bruno Davaillon hails from). The meat is traditionally cooked for long periods ... More >>

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Watermelon With Feta Salad, We Are So Over You Now

Photo by Robert BostickBut if it tastes good, we can still like it, right?​It's probably a few months too soon to name the most clichéd dish of 2010, but I'm early voting for watermelon with feta salad. The colorful salad showed up at restaurants across town this summer, gracing the salad pa ... More >>

Craft's Jeff Harris Goes Deep in the Heart of Texas with a Bone-in Rib Eye

Photos by Robert Bostick​ Craft Dallas executive chef Jeff Harris demonstrates how to prepare a tender bone-in rib eye, which we think would go well with some of the previous chef-created recipes from this series. Perhaps you could open with Bruno Davaillon's watermelon salad or J. Chastain's ... More >>

From Farm to Table: Chef for Farmers Event
To Boost Local Producers

Photos by Robert BostickRandall Copeland, Bruno Davaillon, Janice Provost, Chad Houser, Nathan Tate and Matt McCallister​A unique twilight dinner has been scheduled at Eden's Garden Organic Garden Center and CSA Farm in Balch Springs that will pair seven chefs from five Dallas restaurants for ... More >>

Part 3: The Mansion's Bruno Davaillon Demonstrates a Cool, Simple Summertime Treat

Photos by Robert BostickBruno Davaillon's light, refreshing watermelon salad is perfect for summer.​As the summer winds down from its scorching heat, you can still enjoy this treat featured on The Mansion's menu, which was offered as one of the salad choices during Restaurant Week. The zesty p ... More >>

The Mansion's Bruno Davaillon
On Food Trends and His Need for Speed

Photo by Robert BostickBruno Davaillon​Yesterday posted a short profile of chef Bruno Davaillon of The Mansion on Turtle Creek in which he discussed his farm background and rise to success as a chef. Today we ask the chef a few questions to get an idea of some of his passions in life. Tomorrow ... More >>

The Mansion's Bruno Davaillon:
A Star is Born Down on the Farm

Photo by Robert Bostick​If you ask a random Dallasite to name the best local restaurant, the answer might well be The Mansion on Turtle Creek at the Rosewood Hotel. Ask that same person when they last ate at the 30-year-old Dallas icon, however, and you just might elicit a long pause. This tre ... More >>

The Mansion's New Chef Bruno Davaillon Is Breaking Into The Job Slowly, But It Seems Just A Matter Of Time Before His Celebrity Shines.

Review and Gallery: The Mansion on Turtle Creek

Sara KerensThe Mansion's chorizo crusted Atlantic halibut​This week Dave checks in with The Mansion's new rising star chef Bruno Davaillon, who's given new direction to the storied kitchen's recent wandering ways.For more shots of creekside elegance and dessert, check out this week's Dish slidesho ... More >>

Making A Name

​What is it that makes a chef great? If we allow that anyone (almost) can buy a fresh ahi tuna steak, sear it and toss on a few grains of sea salt, is it really a matter of a kitchen preparing good ingredients with requisite skill? Or is it something more?The topic came to mind during a weekend di ... More >>