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July 1, 2009
Cliff Cafe Gets The Sack
Word on the street has Hotel Belmont's Cliff Cafe shuttering its doors for a couple of months while Bolsa partners Chris Zielke and Christopher Jeffers renovate the space.Their plan? Turn Cliff Cafe (or whatever they end up calling it) into a semi-upscale barbecue joint, adhering loosely to Bolsa's ... More >>
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September 8, 2009
Hash Over: Bolsa And Smoke Celebrate, Dine On The Line, Raiser Grazer Resumes And More
It's hard to believe Bolsa has only been open for a year, as it already feels like a Dallas institution for locavores and those who enjoy fascinating food creations at reasonable prices. It's gotta be true, though, as the restaurant will celebrate its first year of business with "Bands, Bru ... More >>
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September 14, 2009
Meat And Greet: The Grand Opening Of Smoke
Best line overheard (well, shouted to our face) at the Smoke grand opening Friday night: "Who cares about resurrecting Deep Ellum when we've got this?!" The gushing party-goer was referring to the booming Oak Cliff renaissance, of course. Granted, a great big free shindig at a buzz-worthy new ... More >>
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September 17, 2009
The owners of Bolsa are at it again—launching another hot, new restaurant while keeping their demons in check.
Best line overheard (well, shouted to our face) at the Smoke grand opening Friday night: "Who cares about resurrecting Deep Ellum when we've got this?!" The gushing party-goer was referring to the booming Oak Cliff renaissance, of course. Granted, a great big free shindig at a buzz-worthy new ... More >>
Dining
November 12, 2009
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Nose, Hair and Mouth--And That's A Good Thing
Best line overheard (well, shouted to our face) at the Smoke grand opening Friday night: "Who cares about resurrecting Deep Ellum when we've got this?!" The gushing party-goer was referring to the booming Oak Cliff renaissance, of course. Granted, a great big free shindig at a buzz-worthy new ... More >>
Dining
November 12, 2009
Dallas's Most Authentic Dive Bars
Pull up a stool, order some cheap whiskey and don’t forget to duck when the beer bottles fly
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November 13, 2009
Review and Gallery: Smoke
Sara KerensIn this week's Observer, Dave gets back to barbecue with a visit to Smoke, the Oak Cliff spot alongside the Belmont Hotel, opened in August by Bolsa's Chris Zielke and Chris Jeffers.Beyond the food, the place has style -- Chris Jeffers' snakeskin coat at the grand opening left no doubt ... More >>
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December 14, 2009
Top 25 Drink-Related Quotes Of The Decade
Patrick MichelsAs a bouncer at Sambuca 360, Todd Wright's heard more than a few lines from people trying to sweet-talk their way inside.One evening about six years ago, as I stood at The Republic's bar ordering bourbon, I caught a glimpse of a woman's face scrunching in disgust. So I turned to he ... More >>
Dining
December 31, 2009
This Decade Saw Dallas Evolve Into A Major Player On The National Dining Scene
Patrick MichelsAs a bouncer at Sambuca 360, Todd Wright's heard more than a few lines from people trying to sweet-talk their way inside.One evening about six years ago, as I stood at The Republic's bar ordering bourbon, I caught a glimpse of a woman's face scrunching in disgust. So I turned to he ... More >>
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February 25, 2010
Oak Cliff Becomes Cool Embracing What Other Parts Of Dallas Have Fought: Builders, Bikes And Immigrants
Patrick MichelsAs a bouncer at Sambuca 360, Todd Wright's heard more than a few lines from people trying to sweet-talk their way inside.One evening about six years ago, as I stood at The Republic's bar ordering bourbon, I caught a glimpse of a woman's face scrunching in disgust. So I turned to he ... More >>
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May 12, 2010
The Belmont's Smoke at the Beard Foundation is a Big, Hairy Deal
Danny FulgencioThe crew at Smoke: Chris Zielke, Tim Byres, Christopher and Jessica JeffersCelebrated local chef Tim Byres is en route to New York City as we speak with a hell of a carry-on: dinner for 80, plus booze. Executive chef of the Belmont Hotel's posh barbecue outfit Smoke, Byres will coo ... More >>
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September 20, 2010
A Final Look at 48 Nights
Robert Bostick.Right to left: Chefs Nathan tate, Randall Copeland and Jeff Harris relaxing.After eight months of charitable cooking, the chefs behind the ambitious 48 Nights project recently put the popular weekly event to bed. Dallas restaurateurs Chris Jeffers, Chris Zielke and Tim Byres r ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Chef Tim Byres Goes in Search of Himself and Finds Smoke
Walk into Smoke early on any Saturday afternoon and you'll get the sense that the year-old restaurant hums along effortlessly. Simple preparations, a small, amiable kitchen crew, a mastery of the menu. Truth is, the food takes hours to prepare and there is meticulous care in the execution of wh ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
How Bad Did the Frost Bite Into Super Bowl Week Dining Business? Depends Who You Ask.
If you were happy enough to see last week's nasty weather keep the unruly Super Bowl crowds out of town -- or safely contained in their hotel rooms -- for a few extra days, well, you probably don't own a restaurant. Or maybe you own a restaurant inside a hotel.Either way, the Greater Dallas Restaur ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
Chefs Rally Around Paul Quinn College Urban Farm
Bolsa partner Chris Zielke hopes an upcoming fundraiser benefiting Paul Quinn College's Food For Good Farm will help change how people think about Oak Cliff. "From the Oak Cliff community standpoint, I want to show people it's more than just Davis Street," Zielke says. "There's a big area ou ... More >>

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