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Preston

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Fish City Grill Wants to Know: How Many Oysters Can You Eat in 30 Seconds?

    There's strategy in everything. Red lights, slot machines, napping at work, bunting. The odds are always better if you have a plan. Strategy! So what would be the best strategy for eating as many oysters as possible in 30 seconds? Are those slippery bivalves easier to shovel in with your fingers, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Dallas Has a Kosher Food Truck. Don't Let it Pass You Over. (BOOM.)

    You finally have a decent place to take the Jewish grandmother in your life without sacrificing your coolness, thanks to Dallas' newest food truck: K-Wheelz, a new kosher food truck by Dallas-based Simcha Catering. Simcha specializes in a large array of kosher platters for anything from corporate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    Tootie Pie Company To Open Cafe in Dallas This May

    The Tootie Pie Company will soon open a gourmet café at 5944 Royal Lane, on the southwest corner of Preston and Royal. Their sign is already on the marquee to tease us all. And from peaking inside the windows, it's clear the build-out is slowly taking shape. For a little history, Ruby Lorraine "T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Central Market's Preston Hollow Store Will Open February 15, with Shelves Stocked By Jewish Mothers

    Central Market​Central Market announced today that its new store, at Preston and Royal in the old Borders location, will open on Wednesday, February 15 at 8 a.m. This will be the ninth store in the Texas-based chain. CM's serpentine-flow, European-style layout and bountiful selection of produc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Trader Joe's Opening on Lower Greenville, in Plano

    Trader Joe's​Trader Joe's has finally revealed its plans for the Dallas area. Per Gubbins at Pegasus (via the DMN), the first is slated to open this spring at Preston and Park in Plano, and the second at the old Arcadia Theater location on Lower Greenville, which is scheduled to open in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Our Interview with Meso Maya's Nico Sanchez, Part 1: Honing His Craft in Small-Town Mexico

    When Mike Kearns, owner of El Fenix, set about opening an authentic, regional Mexican food restaurant in Dallas, he tapped Nico Sanchez, who'd spent his youth working and traveling throughout Mexico and learning about regional foods. The resulting restaurant, Meso Maya, has been open for just over a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    City Hall's Starting to Keep a Close Eye on Valley View, "Prime Urban Redevelopment Space"

    Prange Way, via​On Wednesday, the full council will get that economic development update that never made it to committee two weeks ago (time was not on its side). Which is just as well: When we spoke two weeks ago, I'd completely forgotten to ask Karl Zavitkovsky, head of the Office of Economic D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Ku Sushi and Japanese Cuisine: Ringside at Sushi Night Fight

    The fried egg atop Ku's Dolsot Bi Bim Bop wasn't the only thing that sizzled.​No date with a guy last week. Instead, I went to dinner with two of my girlfriends at Ku Sushi and Japanese Cuisine. The sushi restaurant ranks as one of my friend's and her husband's favorite Preston and Forest neig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Revolving Doors: Who's Afraid of a Little Ice?

    ​The weather may have given Dallas the finger right before the Super Bowl, but some high-profile restaurants, including The Cedars Social and Lockhart Smokehouse, were able to open in spite of ice, snow and Steelers fans. In January, we found out that Metro Diner will be closing its Gaston Avenue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    A Week in Restaurant News -- And Not All Is Super Bowl-Related

    ​It was touch-and-go for a while, but it seems like In-N-Out Burger may finally be sprouting in North Texas. While we continue to wait patiently, Dallas is whipping itself into a Super Bowl frenzy. Read on. City of Ate Even in the middle of winter, Brownstone still turns out stunningly tasty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Notes From the Wet-Dry Hearing (So Far)

    Deborah Watkins​This morning's hearing got started an hour late, and court's in recess till 1 p.m. -- I've sent Intern Jesse to cover the afternoon portion of the proceedings. Should be interesting: Shortly before Judge Laurine Blake called for the noontime lunch break, City Secretary Deborah Watk ... More >>

  • News

    September 16, 2010

    The Biggest Tax from City Council is On Our Patience.

    Deborah Watkins​This morning's hearing got started an hour late, and court's in recess till 1 p.m. -- I've sent Intern Jesse to cover the afternoon portion of the proceedings. Should be interesting: Shortly before Judge Laurine Blake called for the noontime lunch break, City Secretary Deborah Watk ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2010

    Fight For It

    Deborah Watkins​This morning's hearing got started an hour late, and court's in recess till 1 p.m. -- I've sent Intern Jesse to cover the afternoon portion of the proceedings. Should be interesting: Shortly before Judge Laurine Blake called for the noontime lunch break, City Secretary Deborah Watk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    There Are a Number of Familiar Places on Preservation Dallas's Most Endangered List

    Justin Terveen508 Park Avenue, currently the subject of litigation as its owners try to tear down the building​At this very moment Preservation Dallas executive director Katherine Seale is at the Women's Museum in Fair Park formally presenting its annual list of properties, neighborhoods and "hist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Il Cane Rosso Stretches Wings, Flies Coup

    ​ In the months Jay Jerrier has been operating his guerrilla-style restaurant out of Chocolate Angel, located at Preston and Forest in North Dallas, he knew there would come a day when he would stretch his own wings and venture off for himself to take his love child, Cane Rosso, to the next le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    There's Light at the End of the Tunnel - Swear

    ​The month of February definitely saw more restaurant closings than openings, with a few scheduled debuts pushed back to March. A new Italian restaurant opened in Coppell (Maurizio's), while another one will be opening shortly in North Dallas (Ristorante Nicola). The masterminds behind Nandina a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Yao Fuzi versus Royal China: Clash of the Soup Dumplings

    Photos by Steven DoyleThis is what winning dumplings look like.​Satisfying, delicious morsels of doughy goodness packed with intense flavors, various ground meats, and the heart-warming comfort of soup all rolled into one bite-sized dumpling. Any description of xiao long bao is destined to fall sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Top 10 Jinxed Restaurant Locations in Dallas

    Sara KerensSure, they're having a good time in the new digs for now. But so was Craig T. Nelson when he moved into the Poltergeist house.​Like the sirens of Greek mythology, certain locations call out to passing restaurateurs, luring them in. Sometimes the space pays off for a year or so--but it's ... More >>

  • Music

    February 5, 2009

    The Semifinals

    The Semifinals EP (Self-released)

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008
  • Calendar

    November 8, 2007

    Cussin' Right at You

    The Semifinals EP (Self-released)

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2007

    Halo 3: Dallas Finishes the Fight

    The Semifinals EP (Self-released)

  • Dining

    March 22, 2007

    Get the Hook

    Things aren't going swimmingly at Fish Express

  • Calendar

    December 7, 2006

    E-V-Oh, no

    Rachael Ray signs her book

  • Dining

    June 22, 2006

    Dreck Girl

    Tony's Wine Warehouse turns over a new grape leaf

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2006

    Sprouts Spouts in Dallas, At Last

    Tony's Wine Warehouse turns over a new grape leaf

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    PID on You

    Preston Hollow fight showed rich palefaces at their worst

  • News

    September 1, 2005

    Letters

    Preston Hollow fight showed rich palefaces at their worst

  • Dining

    April 14, 2005

    Looking for Smoke

    Sipango to be transformed, and a new restaurant is coming to McKinney Avenue--well, never mind

  • Dining

    May 27, 2004

    Expecting

    Legal Grounds pair to launch restaurant, bar and market

  • Calendar

    May 6, 2004

    This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

    Legal Grounds pair to launch restaurant, bar and market

  • Dining

    March 6, 2003

    Puffed Poss

    Restaurant association endorses its first mayoral candidate

  • Dining

    November 15, 2001

    Heavy Metal Nosh

    The Mercury stands tall above its food court neighbors

  • Culture

    August 2, 2001

    Say Amen, Already

    Southern Baptist Sissies is like most sermons--way too long

  • News

    July 12, 2001

    The Little-People Tax

    Dallas tax appraisers can't keep up with Ross Perot. But if you're Average Joe, they've got your number.

  • Dining

    November 2, 2000

    Naughty Takeout

    At restaurants, what isn't nailed down likely will be stolen

  • Dining

    May 4, 2000

    Hash Over

    Beer bust; Buck banger

  • Calendar

    May 27, 1999

    Are you Rex-perienced?

    Beer bust; Buck banger

  • Calendar

    November 19, 1998

    Night & Day

    November 19 - 25, 1998

  • Calendar

    October 29, 1998

    Night & Day

    October 29 - November 4, 1998

  • Calendar

    June 4, 1998

    Night & Day

    June 4 - 10, 1998

  • Calendar

    April 23, 1998

    Night & Day

    April 23 - 29, 1998

  • Dining

    July 3, 1997

    Suburban salvation

    The Ocean Grill brings loaves and fishes to Plano

  • Calendar

    June 19, 1997

    Events for the week

    The Ocean Grill brings loaves and fishes to Plano

  • Calendar

    January 30, 1997

    Events for the week

    The Ocean Grill brings loaves and fishes to Plano

  • Dining

    January 23, 1997

    Home is on the range

    And, yes, you can travel on your stomach--if it's iron-plated

  • Dining

    January 9, 1997

    Respecting the expectable

    Natalie's unisex tea room offers comfort food for everyone

  • Calendar

    June 6, 1996

    Events for the week

    Natalie's unisex tea room offers comfort food for everyone

  • Dining

    February 8, 1996

    User friendly

    Cafe Highland Park brings The Bubble down to earth

  • Dining

    December 22, 1994

    New frontier

    North Dallas' Cafe Mediterranee goes boldly across many borders

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