Scott Jones

Blogs
November 2, 2012
Cook Hall Opens, Love Shack Closes and More From a Very Busy October
Another very busy month has come and gone, and with it several Dallas restaurants have opened while others have closed their doors for good. Read on for the full list and be sure to share tips about restaurant openings or closings in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com. Opening ... More >>
Blogs
October 18, 2012
Jack's Southern Comfort Is Open on Lower Greenville and Ready to Warm Your Soul Through Your Belly
Jack's Southern Comfort Food recently opened and owner Scott Jones has delivered on his promise of from-scratch biscuits topped with a pinch of Southern hospitality. Stepping into this corner spot along Lower Greenville Avenue (1905 Greenville) reminded me of quaint restaurant on a Main Street in a ... More >>
Blogs
September 20, 2012
Lower Greenville Avenue Is Getting A New Southern Comfort Restaurant
This October, 1 Jack's Southern Comfort Food should open up on Lower Greenville Avenue, provided permits and all those other things that keeps restaurants from opening when they say they will go through. A new release about the opening uses the word "biscuit" an unprecedented 22 times, in case you' ... More >>
Blogs
September 6, 2012
Jack's Southern Comfort Food to Open on Lower Greenville in Early October
Lowest Greenville will have a new spot for home cooking soon. Dallas restaurateur Scott Jones, who was previously behind Café Italia and the Screen Door is set to open Jack's Southern Comfort Food at at 1905 Greenville Ave. (the old Dulce and Ali Baba) in early October. After a long career in the ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2009
Cafe Italia To Close August 29, Reopen As...Something
Restaurateur Scott Jones announced that August 29 will be the final day of business for Cafe Italia, at least in its current form. But fans of the Tex-Italian eatery need not despair: he plans to "end this chapter and begin fresh with an exciting new concept" in the same space...whatever "exciting" ... More >>
Dining
August 14, 2008
The South Rises Again
Screen Door swings both ways, melding traditional Southern cooking with modern cuisine
Dining
April 10, 2008
Former Screen Door Chef Takes Reins at Dali Wine Bar & Cellar
Dining
March 13, 2008
Hard Holy Roll
Blogs
February 22, 2008
Couldn't SMU Just Retire His Jersey?
Blogs
February 1, 2008
Dream, Weaver: How One SMU Grad's Doing His Damnedest to Stop the Bush Policy Center
Blogs
January 30, 2008
Methodists Against the SMU Bush Library Aren't Giving Up Just Yet
Dining
January 10, 2008
Southern Discomfort for Screen Door
Blogs
December 27, 2007
A Screen Door Slams Shut
Dining
December 27, 2007
Victory: That Gasoline Smell...
2007 started with the scent of napalm in the morning
Blogs
August 9, 2007
Doing the Harloff Hustle
Dining
July 18, 2002
Down-home
Café Italia hits some rough spots, but it just might have some potential buried under the bumps
News
May 4, 2000
Epistle to the Jews
Southern Baptist missionary Jim Sibley's job is to call Jews to Jesus. Is anyone listening?
News
May 21, 1998
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