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May 17, 2012
Manuel's Creative Cuisine is a Worthy Find, If You Can Find It
An Oak Lawn newcomer tries to recapture the Centrum Building's spotlight.
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November 24, 2011
Kitchen Not Confidential
An Oak Lawn newcomer tries to recapture the Centrum Building's spotlight.
Blogs
November 15, 2011
Abacus, the Mansion and Other Old Standbys on Forbes' List of Four-Star Dallas Restaurants
FlickrThe four-start kitchen at Stephan Pyles.In its continuing effort to transition from a respected financial magazine to a full-time generator of mostly half-assed lists, Forbes released yet another list today, this time of America's four- and five-star restaurants, hotels and spas. The F ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2011
Savor Dallas: Sampling Some Well-Balanced Meals
Danny FulgencioStephan Pyles at work feeding the masses at Savor Dallas. See the full round of shots in Danny's slideshow. If we had gotten there 10 minutes later, we wouldn't have been able to get a parking space, which is shocking since the Savor Dallas International Grand Tasting on Saturday n ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
James Beard Foundation Award Semifinalists Include Five from Big D
The James Beard Foundation this morning released its list of semifinalists for its prestigious restaurant and chef awards, honoring hundreds of culinary visionaries and their home eateries -- including five in the Dallas area. Four entries on the list -- Stephan Pyles, The Mansion on Turtle ... More >>
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January 11, 2011
Hungry on DART's Green Line? Here's a Big Honkin' List That Might Help
It took four years and $1.8 million to complete the longest light-rail construction project in U.S. history -- says DART -- but a little more than one month since DART's Green Line opened, it's been for all intents and purposes a success. While the full line was officially opened on December ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
Cake Balls: Easy to Make, Easier to Make Jokes About
Photos by Brooke NottinghamAll innuendos and dirty jokes duly noted, I prefer my food in compact ball-shape. I like cheese balls, sausage balls, popcorn balls and meatballs. Thanksgiving always has and always will find a Butterball in my oven (sorry, Stephan Pyles.) So for dessert my natural ... More >>
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December 3, 2010
Whatever Works: Eating to Feed the Hungry; Dominion Farms Going Au Naturel
Dominion FarmsInside Dominion's StoreThis year has been one of charity and fund-raising in the North Texas food world. So much so, it's surprising chefs haven't been hospitalized for Hollywood's favorite "medical" condition, fatigue. One of this year's most notable events (for its locavore emphas ... More >>
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November 15, 2010
Craft Dresses Up Menu with a Charity Favorite; Tom Colicchio May Return
Chef Jeff Harris' cavatelli, version 1.0, before it was dressed up with duck and foie gras.Charitable contributions aren't the only good thing emerging from the bushel of culinary benefits being held this month. Chef Jeff Harris last weekend created a duck cavetelli with Swiss chard and foie ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Bet You Can't Get This Right: Match the Chef
To The Plate
There was no shortage of ways to support Dallas Farmers Market Friends at last night's lively Hoedown, the organization's 16th annual fundraiser featuring food and drink from across Texas: Attendees could buy souvenir wine glasses, purchase spins on a wheel of chance or bid in a silent auctio ... More >>
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October 11, 2010
Esquire Names Samar a Top New Restaurant
Stephan Pyles' Samar, which this weekend celebrated its first anniversary with cheap drinks and belly dancing, was today named to Esquire's list of best new restaurants. Samar is the only Dallas entry on the list, compiled annually by culinary gadfly John Mariani. Haven in Houston also got a ... 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 >>
Dining
September 23, 2010
Samar: Foie Gras For Us Cheap Fatties
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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August 5, 2010
100 Favorite Dishes: Mussels
At Neighborhood Services
James ReismanAs a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be ... More >>
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August 2, 2010
100 Favorite Dishes: Sausage Pizza At Oak Cliff Pizza
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on the che ... More >>
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July 30, 2010
100 Favorite Dishes: Fried Chicken at Babe's Chicken Dinner House
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on the ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
Second Floor's J. Chastain Whips Up a Blend of Simple, Local, Classic and Modern Techniques
Photo by Robert BostickTime was, the only chefs most of us knew by name were Julia Child and that Boyardee guy. Not anymore. With the crush of talented wizards working magic in Dallas kitchens, it pays to know just who is behind the saute pan at your favorite eatery. To help you keep track, t ... More >>
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June 1, 2010
100 Favorite Dishes: Tres Vasos at Samar
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on the che ... More >>
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April 20, 2010
How Dallas Gained After the Swiss Immigrated to Mexico and Began Cooking
Grupo Sanborns is a large department store, pharmacy, retail and restaurant chain. Headquartered in Mexico City and employing some 18,000 workers, Sanborns was founded in 1903 by California immigrants Walter and Frank Sanborn, who also established the country's first soda fountain. Think Wal-Mart ... More >>
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December 2, 2009
On The Range: Chipotles
On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.When considering chipotles, or any other piquant peppers, you need to keep two names in mind. One is Rolaids, if you're of a timid stomach. But you should also be aware of Wilbur Scoville, the chemist who almost a c ... More >>
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November 18, 2009
On The Range: Chorizo
On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.In Spain, as well as throughout Latin America, the dining public is big on pig. How big? Well, it is estimated that the entire chorizo production of Spain is 65,000 tons annually, more than the weight of 10,800 adu ... More >>
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November 16, 2009
Hash Over: Drink Like A Millionaire, Eat Heart-Healthy, And More
Golden Spirits has come up with an idea so perfectly suited to the artificial luxury embodied by Dallas ultra-lounges that you'd think the Madison, Wisconsin distillery was based here. Well, to use the old bumper-sticker phrase, Million Vodka wasn't born here, but it got here as fast as it could. ... More >>
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November 11, 2009
On The Range: Snapper Veracruz
On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.Puerto de Veracruz is a bustling metropolis of half-a-million located on the Gulf of Mexico. Its rich history stretches back to Pre-Columbian times, and it is sometimes called The Four Times Heroic City after resist ... More >>
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October 30, 2009
Revolving Doors: A Howling October
Seems there's always much ado about little in the restaurant news. So it was in October: Lazare became Lemon Bar and will, most likely, become something else before long. Ten 15 Elm (or 1015 Elm, I was never sure) decided to call itself Thrive instead. The ballyhooed Jean-Michel's, coming to down ... More >>
Dining
August 20, 2009
Bella gives a little-known, talented chef a place to shine
Seems there's always much ado about little in the restaurant news. So it was in October: Lazare became Lemon Bar and will, most likely, become something else before long. Ten 15 Elm (or 1015 Elm, I was never sure) decided to call itself Thrive instead. The ballyhooed Jean-Michel's, coming to down ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2009
On The Range: Ceviche
LedelboyOn The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.Ceviche is marinated seafood, so it should come as no surprise that Mexico and nearly every country in Central and South America with a coastline features it in their cuisine.In an article entitled 'The Many ... More >>
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July 22, 2009
Top 10 Chefs Who Deserve More Attention
When we sat down and thought about this, so many names popped into mind that if they were diseases, we'd be riddled. There was a time when few people mentioned Joel Harloff (Dali Wine Bar) or Brian Luscher (The Grape), but those days are fading. Michael Zeve of Sevy's or Jeffery Hobbs at Suze are bo ... More >>
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July 17, 2009
Just Who Is This Matt McCallister Guy?
The new executive chef at Stephan Pyles."I'm inexperienced. But my eagerness, I think, makes up for that." It's been almost two weeks since star Southwestern chef Stephan Pyles turned heads in the Dallas dining world by appointing Matt McCallister Executive Chef of his self-named restaurant downto ... More >>
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June 3, 2009
10 Questions: Dan Landsberg of Tillman's Roadhouse
Landsberg (left) and the folks behind Tillman's Roadhouse.After graduating from the California Culinary Academy, Landsberg cooked at restaurants in Sacramento and San Francisco. However, he became a star after moving to Dallas in 1996. Working alongside David Holben and Gilbert Garza, he help ... More >>
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November 28, 2008
Burning Question: How Much Time Do Chefs Spend In The Kitchen?
Earlier this fall, chef Nobu Matsuhisa passed through for a well publicized book signing...and rare visit to his restaurant. Sometime in the next few weeks, Wolfgang Puck's people--not the great man himself--holds a meet and greet session for the real chef at his soon to open Dallas venue.&nbs ... More >>
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June 5, 2008
Tea, Totally
Earlier this fall, chef Nobu Matsuhisa passed through for a well publicized book signing...and rare visit to his restaurant. Sometime in the next few weeks, Wolfgang Puck's people--not the great man himself--holds a meet and greet session for the real chef at his soon to open Dallas venue.&nbs ... More >>
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January 16, 2008
Dallas Chef Matthew Dunn Now Cookin' at Joe's Crab Shack
Earlier this fall, chef Nobu Matsuhisa passed through for a well publicized book signing...and rare visit to his restaurant. Sometime in the next few weeks, Wolfgang Puck's people--not the great man himself--holds a meet and greet session for the real chef at his soon to open Dallas venue.&nbs ... More >>
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May 10, 2007
Cassel's Pyles-ing it on, Undercover-Style
Earlier this fall, chef Nobu Matsuhisa passed through for a well publicized book signing...and rare visit to his restaurant. Sometime in the next few weeks, Wolfgang Puck's people--not the great man himself--holds a meet and greet session for the real chef at his soon to open Dallas venue.&nbs ... More >>
Dining
January 26, 2006
Apple Juju
Frankie Carabetta brings N.Y.C. to Big D
Dining
January 26, 2006
Fish Story
Adventurous chef "Pyles" it on
Dining
December 29, 2005
Is Screwing Hip?
We twist open 2005 for a nip. Is this a sign of things to come?
Best of Dallas
October 14, 2004
Best Place to Go for a Romantic Rendezvous
Hotel ZaZa
Dining
October 23, 2003
Uptown Strikes Back
Medici and Il Mulino founders join forces
News
May 22, 2003
Dead Star
Star Canyon goes out with a whimper, not a bang
Dining
March 6, 2003
Of Flies and Damsels
Dragonfly works to avoid the bug zapper
Dining
August 22, 2002
"M" Scales Uptown
New Maguire's to open in November
Best of Dallas
September 20, 2001
Best Place to Buy Kitchen Gadgets as Seen on TV
Sur La Table
Dining
November 23, 2000
Her Whey
Paula Lambert parlays a love of cheese into fame and life among the jet set
Dining
October 26, 2000
Roly-poly Fish Heads
Chefs are taking detours
Dining
September 28, 2000
Last stand
Custer surrenders
Dining
February 24, 2000
A bowl with a view
Fishbowl is for peering. Eating isn't bad either.
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January 28, 1999
Hash Over
Fishbowl is for peering. Eating isn't bad either.
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March 13, 1997
Catch and release
Fish hits some rough seas in satisfying Dallas' craving for quality seafood
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January 18, 1996
Full circle
The name is Americana, but Chef Russ Hodges is home again on Routh Street
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December 14, 1995
Events for the week
The name is Americana, but Chef Russ Hodges is home again on Routh Street
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