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The Search for an English Pub in North Texas is Over. We've Found the Holy Grail. The Search for an English Pub in North Texas is Over. We've Found the Holy Grail.
Just what makes a pub a "pub"? If we're speaking of an English place, it should serve fish and chips. Most of them list a number of beers and... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: February 04, 2010
India West Is Really Just An Upscale DNA Copy of Its Sister Restaurant, Kebab N Kurry. India West Is Really Just An Upscale DNA Copy of Its Sister Restaurant, Kebab N Kurry.
There are two possible reasons why India West's dining room was so sparsely populated the evening of my final visit. One involves the presence... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: January 28, 2010
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. 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.
In the absence of Michelin stars, The Mansion on Turtle Creek serves as Dallas' culinary measuring stick. The priciest restaurants are described... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: January 21, 2010
The Salvadorian Restaurant, Mario Sabino's, Suffers From An Identity Crisis, Lost Between The Sameness Of A Local Chain and The Authenticity of a Mom-And-Pop Shop. The Salvadorian Restaurant, Mario Sabino's, Suffers From An Identity Crisis, Lost Between The Sameness Of A Local Chain and The Authenticity of a Mom-And-Pop Shop.
A couple years ago I sat in some fancy French restaurant watching two servers wheel a polished brass cart to my table. One of them fussed about a... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: January 14, 2010
Grace is Worth the Weight Grace is Worth the Weight
Some people insist a diet of fatty foods not only rounds out the waistline, it also invites a series of almost certain future ills. If they're... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: January 07, 2010
This Decade Saw Dallas Evolve Into A Major Player On The National Dining Scene This Decade Saw Dallas Evolve Into A Major Player On The National Dining Scene
Back in the spring of 2001, I sat with a group of friends in the dining room of Cuba Libra. Just about a year ago, I found myself at almost the... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: December 31, 2009
Jorge's Tex-Mex reaches for the ordinary and beyond in its upscale digs. Jorge's Tex-Mex reaches for the ordinary and beyond in its upscale digs.
Tex-Mex establishments usually thrive on the come-as-you-are crowd, drawing from a vast array of jeans and ball caps and, long about brunch on... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: December 24, 2009
Stephan Pyles is Back in Fine Form -- Again -- With Samar Stephan Pyles is Back in Fine Form -- Again -- With Samar
A friend tells me that when she dined at Samar, the waiter was forced to reach around and serve wine from the wrong side—an act for which... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: December 17, 2009
Urban Crust: Great Pizza. Great Bar. What More Do You Want? Urban Crust: Great Pizza. Great Bar. What More Do You Want?
"Where do you want to sit?" the waitress asks as I step inside Urban Crust. It hardly matters, so I shrug in response. The waitress—her... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: December 10, 2009
Hacienda On Henderson Has a Small Window And a Great Patio To Get Things Right Hacienda On Henderson Has a Small Window And a Great Patio To Get Things Right
The people of Dallas love a good patio. But until places such as Dragonfly and Fearing's began sculpting refined enclosures and The Londoner... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: December 03, 2009
Craft, Despite the Economy, Just Keeps Plugging Along With its Simple Style of Minimalist Elegance. Craft, Despite the Economy, Just Keeps Plugging Along With its Simple Style of Minimalist Elegance.
Craft is the Forrest Gump of Dallas restaurants. Not that the sophisticated space on the W Hotel's ground floor is in any way slow or befuddled... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: November 26, 2009
Uptown’s Geisha House Offers An On-Again, Off-Again Japanese Dining Experience. Try Going When It’s On-Again. Uptown’s Geisha House Offers An On-Again, Off-Again Japanese Dining Experience. Try Going When It’s On-Again.
Like so many Asian restaurants, Geisha House sets its tables with disposable wooden chopsticks, the kind you break apart before using. The things... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: November 19, 2009
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Nose, Hair and Mouth--And That's A Good Thing Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Nose, Hair and Mouth--And That's A Good Thing
Smoke is—and isn't—what you think it is. There's barbecue all right, just as the name implies: brisket, ribs, even pulled pork. Chef... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: November 12, 2009
Chef Tre Wilcox, of Bravo and Food Network Fame, Wants to Make a Celebrity of his Restaurant, LOFT 610 Chef Tre Wilcox, of Bravo and Food Network Fame, Wants to Make a Celebrity of his Restaurant, LOFT 610
Tre Wilcox shrugs off the name recognition gained through appearances on some of television's most popular cooking shows. "My window has passed,"... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: November 05, 2009
Smokin' at C.T.'s Real Deal BBQ Smokin' at C.T.'s Real Deal BBQ
Even over the phone, you can feel Corey Toney's smile when he talks about his South Dallas barbecue joint, C.T.'s Real Deal BBQ. "There's a brick... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: October 29, 2009
York Street Gets It Right by Doing Everything Wrong York Street Gets It Right by Doing Everything Wrong
Sharon Hage went about everything the wrong way when she opened York Street way back in May 2001. Not only was she among the first to tie her... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: October 22, 2009
In a City of Gaudy Prime Beef Palaces, Dragonfly Has No Problem Laying Claim to In a City of Gaudy Prime Beef Palaces, Dragonfly Has No Problem Laying Claim to "Best Steaks in Dallas."
Batman is suspended over the ocean waves with a shark clinging to his leg. Beating the beast on its nose fails to knock the 6-foot monster loose,... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: October 15, 2009
Good Pizza Makes Good Neighbors at Urbino on Henderson. Good Pizza Makes Good Neighbors at Urbino on Henderson.
When David Pedack fires up his rickety ZAP car—a three-wheeled all-electric bug assembled in Hong Kong—and clatters down the street... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: October 08, 2009
Tea Thyme & Tisane offers a taste of ’70s small-town Texas--and a big helping of 2009 Internet promotion Tea Thyme & Tisane offers a taste of ’70s small-town Texas--and a big helping of 2009 Internet promotion
As a kid, my parents subjected our family to a couple different themed meals on a regular basis. One was Dad's weekly catfish and hushpuppies... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: October 01, 2009
Ah, Espana Ah, Espana
There's a boundary, a set of criteria, something that delineates those who like appetizers from those who quiver at the mention of tapas. Wish I... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: September 24, 2009
Numero Eno’s Numero Eno’s
For some reason I can't get over the root beer float at Eno's. I know it's not a difficult thing to make—unless, of course, you follow my... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: September 17, 2009
A lush patio makes the drive to the iffy neighborhood of Carolina’s Mexican Cuisine’s worth it. And so does the food. A lush patio makes the drive to the iffy neighborhood of Carolina’s Mexican Cuisine’s worth it. And so does the food.
There we were, sipping drinks on a lush patio behind some sketchy 7-Eleven when a sudden, sharp spurt of maniacal laughter interrupted our... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: September 10, 2009
In Park's Kitchen, Prodigal Son Marc Cassel Makes His Return In Park's Kitchen, Prodigal Son Marc Cassel Makes His Return
In a famous biblical parable, a son takes his family inheritance and wastes it on riotous living in some distant land, returning home with empty... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: September 03, 2009
The Long Good Bye to Lola The Long Good Bye to Lola
"It's kinda weird, honestly," chef David Uygur says of the impending closure of a restaurant he's been associated with for seven years. "It's... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: August 27, 2009
Bella gives a little-known, talented chef a place to shine Bella gives a little-known, talented chef a place to shine
Everyone is familiar with Dean Fearings and Stephan Pyles and the other big boys of the Dallas dining set, but this year a group of relative... More>>
By Dave Faries
Published: August 20, 2009
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