An Oak Lawn newcomer tries to recapture the Centrum Building's spotlight.
By Scott Reitz,
May 17, 2012
It's a nice enough image. A sizable square of mahi mahi boasts perfect 90-degree hashes: the mark of a careful quarter turn on a searing hot... More >>
Local restaurants try survive the crush of customers that follows a visit from Food Network's frosted-tip rainmaker.
By Scott Reitz,
May 10, 2012
It was back in the fall that Citizen Pictures, a Colorado-based production company, contacted me in hopes of finding some restaurants to feature... More >>
Dallas' most vibrant dining scene may owe it all to one restaurant.
By Scott Reitz,
May 03, 2012
It's 7 on a Friday night, and there's something odd, eerie even, about the Bishop Arts District. There are these things called "pedestrians" here... More >>
"You can always judge the quality of a cook or restaurant by roast chicken," Julia Child once wrote. I'm not sure if she was the first to utter... More >>
A rapidly expanding restaurant learns good hands are hard to find.
By Scott Reitz,
April 12, 2012
Fred Messick never intended to be a chef — at least not at first. He'd thought about cooking, sure, but culinary school seemed like a waste of... More >>
Reviewing downtown Dallas' much-needed cocktail den.
By Scott Reitz,
April 05, 2012
On a January weeknight, one of the unseasonably warm ones, The Chesterfield was absolutely packed. Not with patrons, necessarily; the space was... More >>
It's locavorism for the rest of us. And lots and lots of beer.
By Scott Reitz,
March 29, 2012
If you're perched at the outdoor section of the bar at Union Bear on a warm spring day, you may just catch some sunshine on the nape of your neck... More >>
Oak Cliff's newest burger house is still searching for its identity
By Scott Reitz,
March 15, 2012
While the big restaurant money continues to flow north toward Highland Park, Preston Hollow and Uptown, Dallas' most interesting restaurant scene... More >>
For some time, Central 214 was known as the restaurant led by Blythe Beck, the chef with the big personality who made her dishes "naughty." Beck... More >>
Delia Pisarro is a meat eater. She's also a business woman. So when she opened Pure, her small Greenville Avenue Cafe in 2003, it wasn't for her... More >>
Five brisket tacos at five places in five hours: It's more meat -- and more fun -- than it seems.
By Scott Reitz,
February 23, 2012
I reached down to my right, pulled the small plastic lever, pushed back in my seat and moaned. We were puttering down U.S. 75 in a tinny Honda... More >>
On a recent Friday, one of the cold ones, Del Frisco's Grille had a nice little buzz going. Out front, women in ultra-short skirts bounced in... More >>
The loudest restaurant in Dallas can't hear (or see or taste) its mistakes.
By Scott Reitz,
February 09, 2012
When Private Social opened last fall, the occasion was marked with a red-carpet affair. Literally, the rug was rouge, and it was rolled out for... More >>
Billed as Carrollton's Koreatown, the Furneaux Creek Village Shopping Center is packed with Korean restaurants, a karaoke lounge and a pool hall... More >>
The founder of Mi Cocina is back, and his new place feels like home.
By Scott Reitz,
January 26, 2012
"It's like trying a drug for the first time," my tablemate said, as she watched me take a careful bite from a grilled serrano pepper. The plate... More >>
I'm staring at a perfectly seared and large piece of red fish, with crisp skin and flaky white flesh, trying to figure out what went wrong with... More >>
Yes, there's another Dallas burger joint worth a visit. Apologize in advance to your arteries.
By Scott Reitz,
January 05, 2012
Stackhouse sits on a knoll above the concrete expanse that is the intersection of Gaston Avenue, Malcolm X Boulevard and Fair Park Link, in East... More >>
High-priced dishes obscure the cooking at Zio Cecio -- until the pasta comes.
By Scott Reitz,
December 29, 2011
Francesco Farris needed a break. After 18 years working at his brother Efisio's side, he was ready to strike out on his own.
"I think I grew... More >>
Tomatoes in winter dull the spotlight in Highland Park.
By Scott Reitz,
December 22, 2011
On a brisk December evening, Highland Park Village is awash in light. Tiny white bulbs blanket every branch and every twig of every tree along... More >>
Every morning around 9, a large pot of water containing dried white corn and lime comes to a boil inside the kitchen of Meso Maya — the first... More >>
A Beer Garden and Burger House offers East Dallas the kind of bar you'll want to make your own.
By Scott Reitz,
December 08, 2011
The saying goes that friends are the family you get to choose. There's truth in the words, however cliché, but we don't have as much control... More >>
Simple Mediterranean-inspired plates designed for Park Cities palates.
By Scott Reitz,
December 01, 2011
Eric Brandt, executive chef of Highland Park's Bistro 31, never attended culinary school. Instead, the self-taught chef ditched his computer... More >>
