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  As the Pandemic Accelerates, Some Dallas Restaurants Stop Reporting Sick Employees

  July 1 at 4 a.m.

  In the early days of the coronavirus crisis, many Dallas-area restaurants diligently wrote public alerts every time an employee fell ill with the disease. But as cases surge, hospitals fill and the government response falters, restaurant owners are facing a new logic: Cases may be too common to report. And...

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  Allen Man Becomes Shredded Cheese Husband Overnight

  June 29 at 2:03 p.m.

  On Saturday night, a man tweeted at Mi Cocina in Allen that his wife had been waiting 18 minutes for shredded cheese, "as it's the only way she can eat fajitas." Not only had they waited 18 minutes, they also had asked four people for it. To add insult to...

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  How Palmer’s Is About More than Fried Chicken

  June 29 at 4 a.m.

  This summer, Palmer’s Hot Chicken will be one of the new Nashville hot chicken establishments opening in Dallas. It’s the brainchild of Palmer Fortune, who is also the owner of two Porch restaurants in St. Simon’s Island, Georgia. The menu at Palmer’s will be identical to that of Porch, offering...

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  White Chef Who Cooks Vietnamese Food Accused of Harassing, Insulting Asian Americans

  June 26 at 11:55 a.m.

  It all started with a typo. Peja Krstic, chef-owner of acclaimed Dallas Vietnamese restaurant Mot Hai Ba, reversed the h and n in “bánh mì” while writing a caption on Instagram June 16. He says autocorrect is to blame. But then three Vietnamese American women replied to correct the typo...

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  Bars Ordered Closed, Restaurant Capacity Limited as Abbott Dials Up Coronavirus Restrictions

  June 26 at 9:46 a.m.

  A day after he hit the pause button on the state's reopening plan, Gov. Greg Abbott is reinstating some restrictions designed to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Friday morning, Abbott issued an executive order closing bars across the state at noon Friday and placing a 50% occupancy...

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  This Weekend: Crepes in West Dallas, Lobster in Victory Park and Pupusas in the Cedars

  June 24 at 4 a.m.

  Kick off your weekend by picking up a free Nutella crepe at Whisk this Thursday. No purchase is necessary, and they won’t ask you any questions about it. Just take the sweet crepe and go. What: Free Nutella Thursdays When: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday Where: Whisk Crêpes Café,...