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Meet the Winner of Our Dallas Michelin Star Prediction Pool

Brian Reinhart — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:32:33 +0000

The results are in. Of the roughly 400 people who entered our Michelin stars prediction pool this fall, three correctly guessed that Dallas restaurants would net a grand total of one star, and that it would be awarded to Tatsu Dallas. Those three winners then went head-to-head over the tiebreaker question, which asked which Texas … Continued

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A Review of the Newly Renovated Milo Butterfingers

Tim Rogers — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:18:32 +0000

For the November issue of D Magazine, I wrote about one of the best dive bars in Dallas and the man who created it. Ned Smith died earlier this year, and just as my story published, the new operators of Milo Butterfingers had closed the place for major renovations. There was considerable consternation about whether … Continued

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Tiffany Derry’s Inaugural Food Festival Brought More Seats to the Table

Brian Reinhart — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:31:45 +0000

Outside EpicCentral in Grand Prairie, “Smooth Operator,” “Lil Boo Thang,” and “Cha-Cha Slide” soundtrack a lively scene. Chefs and vintners stand under white-canopied stalls, sheltered from the sun, tending to festival-goers. Guyanese restaurateur Tavel Bristol-Joseph, whose Hestia just snagged a Michelin star in Austin, spoons salted cream onto little servings of apple sorbet. Celebrity chef … Continued

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Can a New Chef Make The Mansion a Dallas Dining Destination Again?

Anita Moti — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:56:02 +0000

Since the days when culinary superstars presided over The Mansion, the Rosewood hotel restaurant has gone from one of Dallas’ most celebrated fine-dining institutions to a runner-up. For a few years, The Mansion’s chefs preserved a traditional experience rather than introducing the kind of individual style that Bruno Davaillon, Dean Fearing, and John Tesar offered. … Continued

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The Best Restaurants in Downtown Dallas

Zoe Roberts — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:27:26 +0000

Downtown Dallas’ food scene is thriving. In the years since the pandemic, a neighborhood that was once notorious for shutting down after 5 p.m. has become busy around the clock. You’re now able to find good things to eat at every price point and from almost every culture. The first half of our downtown dining … Continued

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Dallas' Next Star Burger Comes to the Cedars from Japan

Anita Moti — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:29:40 +0000

George Kaiho keeps mighty busy. After working for 8 years at Jettison, he now spends most nights behind the bar at Le PasSage, the new Katy Trail restaurant from chef Bruno Davaillon. He also occasionally shows up to take orders or work catering for the best Thai restaurant inside Dallas city limits, Ka-Tip Thai, which … Continued

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R.I.P., Al Biernat (1955-2024)

Tim Rogers — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:25:25 +0000

Before every person with a phone became an Instagram celebrity, Al Biernat was the general manager of The Palm Restaurant in Dallas’ West End. That is where Al kept his list of notables who longed to get their caricatures painted on the walls by artist Bill Lignante. Al learned to handle his customers carefully. “I … Continued

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What’s So Special About Café Momento?

Matt Goodman — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:17:09 +0000

Going to the same coffee shops, book stores, and galleries decade-in and decade-out can sometimes feel like one long desire path across the entire region; a cultural scar rubbed into the earth itself, made entirely of habit. A recent art opening at Fort Worth’s Café Momento—a combination coffee shop, bookstore and gallery—was a necessary break … Continued

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Michelin Sees Texas Through a Tourist’s Eyes, for Better and Worse

Brian Reinhart — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:00:59 +0000

After the reveal of the first-ever Michelin Guide to Texas restaurants, Dallas’ chefs and diners had opposite reactions to the city’s underwhelming total of exactly one star. A grateful peace prevailed among the chefs whose restaurants are now listed in the new Guide. Some were amused by their specific awards. (Michelin confers one, two, or … Continued

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Michelin Guide Honors Wrong Dallas Restaurant, Issues Correction

Brian Reinhart — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:28:59 +0000

Chas Martin might need to stop naming his restaurants after himself. The Michelin Guide mistook one of his restaurants for another and accidentally honored the wrong one at the Monday night ceremony inaugurating its Texas guide. It has taken the unusual step of making a late substitution. At the ceremony, The Charles was honored with … Continued

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These 28 North Texas Restaurants Made the 2024 Michelin Guide

Brian Reinhart — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 03:48:43 +0000

This article was updated after the discovery that Michelin had mistakenly included an incorrect restaurant in its honor roll. After years of waiting, the Michelin Guide—considered by most professional chefs to be the world’s ultimate benchmark of restaurant quality—has arrived in Texas. The company announced the state’s first-ever selections during a banquet at the POST … Continued

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The Potion Makers of Dallas

Anita Moti — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:57:24 +0000

Hundreds of Dallas bars can serve you a good drink. Many of them make their own ingredients, too, creating custom flavored syrups, sour mixes, and infused spirits. But a handful of local bartenders are going further, making their own in-house versions of popular aperitifs and liqueurs such as Aperol, Campari, and Chartreuse. Their backbars occasionally … Continued

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