Monthly Archives: August 2017

by | August 23, 2017 · 12:20 pm

Top Knot Announces August Uncommon Ramen Summer Series With Chef Philip Speer of Austin’s Bonhomie

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Top Knot, the new modern American restaurant with Asian roots that features shareable plates with market ingredients and flavors from Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Japan, will host Guest Chef Philip Speer for the final installment of the summer on Monday, August 28th.         

Top Knot’s Uncommon Ramen Series started in 2015 as a limited-run guest chef pop-up. Guest reaction to the series was so positive that the restaurant launched a monthly series and christened the last Monday of the month “Uncommon Ramen”. The 2017 series has seen a varied roster of guest chefs, from Hai’s own Founder and Owner, Chef Tyson Cole, to BBQ legend, Aaron Franklin. Continue reading →

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by | August 23, 2017 · 10:42 am

New Restaurant Hookline to open Fall 2017 – Plano’s The Boardwalk

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Hookline – a new concept by Del Sur Restaurant Group (Hook Line & Sinker, Urban Taco) –  is under construction with plans to open Fall 2017 at The Boardwalk at Granite Park in Plano, Texas. Executive Chef Aaron Nelson will be running the kitchen.

The new restaurant is a full-service/chef-driven evolution of the 21-year old “sister restaurant”, Hook Line & Sinker. Hookline will still offer some of the Hook Line & Sinker classics but the menu, design, atmosphere and branding have all been elevated through a collaborative effort with Del Sur partners and Austin-based design and branding firm, FÖDA Studio (South Congress Hotel, June’s All Day, The Preacher’s Son, Top Knot).  Continue reading →

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by | August 22, 2017 · 11:43 am

Chef and Menu Changes at Independent Bar & Kitchen in Deep Ellum

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Deep Ellum’s Independent Bar & Kitchen announced some fun changes as the fall season approaches.

The kitchen is now led by up-and-coming 23 year old, female Chef Gaby Hernandez. Gaby has been with IBK since their opening in April 2016. With a history focused mainly as a pastry chef, Gaby is now entering the savory world. The IBK menu will still feature her sweet pastries, cookies, and house made breads and rolls.  Continue reading →

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by | August 22, 2017 · 11:26 am

East Dallas Hello Dumpling Opens August 23rd

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Dallas is set to experience a new level of dumplings which leaves us ecstatic. In the East Dallas space formerly occupied by Good 2 Go Taco comes Hello Dumpling, an Asian restaurant specializing in dumplings with an adjacent tea salon.

Owned by a second-generation Chinese American June Chow she tells us, There will be a rotating menu of dumplings each month and I want to make something tasty and affordable”.  Continue reading →

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by | August 22, 2017 · 11:00 am

Dallas Taco Takeover September 16th

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Things are about to get spicy! Cannonball Productions, the company behind the highly acclaimed, nationally-touring Bacon and Beer Classic, is launching its hottest food and drink festival yet. Taco Takeover will pair refreshing cocktails, tequila samples, and beer with original tacos from the best local chefs. In between bites, guests can bob for churros, dance to a live Mariachi band, compete in a nacho eating contest, try out temporary tattoos, and more.  Continue reading →

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by | August 22, 2017 · 10:12 am

Nature’s Plate Opening Second Location

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Nature’s Plate, the go-to vegan eatery in Lake Highlands is opening a second location  at Preston Forest Square (11811 Preston Road) in the NW quadrant next to Run On.  The plant-based offerings concept with grab and and go offerings is expected to open December 2017.

Owned and operated by sisters Annette Baker and Marianne Lacko, Nature’s Plate started as a small business venture in 2011 and quickly  expanded to a storefront and kitchen in East Dallas offering meals, snacks and smoothies to-go and in weekly meal plans. The new location will offer a variety of grab and go options 7 days a week as well as a north Dallas option for meal plan pick up.  Continue reading →

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by | August 22, 2017 · 9:47 am

Grilln Villain Chef Steve McHugh and Chef Graham Dodds Collaborate in Pop-Up Deliciousness

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Making his debut as the Grilln Villain at a recent pop-up dinner at Nine Band Brewing Company in Allen, Chef Steve McHugh, along with Chef Graham Dodds, delivered a cleverly designed four-course, Texas inspired menu with product from sponsor 44 Farms. (You may recall we wrote on July 11th about Chef Dodds being named as the new Culinary Director of the Statler)

Chefs McHugh and Dodds partnered for the first time cooking with Chef Kent Rathbun at The Masters in Augusta, GA this year. Both men have a wry sense of humor and quickly found they worked simpatico even under less-than-perfect conditions, i.e., a field kitchen. Continue reading →

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by | August 17, 2017 · 1:25 pm

First Look: Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse in Legacy West (Slideshow)

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Nothing screams Dallas than the opulent steakhouse. These are where big deals are conjured, first dates happen, anniversaries take place, and most importantly where people dine on large slabs of delicious beef. Well, not always the beef, steakhouses often have incredible seafood options. This is the case for all these events and even more at Del Frisco Double Eagle Steakhouse which is a stalwart in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and beyond. Continue reading →

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