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Mi Piaci Has Fresh New Look And Taste

by Steven Doyle

This past summer Mi Piaci took on a face lift that was sorely needed. There was some hail damage done to the roof and the owners took that as a cue to close down for a short period and revamp the 20 year old restaurant which has become a standard for Italian cooking in Dallas

There are actually less seats available with the added Luna Lounge, which is a comfy space to meet and mingle with custom built banquets  accented by handmade chandeliers and filtered through soft mood lighting.   
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Nonna Tata and Avoca Are Two FW Gems Worth Hunting

by Judy Chamberlain

Nonna Tata is small. Make that tiny.

There are no more than six tables inside the Ft. Worth hospital district restaurant’s miniature dining room. These are surrounded are by short bar stools, the kind with nothing going on except bare wood. Tables and chairs are crowded together pretty intimately.

Too intimately for me, I decide, opting instead for a coveted table out on the patio for our party of four. While this outdoor seating may not be as appealing when the weather gets hot during the summer, the patio is a fine place to be the rest of the year. The other choice – and it’s not going to be for everyone – is to grab a barstool. Booth or table at nearby bar “The Usual” and have the food delivered. There’s a lot of that delivery stuff going on in Ft. Worth, but in this case the long distance table service doesn’t involve to-go packaging. Nonna Tata’s servers carry platters of food over to the bar, and you get exactly the same treatment that diners crowded into the little spaces over at Nonna Tata are getting.        Continue reading

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First Look: Carbone’s

by Steven Doyle

Yesterday Julian Barsotti opened his latest concept, Carbone’s which is located just next to Nosh on Oak Lawn in Dallas. Carbone’s compliments Barsotti’s Italian restaurant Nonna extremely well and features much of the fresh pastas, cheeses and sauces that he creates daily at the restaurant. At Carbone’s you may dine-in, but you can also buy the various components for your very own  Barsotti dinner at home.

In addition to fresh sauces and pastas, you will also find remarkable hand-made meats and salumi.    Continue reading

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