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by | September 18, 2025 · 1:44 pm

Uchi launches first sake on World Sake Day Oct 1st

Hai Hospitality, the restaurant group behind Uchi, Uchiko, Uchibā, and Loro, is introducing its first house sake this fall in collaboration with Brooklyn Kura, New York’s pioneering sake brewery. The new release, Better Together, is a Junmai Ginjo set to debut October 1 at Uchi, Uchiko, and Uchibā locations in Texas before rolling out to the group’s restaurants in California, Pennsylvania, Florida, Colorado, and Arizona later this year. It will also be available at Brooklyn Kura’s taproom in Brooklyn.

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by | January 22, 2020 · 12:33 pm

January Closures

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January 2020  has been a sad month with closures the Dallas restaurant community.

We were rocked by the news of LUCK in Trinity Groves bowing out, with a final blow out last Sunday. We were especially unsettled by this bit of news as over the years we had plenty invested mentally in LUCK and the owners, Chef Daniel Pittman, Jeff Dietzman, and Ned Steel who were all first time restaurant owners. The boys called on us months before opening their  beer-centric restaurant in up-and-coming Trinity Groves having us attend pop-ups around the city as they prepared guests for something truly amazing. Continue reading →

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by | July 26, 2019 · 1:30 pm

DRG Concepts to Open Modern Steakhouse Destination Wicked Butcher in The Sinclair Hotel, Premiering Fall 2019 in Downtown Fort Worth

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Wicked Butcher, a modern steakhouse in one of Fort Worth’s most beautiful historic buildings, will open in Fall 2019, restaurant leader DRG Concepts announced today.

The revived Sinclair Building, a historic landmark in Downtown Fort Worth, is home to DRG Concepts’ newest restaurant.  Wicked Butcher is a modern, Fort Worth steakhouse that embraces the swanky, art deco character of the building’s architecture and the vibrant and cosmopolitan heart of the city. Continue reading →

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by | July 30, 2014 · 9:13 am

What A Loverly Bunch Of Coconuts At Truck Yard This Weekend

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This weekend, cancel all your plans. Better yet, make plans to spend your weekend at the Truck Yard. Because all the cool kids will be drinking cocktails from coconuts, and you clearly don’t want to miss out on that. It’s all going down on Friday, August 1 and Saturday, August 2 from 5 p.m. until the coconuts run out, where mixologist extraordinaire Jason Kosmas created a trio of special cocktails served inside actual coconuts.   Continue reading →

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by | November 20, 2013 · 3:43 pm

Catch The Film “Hey Bartender” Monday, Nov 25

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This Monday there will be a special screening of Hey Bartender at the Village Theater at 32 Highland Park Village at 7pm. The film is about a bartender in the era of craft cocktail. After the film meet Jason Kosmas, co-owner of one of the bars featured in the film, Employees Only in New York. Kosmas will speak abut the film and host a Q&A session.  You will also hear from the film’s director, Douglas Tirola and William Grant Portfolio Ambassador, Charlotte Voisey. The evening will finish up with an after party next door at the Village Bar.

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by | November 5, 2013 · 2:53 pm

Celebrate On The Rooftop At Nora This Thursday Evening

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One of our favorite restaurants in Dallas sits proudly as one of the early adopters to the Lowest Greenville Avenue reboot, just across from Trader Joes. We have written about Nora numerous times, and love to pop in occasionally and check out the fantastic cocktails designed by Jason Kosmas, and the food made nightly by chef-owner Matt Pikar. The Afghan food is light, and ethereal, and extremely satisfying. Check out this visit, or this one.    Continue reading →

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by | August 20, 2013 · 7:13 am

A Night Of Martinis and Madmen At Cool River

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After all the great Vodka I sampled Saturday Night I was surprised I could write this article. A packed house in the ever spacious Cool River in Las Colinas sampled so many great vodka brands. Chef Rodman Sheilds provided passed appetizers to offset the onslaught of the free pouring vodka. Stuffed mushrooms, ahi bruschetta with pineapple, crab cakes and the best stuffed jalapenos wrapped in bacon I have had in a long time, complemented the interesting cocktails that were being served .

There were lots of familiar brands being poured like absolute, ultimate , Tito’s , Grey Goose , Svdeka ( being manned by my good buddy Todd from Constellation) and there were a few new brands to try as well.    Continue reading →

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by | August 16, 2013 · 9:19 am

MartiniFest This Saturday

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Cool River is having a martini party and they are inviting you. Here you can choose from 20 different vodkas from around the world and sip away. There will be plenty of mixologists and brand reps to tend to your needs, including the Aylesbury Duck Vodka with Jason Kosmas in the house.

In addition to the martinis chef Rodman Shields will be sending out passed appetizers for the crowd to enjoy. The cost of the evening is $25 in advance, which includes tax and gratuity, or $29.95 at the door, which does not include tax and gratuity. There will also be plenty of giveaways and raffles for fun items.

The evening starts at 7:30 tomorrow, Saturday August 17, 2013.

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