UnaVida, the modern restaurant providing guests an escape to Mexico, in Uptown Dallas’ West Village, has a revamped menu for late summer diners and drinkers.
The new additions from Local Favorite Restaurants Group Executive Chef of New Concept Development, Chef Matt McAllister, offer light options that are perfect for enjoying on the festive UnaVida patio or inside its vibrant dining room and bar area.
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UnaVida, a modern Mexican concept created by Dallas-based Local Favorite Restaurants specialty division is now open in Dallas’ original walkable mixed-use development, West Village.
Opened to the public today and located at 3699 McKinney Avenue, Suite 307 in the former Taco Diner space, Una Vida’s menu was created by Executive Chef of New Concept Development, Chef Matt McCallister (Homewood, FT33).
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Sip, shoot and enjoy your favorite agave liquor with Mexican Test Kitchen in honor of National Tequila Day on Friday, July 21, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.. The West Village pop-up, led by award-winning Chef Matt McCallister, is open for a limited time.
This celebration will give guests an unforgettable celebration and a sneak peek of what to expect when the new concept opens later this year. The event will feature $1 Margaritas and $1 Tequila Shots, delectable menu items, swag and live music. The light bites include:
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Commons Club, the restaurant, bar and lounge nestled on the ground floor of Virgin Hotels Dallas is now open, welcoming locals and travelers alike.
The Kitchen in Commons Club features celebrated Chef Matt McCallister’s seasonally-driven cuisine with breakfast, lunch and dinner menus using Texas ingredients prepared with classic and modern French technique. Collaborating on the menus, and leading the hotel’s culinary team is Virgin Hotels Dallas Executive Chef Nick Walker. Continue reading
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Virgin Hotels Dallas is pleased to announce that celebrated Chef Matt McCallister will open The Kitchen, the restaurant inside Commons Club , Virgin Hotels’ flagship restaurant, bar and modern social club concept. Known for his locally sourced cuisine, McCallister’s Commons Club menu will be seasonally driven with French influence.
McCallister’s first restaurant, FT33 made waves on a national scale garnering him recognition as one of the best new chefs in America by Food & Wine in 2014 and James Beard Award nominations for best chef, Southwest in 2014, 2015 and 2016. With his latest venture Homewood, he’s again received critical acclaim for his culinary talents. Continue reading
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Embering at what could be mistaken for your own kitchen and digs Homewood, Matt McCallister’s latest restaurant is tucked into a space created from the ground up by Design Hound along with McCallister and his partner Michael Burnett. The menu is mastered with fresh and local ingredients, as you should expect from this brilliant chef, gardener, forager. Continue reading
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We just caught word of what will most definitely be an amazing pop-up with Matt McCallister and at a fun location – the Zodiac at Neiman Marcus downtown Dallas March 8, 2018 at 7pm.
McCallister is the chef-owner of FT33 in the Design District and has been nominated for a a James Beard for Best Chef of the Southwest, Food and Wine named him Best New Chef and his restaurant was featured on the Top 50 New Restaurant list from Bon Appétit. His accolades run deep, and the chef has been on the leading edge of the farm-to-table movement in North Texas. Continue reading
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Five chefs, five pigs and five winemakers are ready to create the Dallas food ultimate experience for the first time since the competition’s inception.
Cochon555, a nose to tail competition, was created in 2008 in response to lack of education around heritage breed pigs. The event is also dedicated to supporting family farmers and educating chefs and diners about the agricultural importance of utilizing Old World livestock. Continue reading
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