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Herb & Ember in Firewheel

Garland doesn’t always get the attention it deserves when people talk about DFW dining. That may be about to change.

Chef Burak Ozcan — the Turkish-born culinary force behind the Ferah family of restaurants — has opened his latest concept, Herb & Ember, inside Firewheel Town Center at 365 Coneflower Drive in Garland. If you know Ozcan’s work at Ferah Tex-Med Kitchen or Ferah Smokehouse & Cantina, you already have a sense of what he’s capable of. Herb & Ember feels like his most polished swing yet.

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Jon Bonnell’s Waters is the Best Seafood Restaurant in Fort Worth

Jon Bonnell is Fort Worth through and through. Fourth-generation, born and raised, the kind of guy who hunted and fished growing up and never really stopped thinking about what ended up on the plate. He went to Vanderbilt, came home, taught science and math for a couple of years, and then had one of those moments — watching a cooking show, of all things — where something clicked. He enrolled at the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont, did his internship at Mr. B’s Bistro in the New Orleans French Quarter, and came back to Fort Worth in 1997 with a plan already forming.

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Kent Rathbun Celebrity Wine Dinner at Crescent Club April 23rd

Kent Rathbun has been one of the defining figures in Dallas dining for over three decades. His upscale Uptown restaurant Abacus became one of the most celebrated tables in the city — four James Beard nominations, Forbes Four Stars, and a reputation that reached well beyond Texas. He followed that with Jasper’s, that Esquire named one of the top 20 new restaurants in America, and which remains a Dallas favorite to this day. Add a win over Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America and you have a career that has never needed much explaining around here. Couple all this with his current Rathbun’s Backyard BBQ catering.

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All Aboard: Grapevine’s Jazz Wine Train Date Night

Some evenings just have a built-in story to tell. The Jazz Wine Train in Grapevine is one of those nights — the kind where you arrive slightly dressed up, leave a little flushed, and find yourself already thinking about when you can come back.

The premise is simple and wonderful. You and your person settle into a 100-year-old Victorian rail coach, a glass of Texas wine in hand, live jazz filling the air, the Texas night sliding past the windows. For two hours, nothing needs your attention except the music and what’s in your glass.

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Bites That Matter: Dallas College Bits & Bites at Arboretum April 26

Every April, something quietly wonderful happens at the Dallas Arboretum. The gardens fill with chefs, students, and people who just love good food, and for two hours, the lines between classroom and kitchen disappear entirely.

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Sant Ambroeus Dallas: Milan’s Iconic Italian Restaurant Is Coming to Knox Street

Dallas has been on a serious run lately, and the restaurants are starting to reflect it. The latest proof: Sant Ambroeus has chosen Knox Street for its first Texas location, opening in 2026, most likely Fall — and if you know the name, you know what that means.

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National Crawfish Day, Razzoo’s Way

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Why celebrate National Crawfish Day for just one day when you can do it all week? Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe is turning April 17 into a full week of crawfish, offering 5 lbs for $30 Monday through Friday at locations across Texas.

Served hot with corn and potatoes, Razzoo’s crawfish delivers bold, Louisiana-style flavor in a laid-back, high-energy setting. It’s an easy, crave-worthy way to celebrate crawfish season beyond just one day.

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Lounge Here: Dallas’ Unassuming Culinary Retreat

Lounge Here in East Dallas distinguishes itself by doing the opposite: it invites diners to slow down, settle in, and experience food and atmosphere on its own terms. The result is a rare combination of culinary rigor and casual ease, a restaurant that feels both elevated and immediately approachable.

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