Dallas has evolved into one of the South’s most exciting destinations for plant‑based dining, with vegan restaurants offering deeply satisfying comfort food, bold global flavors, and thoughtful chef‑driven menus. Below are five vegan eateries that showcase just how creative and rich plant‑based cuisine can be in this city.
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We don’t do a lot of recaps of wine dinners, pop-ups and just specialty one-off dinners as of late, we find them a bit of a tease when the evening has passed and the items served are no longer available. This may or may not be true for chef Troy Gardner’s tasting menu he performed last evening for the benefit of the North Texas Wildlife Center.
The dinner was billed as a “wild dinner”, was vegan and mainly featured seafood. Vegan seafood. Which is interesting because Gardner is known for exquisite flavors he seems to conjure with his unique palate and seemingly Wiccan abilities to create vegan replicas of what otherwise be a plate suitable for omnivores.
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A North Texas Asian-inspired pizzeria opens up in the Richardson area for delivery and pick-up only.
Like most immigrants, Far East Pizza Co. owner & chef Nidhi Mittal moved to the States for “a better life for her family.” Mittal and her husband ran a little deli inside a business building serving mostly the tenants and once the pandemic happened, they had to change the course. She reached out to Chef Troy Gardner of TLC Vegan Kitchen and with his help, they crafted a menu blending Mittal’s favorite Indian recipes and American Italian dishes.
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Cooler temps always means warm chili and the good people at the Granada (both theater and Sundown) took advantage of the weekend by importing a gathering of chefs to stir excitement into their inaugural cookoff.
Sunday we found chefs from around the city including Graham Dodds (Wayward Sons), Oliver Sitrin (Blind Butcher), Patton Robertson (Cafe Momentum), Jason West (Sundown at Granada), and Troy Gardner (V-Eats). Continue reading
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