Restaurants

Vacation : Ritz Carlton Jamaica

This Christmas indulge yourself (and maybe your whole family) in ocean breezes and warm Caribbean sunshine! Picture yourself on a secluded white sand beach; or wade in the shimmering waters with the lush green mountains rising in the background. Unwind to the rhythmic sounds of Reggae and treat your palate to authentic Caribbean flavors at [...]

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Restaurant : Saint Anns…Revisited

Saint Ann Restaurant and Bar, which opened last fall in Uptown next to Saint Ann Court office tower (and we were the first to review), has a new chef: Chad Starling. He took over the kitchen about two months ago and we are excited about the new menu. Our favorite dinner starters might include a [...]

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Restaurant : Delaney Vineyards & Winery

Join Delaney Vineyard during the Annual Harvest and Grape Stomp! Nothing makes for an intimate day date like you, your bare feet and a huge tub of grapes. Enter Delaney Vineyards in Grapevine, where you’ll pile into a barrel and crush away. Afterward, you’ll unwind with $1 glasses of wine. If you ever were to [...]

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Restaurant : Red Fork

Chef Jeff Harris, the highly acclaimed former chef of Craft, Dallas, and his team are excited to announce the opening of their new restaurant, RedFork. This is the new relaxing hideaway off Fitzhugh featuring an upscale menu. We surprisingly enjoyed the brunch choices given the fact it is in a strip mall next to a [...]

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Restaurant : Dude, Sweet Chocolate

Does Dad have a sweet tooth? Satisfy it this Father’s Day with chocolates from Dude, Sweet Chocolate, named 2010’s Best Chocolatier by D Magazine. Under the direction of chef Katherine Clapner, this haven for chocolate lovers not only serves up the usual suspects of truffles, fudge and toffees, but also features ice cream and creative [...]

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Restaurant : Rathbun’s Blue Plate Kitchen

Rathbuns Blue Plate Kitchen, the newest restaurant creation of Abacus and Jaspers Executive Chef and Partner Kent Rathbun is inspired by traditional family recipes and the Chefs desire to establish a new conduit in food preparation and execution. A wide array of dishes such as the Dr. Pepper Mopped Rotisserie Chicken and MawMaw Buttermilk Pie [...]

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Restaurant : Meddlesome Moth Revisited

Shannon Wynne has done it again…His new restaurant in the design district is a must experience. Spacious, uber-cool, and very European… Meddlesome Moth is the beer connoisseur’s pub. If you appreciate eccentric, local, and large format brews (with a side of smooth ambiance), you’re going to love Meddlesome Moth. You have choices such as Local, [...]

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Restaurant : Jimmy’s Food Store

I was browsing D Magazine’s What You Must Do in Dallas http://www3.dmagazine.com/content/must-do-dallas and stumbled upon a local favorite. Now Jimmy’s is legendary — the most heralded Italian market in all of Dallas. It provides food to local restaurants, among them, Italian eatery Urbano Café next door. There are many Dallasites who swear Jimmy’s is the [...]

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Restaurant : Good 2 Go Taco
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Jeana Johnson and Colleen O’Hare opened their unusual Good 2 Go Taco at Green Spot Market and Fuels, Bruce Bagelman’s eco-chic biofuel station in Lake Highlands. Already it’s a huge hit. These are nothing like the tacos in a down-home Mexican taqueria, but they’re wonderful all the same, in combos like pulled pork with blue [...]

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Restaurant : Saint Ann
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Imagine knocking the scratchy PA system and all of those pesky chalkboards out of your elementary school and adding a minimalist bar, Big Sur-style natural-wood details, and a garden patio with enough lighted trees to keep even a third-grader enchanted. Congratulations, you have just mind-melded with the folks behind Saint Ann, the circa-1927 elementary school [...]

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