Chocolate is an important food group in my household. After dinner each night, my husband and I eat small bites of dark chocolate for dessert. It’s a very measured, moderate indulgence and, I believe, almost like taking a vitamin thanks to the high antioxidant benefits of dark chocolate. As I was strolling through a stretch...Read More

Tucked into a nondescript strip of Berkshire Lane just east of Douglas Avenue, Pizzeria Carino unpretentiously serves unpretentious Roman-style pizza. Chef/owner Eugene Plyako, a former technology sales executive, inspired by trips to Rome, became obsessed with the two specific styles of pizza served there: one, pizza al taglio, which has a slightly thick, almost focaccia-like...Read More

Sevy Severson keeps hope in his heart. Every day, when Jim Severson gets in his car for the first time, he looks to the sky through his sunroof and thanks God for giving him another day. The 65-year-old chef/owner of Sevy’s is grateful for his wife Amy, son Erik, daughter-in-law Jessica and their son, Bennett,...Read More

My car has a mind of its own. When I crave a certain food, my car heads toward it. Every time I want to eat sushi, for example, my car instinctively heads south to one of the many upscale sushi restaurants in uptown and downtown. It’s never taken me north of Mockingbird for sushi.That must...Read More

Shannon Wynne has been called many things over the years, most notably “successful restauranteur” and perennial “cool kid.” Born and raised in Highland Park, Shannon is known for creating some of Dallas’ most vibrant clubs of the 80s and 90s which are now just memories without landmarks as most of the buildings that housed his...Read More

“Dunia realigns the stars with her desserts,” said Dotty Griffith, the late, legendary food critic who put La Duni on the map with her effusive review back in 2001. Indeed, Duni’s cuatro leches cake is the stuff of lore, gracing weddings, birthdays, and many Cinco de Mayos since it was introduced years ago. But there...Read More

What is the number one selling fresh seafood product at Central Market across the state?  Verlasso Salmon, the delicious farm-raised salmon from Chile. It outsells every other fresh seafood by a large margin and, if you’ve tasted it, you know why. Verlasso is mild in flavor, rich and buttery and has a perfect texture that...Read More

Perhaps we can thank Julian Fellowes for reintroducing the ritual of afternoon tea to modern audiences through his many books and movies depicting the exclusive afternoon pick-me-up formally known as Afternoon Tea, often set in librarious spaces of elegant homes. Oftentimes, Fellowes’ dramatic depictions of include family attendance mandates and agendas for discussion of topics...Read More

Spring is in the air, on the 49th floor of The National in fact, since Monarch restaurant introduced its new Spring Tasting Menu. Created and brilliantly prepared by Executive Chef Jason Rohan, the tasting menu is replete with spring’s greenest gems; English peas, asparagus, ramps, and watercress set alongside fresh seafood and local Wagyu. On a...Read More

The Tex-Mex segment in Dallas is en fuego. Within the circulation boundaries of Preston Hollow People and Park Cities People alone, there are at least 12 Tex-Mex restaurants including Rafa’s, Mesero (2), Odelay, Mi Cocina (2), Fernando’s, El Fenix, Muchacho, and Jalisco Norte. That doesn’t include two Chipotles, one Taco Joint, a Velvet Taco and two upscale predominantly Mexican,...Read More