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

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

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

It’s been 19 months since Eataly Dallas opened. I checked my credit card, and, in those 19 months, I’ve spent close to $5,000 there. How? It was easy. The truth is, I love the place. If you’ve traveled to Italy, you likely hang on to memories of the pizza you ate at a tiny restaurant at the...Read More

When she was 30, Franchesca Nor had her first baby, an aqua, navy, and seafoam progeny named Dive Coastal Cuisine. Her son, Archer James, was born in 2016. Both have matured and evolved; nourished the body, soul, and heart; and given back. Dive continues to be a restaurant phenom, serving fresh, sustainable, non-GMO, organic salads, seafood,...Read More

Today, February 6 is New Zealand Day and to celebrate, let’s talk about the first New Zealand-inspired restaurant in Dallas: Quarter Acre.  The restaurant is led by Chef Toby Archibald, himself a Kiwi with almost two decades of cooking in acclaimed restaurants, including Café Boulud, Bullion, and most recently as the Chef du Cuisine of...Read More

The big food news of the week is that the iconic subterranean steak house, Dakota’s, is opening to the public Monday, Sept. 13.  The restaurant hosted a media preview Thursday and it was sublime. I LOVED it – every single element of the experience. From the live piano tunes that smoothed the transition from hot,...Read More

April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom Holiday tables under the trees April in Paris, this is a feeling That no one can ever reprise   -Yip Harberg  If you can’t make it to Paris in April, the next best thing might just be to visit Parigi, the Oak Lawn Avenue restaurant named after the City of Light. Parigi, the...Read More