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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,...
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With Dry January about to come to a close, National Croissant Day’s arrival on January 30 gives us yet another reason to celebrate.  Though the croissant is the official pastry of France, its origins are in Vienna, Austria, where in 1683 soon after the Hapsburg victory over the Ottoman Empire, Viennese bakers reshaped their traditional...
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I inhaled that meal as if I was just checking a box and not feeding my body and soul. I started to cry . . .
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Song Pairing: The Breath You Take – George Strait The lake was still tranquil aside from ripples caused by occasional jumping fish and gentle swirls from the paddle blade. The morning was peaceful, birds stretched their wings in the cooler air before heat drove them into thick tree cover, their tweets lyrical and apolitical. After 45 minutes...
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Song Pairing: A Million Dreams from The Greatest Showman The Charles The steady hum of much needed interpersonal connection filled the space, the occasional percussive beats of laughter punctuated the atmosphere, then quieted, leaving a brief pause for me to hear the background music. It was reopening night at The Charles after its closure on...
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Song Pairing: Listen to the Mockingbird George Lewis Band – Jazz at Preservation Hall First Impressions . . .  The first time I met Stephanie Magilow, she was sampling product at Central Market and wearing a food-server’s hairnet. The second time I met her there, she was wearing a hair net. The third time I...
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Between Pinterest boards filled with edible works of art to “Instagram-worthy” meals to “food porn,” thanks to technology, food has been objectified to the point in which many of us have practically forgotten its value.   I get it – my “phone eats first,” and I can spend 10 minutes trying to get the perfect...
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When she was 30, Franchesca Nor had her first baby, an aqua, navy, and seafoam progeny named Dive Coastal Cuisine. (ABOVE: Dive Coastal Cuisine serves fresh, sustainable, non-GMO, organic salads, seafood, and sandwiches. Photo Kim Leeson) Her son, Archer James, was born in 2016. Both have matured and evolved; nourished the body, soul, and heart; and...
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