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Restaurant Review: Nana in Dallas
Grilled duck with beets. Photography by Kevin Marple. In late December I posted the “Top Twelve Bites I Put in my Mouth in 2011.” Well, I screwed up. It should have been 13 because the gnocchi, crunchy...
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Good Asian Grub: Thai-rrific
Praram with shrimp Thai-rrific was a North Dallas favorite until it moved to Oak Lawn last year. And since I live around there, I am sure glad it did. Despite the Cedar Springs address, the restaurant...
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Restaurant Reviews: Stackhouse, Liberty Burger, Goodfriend Beer Garden in Dallas
Double loaded burger and sweet potato fries at Stackhouse. Photography by Kevin Marple. Here is what we think. Let us know your thoughts. Stackhouse Randy Kienast is a successful home builder. One of...
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Restaurant Review: The Best Pastrami Sandwich in Dallas at Deli-News
Pastrami sandwich at Deli-News. Photography by Kevin Marple. As I opened the menu at Deli-News, the self-proclaimed “New York-style restaurant,” I casually asked my Brooklyn-born-and-raised Jewish...
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The Most Underrated Restaurant in Dallas: Canary By Gorji
Sweet Face: Chef Mansour Gorji. I’ll be quick and to the point: Canary By Gorji is the most underrated restaurant in Dallas. Every time I eat there I am seduced by the creative cooking and I fall in...
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Restaurant Review: Private Social in Dallas
Dallas can’t claim many celebrities as its own. With few exceptions (Hi, Don Henley!), if they make it big, they leave us. That’s why Troy Aikman can’t get through a meal at the Highland Park Village...
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Restaurant Review: Central 214 in Dallas
(clockwise from top) Chef Graham Dodds, oxtail ragout with crispy gnocchi, and a Scotch egg. (Photography by Kevin Marple) This month Todd Johnson checks in with Graham Dodds, the newish executive...
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Mother’s Day Restaurant Reviews
Carol spent many hours compiling a list of restaurants that offered Mother’s Day specials. I passed a few of them yesterday and noticed some huge crowds on patios and valet parking stands. I take it a...
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Restaurant Review: Oak in the Dallas Design District
Chef Maddy; roasted Magret duck breast with sunchoke, ramps, and foie gras flan. Photography by Kevin Marple Jason Maddy is well on his way to becoming the next rock star chef in Dallas. Until now, he...
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New Review: Sissy’s Southern Kitchen & Bar in Dallas
(left to right) Sissy’s downhome decor; chocolate cake; Lisa Garza and Jeffery Hobbs. (Photography by Kevin Marple) When Lisa Garza started working as a hostess at La Hacienda Ranch, in Frisco, she was...
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Restaurant Review: Amici Signature Italian in Carrollton
Amici’s pork porterhouse and Bartolino Cocuzza. (Photography by Kevin Marple) Don’t drive across town if you are jonesing for “authentic” Italian fare. Owner and chef Bartolino Cocuzza has...
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Restaurant Review: Woodshed Smokehouse in Fort Worth
(clockwise from top left) Chef/owner Tim Love; beef ribs; smoked cauliflower photography by Kevin Marple. This month, Teresa Gubbins reviews Tim Love’s newest restaurant, Woodshed Smokehouse. Lulled by...
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Restaurant Review: Kenny’s Italian Kitchen in North Dallas
Kenny's Fair Fare: Kenny’s chicken and artichoke pizza, and clam and mussel linguini. (Photography by Kevin Marple) You’d be surprised to learn how hard it can be for dining critics to find volunteers...
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Restaurant Review: Local in Dallas
Local's fried green beans and soy-glazed salmon. (Photography by Kevin Marple) Though she recently opened new breakfast-and-lunch-only spot Rosemont a few doors down from Local, chef/owner Tracy...
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Restaurant Review: Driftwood in Oak Cliff
Diver scallops with cornbread purée and (right) milk-poached chicken. (Photography by Kevin Marple) Dallas is octopus crazy. It’s the exotic protein of the moment, popping up on menus all over the...
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