Hilton Anatole

Maine Now Quarantining People for Setting Foot in Dallas

If you want any real Ebola news, check out the Friday afternoon update. If you want to see something we barely believe isn't from The Onion, keep reading. In a move that makes Highland Park ISD's response to Ebola seem thoughtful and measured, Maine School Administrative District 58 has placed a te ... More >>

Keep Your House Apes Occupied

Jingle Bell Run

I Got The Body, You Got The Brains

Gibs, Gibs and More Gibs

Six Great Beer and Culinary Events for This Week, April 10 - 16

Thursday, April 11 The We Over Me Farm at Paul Quinn College is hosting its annual Community Cooks dinner this Thursday. Some of Dallas' best chefs will be serving at the event, including Chad Houser, Jeff Harris of Bolsa, Jason Maddy of Oak and Matt McCallister of FT33. Tickets are $75 and benefit ... More >>

Hit Every Ramp

Beer Dinners and Mardi Gras Events for the Week of February 6 - 12

Thursday, February 7 Bolsa Mercado is reviving Meet & Eat this Thursday. Chef Jeff Harris is creating a dinner in honor of the Meridian, Texas-based Red Caboose Winery, which was recently selected as a Top 10 Hot Brands by Wine Business Monthly. Dinner includes Gulf Coast red snapper, roasted and br ... More >>

Human Rights, As Told By Hagman’s Eyebrows

Restaurants Come and Go: Openings and Closing in September

September was another churning month for the Dallas restaurant community. Sisu opened in Uptown, Ser took over the 27th floor of the Hilton Anatole and Campo said goodbye. Read on for the full list of openings and closings and be sure to share tips about shifts in the scene in the comments section b ... More >>

Sēr, the New Steakhouse to Replace Nana, is Open

Dallas' newest steakhouse, perched on the 27th floor of the Hilton Anatole where Nana once resided, opens tonight. The cavernous restaurant radiates masculine elegance; it's decked out in dark woods and dominated by a grey and brown color-scheme that's accented by a splash of color (mustard high-bac ... More >>

Pasty People, Unite!

A Brush With Fashion

Chop House, OcaTaco and More Openings and Closings in February

February was a busy month in the Dallas food scene. The highly anticipated Off-site Kitchen finally opened its doors, along with a handful of other eateries. Read on for the full opening and closing slate and be sure to share tips about restaurant openings or closings in the comments section below ... More >>

Exploring Texas Rangers' Options as Wheelin' and Dealin' Begins at Hilton Anatole

Photo by Sam MertenThe scene yesterday afternoon in the lobby of the Hilton Anatole.​Likely bracing for the departure of free-agent hurler C.J. Wilson, the Texas Rangers have already inked former Minnesota Twins closer Joe Nathan to a two-year, $14.5 million contract and announced Neftali Feli ... More >>

Eight Foodie Events for Your July 4th Weekend

Justin Terveen​Fourth of July weekend, a time to grab a lawn chair, stock the cooler and sport American flag swag. We have a list of local spots that will be celebrating the long weekend by offering up fun, holiday-themed events. On Friday, Nana, the upscale restaurant in the Hilton Anatole (220 ... More >>

Mayuri Makes a Move

​Earlier this month, Mayuri, "one of the oldest Indian restaurants in the DFW area," according to its owner Lalith Thota, moved from its location at Highway 114 and O'Connor Boulevard, where it had been serving diners for 14 years. Mayuri now serves its "typical ethnic Indian food," including ... More >>

These Cats Can Really Swing

Live Stream a Movie About the 11,000-Pound "Kinetic Sculpture" Now Hanging in the Anatole

What you see above is a 47-second sneak peek at a sneak peek of a film Wired.com shot at the Hilton Anatole during the installation of Reuben Margolin's "kinetic sculpture" Nebula, which was hung at Harlan Crow's hotel back in October. Reason I mention it: Wired shot about 100 hours' worth of footag ... More >>

Craig James, Now a Hall-of-Famer (at SMU)

​I went over to The Hilltop's website this afternoon to look for something unrelated and espied this announcement: "SMU announces the newest inductees into its Athletics Hall of Fame." At the top of the pops: running back Craig James of the Pony ExcessExpress. No word whether his former agent, She ... More >>

Run for the Bells

The 10 Best Christmas Dinners

Avoid a holiday dinner disaster by dining out.​Sometimes it's better to leave the cooking to someone else, and we can't think of a better day to stay out of the kitchen than December 25. It used to be hard to find anywhere open besides the neighborhood Chinese joint, but times have changed. ... More >>

Nana for a Song

From QuakeCon 2010, Proof That Sometimes It's Better Not to Sell Your Raffle Ticket

​Until Saturday, only a few thousand folks had taken a look at the Vimeo offering titled "Quakecon 2010: Attendee Blunder of the Year." But that number skyrocketed after AutoBlog, then Jalopnik, took a closer peek at the contents of the video, which was filmed at the Hilton Anatole a few days ago. ... More >>

Rockets, Hookahs and Flamin' Hot Cheetos: Lighting A Fire At QuakeCon 2010

Photos by Patrick MichelsYears from now, they'll all be talking about that epic QuakeCon back when hookahs were still legal in Dallas.As Master o' Doom John Carmack wrapped his keynote sermon yesterday evening, the old familiar QuakeCon rhythm began drumming back to life, tap-tap-slurp, in the dim a ... More >>

Duck and Cover

Talk Nerdy to Me: The Media Grill Bar Gets Techy Chic

Courtesy of Media Grill Bar​The Hilton Anatole recently ditched the seedy, carpeted den that was the Crocodile Disco--the once notorious dance spot that had its heyday in the late 70's--and welcomes a truly state-of-the-art nightspot. Located near the hotel atrium's main entrance, the glitz of t ... More >>

A Skosh Of Scotch

Appetite For Instruction: Seared Scallops With Garlic, Chile And Cilantro

Recipe Demonstrated by Chef Anthony Bombaci of Nana ​I'm not too familiar with the feeling of winning a prestigious award, unless you count a participation ribbon in every sport I've ever played or beating out all the other 5th graders in my English class to win the weekly spelling bee. It's pro ... More >>

Run, Run Rudolph!

Paradise Leashed

Major League Gamers Are Back at the Hilton Anatole, and They Ain't Playing Around

Kimberly Thorpe"James ClouD," left, with Major League Gaming competitors Michael Green and Brenna Pierson, both 24​The Major League Gaming Pro Circuit has rolled into Dallas: Yesterday, scores of gamers (and their parents) checked into the Hilton Anatole, where the competition is being held this w ... More >>

Sure, There's QuakeCon in August. But Sure to Be All the Rage? Id's Long-Awaited Rage.

For about a year, this is all folks have seen of id's new Rage, which will likely debut at QuakeCon.At last year's QuakeCon, held at the Hilton Anatole, id Software's John Carmack made a few announcements considered quite major at the time, among them word that the Mesquite-based developer was looki ... More >>

Like a Virgin: How One So-Called "Bad Girl" Became a "Beautiful Young Lady"

The central question posed in this week's cover story is this: Can teaching rebellious young girls how to become old-school "ladies" save them from a cycle of teen pregnancy and poverty?Teen pregnancy is a riddle in Texas, a state that has the second-highest teen birthrate in the country behind Cali ... More >>

Eat, Drink And Watch Traffic On Stemmons

From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow, Nana at the Hilton Anatole will offer its monthly wine and food flight trio, Friday Night Flights. For $20 per head, plus tax and tip, you can sample three of the bar's fine wines paired with scallop ceviche, drunken goat cheese and grilled flank steak. Not bad at all ... More >>

Veggie Girl: Nana

It only took one vegetarian to convince Nana chef Anthony Bombaci to draw up a meat-free tasting menu. "They made reservations, they told us they were vegetarian and they paid for their food," Bombaci recalls. "And we served them meat." After their visit to Nana, Bombaci got a letter--"snail mai ... More >>

Veggie With A View

The days of vegetarian's blah reputation is fading fast. No longer are veggie lovers limited to greens and sides when they eat at mainstream restaurants. And now chef Anthony Bombaci of Nana in the Hilton Anatole (2201 Stemmons Freeway) has done his part to stamp out those pitiful "rabbit food" joke ... More >>

Steve Says

Forbes gives his election opinion

High-Class Ballin'

Don’t worry, it’s for fur-friends and charity

Green Reads

At the Anatole, John Carmack Got Gamers Quaking in Their Booties

Amazing how we got any work done around here about 13 years ago. At this very moment, thousands of gamers are wandering the Hilton Anatole looking to get their annual QuakeCon on. Jason Ocampo of IGN.com live-blogged the warm-up press conference last night -- and, wow, sounds like id Software guru J ... More >>

Portus 2008, Not Nearly As Exciting as a Good Match of Quidditch

Spencer Campbell Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy appear to be far closer in real life than in the books. Can see why. All conferences, whether they're for insurance salesmen or would-be wizards, have something in common: They’re about as exciting as Ben Stein reading from a medical dictionary. Conv ... More >>

DFW Airport's Great! (But, a Suggestion.)

Denim Challenge

DIFFA reworks denim for charity

Best Bets for New Year's Eve Clubs

So many parties, so little time. With 2008 a few days away, we here at DC-9 thought we’d help you sort out some of your New Year’s Eve club partying options. (See our NYE concert picks.) Everybody’s doing something around town but these top few stuck out to us with ratings of course (out of 10 ... More >>

Tom Leppert Brings People Together

All the Rage

A few weeks back we noted that id Software was likely going to debut Something Big at this year's QuakeCon, which just wrapped at the Hilton Anatole. Turns out, it wasn't just hype: id, the Mesquite-based makers of Quake and Doom and Return to Castle Wolfenstein, is looking to launch a new franchise ... More >>

Quake and Bake

Gamers are all atwitter (and pale, most likely, and possibly a little overweight) at the mere speculation that just maybe, there could possibly be some news to come from 2007 QuakeCon at the Hilton Anatole, which kicks off August 2. Seems Todd Hollenshead, CEO and co-owner of id Software, suggested ... More >>

Missing Joules

Downtown resort shifts gears

Yuck This

I have no idea whether or not this happened today, and from the sound of it, I don't wanna. To wit: "Today, attendees of the 15th Annual International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) Conference will be greeted by members of PETA holding a demonstration outside the Hilton Anatole, where IPEG wil ... More >>