Eddy Thretipthuangsin (ex-Pakpao) to open Bite, a modern American spot, in Fort Worth

Eddy Thretipthuangsin, the chef who recently helped Pakpao (the Design District Thai restaurant) earn three stars, is headed to Fort Worth, where he plans to open Bite, at Montgomery Plaza. “The concept is modern American with some global influences,” he … Continue reading

Six chefs from D-FW headed to Austin Food and Wine fest

Tickets go on sale today for the Austin Food and Wine Festival, and North Texas culinary talent is represented well. Local chefs include: –Matt McCallister, executive chef at FT33. Dallas Morning News dining critic Leslie Brenner gave FT33 a five-star … Continue reading

Ex-Kenichi chef to open Sushi Bayashi, an “every day kind of sushi bar,” at Trinity Groves

There’s so much going on at Trinity Groves — with many more openings to come. Here’s one that’s promising: Yuki Hirabayashi, who according to a Trinity Groves spokesperson left his post as executive sushi chef at Kenichi in October, will … Continue reading

Coming this summer: a new restaurant at Hotel Lumen with Tim Bevins as chef

When last we caught up with Consilient Hospitality about its plans for the restaurant at Hotel Lumen, the idea was to close Front Room in December for a redesign, and reopen it shortly after the first of the year. Now … Continue reading

As Casa Rubia takes off, can sister restaurant Driftwood stay on top of its four-star game?

  Casa Rubia, the new Trinity Groves tapas bar from Omar Flores and Jonn Baudoin, is pretty darn impressive, as I just expressed in a four-star review. It’s a very exciting addition to our scene, to be sure. But what … Continue reading

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Wine bar with cars slated to open in Fort Worth

Coming to the bustling Magnolia Avenue in Fort Worth is a wine bar owned by a car dealership, where sweet rides will be on display but not for sale. Call it a wine car bar. A wine bar with cars? … Continue reading

Kitchen LTO will be reinvented with modern American menu February 6

Kitchen LTO, Dallas-Fort Worth’s first “permanent pop-up” restaurant, will take on its second incarnation Thursday, February 6 when chef Eric Shelton takes over as executive chef sporting modern American cuisine. Every four months, Kitchen LTO (which stands for “limited time offer”) gets … Continue reading

Update: Lionfish dinner at the Driftwood dinner rescheduled — but sold out

UPDATE: The reschedule date is Monday, January 20, though the dinner is still sold out. Most guests re-booked from the original date or got in via a waitlist, says a spokeswoman. Original story (when the dinner was temporarily postponed): For … Continue reading

Uptown restaurants Acme Social Club and Pozo Mercado closed

Two Uptown restaurants were shuttered. Pozo Mercado will become Three Sheets Uptown, a spinoff bar whose original location is and will remain on Ross Avenue. In Leslie Brenner’s two-star review of Pozo Mercado, she noted that it “feels more like … Continue reading

The Blind Butcher on Lower Greenville will begin serving specialty meat February 3

One of Lower Greenville’s highly anticipated new restaurants has finally opened its doors, but you can’t taste its brand of specialty meat just yet. The Blind Butcher is the product of Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House owners Matt Tobin and Josh … Continue reading