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Oui Shall Celebrate Bastille Day in Dallas!

Here are a few top picks for celebrating Bastille Day, the French National Celebration.

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Al Biernat’s Launches New Menu

It’s not every day that a restaurant as beloved and iconic as Al Biernat’s announces significant changes to its menu, but that day has arrived.

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Peggy Sue’s Market Serves Up Legendary BBQ

It’s been a while since there has been a barbecue restaurant on the SMU side of town.

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Kitchen Aid: Two Local Men Help Ukrainian Refugees

Wade Nicolas, a Highland Park grad and dad of two Highland Park grads, likes to fish, bird hunt, and travel. The semi-retired tech guy had been preparing for a nine-day solo backpacking trip in Patagonia. Then Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Local Restaurants Give Back

Two local restaurants have partnered with nonprofits to help and serve others. Now’s a great time to visit Terry Black’s and Salad & Go because they are partnering with two different service agencies to help their clients.

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Things My Mother Taught Me

Over the years I’ve interviewed many chefs and restauranteurs and there’s a theme that keeps popping up – mothers, grandmothers, and mother figures being the inspiration, teacher, cheerleader, and guiding light in their culinary journeys. For Mother’s Day, I asked local culinarians to tell me the things their mothers taught them.

Accidental Pastry Chef’s Cuatro Leches Cake the Star of May Celebrations

Dunia Terselich Borga and her small baking staff crank out a thousand sweet treats a month, including cakes, pastries, South American specialties, and ice cream sandwiches.

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The Mexican Adorns The Design District

What is surely one of the most beautiful restaurants to open recently, The Mexican is elevated and luxurious on every level. From the setting to the service and, of course, the food, it is Esplendído.

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Chef Nikky Wants to Take Over Your Kitchen

Nikky Phinyawatana, Chef/Owner of Asian Mint, is on a mission to Thai-ify kitchens throughout Preston Hollow and the Park Cities. The Hockaday grad launched a line of Thai seasonings and sauces and is using them as tools to broaden the culinary horizons of home cooks.

April in Paris, In Dallas

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.

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Let Them Eat Pancakes!

I was chatting with two young moms last night about how frequently their friend circle orders Saturday morning breakfast via delivery service. It's a lot, and now I'm happy to introduce you all to Pancakes With Benefits, a t-shirt slogan that became a full-fledged breakfast delivery company that has been making weekends better since it launched in October 2020.

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Malai Kitchen Improves, Diversifies Preston Center Dining

As an occasional user of Malai Kitchen’s West Village location, I was already familiar with the Vietnamese/Thai cuisine that arrived in Preston Center back in November. I’ve long been a fan of the crispy Thai tacos stuffed with shredded pork, the sweet and spicy green papaya salad, and the mango sweet rice dessert. (Read time: 9.2 minutes)