Fabada Asturiana at Sí Tapas Restaurant Bar (Allison Slomowitz / Special Contributor) Sitting on the pretty patio at Sí Tapas recently, I flipped over a bowl of white-bean soup. Giant, plump and perfectly cooked, the beans luxuriate in a good, rich broth; slabs of morcilla (blood sausage) and chorizo serve as meaty garnish, along with a slice of crisped Serrano ham. With a green salad, some crusty bread and a glass of Spanish red, the generously portioned fabada asturiana ($11) can easily become the centerpiece of a splendidly simple supper. - Leslie Brenner 2207 Allen St., Dallas. 214-720-0324. sitapasdallas.com. This entry was posted in The Find by Guide Live Group. Bookmark the permalink. Continue reading →
Dinner on an oval plate. Creepy! (File photo) I’ve ranted in the past about annoying things that happen in restaurants — things like servers telling us their favorite dishes, over-pouring wine glasses, or asking “are you still working on that?”. It’s easy to see why all of above constitute something less than great service. But here’s another category of restaurant annoyances: the little things that drive a frequent diner crazy, but which the diner knows are unreasonable. Here are my Top 6. Well, actually two of them belong to my husband. 1. Having to ask for chopsticks in an Asian restaurant. We’ve ordered the sea cucumber and the jellyfish. Do you really think we want to eat them with a knife and fork? Why it’s ... Continue reading →
Jon Thompson, who's currently top toque at Samar, will head the kitchen at Stampede 66, the restaurant Stephan Pyles plans to open in mid-September. That's good news, I think -- Thompson's cooking at Samar has been terrific. "He's not moving over until I replace him," Pyles told me in a phone interview. He expects construction to begin on June 1. Meanwhile, Pyles has been immersed in what he refers to as "the fun part" -- developing the concept and creating the menu. "I don't want to do appetizers and entrees," says Pyles, "I want to do categories, and have everything roughly the same size" -- a little bigger than small plates. The restaurant will be about "the history and heritage of Texas." "I'm trying to ... Continue reading →
Swimsuit season is here, and with it, for many of us, the realization that it might be nice to drop a few pounds. Bring on the salads! Here are 10 I've loved lately: 1. Grilled hearts of romaine with Jonah crab, charred tomatoes and roasted shallot dressing at Nosh Euro Bistro in Plano. 2. Toulouse Salad at Toulouse Cafe and Bar. Lovely leaves of perfect Bibb and endives with nicely poached pear slices, toasted walnuts, bits of Roquefort and a rasp-walnut dressing. 3. Al's Salad at Al Biernat's. Chock full of shrimp, crab, avocado, hearts of palm and good greens, tossed in Russian dressing. It seems to be designed to share (and it's priced at $19), but I ate the whole thing. 4. Farm to ... Continue reading →
I just got off the phone with Jeana Johnson, half of the team behind Good 2 Go Taco (the other half is Colleen O'Hare). Johnson tells me that staff orientation at the duo's new restaurant -- Acme F+B -- started this morning. "This week is full-blown pedal to the medal," she says, "wine training, cocktail training, food training...." They'll be doing friends-and-family dinners during the first part of next week, with plans to open around Friday, June 1. The restaurant, which they're calling "come-as-you-are fine dining," will be in the former Cretia's space in Knox-Henderson. They'll be releasing a menu mid-week; when they do, we'll be sure to give you a peek. I also got the low-down on Pepper Smash a Cocktail Kitchen. Chef Vijay ... Continue reading →
If you've been following what's happening in the Ilume development, you may remember that Monica Greene (Monica's Aca y Alla) had planned to open Tajin there. Then Sushi Axiom closed, and the plans changed a bit. Greene has just announced that she will be parting ways with her partners at Monica's in Deep Ellum and that they will give the space a face-lift and reopen as a new Mexican restaurant in a few months. Greene plans to open Monica's Nueva Cocina at the Ilume with new partners, along with ME Lounge, which will go into the former Sushi Axiom space. ME Lounge will offer casual dining, a taco bar and limited menu, along with drinks and live music. The space where she had planned to ... Continue reading →
