Italian restaurateur, author, food TV star and all-around Italian authority Lidia Bastianich blew through Dallas yesterday, starting with morning television appearances, and I'm not sure where she ended up after a book-signing at Central Market. Midway through her day, she...
Well, actually it was a backed-up valet line that created havoc on Ross Avenue tonight in front of Stephan Pyles' new Samar. More than 900 people RSVP'd --- and based on the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, actually showed up --- for a...
Stephan Pyles was the last dinner stop on a national tour of Share Our Strength's "A Tasteful Pursuit," which raised money to fight child hunger. Chef Pyles was a founding board member of SOS, so this is a cause dear...
KRLD Restaurant Week's main week is coming to an end, but it's not too late to snag a $35 three-course meal. A number of participating restaurants are extending the promotion for an extra week (August 24 through August 30) or...
Stephan Pyles has just promoted Matt McCallister to executive chef at his Stephan Pyles restaurant in the Dallas Arts District, according to a press release. It quotes Stephan as saying, in part: "Matt is a hard-working, exceptionally talented chef with...
I just got back from Stephan Pyles, where the man himself showed me some of the floor plans and renderings for Samar. It uses the palette of India, with golds and reds giving way to turquoise and purple. I particularly...
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