Dallas' original celebrity chef dishes on his new restaurant, the evolution of Dallas dining and what's really smoldering in the hookah. Photo by Carter Rose: Pyles amid construction at Samar, scheduled to debut next month on the ground floor...
As Nancy Nichols has reported over on SideDish, the chef for Samar, Stephan Pyles' new restaurant, will be Vijay Sadhu, who worked at Clay Pit in Addison and put together the wonderful food at Bukhara Grille in Richardson (see Bill...
The James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists for its prestigious culinary awards today, and they include several Dallas names. Stephan Pyles made the cut in the Outstanding Chef category. Tei An is among the Best New Restaurant semifinalists. David Collier...
Claire Marlin, who works locally with former Dallasites Mark and Barbara Lemmon's San Saba wines, dropped a note to say how much she and her husband enjoyed dining at Diterra, a spot that has so far flown under the press...
Not too long ago, I read about New York chef Wylie Dufresne at WD-50 making noodles out of scallops - a classic example of deconstruction, wherein a chef takes the essential ingredients of a dish and reinterprets them, sometimes in...
We're not so much about events at the Eats blog, but this one is all about supporting Texas culinary students. Proceeds from the Stephan Pyles Celebrity Chef Dinner go to fund one of the largest culinary scholarships in the country....
Coast Global Seafood, the splashy Shops at Legacy restaurant set to open in November, has hired Joshua Perkins to head to the kitchen. (I wrote about Coast here.) Chef Perkins most recently has been plying his skills at The Globe...
Our DMN colleague Sheryl Jean reports: Dallas chef Stephan Pyles plans to open a new restaurant called Samar by Stephan Pyles next spring at the 2100 Ross Ave. office building in downtown Dallas. The new restaurant will feature an...
Months ago, when I heard that someone wanted to open a restaurant with an 8,000-square-foot dining room in Plano, I thought they must be smoking salvia. I think it's unprecedented - maybe not - but to make something that humongous...
Dallas superchef Stephan Pyles (right) has long been a stalwart supporter of Share Our Strength, an organization of food professionals working to eliminate childhood hunger in America. Next on his agenda: "A Tasteful Pursuit," a dinner event at Stephan Pyles...
This week, Restaurant Critic Bill Addison reviews Stephan Pyles' self-named Southwestern restaurant downtown. Kim Harwell reviews Pulcinella, the Neapolitan pizzeria on Henderson Avenue. Share your own review of these restaurants. Leave a comment below. Also, Kim Harwell discusses openings,...
Seventeen Seventeen, the Dallas Museum of Art restaurant that has had rising-star chefs such as Kent Rathbun and David Uygur in its past, has a fresh roster of talent in its kitchen, thanks to a new partnership with Sodexo...
It was with much fanfare that American Airlines celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Chefs' Conclave today at the Milestone Culinary Arts Center and Viking Cooking School with a cooking duel between two of Dallas' favorite sons/celebrity chefs. Here was...
I just dropped in for lunch at the revamped Seventeen Seventeen at the Dallas Museum of Art, and it was hopping. Easy to see why. This is a great spot, whether you're meeting friends or business associates. But if you're...
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