This is totally unscientific, but these might be taken as signs that the economy is bouncing back in these parts: Last year, at Stephan Pyles' 9th annual Celebrity Chef Dinner (where he raises funds for the culinary scholarship that bears...
Though there are some glimmers of good news, particularly for lower-priced restaurants, overall the Dallas restaurant community continues to slog through one of the worst economic environments in a generation. That was the consensus of several speakers at the 2009...
Joining fast-food vendors such as Subway, Carrollton-based TGI Friday's Monday announced a limited time offer: salads and sandwiches for $5. Get the details on the dallasnews.com business page....
Celebration celebrates its 38th anniversary on Monday (March) by retro-pricing its rosemary-roasted chicken and meatloaf at $5.95. The information I have doesn't say that's what they cost in 1971, when the hippie-era, home-cooking place (and leather shop) opened on Lovers...
For the remainder of the month on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, Aldolphus executive chef Jason Weaver is going to offer "Date Night," a three-course fixe prix dinner for $50 a person, in the French Room. "We are hoping this is...
Toby O'Brien has decided to call it quits for the time being at Eat the World in Lake Highlands. That's a shame because he makes some wonderful ready-to-cook casseroles and other dishes besides his onsite comfort dining. Everything will go...
Charlie Palmer at The Joule is located at 1530 Main, and they're calling this new special the "15-30" lunch. For $15, you get soup, salad and a small sandwich that you can order and consume in under 30 minutes. Chef...
Tucked in today's Metro section of The Dallas Morning News is a Souper!Salad! coupon ("Control Your Cravings") for a $5.99 buffet anytime, and it's good for four adults. In the fine print: No drink required. Not valid with any other...
You know when the tag line to the restaurant name, Avocado, is "California roll and sushi," it's not going to be Tei An. Then again, the introductory lunch special is good enough to get me me in the door: free...
For an optimistic launch into the new year, check out Karen Robinson-Jacobs' story here about the ways some restaurant start-ups have adapted to and anticipated the bone-jarring economic developments of 2008 leading into 2009. Sure, we saw a lot of...
Former Fox TV reporter Jeff Crilley has always had something of an entrepreneurial streak, and now he's shaking things up again with a new PR agency that acts as a tip service. Each day he sends out "The Rundown" of...
Watching the 10 o'clock news on Channel 5. The Abbey Grill, one of Frisco's older restaurants (pre-boom) has closed, according to the report. Why do I think that this will not be last restaurant to make such an announcement?...
Pegasus reports that Swirll Winery, the downtown spot in the lobby of the Davis building on Main where you can make your own wine, will close for good Dec. 20. "We ran out of money," co-owner Peggy Davion told Teresa...
Sushi on McKinney closed now? Even if the owner does want to go back to Japan, it shakes us like a creepy version of musical chairs: Who'll do the last tango next? Sushi on McKinney, I take personally. It was...
At least half a dozen restaurants have closed in our area in the last two weeks alone. Headlines of late steadily report on worrisome unemployment rates, companies downsizing, stock values plummeting, the continuing weakness of the dollar. So, with these...
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