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Al Biernat’s Launches New Menu

June 30, 2022July 12, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments Al Biernat's, Al Biernat’s North, FP, Kersten Rettig, KerstenEats

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.

Food Living Park Cities Voices

Peggy Sue’s Market Serves Up Legendary BBQ

June 17, 2022June 28, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments Andrew Kelley, Kersten Rettig, KerstenEats, New York Sub, PCN, Peggy Sue BBQ, Snider Plaza

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

Food Living Park Cities Preston Hollow Voices

Kitchen Aid: Two Local Men Help Ukrainian Refugees

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments Flying Fish, Kersten Rettig, KerstenEats, Refugees, Shannon Wynne, Ukraine, Wade Nicolas, World Central Kitchen

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.

Food Living Park Cities Preston Hollow Voices

Local Restaurants Give Back

May 16, 2022May 13, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments FP, GIVINGPEOPLE, KerstenEats, KerstenRettig, Terry Black's BBQ

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.

Food Living Park Cities Preston Hollow Voices

No Shortcuts for Le Gourmet Baking

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments FP, PCN

I was first introduced to Becky Nelson’s Le Gourmet Baking when she delivered box lunches to my book club. The lunches were good and all, but the shortbread cookies were the real draw, and I recall hovering around the no-carb-or-sugar members for their unwanted shortbread.

Food Living Park Cities Preston Hollow Voices

Things My Mother Taught Me

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments Anastasia Quinones-Pittman, Andrew Kelley, Chef Michael Lane, Chefs, Dive Coastal Cuisine, Eataly Dallas, franchesca nor, Gilbert Garza, Jake Epstein Eataly, Jose on Lovers, Josh Sutcliffe Knox Bistro, Kersten Rettig, KerstenEats, Knox Bistro, Leslie Brenner, Mother's Day, NY Subs, Oak'd BBQ, Shinsei, Suze

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.

Food Living Well Park Cities Preston Hollow

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

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments Dunia Terselich Borga, Food, Kersten Rettig, KerstenEats, La Duni, Living Well

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.

Food Living Voices

The Mexican Adorns The Design District

April 14, 2022April 18, 2022 Kersten Rettig 1 Comment Fine Dining, FP, Kersten Rettig, KerstenEats, mexican food, The Mexican

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.

Food Living Voices

Chef Nikky Wants to Take Over Your Kitchen

April 8, 2022April 11, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments Asian Mint, Cooking, Dive Coastal Cuisine, FP, Kersten Rettig, KerstenEats, Nikky Phinyawatana, Thai Food, Tiffany Moon

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.

Food Living

April in Paris, In Dallas

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments French Food, Janice Provost, Kersten Rettig, KerstenEats, Oaklawn, Parigi, Restaurants

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.

Food Living Park Cities Preston Hollow Voices

Let Them Eat Pancakes!

March 25, 2022March 28, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments Breakfast, FP, KerstenEats

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.