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Trova Turns Two

July 15, 2022July 14, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments Kersten Rettig, Neighborhood Spots in Park Cities, Preston Center, The Plaza at Preston Center, Trova Wine + Market

Trova Wine + Market opened quietly in July 2020, a difficult time to launch a restaurant, wine bar, and shop,

Food Living Park Cities Voices

Oui Shall Celebrate Bastille Day in Dallas!

July 10, 2022July 13, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments Bastille on Bishop, Bishop Arts, Kersten Rettig, KerstenEats, Knox Bistro, Knox Street, Le Bilboquet, Mercat, Parigi, Rise No. 1, The French Room, Village Baking Co.

Here are a few top picks for celebrating Bastille Day, the French National Celebration.

Food Living Park Cities Preston Hollow Voices

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.

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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.

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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

Malai Kitchen Improves, Diversifies Preston Center Dining

March 14, 2022March 15, 2022 Kersten Rettig 0 Comments Asian Food, FP, Kersten Rettig, KerstenEats, Malai Kitchen, Preston Center, Thai Food, Vietnamese Food, Yasmin and Braden Wages

As an occasional user of Malai Kitchen’s West Village location, I was already familiar with the Vietnamese/Thai cuisine that arrived in Preston Center back in November. I’ve long been a fan of the crispy Thai tacos stuffed with shredded pork, the sweet and spicy green papaya salad, and the mango sweet rice dessert.
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