IN THE NEWS: The Dallas Morning News’s Bill Addison lists his top 10 new restaurants of 2008, topped by Tei Ann, the soba house in One Arts Plaza. … Kim Pierce reports that chef Blythe Beck has given notice at Hector’s on Henderson, leaving Jan. 6 to Central 214 in the Hotel Palomar on Mockingbird, […]

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IN THE NEWS: www.PegasusNews.com details the Nov. 25 opening of a third La Duni Latin Kitchen and Coffee Studio branch, in NorthPark Center. … The Dallas Morning News’s Bill Addison reviews Pyramid Restaurant and Bar (1717 N. Akard St., Dallas), while Kim Harwell considers Jorge’s Tex-Mex Cafe (1722 Routh St, Dallas). www.guidelive.com … The Observer’s […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Dallas Morning News’s Bill Addison reviews The Mint in the Shops at Highland Park and reports the closing of The Club in Oak Lawn, while Kim Harwell considers Buzzbrews Kitchen on Lemmon Avenue. … Harwell also details the openings of Coast Global Seafood in Plano’s Shops at Legacy development, and Grace […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Dallas Morning News’s Bill Addison reports that Blaine Staniford, ex of Tex-Asian spot Fuse and the recently defunct Scene, will be the executive chef at Grace in Fort Worth. An end-of-October opening is planned. … Kim Harwell reviews Petra Essence of Mexico (1751 W Eldorado Pkwy, McKinney, TX), while Bill Addison […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Los Angeles Times’s Dennis McClellan reports the Jan. 26 death of Lovie Yancey, founder of the Fatburger restaurant chain, which began with a popular post-World War II hamburger stand in South Los Angeles at a time when black women were rarely seen as business entrepreneurs. She was 96. … In the […]

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IN THE NEWS: The LA Times critic S. Irene Virbila awards two stars to Melrose Bar & Grill (8826 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood; 310-278-3684; www.melrosebarandgrill.com). … The Times also details the reopening of the landmark Encounter restaurant at Los Angeles International Airport. The restaurant in the center of the airport was closed in March after […]

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IN THE NEWS: The LA Times’s John L. Mitchell reports that La Fonda, the celebrated Mexican restaurant at 2501 Wilshire Blvd., closed its doors for good Oct. 28: “The closing of La Fonda marks the end of a cultural landmark in Los Angeles. It was home to Los Camperos, a nationally known group that toured […]

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