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Teresa Gubbins

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New England native Teresa Gubbins began her career in Dallas as a pastry chef for the Buffalo Club, Cafe Society and the Mansion on Turtle Creek. In 1992, she joined the Dallas Morning News as a reporter, and she’s been covering the food and dining scene here ever since, for publications such as D Magazine, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Gayot.com and Pegasus News. She co-authored the first Zagat Survey of Texas Restaurants and has written for Edible Dallas/Fort Worth, American Way Custom Publishing and Nation's Restaurant News.

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Get It to the Greek

Opa Greek Taverna opens in Rowlett, no relation to North Dallas restaurant

By Teresa Gubbins

05.07.13 | 12:27 pm

Veteran diners might remember Opa Grille in North Dallas, a well-regarded Greek restaurant that closed in 2011. Owner Charlie Venetis has retired, but the food was good enough that nostalgia ...


Fried Chicken Spreads Its Wings

Max's Wine Dive heads west to open new restaurant in Fort Worth

By Teresa Gubbins

05.06.13 | 4:59 pm

Houston-based Max's Wine Dive will open its second DFW restaurant in Fort Worth, in the So7 shopping center on West Seventh Street. "We hope to have it open by ...


New Ice House in the North

Katy Trail Ice House spinoff to open in old Bandito's spot in Plano

By Teresa Gubbins

05.06.13 | 9:26 am

A spinoff of the Katy Trail Ice House called Katy Trail Ice House and Outpost will open this month in the old Bandito's spot in West Plano, where it ...


Nooners With Tesar

Spoon dishes out new lunch menu that's lighter on your wallet

By Teresa Gubbins

05.05.13 | 6:45 pm

Preston Center seafooderie Spoon hosted an event last week for all the usual suspects to introduce its new weekday lunch and Sunday brunch, which starts May 12, a.k.a ...


Who Needs Butter?

Dallas annual vegan bake sale returns to Beauty Bar

By Teresa Gubbins

05.03.13 | 3:43 pm

On May 2, Dallas' annual Vegan Bake Sale returns to the back patio of Beauty Bar on Henderson Avenue. Dozens of Dallas bakers will turn out vegan renditions of cakes ...


Downtown Grocery News

Downtown Dallas gets new grocery store and more in old Urban Market

By Teresa Gubbins

05.03.13 | 5:15 am

The persistent longing for a downtown Dallas grocery store is about to be satisfied again. A three-pronged concept is coming to the old Urban Market space in the Interurban Building ...


White House Worthy

Cafe 43 at George W. Bush Presidential Center caters to salad lovers

By Teresa Gubbins

05.02.13 | 9:32 am

Cafe 43, the restaurant that opens May 3 at the new George W. Bush Presidential Center, has released its menu. Do you like salads? Then you will be a happy ...


Restaurant Roundup

Where to eat in Dallas right now: 10 hot restaurants for May

By Teresa Gubbins

05.02.13 | 6:00 am

May promises to be a crazy month for the restaurant scene in Dallas-Fort Worth. There were lots of openings in April, and now they're hitting their stride. These cover ...


News You Can Eat

Macarons and ice cream sweeten up Dallas restaurant news

By Teresa Gubbins

05.01.13 | 6:00 am

Dallas-Fort Worth's restaurant scene is brisk brisk brisk. Lots of exciting openings are happening, as well as some less exciting closings. When in doubt, there's always ice cream ...


Risky Italian Business

Apollonia’s Italian Kitchen tries its luck in beleaguered Richardson strip center

By Teresa Gubbins

04.30.13 | 3:21 pm

Hope springs eternal in far northeast Richardson at the Shire, the Dale Wamstad-owned strip center at the southwest corner of Jupiter Road and George Bush Turnpike. The latest exhibit: Apollonia ...


Mother's Day Meals

The best brunches in Dallas to impress Mom on Mother's Day

By Jonathan Rienstra, Teresa Gubbins

04.29.13 | 3:11 pm

Ah, Mother's Day — the guilt trippiest of all the Hallmark holidays. Well, we're here to make sure that at least brunch goes off without a hitch. Forget breakfast ...


Early Voting Starts Now

7 candidates vie for Angela Hunt's Dallas City Council seat in District 14

By Teresa Gubbins

04.29.13 | 11:16 am

Early voting begins April 29 for the upcoming elections in Dallas County, taking place on May 11. The election includes contests for Dallas City Council, ISD and Dallas County School ...


Hair Braids

Guns N' Roses to perform intimate concert at House of Blues in Dallas

By Teresa Gubbins

04.26.13 | 12:07 pm

Filed under the "how far they've fallen" department, Guns N' Roses will come to Dallas May 29 for a concert at the House of Blues. Tickets will run from ...


Sound the Klaxons

Trader Joe's Speculoos cookie butter shortage plagues nation

By Teresa Gubbins

04.26.13 | 9:01 am

In a disappearance whose urgency ranks right up there with Waldo and the Lindbergh baby, the nation is currently facing a shortage of Speculoos, the addictive, spicy cookie butter sold ...


Go Banh Mi

Mot Hai Ba Vietnamese restaurant now open with exciting menu

By Teresa Gubbins

04.25.13 | 10:00 am

It's pho-time. Mot Hai Ba, the new Vietnamese restaurant from chefs Colleen O'Hare and Jeana Johnson, is officially open for business, with an exciting menu that includes three ...


Sausage Factory

Taverna Rossa in Plano will soon sling pizzas designed by Brian Luscher

By Teresa Gubbins

04.24.13 | 2:56 pm

A new pizzeria called Taverna Rossa will open in north Plano in June, with an emphasis on beers and pizza. Brian C. Luscher, chef-owner of The Grape, collaborated on the ...


More Fit Foods

Healthy meals startup Pick a Fit Foods runs on El Centro power

By Teresa Gubbins

04.23.13 | 1:19 pm

You may have noticed that "fit" has become a Thing: Healthy to-go concepts have sprung up all over with names like My Fit Foods, Ready Fit, Simply Fit, Custom Fit ...


Must Be Some Ketchup

Whataburger spicy ketchup and mustard soon to hit supermarket shelves

By Teresa Gubbins

04.23.13 | 9:47 am

Bolstered by the hype generated for its spicy ketchup, Whataburger has decided to start bottling the stuff. The burger chain will partner with HEB stores to sell it this summer ...


Did It for the Vegans

Hypnotic Donuts sells first vegan doughnuts in Dallas

By Teresa Gubbins

04.22.13 | 10:47 am

Jumping on the latest hot dining trend, Hypnotic Donuts, Dallas' "extreme" doughnut shop, is now selling vegan doughnuts and cinnamon rolls. The doughnuts come in plain or chocolate glaze for ...


Pho For Everyone

Pho Is For Lovers to open restaurant No. 3 in Allen

By Teresa Gubbins

04.22.13 | 9:37 am

Pho here, pho there, now pho in Allen too: Super-authentic, pho-centric Vietnamese restaurant Pho Is For Lovers will open a branch in Allen. Owner Diana Tang hopes to have the ...


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