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Kimbal Musk and Wyly heiress celebrate wedding at Dallas restaurant

They are now husband and wife.

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Diners trying to grab a bite at Dallas restaurant Cedars Social on April 7 were out of luck, as the newly reimagined Mexican restaurant in the Southside neighborhood was shut down all day for a reception celebrating a high-profile wedding.

The bride: Christiana Wyly, daughter of Texas billionaire Sam Wyly. The groom was Kimbal Musk, brother of Tesla founder Elon Musk.

The duo pledged their vows, then followed the ceremony with a reception at the restaurant.

Cedars Social owner Monica Greene would not elaborate other than to confirm that the restaurant had closed down for a celebrity-studded private event. Greene is also friends with Wyly.

But according to an attendee, it was an "intimate" affair with about 100 people, which included friends, family members, and notables such as Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper — Musk is a resident of Boulder — and actor Val Kilmer, who also made an appearance on April 8 at Fan Expo, a pop culture convention at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.

Wyly has been a longtime environmental activist, even encouraging her father to found Green Mountain Energy, one of the biggest "clean energy" companies in the world.

Musk, like his famous brother, is an activist and entrepreneur, but with a particular focus on America's food culture. He's heavily invested in sustainable/urban farming and is giving away his personal Tesla to raise funds for Big Green, a nonprofit aimed at fostering food literacy among schoolchildren. He recently opened Hedge Row, a restaurant in Indiana.

Passersby saw a heated tented area outside Cedars Social, famous for its patio overlooking the downtown Dallas skyline, that was beautifully decorated with scads of flowers.

The menu was said to be primarily vegetarian and gluten-free, with passed appetizers; a beet salad with goat cheese and avocado; grilled artichokes and Mexican-style corn on the cob; vegetarian tamales; potatoes with poblano and onion; black bean soup; and shrimp and grits.

Multiple dessert options included pralines, a gluten-free tres leches cake, panna cotta, and Mexican wedding cookies.

This is not Wyly's first trip down the aisle. In 2013, she married "Skin," aka Deborah Anna Dyer, singer for '90s U.K. band Skunk Anansie, but they split in 2015. Musk was divorced and has three children.

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Tacos To Come

2 new concepts from Chilangos Tacos team headed to Dallas' Greenville Ave

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Signage in the windows points to a new stop along Greenville Avenue’s taco trail: Tacos Richy is preparing to open at 3606 Greenville Ave., near Martel Avenue in East Dallas, across from LG Cafe.

The new street taco shop comes from EMPWR, a hospitality group whose concepts include Chilangos Tacos and Dulce Churro.

The group is also poised to open Brazamar, a Mexican restaurant, in the adjacent space in Lowest Greenville. Brazamar will be a Mexican restaurant centered on “fire dining.” The name combines brasa, Spanish for ember or grill, and mar, meaning sea, offering a clue to its focus on grilled meats and seafood.

The more casual Tacos Richy is expected to serve Mexico City-inspired street food, including gringas — similar to quesadillas but folded like oversized tacos — and tacos al carbon, according to signage posted on Tacos Richy’s Instagram page.

Involved in both restaurants is EMPWR director Jon Garay, a Mexico City native and Southern Methodist University graduate who co-founded Chilangos Tacos in 2019. The concept now boasts half a dozen locations, including shops in Plano, East Dallas, at the AT&T Discovery District, and outposts in Nashville and Las Vegas.

Garay moved to Dallas from Mexico City, as did his Chilangos Tacos partner, chef Joel Mendoza. (Chilango is slang for a resident of Mexico City.) Garay got his start in Dallas in 2018 with La Botana Taco Bar, an Uptown food truck where he and Mendoza developed recipes, including birria tacos.

Garay has not responded to a request for an interview about the new Greenville Avenue restaurants.

The Chilangos menu may offer an idea of what to expect at Tacos Richy. It features tacos and quesadillas with a choice of carne asada, pastor, pollo, barbacoa, or caramelized mushrooms. Prepared in the Mexico City style, they're topped simply with onions, cilantro, and salsa.

Tacos Richy says on Instagram that sauce will be an important component of the menu. “Color. Heat. Flavor. Every taco needs a signature salsa. The brushstroke that finishes the masterpiece,” they say.

They also note that "every masterpiece begins with a base," and that theirs is maíz (corn). "It begins with masa, ground, pressed, warmed by hand.

"Tacos Richy has offered only a few hints about its plans on Instagram. In a recent post, the restaurant wrote in Spanish, “Lo que comenzó como una idea se está convirtiendo en algo que llevamos tiempo preparando. Por ahora no podemos contarle mucho, pero vaya preparándose, porque lo que se viene está muy, muy Richy."

That translates loosely to “What started as an idea is turning into something we've spent some time preparing. For now we can't tell you much, but get ready, because what's coming is very, very Richy.”

Another post teases, “You’ve seen the name, you’ve seen the signs, but you still have no idea what’s coming.”

In other words, stay tuned.

EMPWR describes itself as a hospitality group that celebrates Mexican Heritage. It aims to “create spaces that feel honest, inclusive, and alive.”

Neither restaurant has announced an opening date, but updates are being posted on Instagram.

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