TV Chef News

Cake Boss treats Dallas to another Carlo's Bakery in its hottest suburb

Carlo's Bakery is coming to Frisco.

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Just like Santa Claus himself, chef Buddy Valastro, aka the "Cake Boss," is serving up Dallas a super sweet treat: a second branch of his famed Carlo's Bakery. The shop will open in Frisco, at Stonebriar Centre mall, by spring 2017, "or possibly late winter," a spokesperson says.

Carlo's is the famed New Jersey-based, family-owned bakery chain featured on the TLC hit show Cake Boss. It specializes in pastries, wedding cakes, and custom cakes.

Valastro has a colorful, larger-than-life personality and celebrity profile that has helped fuel a frenzy surrounding the bakery. Store openings attract mobs of fans who've watched him on TV. When the Dallas branch opened in March, it was met by long lines of customers, willing to wait hours to score pastries.

The bakery's signature item is its lobster tail, a flaky puffed pastry filled with French cream and a touch of Bailey’s Irish Cream. Other items include cookies, cakes, Danish, and cannolis, the crunchy fried shell filled with sweetened ricotta cheese. There's also a deconstructed version of the cannoli called cannoli chip and dip, with a tub of the sweet filling surrounded by sweet fried chips.

Holiday treats include special cakes and cookies filled with jam.

The company is definitely in growth mode, with Valastro said to be scouting for a location in Chicago in July; there are already branches in Orlando, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Connecticut, and New York, along with six branches in its home state of New Jersey.

Texas is high on the list; in addition to Frisco, the brand will open a bakery in northeast Houston in spring 2017.

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Steakhouse News

New Andreas steakhouse lands in former Morton's space in Uptown Dallas

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A new steakhouse has opened at an Uptown Dallas address that has a steakhouse past: Andreas Prime Steaks & Seafood, a concept from chef Andreas Kotsifos, has opened at 2222 McKinney Ave., in the former Morton's The Steakhouse space, with steaks and European-influenced cuisine.

The restaurant is a second location, following the original Andreas Prime Steaks & Seafood, which opened in Allen in 2021.

Kotsifos is a native of Greece and food & beverage veteran whose 40-plus year career spans Europe, Manhattan, and Palm Beach, and whose journey brought him to Dallas in 2013, when he served as Executive Chef at The Palm until shortly before it closed.

Team
According to a release, the Uptown location features a powerhouse culinary team including Andreas, chef Willie Sorto, and chef Pedro Ortiz — all of whom worked together at The Palm in Dallas.

“Opening in Uptown is truly meaningful for me,” Andreas says. “Working again with Willie and Pedro from our time at The Palm and presenting signature dishes like our Beef Wellington and Wagyu selections allows us to create a dining experience where guests can feel true craftsmanship in every bite.”

Menu
The menu features classic steakhouse favorites with European and coastal influences:

Beef Wellington – with Prime tenderloin and mushroom duxelles, wrapped in phyllo dough honoring Andreas' Greek heritage
Bouillabaisse – French seafood soup with saffron-infused broth
Lobster Mac & Cheese
Rare Wagyu selections – featuring the ultra-rare Omi Wagyu Striploin by Okaki, Takamori Drunken Striploin, Satsuma Ribeye, and the L’Grow 9+++ Tomahawk
Chilean Sea Bass
Dubai Chocolate Cheesecake

They'll also serve oysters, seafood towers, seasonal chef specials, and refined steakhouse sides.

Bar Cosette
A defining feature of the Uptown location is Bar Cosette, an intimate cocktail lounge featuring velvet seating, candlelit ambiance, and dramatic lighting — offering a destination for cocktails, pre-dinner drinks, or a late-night outing.

In addition to the main dining room and the bar, the Uptown location features three private dining rooms plus 70 private wine and spirits lockers.

They're currently open daily for dinner beginning at 4 pm, but will add lunch and brunch in early December.

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