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    Dallas' Best New Restaurants

    The best new restaurants in Dallas vie for Tastemaker title

    Lindsey Wilson
    May 6, 2016 | 6:00 am

    Opening a restaurant in our hot culinary city is no small feat. The full package has to be there — exceptional ambiance, impeccable food, and top-notch service. If you don’t have these three key components, you’re not going to make it in Dallas.

    To honor new restaurants that have hit all the marks and continue to impress local diners, 16 of the best new restaurants in Dallas will go head to head in our annual Tastemaker tournament. The results are in your hands as you decide who will be crowned Best New Restaurant of 2016.

    As part of the 2016 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards, vote for your favorites in the bracket-style elimination challenge now through May 19. Voting for the first bracket ends on May 9. But before you vote, meet all of the nominees:

    18th & Vine
    This is no ordinary barbecue spot. For starters, it has Uptown decor, with nice booths and table service. Second, its stated focus is Kansas City-style barbecue, which mostly means serving burnt ends. Third, its menu also includes creations from former Bijoux chef Scott Gottlich. Aside from the perennial appeal of barbecue, there's an excellent rendition of fried okra with whole battered pods.

    Americano
    The “casual” restaurant at The Joule hotel specializes in Italian-American classics, as interpreted by chef Matt Ford. That includes house-made pastas, such as tortellini stuffed with ricotta and butternut squash, and hand-cut pappardelle with Bolognese. There are Neapolitan-style pizzas, small plates, larger composed plates, as well as house cured meats and cheeses. Artisanal breads, pastries, and desserts, including gelato, are prepared in-house by pastry chef Ruben Torano.

    Filament
    Chef Matt McCallister's second restaurant is designed for the "everyday crowd," i.e., more casual than FT33. The machinist shop theme with exposed brick walls and wooden ceiling beams makes handy use of a vintage Deep Ellum building. Menu items include onion dip with warm potato chips, trout fritters, and pork chop with braised collards. There's also a "secret" burger available at the bar that's not really that secret. Sshhh!

    Julia Pearl
    Former Top Chef contestant Tre Wilcox sets the culinary direction of this Southern restaurant in Plano. The restaurant name is a tribute to and inspired by the lives of two family matriarchs, Julia and Pearl. Those names also help define the menu into categories. The "Julia" side represents traditional Southern food — biscuits and gravy, seafood gumbo, shrimp and grits — while the "Pearl" side of the menu is more modern.

    Madrina
    Madrina, a sibling of Proof + Pantry in One Arts Plaza, took over the old Nosh Euro Bistro space in the Shops at Highland Park Village, where it marries French techniques with Mexican cuisine. Julio Peraza is executive chef, doing dishes such as oxtail empanadas and lobster en croute. It has an extensive list of tequilas and mezcals, plus a full bar program that includes several wines and beers on tap.

    Montlake Cut
    Seafood restaurant from chef Nick Badovinus (a nominee for Chef of the Year) picks up the former Spoon spot in Preston Center with oysters, mussels, chowder, Dungeness crab, and a burger. You can't not have a burger. Atmosphere is casual-chic, with an emphasis on chic; the steak frites are $39. The seafood theme pervades the decor as well, with pole-mounted seats at the bar reminiscent of a bass boat and Seattle-themed graphics on the wall.

    Mudhen
    Restaurant at the Dallas Farmers Market comes from Shannon Wynne (Meddlesome Moth, Lark on the Park), who always stays au courant. Mudhen covers all the special-interest dining groups: vegan, Paleo, non-GMO, gluten-free, with an attentiveness to ingredients and sourcing that’s emerged as a big trend in dining. You can make your own bowl with starch, vegetable, and protein, or just order some sides from a mega menu of vegetables listed on chalkboards on the wall.

    Parker Barrows
    Named for the last names of Dallas' most famous criminals, Bonnie and Clyde, Parker Barrows does cocktails, craft beer, and "New York-deli style" sandwiches for Bishop Arts. The decor feels vintage; bartenders wear bow ties. Its menu includes salads and sandwiches stacked with meats such as pastrami, salami, and bacon.

    Pink Magnolia
    Oak Cliff restaurant featuring "naughty" chef Blythe Beck offers the nostalgic charm of Southern home cooking in an elegant yet casual setting. Deviled eggs get a different treatment every day. Signature items include chicken-fried rib-eye and shrimp and grits, but there is also roast chicken and bacon-cheddar meatloaf. Sides such as onion rings and creamed corn are served family style.

    Pints & Quarts
    Barcadia owner Brooke Humphries does burgers and beer in a prime location on Greenville Avenue at the corner of Ross Avenue. The menu is simple, with burgers, hot dogs, fried chicken and chili; they also serve alcohol. The menu and the space exploit a theme inspired by the previous tenant, a former automotive garage.

    Rapscallion
    Rapscallion comes from brothers Bradley and Brooks Anderson and Chef of the Year nominee Nathan Tate, and it's a neighborhood bistro similar to their other place, Boulevardier. But instead of French, Rapscallion's menu is influenced by Tate's Southern roots, with some products from his family farm. The Andersons also own Veritas, so the wines are exactingly conceived; cocktails by Eddie Eakin focus on spirits distilled from grain, cane, and agave. In addition, Rapscallion offers martini service with house-pickled garnishes to pair with the oyster selection.

    Resident Taqueria
    Neighborhood taqueria for Lake Highlands comes from Andrew and Amy Savoie, who are LH residents. Andrew, a culinary instructor at the Art Institute of Dallas for the past nine years, has previously worked at restaurants such as Jean Georges in New York; Hugo's in Maine; and Bouchon in Yountville, California. He takes a chef's perspective toward tacos while drawing inspiration from Mexican cuisine. Resident's menu includes tacos with chicken, short ribs, pork belly, tempura striped bass, and chorizo with onion and potato. There are two signatures: chicken with pickled nopales, hominy, and ancho aioli and pork shoulder with pineapple, cabbage, and guajillo.

    Saint Rocco's
    This Italian restaurant comes from Trinity Groves founder Phil Romano and Jay Valley, corporate chef of Eatzi's. The menu includes pasta, charcuterie, and seafood, with unique twists on favorites including Sicilian lasagna, a deconstructed version of the classic served tossed in bowl with mini meatballs, Bolognese, and fresh ricotta and pecorino pastina with shrimp and asparagus. Italian for "tiny dough," pastina with butter, milk, and cheese was the go-to comfort food of Valley's mother.

    Ten Ramen
    Ramen shop at Sylvan Thirty feels like the real deal, with its casual stand-up counter and steaming pots of broth. This is as authentic as it gets — which is no surprise, becomes it comes from acclaimed chef Teiichi Sakurai, owner of Tei-An and native of Japan. The menu is short and sweet, with five to six ramen options and a rice dish or two. It’s all about you and your bowl of noodles.

    The Theodore
    Named for American president Theodore Roosevelt, this restaurant from the owners of Bolsa and Smoke is an ambitious effort with an adjacent bakery that sells breads, croissants, cookies, and other treats. The menu has an old-school classicism with dishes such as beef Wellington, steak frites, and crab Louie. But it also boasts trendy dishes such as toasts. Much attention has been lavished on the atmosphere, whose ironic touches invoke a Wes Anderson film.

    Wayward Sons
    Brandon Hays and Phil Schanbaum (So & So’s, High Fives, Standard Pour, Whippersnapper) partnered with chef Graham Dodds on this Greenville Avenue eatery. The menu includes Windy Meadows chicken and dumplings with parsnips and carrots, skate wing with fingerling potato salad, beef Bolognese lasagna, smoked lamb brisket, mushroom tamales, and parsley root gnocchi with mushrooms and artichokes.

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    Buy tickets now to the Tastemaker Awards on May 19 at Hall of State. Learn more about the program here.

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    The Best in Texas

    The unequivocal list of the best restaurants and bars in Texas 2016

    Jennifer Chininis
    May 24, 2016 | 1:14 pm
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    Whether at home or traveling, one question we Texans always want answered is where to eat. Our annual CultureMap Tastemaker Awards provides plenty of answers. The program started in Austin in 2012, as a way to honor the top talent in the restaurant and bar communities, and has since expanded to include every city we serve: Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.

    What makes Tastemakers unique is that we not only rely on the intelligence of our staff and contributors on the ground in those cities to help identify the nominees, but we also enlist industry experts to offer advice and, ultimately, decide who wins — except in the category of Best New Restaurant, which is determined by our readers.

    The Tastemaker Awards, the largest and most comprehensive culinary tribute of its kind, truly represents the best restaurants, chefs, bars, and bartenders in the state, those who innovate and inspire not only local diners, but also their peers. The 2016 winners represent the best in Texas dining right now.

    Below we have listed those who took home prizes in myriad categories, presented during celebratory events May 17-19 in Austin, Houston, and Dallas. If you are hungry to read more about the people and places mentioned here, click on the city name to read why they deserve the Tastemaker title.

    AUSTIN

    • Restaurant of the Year: Dai Due
    • Chef of the Year: Michael Fojtasek and Grae Nonas, Olamaie
    • Rising Star Chef of the Year: Nicholas Yanes, Juniper
    • Pastry Chef of the Year: Janina O'Leary
    • Bar of the Year: The Townsend
    • Bartender of the Year: Justin Elliott, The Townsend
    • Brewery of the Year: Jester King
    • Sommelier of the Year: June Rodil, McGuire Moorman Hospitality
    • Neighborhood Restaurant of the Year: Evangeline Cafe
    • Best New Restaurant: Oasthouse Kitchen + Bar

    DALLAS

    • Restaurant of the Year: Tei-An
    • Chef of the Year: John Tesar, Knife
    • Rising Star Chef of the Year: Kirstyn Brewer, Victor Tangos
    • Pastry Chef of the Year (tie): Marlene Duke, The Theodore, and Alison Morse, Front Room Tavern
    • Bar of the Year: Midnight Rambler
    • Bartender of the Year: Kyle Hilla, The Theodore
    • Brewery of the Year: On Rotation
    • Sommelier of the Year: Jeff Gregory, FT33
    • Best Sushi Restaurant: Tei Tei Robata Bar
    • Best New Restaurant: Resident Taqueria

    FORT WORTH

    • Restaurant of the Year: Revolver Taco Lounge
    • Chef of the Year: Tim Love, Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, Love Shack, Woodshed Smokehouse
    • Best New Restaurant: The Dive Oyster Bar

    HOUSTON

    • Restaurant of the Year: Pax Americana
    • Chef of the Year: Adam Dorris, Pax Americana
    • Rising Star Chef of the Year: Graham Laborde, Bernadine's
    • Pastry Chef of the Year: Rebecca Masson, Fluff Bake Bar
    • Bar of the Year: Public Services Wine & Whisky
    • Bartender of the Year: Terry Williams, Anvil Bar & Refuge
    • Brewery of the Year: Saint Arnold Brewing Company
    • Sommelier of the Year: Evan Turner, Helen Greek Food & Wine
    • Neighborhood Restaurant of the Year: Weights + Measures
    • Best New Restaurant: State of Grace

    SAN ANTONIO

    • Restaurant of the Year: Mixtli
    • Chef of the Year: Jason Dady, Tre Trattoria and Shuck Shack
    • Best New Restaurant: Mezcaleria Mixtli

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