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Park Cities meat deli beefs up this week's 5 most popular stories

Editor’s note: Another week has come and gone, and there’s a lot we all probably missed. But we’re looking out for you, kid. Here are the most popular stories from this past week:

1. New Dallas meat market and deli caters to the Park Cities set. Three years after launching their own line of Wagyu beef, the folks behind Rosewood Beef have created a place to sell it retail. Called The Meat Shop, it's a combination butcher and deli that will serve as a full-scale butcher with a product mix that includes the company's Texas-raised Wagyu beef.

2. Local designer pulls off stunning down-to-the-studs renovation in North Dallas. Potential buyers in search of a fabulous find in North Dallas should book it to see this timeless renovation project at 10010 Harwich Dr., in the coveted Chapel Downs neighborhood.

3. Ambitious grill restaurant in chichi North Dallas neighborhood closes. Preston Hollow Grill, which opened in 2015 in the space long occupied by Balls Hamburgers, quietly shut down the last week of June. The restaurant has also been marked "offline" on Open Table and will no longer allow reservations.

4. Tex-Mex import on Addison's restaurant row closes. After a mere four months, out-of-town Tex-Mex eatery T. Blanco's Mexican Cantina has closed. A company spokesperson confirmed that the closure happened on June 30, stating that "the Addison location had to close, but Longview is still doing well."

5. Top 5 reasons to visit Dallas' new bookstore Interabang Books. On July 1, the new bookstore Interabang Books opened softly in the Preston Oaks shopping center. The store comes from independent bookstore veteran Jeremy Ellis; Nancy Perot, daughter of Ross; and Lori Feathers, a lawyer. It will sell fiction, nonfiction, and children's books, and feature a children's stage for story-time sessions.

Finally, a place to buy meat in the Park Cities.

Photo by Jason Janik

Finally, a place to buy meat in the Park Cities.

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Michelin Guide awards shine in 5 most-read Dallas stories of the week

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Editor's note: Restaurants that received Michelin Guide honors were the hottest topic of the week in Dallas and all across Texas. Also of note: The death of a beloved Dallas restaurateur, a new wing joint, and more. Here are the most-read stories of the week. Looking for things to do this weekend? That list is here.

1. More than a dozen Dallas restaurants earn Michelin Guide awards. The winners of the first Michelin Guide awards in Texas have been revealed, with 117 restaurants earning some kind of nod, including 15 one-star establishments. More than two dozen restaurants across Dallas-Fort Worth earned some kind of nod or another, but only one won a star. Then, oops, there was a goof on Michelin's list.

2. Reducetarian Summit had to be unlikeliest convention in Dallas ever. Dallas likes to promote itself as a great place to host conventions, but one of the most unpredictable would have to be the Reducetarian Summit, which took place at the end of October at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Dallas, where 500 people from around the world met to brainstorm on ways to reduce consumption of animal products.

3. Where to eat in Dallas right now: 10 hot new restaurants for November. This month's installment of Where to Eat is bursting at the seams with newcomers and spinoffs. For November, we've got a vast range of cuisines, from Asian to seafood to the beloved Dallas staple, the Irish pub. To find many cuisines in one spot, there's also a new food-hall near downtown Dallas.

Dallas restaurateur Al Biernat, RIP. Facebook

4. Beloved Dallas restaurateur Al Biernat dies at 69 after ALS battle. Beloved Dallas restaurateur Al Biernat, founder of the acclaimed local steakhouse Al Biernat's, passed away on November 13, following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease; he was 69.

5. Pluckers Wing Bar opens first Dallas location in a decade in Mesquite. A Texas wing staple is bringing the wings to Mesquite: Pluckers, famous for its wings in many flavors, is opening at 1340 N. Peachtree Rd., in the old Joe’s Crab Shack space. According a marketing spokesperson, it's opening in mid-December.