Uptown News

New market-cafe from Chicago imports fancy fare to Uptown Dallas

So tasteful, so modern.

Photo courtesy of Foxtrot

UPDATE: Foxtrot Delivery Market opened its Uptown/McKinney Avenue store and launched on-demand delivery in Dallas on Tuesday, June 25. A variety of community events will take place throughout opening week, including a grand opening party on June 28, from 5-9 pm.

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A buzzy new food market from Chicago is coming to Dallas. Called Foxtrot, it's a combination market/cafe/on-demand delivery service and will open its first Dallas location in Uptown.

This marks Foxtrot’s first market outside of Chicago. According to a release, it will open on McKinney Avenue in the space previously occupied by McKinney Avenue Tavern, with a date set for summer 2019.

A second storefront, address still TBA, is slated to open early summer, followed by the opening of a third storefront by the end of the year.

Founded in Chicago in 2013, Foxtrot blends neighborhood shop with on-demand delivery. The release says that Foxtrot has become Chicago’s first stop for a morning coffee, midday bite, late-night treat, with local beer, fine wines, gifts, and everyday essentials delivered in under an hour via its app and website.

Here's one way you can tell it's cool: The CEO uses the word "curated." Slam-dunk.

"We’ve had the opportunity these past few years to really define what matters to us – curation, convenience, and community – and refine the experience in which we bring all those values together for our guests,” says co-founder and CEO Michael LaVitola. "Whether you're coming over to meet friends for coffee, swinging by to pick up a new bottle of wine to try, or firing up the app to get some ice cream in a hurry, we've got you."

Each Foxtrot store offers a coffee bar, all-day café menu, beer on tap, wines by the glass, and lounge areas to work and relax.

In its Dallas locations, Foxtrot is partnering with Oak Cliff Coffee as its local roaster. The stores will also regularly host events to discover and interact with the best products, both local and national, meet interesting makers, and more.

Delivery service will be available in the Uptown and Downtown areas, Knox/Henderson, Park Cities, Lower Greenville, and Lakewood, with plans to expand delivery further north as additional locations open. No word on whether deliveries will go to south Dallas. Standing by on that.

Foxtrot tries to embody the neighborhood cafe while also offering a Foxtrot app for delivery in 60 minutes. Here's a great sentence: "Foxtrot connects people to a better kind of convenience with thoughtful curation, so everyone can feel good about the goods they buy every day."

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Pie News

White Rhino Coffee acquires Dallas bakery chain Emporium Pies

Photo courtesy of Emporium Pies

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A Dallas pie company has a new boss: Emporium Pies, a small chain of pie shops founded in 2012, has been acquired by White Rhino Coffee, the Dallas-born coffee company known for its community-driven cafés and craft-focused approach.

Emporium Pie owners and sisters Landon Perdue, Jen Abohosh, and Addie Roberts say in a release that the transition reflects a natural alignment in values.

"Part of our shared mission is hospitality and giving people a reason to celebrate," Roberts says. "We love the team, who I’ll continue working alongside, and I’m excited for this next chapter together. There’s something about dessert that brings people joy in a way nothing else can, and we’re thrilled to see that legacy carried forward."

Emporium began as a small operation selling pies from a 1930s bungalow in Bishop Arts. A second location opened in McKinney in 2013, followed by Deep Ellum which opened in 2016, and Fort Worth which opened in 2021, for a total of four shops. This is the second time the chain has changed hands; the original founders sold the company in 2022.

White Rhino was founded in 2007 and currently has 12 locations, the most recent being a location at Cypress Waters, inside a conference room, which opened in 2025.

“Emporium Pies has built an extraordinary legacy,” said Sara Escamilla, CEO of White Rhino Coffee. “Their products are consistently excellent, impeccably crafted, and beloved. Every pie is made with the highest quality ingredients. To be able to support and grow a concept of this caliber is an honor.”

The bakers and Addie Roberts will remain on staff, ensuring that the recipes remain unchanged. While the businesses will operate as usual for now, White Rhino Coffee plans to explore expanding Emporium Pies’ footprint across the Dallas–Fort Worth area.

They'll also introduce collaborations and menu integrations such as signature pie-and-coffee pairings.

“For now, it simply means coffee and pie - two of life’s best comforts - can be enjoyed across both brands,” Escamilla says.

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