Dallas' Foodie Neighborhood

Boulevardier sibling Rapscallion to bring Southern food to bustling Greenville Avenue

Dallas' Greenville Avenue continues to assert itself as the most surprising foodie neighborhood in Dallas, as another new restaurant from well-respected operators joins the parade: Rapscallion will be a new bistro from the team behind Boulevardier, to be located in the space between Trader Joe's and The Libertine.

According to co-owner Brooks Anderson, Rapscallion will take a neighborhood-friendly approach and will feature a "modern Southern" menu centered around the culinary stylings of chef/co-owner Nathan Tate.

Tate, who grew up on a still-operating farm in Rockwall, will employ a custom J&R wood grill and custom wood-fired rotisserie.

Boulevardier bar manager Eddie Eakin will create a custom menu of spirits and cocktails featuring an eclectic selection of whisky, tequila and mezcal. The wine list will be composed by Anderson and his brother Bradley Anderson, with whom he co-owns Veritas Wine Room and Boulevardier, along with Tate.

Rapscallion will be the third restaurant in a trio — along with BB Bop Seoul Kitchen and Yucatan Taco Stand — that's going into the space across the street from the Libertine, which is already fenced off and under construction. Real estate developer Jon Hetzel told the Lakewood Advocate that the development is designed to look like three separate buildings, saying that they were building it so that all three restaurants would have their own facade.

BB Bop is the Asian fusion restaurant from chef Greg Bussey and his Korean-American wife, Sandra, that specializes in the traditional Korean rice bowl dish called bibimbop; it premiered in Carrollton in 2008, followed by a second branch on upper Greenville Avenue. Yucatan Taco Stand is the taco chain-in-the-making based in Fort Worth.

According to Anderson, Rapscallion is slated to open in the first half of 2015.

Rapscallion will join the stream of restaurants on Greenville Avenue.

Photo courtesy of Bonnie Besserer

Rapscallion will join the stream of restaurants on Greenville Avenue.

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Smoothie News

Healthy smoothie chain from the Northeast makes Dallas-area debut

Fresh Monkee

Fresh Monkee smoothies

A smoothie chain from the Northeast has landed in Dallas-Fort Worth: Called Fresh Monkee, it's a chain from Connecticut that made its DFW debut in Richardson at 3501 Custer Pkwy. #119, in the Custer Creek shopping center, where it opened July 1.

Fresh Monkee was founded by entrepreneur Judy Flynn in Wethersfield, Connecticut in 2014. It has since expanded to 20 locations across 15 states. Four locations are planned for Texas, including Austin and Houston. The Richardson location is from franchisees Anam and Omer Nawab.

In a release, Flynn notes that many smoothie places rely on sugary fruit blends and "strange" powders.

"Most juice bars strip away the fiber from fruits and veggies, which is essential for a healthy gut and feeling satisfied," Flynn says in a press release. "I was convinced we could do better."

Their menu includes 30 varieties: fruit smoothies, green smoothies, chocolate smoothies, and coffee smoothies, with seasonal flavors such as the summer-ready watermelon strawberry limeade shake.

Notable options include:

Chunkee Monkee — milk, chocolate or vanilla protein powder, banana, and peanut butter
Filthy Monkee — milk, chocolate protein powder, brownie protein bar, and peanut butter
Coffee Buzz — milk, a splash of cream, chocolate protein powder, coffee cubes, vanilla extract, and Stevia
Orange Cream — milk, orange juice, vanilla protein, and a whole orange
Maui Colada — coconut milk, orange juice, vanilla protein, unsweetened coconut shreds, pineapple, and mango

They also carry a protein ball snack with peanut butter, oat flour, chocolate whey protein, and maple syrup, rolled in coconut oil and chocolate chips.

Each location has indoor seating, including couches and tables, but they're mainly a to-go concept.

Another pair of franchisees, Clarence Gadapati and Karuna Annavajjala, are opening a location in Arlington, at 5904 S. Cooper St. #120, in the Sublett Corners center, where it will open in August.

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