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Acclaimed Miami concept with star-shaped pizza is coming to Dallas

Their signature pizza is shaped like a star.

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Pizza from Miami is coming to Dallas: Called Mister O1 Pizza, it's an acclaimed pizza concept from Miami Beach whose signature is pizza shaped like a star.

According to a release, it's opening in the fall at 3838 Oak Lawn Ave. #P175, in Two Turtle Creek building, in the same center as Jalisco Norte.

Mister O1 was founded in 2014 by Renato Viola, a chef and native of Italy whose so-called "extraordinary pizza" earned him a U.S. visa. (The restaurant was originally called Visa-O1 but they changed the name after Visa threatened a lawsuit for trademark infringement.)

There are currently 13 locations, including several other cities in Florida plus three international locations: two in Spain and one in Saudi Arabia.

The star-shaped crusts have pockets of ricotta within each star point and have been dubbed the most Instagrammable pizzas in Florida, which is truly an accomplishment.

Ingredients are from Italy and the dough for the crust ferments for at least 72 hours, which is what gives crust good flavor.

Their pizzas include:

Alessandra Jalapeño pizza (mozzarella, fresh mushrooms, jalapeño, Italian tomato sauce)
Star Luca (personal-size, star-shaped pizza topped with spicy Calabrese salami, mozzarella, tomato sauce and basil)
Coffee Paolo (gorgonzola, mozzarella, tomato sauce, honey, coffee and spicy Calabrese salami)
Claudio pizza (fresh burrata stracciatella cheese, tomato sauce, white truffle oil and basil)

There are 13-inch pizzas ranging from $12-$20, and 8-inch pies ranging from $7-$10.

Other dishes include Italian meats such as prosciutto, speck, mortadella, and bresaola served with focaccia bread; and calzone onju, with San Marzano sauce, mozzarella, salami Calabrese, and basil.

The bar program will include red, white, and sparkling Italian wines by the glass and bottle, as well as the Italian beer Peroni.

Mister O1 is coming to Dallas via a franchise group with extensive restaurant and franchise backgrounds that includes former Corner Bakery Cafe VP John LaBarge.

"I worked for Corner Bakery for 20 years," LaBarge says. "I never thought I'd get into pizza, until I met with Renato and had Mister O1's product."

Dallas has become a favorite market for Miami concepts in the past few years including restaurants such as Villa Azur, The Salty Donut, and Azucar Ice Cream, as well as Markowicz Gallery, which opened in the Design District in 2020.

In a statement, Viola says that they think the concept will be a great fit for Dallas. "We love the lifestyle and strong community feel here and are looking forward to being a part of it," he says.

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Gourmet market Ari's Pantry to open in Dallas' Trinity Groves

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A new gourmet grocery is coming to Trinity Groves: Ari's Pantry, the market launched in Oak Cliff by husband-and-wife Ari and Amy Lowenstein, will open a second location in West Dallas’ Trinity Groves, with a grand opening celebration on Saturday, November 30.

Located at 3011 Gulden Ln. #119 in the space that was once home to Potato Flats who remembers them, the Trinity Groves store will offer: pasta, olive oil, vinegars, preserves, candy, bread, crackers, cheese, meats, pizza dough, fresh pasta, housewares, cocktail ingredients, novelty kitchen gadgets, spices, prepared foods, fresh pesto and Ari’s own tomato sauce.

“We are excited to open our newest location at Trinity Groves joining the great businesses already there and the wave of new ventures opening in the development,” Ari Lowenstein says in a release. “With this location we will reach a new audience in West Dallas and be closer to our customers coming from downtown and the north.”

The couple opened their first location in Winnetka Heights at 1307 ½ W. Davis St. in December 2023 to fulfill Ari's passion for all things Italy. The idea was a small Italian food store with recipe-ready staples, with a hyper-local vibe. It has since blossomed into a general-purpose gourmet stop.

In addition to the food staples for sale found at their Bishop Arts location, Ari’s Trinity Groves location will also include a commercial catering kitchen that will enable them to provide full-service catering, prepared meal pick-up, pasta classes, and private dinners.

“Amy and Ari bring something new and special to this development as our first partner to offer consumer packaged goods made by people and companies outside of Trinity Groves,” said Sam Romano, Partner at West Dallas Investments, parent company of Trinity Groves. “They are part of the vision we have for the future of Trinity Groves that will combine innovative, up and coming chefs and restauranteurs with lifestyle and entertainment options like pickleball, bocce ball, popup events, arcade game play and additional retail partners.”

The Ari's empire doesn't stop here: Their goal is to open multiple locations "in all corners of DFW and beyond," and that includes a location in the Cyprus Waters community in Coppell, slated to open in spring 2025.

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