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Mamani brings Austin's Michelin-starred Hestia to Dallas for one night

Acclaimed Austin restaurant Hestia is bringing its live fire cooking to a collaborative dinner at Dallas' esteemed French restaurant Mamani this August. The one-night-only event comes on the heels of the two restaurants' upcoming dinner in Austin that is part of Hestia's annual Lone Star Dinner Series.

The "Mamani and Friends: Mamani x Hestia Dinner" will take place Tuesday, August 4 at Mamani in Uptown Dallas. The menu for the eight-course event is still under wraps, but it's safe to say that the live fire cooking will be the spotlight.

A press release says a grill will be placed outdoors in front of Mamani, where Hestia's team will prepare its Michelin-worthy dishes. Mamani Wine Director Josh Ponthieux will create optional wine pairings for the experience.

Three of Hestia's top chefs — Kevin Fink, Paul Wensel, and Tavel Bristol-Joseph — will be in attendance, alongside Mamani's executive chef and partner Christophe De Lellis. Both Fink and Bristol-Joseph are James Beard Award finalists, establishing the chefs as culinary icons in their own right.

"I thought it was cool to bring to Mamani another Texas Michelin restaurant with a very different approach than ours," De Lellis said in a statement. "We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Hestia’s team and do something really special for our community here in Dallas."

Mamani executive chef and partner Christophe De Lellis Mamani opened in Dallas in 2025 under chef Christophe De Lellis, whose menu blends influences from Paris and the French and Italian Rivieras.Courtesy of Mamani

De Lellis will travel to Austin to cook with Fink for Hestia's Lone Star Dinner Series two weeks before the Dallas dinner takes place. The Austin series began its current season on June 16 with Tatemó, a Houston restaurant that builds the majority of its menu on masa. The Mamani dinner will be held July 21 and will be followed by a dinner with Austin's Michelin-rated InterStellar BBQ on August 25.

CultureMap was in attendance for the June 16 12-course kickoff, where chefs from both restaurants worked together in the kitchen — one team in black and the other in white — to deliver a diverse menu with a light seafood focus and Texas touches.

Hestia's dishes included a farmed oyster with refreshing, summery garnishes; a tiny kampachi roll; Texas Wagyu tartare with Thai basil and a fragrant jalapeño flatbread; and an Italian-inspired, dry-aged Berkshire pork coppa with kosho (fermented citrus and chili paste), radicchio, and marinated Sungolds. Each restaurant contributed one dessert, with Hestia's elegant corn pavlova serving as a well-balanced finale to the meal.

If the Hestia x Tatemó dinner indicates the exceptional quality that hungry Dallasites can expect from the Mamani x Hestia experience, attendees will surely be in for a memorable evening.

The Mamani x Hestia dinner will be held on Tuesday, August 4. Only 100 tickets will be sold for the event at $235 per person, plus $135 for optional wine pairings. Reservations open Tuesday, June 23 via OpenTable.

Courtesy of Mamani

Mamani will welcome Hestia's top chefs in August.

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Brianna Caleri contributed to this story.

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Hot 'n spicy

Michelin-recommended Hattie B’s Hot Chicken brings Nashville heat to Plano

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A Nashville hot chicken favorite with Michelin cred has found a new roost in Plano: Hattie B's Hot Chicken, the fast-casual chain known for its spicy fried chicken, has opened at 2104 Preston Rd., in Preston Towne Crossing.

The restaurant officially debuted Wednesday, June 17. It's the second Dallas-area location for the chain following the opening of its Oak Lawn spot in October 2024 — a relocation of the original Dallas location which opened in Deep Ellum in 2022.

Announced in August 2025, the Plano restaurant occupies the former Boston Market building at Preston Towne Crossing. The 3,008-square-foot space includes a patio with seating for 50 guests, plus 56 seats indoors, says a release.

Hattie B's Plano Hattie B's has taken over a former Boston Market building in Plano Towne Crossing.Photo courtesy of Hattie B's

The menu centers on fried chicken that can be ordered at a sassy range of spice levels: Mild, Medium, Hot, Damn Hot, and the chain's hottest option, Shut the Cluck Up! There are also two non-spicy options: Southern fried chicken and a Sweet & Smoky dry rub.

Menu highlights include:

Dirty Bird Fries ($10.50) — Loaded fries topped with Hattie B's signature pimento mac & cheese, fried or grilled tender bites, and Nashville comeback sauce
Classic Chicken Sandwich with one side ($11.50) — Fried or grilled chicken with coleslaw, Nashville comeback sauce, and pickles
Jumbo Tenders Plate ($11.75) — Three fried or grilled chicken tenders served with one side, bread, and pickles
Southern Salad ($13) — Fried or grilled chicken tender bites, mixed greens, sweet corn and black-eyed pea succotash, cheddar, bacon, and cornbread croutons
Half Bird Plate ($15.50) — Breast, thigh, leg, and wing served with one side, bread, and pickles
Desserts ($4) — Banana pudding, peach cobbler, or a waffle sundae (add $1)
Drinks — Beer, cocktails ($8.50), and boozy frozen drinks ($9)

Hattie B's was founded in Nashville in 2012 by father-and-son duo Nick Bishop Sr. and Nick Bishop Jr. and has since expanded across Tennessee, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, and Nevada. The chain was named a Recommended Restaurant by Michelin in its debut guide to the American South in November 2025.

They currently have seven locations in Tennessee, plus locations in Alabama, Georgia, Nevada, and Texas.

"We are beyond fired up about opening in Plano," executive chef Brian Morris said in a statement. "Folks can expect everything they know and love about Hattie B's — our delicious fried chicken, Southern sides, grandma-approved desserts and cold beer and cocktails."

Hours at the Plano restaurant are 10:45 am-10 pm Sunday-Thursday and 10:45 am-11 pm Friday-Saturday.

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