Hotel News

Hotel Vin in Grapevine to open restaurant helmed by ex-Bullion chef

Steak's on the menu, natch.

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The day draws closer for the opening of Hotel Vin in Grapevine, and now there's news regarding the hotel's in-house restaurants and culinary team.

First, some prelude: Hotel Vin is part of Marriott's Autograph Collection, a division that specializes in one-of-a-kind properties; if you must know, its real name is Hotel Vin, Autograph Collection. Located at 215 E. Dallas Rd., it's part of Grapevine Main, a new mixed-use development that also includes a European-style food hall called Harvest Hall.

The 120-room boutique hotel will open September 3.

The hotel will feature two eateries: Bacchus Kitchen + Bar, and the Rioja Rooftop Terrace.

Bacchus Kitchen + Bar will feature contemporary cuisine in an upscale and approachable setting, with two private dining rooms as well as a sunroom with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the vintage railroad station.

Bacchus is the Roman god of wine, and the release says that the restaurant will pay tribute to the ancient Roman tradition of feasting and celebration. The menu theme is "traditional favorites with modern cooking techniques, with a North Texas touch."

It will include locally sourced fare from nearby purveyors and farms; handcrafted cocktails; craft beer; and an elevated wine program including a temperature-controlled wine wall stocked with hundreds of Old and New World classics.

Breakfast will feature innovative takes on classic favorites such as New Orleans-style beignets, eggs benedict, and salmon on rye.
Lunch includes Profound salad (a nod to Profound Farms), a fried oyster BLT, and a Bacchus burger made from Texas-sourced Angus beef and topped with bacon, caramelized onion jam, and provolone cheese.
Dinner includes grilled lamb porterhouse with marinated eggplant, Cartermere Farms roasted chicken, and large format entrees from whole fish to a 32-ounce ribeye.

Ladies and gentlemen, the appointments:

William Salisbury has been named executive chef.

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, he was previously with Bullion in downtown Dallas. Before relocating to North Texas, he worked at several high-profile restaurants in New Orleans. He's also made connections within the local agricultural community, enabling reliable sourcing from nearby farms and ranches.

Nicole Haarklau has been named director of food and beverage.

She comes from Marriott International’s Operations Support Resources team, where she was deployed on assignments to a dozen properties.

Prior to that, she was at the New York Marriott Marquis, the Conrad New York Hotel, and the Wyndham Hamilton Park Hotel and Conference Center in New Jersey. The release calls her a "rising star within the hospitality industry," and who are we to dispute.

Haarklau and Salisbury will deliver a high quality, yet approachable, dining experience at the two hotel outlets and will also provide operational support to the seven kitchens in Harvest Hall, whose operators will include Easy Sliders, Arepa TX, Chick & Biscuit Comfort Cuisine, Four Sisters – A Taste of Vietnam, Spuntino Bites of Italy, and Zatar, a Fort Worth food truck that does Mediterranean cuisine.

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Downtown News

Dallas convention center re-do will shut down DART stop for 3 years

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Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is about to shut down its stop at the Convention Center Station for the next three years.

The agency is being forced to close the station to accommodate the city of Dallas' construction and redevelopment of the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center. As part of the project, the station will be closed for the duration of construction, which is currently estimated at three years.

The Convention Center Station is a stop on both the Red and Blue lines, and the shutdown will affect anyone traveling to or from southwest Dallas. North Dallas, Plano, Rowlett, and Carrollton will thankfully be spared.

Rail detours
Riders who previously used the Convention Center Station will be directed to nearby alternative stations at Cedars or EBJ Union. DART has prepared clear signage, rider alerts, and bus connections to support customers and make navigating the closure as easy as possible.

Bus detours
Routes 28 and 106 will maintain regular service outside of downtown. Within downtown, instead of taking Lamar to the Convention Center, the bus will turn left on Young Street, right on Akard Street, right on Marilla Street where the Akard and Marilla bus stop is located (stop number 20685).

Outbound, routes 28 and 106 will turn left on Young Street, right on Lamar Street and then proceed on their regular route.

Layover at Akard and Marilla: Passengers deboard at Cedars Station and take the special South Dallas GoLink to bus stops at Akard and Marilla or to EBJ Union Station.

Route 224 will operate a detour going inbound. Inbound trips will come downtown via Elm and continue to Houston, turn left on Commerce and continue to Harwood. It will then turn left to go to the East Transfer Center where it will layover. Outbound trips will originate from the East Transfer Center and operate a regular route out of downtown.

Layover at East Transfer Center

Passengers arriving by train can deboard at Convention Center Station to board route 224.
Another option for passengers is to deboard at Akard Station, then board 224 at Elm and Akard.

Route 383 East Transfer Center is your final stop. 383 will not continue past this station. This route will be discontinued on February 02, 2026.

DART will implement a new GoLink Zone for Convention Center Station customers that will only provide service for trips originating at EBJ Union Station, Cedars Station, or the substitute bus layover location on Akard and Marilla and terminating at one of those locations.

The service will operate 7 days a week, from 5 am to midnight. Customers using this GoLink Zone may only travel between these three designated points.

All changes will be reflected online and in the GoPass app for the duration of construction.

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