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Best French FriesCentral 214Chef Graham Dodds’ fries are a labor of love. And we do mean labor. Inspired by summers Dodds spent in Scotland, his triple-cooked fries result from a five-hour process that involves boiling, air drying, blanching, air drying again, and crisping the potatoes. The...
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Best Lingerie ShopTrousseau of DallasTrousseau is to underwear as Barneys is to apparel: a highly edited, fashion-forward collection of quality (and often jaw-dropping) pieces. Owner Nasrin Hormozi selects only the most well-crafted, beautiful, and exciting lingerie at a variety of price points,...
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Best Place for Family FunDallas ZooWhere else can your kiddo hand-feed a giraffe at eye level; run around on 106 acres of beautiful, well-maintained park, where a different critter awaits at every turn; then cool off in a stream while you sit in the shade and enjoy a lunch that you were wise...
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Best LoungeThe DramWe’re glad we finally have a cocktail lounge that caters to grown-ups in need of a sophisticated, after-9 pm retreat. You won’t find rows of spandex dresses taking shots or cheap vodka served with soda. Instead there are young professionals unwinding and an extensive list of...
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Best Hair SalonSalon LucienWhen we finally make time for a salon visit, we want luxury, not another bothersome obligation. This salon is a mini vacation, complete with free wine and snacks. Continuing education for stylists and colorists is a top priority, and the staff is knowledgeable on...
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Food and Drink Best Burger Twisted Root Burger Co.Best MargaritaEl FenixBest Pizza Campisi’sBest Patio DiningOzona Grill & BarBest ChocolatierDude, Sweet Chocolate Best Bakery for Sweets La DuniBest Bakery for BreadEatzi’sBest BarbecueSonny Bryan’s SmokehouseBest Breakfast ...
Beauty
The other day I was eating burgers with the mayor’s chief of staff—a smart, low-key woman who has...
Restaurant Reviews
Though she recently opened new breakfast-and-lunch-only spot Rosemont a few doors down from Local,...
Restaurant Reviews
You’d be surprised to learn how hard it can be for dining critics to find volunteers to join them...
Pick up a copy of the August 2012 issue to read these and other articles.
Gretchen Z. Kane
The...
Arts
Artist Andrew Underwood had tried his luck with Dallas’ commercial galleries, meeting with...
Nightlife
What do you want to know about Double Wide, the crazy little trailer bar with the tornado on top,...
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Sylvia Elzafon just spent the past three minutes trying to get Kyle to sit still. The 25-pound...
Education
Before Mike Miles even assumed his new post as superintendent of the Dallas Independent School...
Fashion
AZURE DALLASCarmen Marc Valvo monokini, $139, plushswimwear.com; vermeil cuffs, sapphire and...
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The story pours out of Harvey Lacey quickly, an avalanche of fresh grievances crashing down the...
Restaurant Reviews
This spot opened 22 years ago as a charming home cooking restaurant with a short menu and a BYOB...
Restaurant Reviews
Lulled by the scent of smoke, a circle of people huddles around a hunk of charred meat, agog. It’s...
