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From The Dining Critic's Notebook

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Best New Restaurants 2021 Eve Hill-Agnus and Rosin Saez
From the Dining Critic's Notebook

Our Dining Critic Says Goodbye to Reviewing for D Magazine

Eve Hill-Agnus reflects on more than seven years of dining criticism.
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The 10 Best Things Our Dining Critic Ate in Dallas in 2021

Let us look back on some of the most thrilling bites this year offered.
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Celebrity Chefs

First Bite: Nick Badovinus’ East Quarter National Anthem

The food is all over the map, so just find your specific bliss. (Ours is the Reuben.)
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Behind the Review: Small But Mighty, Shoyo Is a Meditation on Craft

On Greenville Avenue find a tiny omakase operation where, under the surface, lies a world of skill.

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Ask SideDish

Ask SideDish: Where to Dine and Drink in Dallas on a Budget?

Cash-strapped 20-somethings just want to have fu-un.
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Behind the Review: Carte Blanche Exalts Wild Game

At the Lower Greenville restaurant and bakery, chefs Casey and Amy La Rue proffer wild-hunted meat on the plate and in pastries.
Homemade malai is infused with delicate lavender syrup.
From the Dining Critic's Notebook

A Dining Critic Reflects on the Return to Writing Reviews

Reviews are—thankfully, gloriously—back, Dallas. After the year-plus that we've had, especially in the restaurant industry, what will reviews really mean moving forward?
Image of Carlo Gattini, gelato maker and owner of Botolino, inside his Lower Greenville scoop shop.
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In Gelato Man, Dallas Director Captures Botolino’s Impassioned Gelato Maker

Local filmmaker Sawyer Skipper focuses his lens on gelatiere Carlo Gattini in a not-yet-released, nine-minute movie.
habanero-brined chicken breast, crinkle-cut pickles, and fuku mayo, all in between a Martin's potato roll.
Celebrity Chefs

The Much-Hyped Fuku Comes to Dallas

The story behind—and the amazing hunt for—a fried chicken sandwich from chef David Chang of Momofuku fame.