D Magazine December 2009
Cover Story
The Best New Restaurants in Dallas 2009
Sad stories of cutbacks and closings have filled the last 12 months. The silver lining? Chefs reconnecting with local farmers, menus full of regional dishes, and great food everywhere. We celebrate those restaurants that have opened in the worst time to do so since the Depression.
Features
Publications
Laura Kostelny Goes Christmas Shopping for her Famous Dallas Friends
Do you have difficult people to buy for? Follow the D Home executive editor on a gift hunt through North Texas’ finest museums.
Profiles
Dirk Nowitzki Is Saving Dallas Basketball One Shot at a Time
An oral history of the big German who rescued professional basketball in Dallas.
Beauty
The 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas 2009
The most beautiful women in Dallas, both inside and out.
Fashion
Dallas Does New York Fashion Week
Our local fashion plates sound off on the spring 2010 collections at New York Fashion Week.
Publications
Downtown Dallas Finds Its Heart in the Woodall Rodgers Park
Woodall Rodgers Park will upend our idea of downtown. One man’s fight 40 years ago laid the groundwork.
Publications
Poor Under-recognized, Unheralded Fair Park
What happens to Dallas’ art deco gem during the 11 months when the State Fair isn’t in town?
Publications
Review: Bailey’s Prime Plus
Ed Bailey goes from owning 63 McDonald’s to serving steak to women. What could possibly go wrong?
Publications
Review: III Forks
When it opened more than a decade ago, III Forks was a bargain for what you got: a steak plus vegetable and starch. However, prices have gone up, and we’re not sure it’s worth it.
Publications
Review: Mr. Wok
Dallas diners will find plenty of familiar fare here, as well as some interesting and delicious signature dishes made with quality ingredients.
Publications
Review: The French Room
Despite the lagging economy, the bastion of Dallas fine dining still stands.
Publications
Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut
Dallas chef George Brown and Matt Waller have teamed up to resurrect a nutty old favorite, just in time for the holidays.
Publications
Q&A With Justin Meaders
The wheelchair race director of the White Rock Marathon has some advice for you: stay out of his way.
Publications
The Dallas Children’s Theater Takes on Swine Flu and the Economy
Despite the season’s obstacles, the local theater gears up for the holidays and its 26th year.
Politics
The Worst Judge in Dallas County
How did Charles Sandoval, the worst judge in Collin County, wind up sitting on a Dallas bench?
Publications
Zac Crain Smokes a Cigarette in Whole Foods—and Gets Away With It
Truth be told, our puffing scofflaw wasn’t actually smoking. He was just test driving an e-cigarette from Southlake-based SS Choice.
Nightlife
The Scene: December 2009
2009 Cattle Baron’s Ball; AT&T Performing Arts Center ACT III Gala
