D Magazine August 2010
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Best of Big D 2010: Food & Drink
The finest in dining and imbibing in Dallas.
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Best of Big D 2010: Best of the Burbs
We asked some local notables about the best places to eat, drink, and play (along with one wildcard) in their hometowns. Here are their picks.
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Best of Big D 2010: Culture
The city’s top offerings in arts, entertainment, and media.
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Best of Big D 2010: Nightlife
Your best bets for spending an evening out on the town.
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Best Lists
Best of Big D 2010: Readers’ Choice
We asked you to name your favorite choices to enjoy this city to the fullest. Here are your picks.
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Best of Big D 2010: Services
The top spots for taking care of business in Dallas.
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Best of Big D 2010: Shopping
Our preferred places for procuring great stuff in Dallas.
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Publications
St. Paul United Methodist Church Choir Performs (Video)
Singers at the historic black church in the Dallas Arts District raise their voices in praise.
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Nightlife
A Girl Walks Into a Bar: The Fillmore
A little bit of Europe finds its way into downtown Plano.
By Moira Muldoon

Publications
Letter From Cedar Hill
An urban girl with a jaundiced eye for suburbia falls a little bit in love with the Uptown Village shopping mall.
By Dawn McMullan
Law
The Silliness of Dallas’ Wet-Dry Laws
It’s time for the city to ditch its antiquated boundary rules.
By Wick Allison

Publications
Edinburgh, Scotland
Celebrate the Scottish festival season with help from an Italian fashion powerhouse.

Food and Drink
Gourmet Food Trucks Struggle to Get on the Road in Dallas
They roam cool cities across the country. Why not here?
By Nancy Nichols

Publications
Marvin Hamlisch: Ready to ‘Put on a Show’ With Dallas Symphony
The legend takes the baton this month as the principal pops conductor.
By Ellen Ritscher Sackett

Publications
The North Texas Presidential Scholars in the Arts
Five bright kids who’ll lead the next revolution.
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Food and Drink
Restaurant Review: Flips Patio Grill
Fried pickles and creamy hummus are part of this upscale bar-food menu.
By Nancy Nichols

Food and Drink
Restaurant Review: Meddlesome Moth
Merry prankster Shannon Wynne brings the Design District its first real restaurant.
By Nancy Nichols

Food and Drink
Restaurant Review: Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
Chef Bruno Davaillon offers up a soup fit for royalty and tender seafood dishes.
By Nancy Nichols

Food and Drink
Restaurant Review: Urbano Cafe
The East Dallas spot’s dinner menu moves beyond the panino.
By Jennifer Chininis

Business
Rethinking Restaurant Week
The annual dining promotion raises money for charity. But whom does it really serve?
By Carol Marie Cropper

Fashion
Do-Gooder Designers
When you buy from these socially conscious creators, it benefits more than just the bottom line.
By Kristie Ramirez

Publications
St. Paul United Methodist Church Is the Soul of the Arts District
Dallas’ historic house of worship gets a renovation thanks to an unlikely partner.
By Walton Muyumba

Publications
A Decade Later, the Toadies Release a New Album
The band’s new CD is finally finished, and it’s a feel-good story.
By Peter Simek

Publications
The Good Professor Shows Off Dallas
But will his visiting outsider like what she sees?
By Willard Spiegelman
Publications
Best Chocolate in Dallas (Video)
Katherine Clapner of Dude, Sweet Chocolate teaches the secrets of her “Hill Country chocolate.”
Publications
Best Comedy Club in Dallas (Video)
A behind-the-scenes look at the hilarious happenings at Arlington Improv.
By Ashley M. Slayton
Publications
Best Actor in Dallas (Video)
Bruce DuBose of Undermain Theatre performs a monologue from the play Long Way Go Down.
Publications
Best Actress in Dallas (Video)
Sally Nystuen Vahle of the Dallas Theater Center gives a D Magazine intern an acting lesson.