D Magazine March 2022
Cover Story
Long Live Mex-Mex!
Dallas is still rooted in Tex-Mex, but ambitious chefs and bartenders and restaurateurs are now exploring the roots and flavors of traditional Mexican cuisines. Let’s call it Mex-Mex.
Features
Awards
The Excellence in Nursing Awards 2022
These nurses bake cakes and knit homemade quilts. They improve algorithms and lead multi-million dollar capital campaigns. They’ve been bedside during a pandemic for two years, dedicated to helping their patients and families. We salute them.
Automotive
A Quarter Mile of Redemption
Nancy Matter rode with the Satan’s Slaves and worked on records with Ray Charles before making a metaphysical connection with “American Sniper” Chris Kyle. The through line of her wild life: a drag race at 248 mph.
Sponsored Content
Hall of Fame – Luis Antonio Mignucci
Luis Antonio Mignucci M.D. Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery
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Hall of Fame – Jeffrey Whitman
Jeffrey Whitman M.D. Lasik, Cataract Surgery With High-Technology Lenses, and Adult Eye Care
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Hall of Fame – Craig Budner
Craig Budner Complex Commercial Litigation and Disputes
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Hall of Fame – Samuel J. Chantilis and Karen Lee
Samuel J. Chantilis M.D. and Karen Lee M.D. Fertility
Arts & Entertainment
The 14 Things You Must Do in Dallas This March
Jazmine Sullivan, an Irish festival, the return of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, John Mulaney, and plenty of other things to keep you occupied this March.
Celebrities
How Roland Pollard Went Massively Viral Throwing His Daughter in the Air
The Plano native built a career out of cheerleading. We talked to him about doing stunts with his daughter, Jayden, Netflix’s “Cheer,” his approach on parenthood, and the real message he hopes to get across in his videos.
One Day In…
How to Spend a Day in Coppell
This suburb maintains a small-town atmosphere, with a booming town square and annual Kaleidoscope Festival.
Personalities
Nathan Sheets Is a Really Sweet Man
The CEO of the largest honey brand in America reveals why you shouldn’t tuck your jeans into your socks.
Arts & Entertainment
A Longtime Oak Cliff Art Studio Lands in West Dallas
Oil and Cotton has a new home in West Dallas, but founders Shannon Driscoll and Kayli House have the same goal: to get you to create something.
Gambling
The City of Dallas is Coming for the Poker Rooms It Once Approved
The city initially approved legal card rooms. Then it reversed course. Why are we the most Puritanical place in Texas?
Humor
Resting Bird Face
We listened in on a pair of eagles near White Rock Lake. We bring you this revelatory transcript.
Sponsored Content
Hall of Fame – Benjamin Bassichis
Benjamin Bassichis M.D., F.A.C.S. Facial Plastic Surgery
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Hall of Fame – Michael J. Champine, Robert R. Scheinberg, and James B. Montgomery
Michael J. Champine M.D., Robert R. Scheinberg M.D., and James B. Montgomery M.D. Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Food & Drink
How Magical Realism Shaped the March Cover of D Magazine
Danié took Olivia out in the hall, sat her down, and explained that braiding is an ancient ritual, a visual and tactile link between women across eons.
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Hall of Fame – Joel W. Brook
Joel W. Brook D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S. Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery
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Hall of Fame – Dirk A. Frater
Dirk A. Frater M.D. Internal Medicine, Concierge Medicine
