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Technically speaking: How technology helped save independent Dallas restaurants during the pandemic From delivery apps to contactless payment, many of these strategies are here to stay. Tyler Shin is owner and Managing Member of Revolving Kitchen in Garland.(Brandon Wade / Special Contributor) By Dalila Thomas Brent 8:44 AM on May 11, 2021 CDT As restaurants navigated the uncertainty of the pandemic over the last year, one thing quickly became clear: Technology was going to be a key to survival...

The Governor Turned Dallas Restaurants Into Enforcers A Dallas dining scene not ready to do away with the mask mandate reels as its situation changes yet again. By Eve Hill-Agnus Published in Food & Drink March 5, 2021 9:04 am Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to eliminate the mandate that has kept restaurant capacity limited and masks secured to faces sparked concern and baffled a restaurant community that was taken off guard by the sudden evaporation of health-minded measures. Next Wednesday, th...

Eleven months have passed since Dallas dining rooms closed in response to the arrival of the coronavirus. Some of them still haven’t reopened. A small group of restaurant owners have declined to resume dine-in service, instead sticking to takeout, curbside pickup, delivery or outdoor patios. Most of them operate very small businesses and are guided by concern for their employees’ and customers’ health. That stance is backed up by science that suggests we should still be avoiding indoor di...

February 4, 2021 Downtowns Assembly Food Hall will Introduce Two New Restaurants to Nashville With flavors from France to Philly, Assembly Food Hall is bringing two new-to-Nashville concepts to its multilevel dining and entertainment destination at Fifth + Broadway. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 4, 2021) – With flavors from France to Philly, Assembly Food Hall is bringing two new-to-Nashville concepts to its multilevel dining and entertainment destination at Fifth + Broadway. The much-anticipated do...

The food hall, an anchor of the downtown-based mixed-used development, will open this spring. Based in Dallas, Whisk Crepes Café will feature crepes that Chef Julien Eelsen learned to make as a child in Paris. The menu includes crepes filled with eggs, chicken, ham, bacon, smoked salmon and brisket. Also on tap will be salads and sandwiches, and espressos and lattes with coffee sourced from local vendors. Eelsen also owns the restaurant business. The Philly Special will offer authentic Philly ...

Legacy Hall in Plano adds chicken tenders, boozy ice cream and more to its food and drink lineup The popular food hall is bringing in new vendors and allowing others to grow as 2021 gets rolling. Legacy Hall is adding four vendors to its lineup of stalls, including a new chicken tender concept and a ice cream stand that infuses some of its sweets with alcohol.(Rose Baca / Staff Photographer) Yan Pan Asian Now open, Yan Pan Asian offers dishes from a variety of Asian cultures: spicy Thai curry a...

And in that new state, there’s a lot to miss. For this writer, it’s feeling comfortable in an elevator of a downtown building, walking down Main Street to the Joule, getting an Americano from Weekend and sitting down in the beautiful lobby area to work and people-watch. That Americano can still happen, but watching interesting fashion choices isn’t worth the risk involved with loitering these days. “Being able to go into any restaurant, without concern about how crowded it is or how clo...