The Trinity Groves district in West Dallas continues to flourish. BY NANCY NICHOLSFROM D MAGAZINE APRIL 2014 PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN MARPLE GAMBAS AL AJILLO Two and a half years ago, Omar Flores was the executive sous chef at Abacus, a position he earned three years into his five-year stint there. It’s a prestigious title to [...]

by Whitney Filloon This morning brought a livestream announcement of the 2014 James Beard Award semifinalists for restaurants and chefs — that is, the lengthy list of nominees released before being whittled down to a smaller list of finalists next month. This year brought nods for locals Matt McCallister of FT33, Lucia's David Uygur and [...]

By LESLIE BRENNER When a chef approaches something  with passion, it’s always fascinating to see where it goes. That’s why dinner at Casa Rubia, the new tapas place in Trinity Groves, can be so rewarding. The benefits might start coming to the table in the form of croquetas de maiz, corn-and-chorizo fritters that pick up [...]

By Leslie Brenner lbrenner@dallasnews.com 11:50 am on November 18, 2013 | Permalink Monday nights on the Dallas restaurant scene are typically pretty sleepy, but for culinary thrill seekers, there’s big action tonight: Casa Rubia will debut in Trinity GrovesCasa Rubia, a modern tapas restaurant from Jonn Baudoin and chef Omar Flores, the team from Driftwood, [...]