There are a few tapas restaurants in Dallas, but none hold true to the flavor of Spain as much as the new Casa Rubia does in Trinity Groves. The beautiful new restaurant cheffed by Omar Flores with Cody Sharp as sous is cranking out delicious and beautiful plates of authentic flavor. A recent visit revealed [...]
Two weeks ago, restaurant critic Leslie Brenner presented her choices for Best in DFW: Seafood Restaurants, and The Dallas Morning News invited readers to weigh in with their own picks. A number of readers singled out Rex's Seafood Market on Lover's Lane as their favorite place in the area for seafood. To find the whole [...]
Tired of seeing tiny microgreens strewn all over your food? Fed up with flourishes of frilly frisée? There's a new garnish in town, and not a minute too soon: purslane. Omar Flores, the chef at Driftwood, uses small bouquets of it to garnish a gorgeous tuna tartare and a main course of King salmon, smoked [...]
by LESLIE BRENNER Published: October 12, 2012 One cooks in a laid-back smokehouse attached to a groovy midcentury modern motel-ish hotel. Another turns out polished yet soulful plates at a sceney hot spot. A third works his magic on buckwheat flour and recherché Japanese seafood in what feels like a Zen retreat. This year's selection [...]
