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Review: Aventino's Italian Restaurant returns to Fort Worth

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Star-Telegram/Ron Jenkins

Just as authors, bands and actors make comebacks, restaurants do, too. During the past few months, we've seen the rebirth of Sfuzzi, the reopening of George's Imported Foods and, no doubt to the delight of west-side fans of traditional Italian cuisine, the return of Aventino's Italian Restaurant. Read more

Five of the hottest dishes in DFW

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DFW.com/Khampha Bouaphanh

The myth and the mission of Valentine's Day is that we'll all end up on a romantic adventure with the one we love. It's the holiday for lovers, we are told -- a giant prom night for adults, with dinners for two, champagne toasts and so many expectations that it's a miracle anyone goes home happy. Read more

Review: Press Box Grill in Grapevine

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Joyce Marshall

With the Super Bowl only days away, most armchair fans are mulling over which sports bar will get their game-day business. And it's a safe bet that many will opt for one of those impersonal venues, as big as American Airlines Center, with more televisions than Best Buy, and serving yawn-inducing ... Read more

Likeable Bottlecap Alley in Keller is a 'not bad' addition to burger-place checklist

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Star-Telegram/Ron T. Ennis

The stretch of U.S. 377 between North Tarrant Parkway and Golden Triangle Boulevard/Keller Parkway is undergoing a bit of a burger boom. Read more

Review: The Chesterfield in Dallas

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Stewart F. House

The Chesterfield is a bar first, and a restaurant second. Read more

Food-truck review: Nammi

Nammi food truck

Special to DFW.com/Joseph Daniel

About the wheels: Bright blue and orange, the Nammi food truck is easy to spot. And an Asian-inspired mascot wearing a straw hat makes up part of the logo. Read more

Loving touches raise Cumino's above usual Tex-Mex

CUMINOS 7

Star-Telegram/Ron Jenkins

The cuisine: Slow-food style meets fast-food format. The menu for this Arlington Mexican restaurant goes well beyond the Tex-Mex same-old, same-old. Read more

'Around the World in 80 Meals' goes Eastern European

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DFW.com/Ron T. Ennis

One in an occasional series, Around the World in 80 Meals, focusing on ethnic dining in North Texas. Read more

Review: Bayou Cat in Arlington serves Cajun goodness

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(Special to DFW.com/Joseph Daniel)

For the last few months, I’ve been on a Cajun kick. I’m looking for the best cooking Louisiana has to offer, right here in DFW. My friends claim this area is no place for Southern food, so I thought I’d put that to the test once again. (There’s just no way I can pass up being ... Read more

Dining review: Del Taco comes back to Tarrant County

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(Courtesy of Del Taco)

In-N-Out Burger wasn't the only California-based fast-food chain to make its way into North Texas last year. With far less fanfare, lines and tears, Del Taco also opened several stores, starting with a location in Denton. There are now several in the area, the newest one having just arrived in Hu... Read more

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