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A heaping helping of news & reviews from DFW’s dining scene.

Weekend Chef: Grilling with Chef Tim Byres

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Steve Wilson

It has been exactly a month since I wrote about Chef Tim Byres, chef/owner of both Smoke and Chicken Scratch in Dallas. He had just served up pigs and oysters at the Read more

DFW food truck events for June 2013

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DFW.com

Thanks to the North Texas heat, June is when food truck events start slowing down, but the ones that are on the calendar this month are sure to be popular. Read more

For 65th year, Stephenville cafe offers a 65-cent dinner

Tim Love

Jake & Dorothy’s will turn 65 next week. Read more

R.I.P. Calvin “Boots” Payne III, Cousin’s Bar-B-Q patriarch

In 1983, Boots and Beverly Payne, Fort Worth natives who met at Paschal High School and got married during their senior year, opened a barbecue joint at 6262 McCart Ave. in southwest Fort Worth. Read more

DFW food truck scene: What it lacks

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DFW.com/Paul Moseley

Recently, I was asked what I think is missing from the local food truck scene. The question was broad, and I have spent the past few days thinking about my response, and researching trucks in other cities. I’ve come up with seven categories I think are missing: four related to types of foo... Read more

Eats Beat: Pacific Table nearly set to open in Fort Worth

Pacific Table, the new light, California-fresh grill from The Tavern Bar & Grill chef Felipe Armenta is getting closer. Read more

Dining review: Chop House Steak and Seafood in Pantego

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(DFW.com/Ross Hailey)

Three years ago, Dallas chef Kenny Mills returned to his home town of Arlington to open a gourmet burger restaurant. With imaginative creations like a burger featuring two grilled-cheese sandwiches as the bun, Mills earned acclaim from food critics and the steady patronage of suburban diners. Read more

Dining review: Elote Mexican Kitchen

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(DFW.com/Joyce Marshall)

Although far north Fort Worth and Keller have their share of Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants, most of them are a bit of a drive from the Villages of Woodland Springs, one of Fort Worth’s northernmost neighborhoods. Cynthia and Justin Loeb, Woodland Springs residents who have run the neighb... Read more

Fort Worth’s YES! Taco truck closing

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(Photo/DFW.com archives)

In June 2011, a Star-Telegram business-section column, noting the opening of a new business, opened with the line, “Will YES! Taco bring the fancy food truck craze to Cowtown?” Whether it’s a craze here yet or not is up for debate, but the food-tr... Read more

Dining review: Central Deli & Grill in Bedford

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Special to DFW.com/Joseph Daniel

It doesn’t get simpler than Central Deli & Grill, a combination American and Mediterranean restaurant located inside a gas station in Bedford. Read more

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