District

Wheat Bay, Qiao Noodle House fire up Lloyd District restaurant scene

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 4 days ago

Last October, two new restaurants opened blocks from each other in the Lloyd District, each offering regional Chinese specialties alongside popcorn chicken and fries.

Before last year, Lloyd wasn’t known as a Chinese food destination. Besides Frank’s Noodle House, a beloved hand-pulled noodle and zhajiangmian joint in a converted Northeast Broadway home, options were mostly limited to old haunts such as Chen’s Dynasty, orange chicken kiosks at the mall (the unconquerable Chicken Connection) or trips to Shandong or Chin’s Kitchen in Hollywood to the east.

Wheat Bay (1618 N.E. Sixth Ave.), which also goes by Uniquely Chengdu, is the second

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Casablanca is a Stunner in The Bishop Arts District with an Eclectic Menu

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 2 months ago
In the 1942 pseudo-noir film, Casablanca, a nightclub owner is caught in a dangerous love triangle with his ex-lover and her husband. It’s set in the Moroccan city of (you guessed it) Casablanca. Of all the bar names in all the world, the folks from Paradiso decided to expand its culinary options with a new restaurant by the same name.
click to enlarge The outdoor lounge at Casablanca - EMAYNE

The outdoor lounge at Casablanca

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Casablanca is nestled in a newly remodeled building directly across the street from its sister restaurant, Paradiso, in the heart of Bishop Arts. From the expansive exotic patio to the

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Elephant East to Open this Fall in the Harwood District; Meet the Chef

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 4 months ago

An adventurous new pan-Asian concept is landing in the Harwood District. Elephant East will open its doors later this fall and will be spearheaded by chef Thomas Griffin.

Hailing from Cape Cod, Griffin spent years working as a chef in Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Washington. After chats with Harwood International director of operations Stan Rodrigues, he moved to Dallas last year where he was Dolce Riviera’s executive chef.


“Opportunity arose in Dallas and I wanted to jump out,” Griffin says. “I knew I wanted to come out toward the west. I believe in the food scene out

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Artwork & Leisure District

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 5 months ago

That’s fantastic, I suppose; I don’t wish to impose my creative requirements on another Art person, nor would I recognize having it the opposite way round.

Falsely accused of rape, the three young African- Americans had been dragged from jail, tried on the street in entrance of 5,000-10,000 individuals, and then hanged in the chaos that ensued. It was maybe … Read More