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TRAVEL feel, where the huge billowing sky rolls into the Mland and seems to never end – and it goes without & Fort Worth saying the people are as friendly as ever. But the It’s been quite a while between connection between the cities is more accessible, tequila shots and margaritas with the new TEXRail commuter train connecting in the Lone Star state of Texas Fort Worth to the airport. The DFW airport sits right in the middle of both cities, so access is easy. for MiNDFOOD’s Editor-in- Of course you can also hire a car to get around, but Chief, Michael McHugh. But personally I think the best way to travel is by Uber. as he returns to Dallas and These cities have very large footprints, offering very Fort Worth, he discovers the different neighbourhood experiences and food and food scene is so much more shopping options. All the locals drive when they than just great barbecue and want to get anywhere, and everything is spread out – with much more land to develop. Tex Mex. Eating out now has a As I start my trip, it seems Downtown Dallas conscience, and a world-class has changed the most, with newly renovated hotels dollop of culture – plus there’s like the ultra-cool Adolphus taking a key position also an extraordinary range of in the CBD. Swoon The Studio’s cool redesign has local craft beer to choose from. really taken the hip factor up a notch – I even had a haircut in the lobby. But the area has also seen WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY new restaurants, cafés and shops open – which are BY MICHAEL Mc HUGH changing the feeling of this inner city completely. Fort Worth too has had new areas open up, like The Foundry District – where young entrepreneurs and sisters Jessica and Susan Warman are creating community spaces for events and pop-ups. Across the road, there’s Thrive Apothecary – a shop owned by husband-and-wife team Trey Phillips and Dr Lisa Gardner-Phillips. It specialises in CBD oil, derived from all-natural high-quality industrial hemp. They sell enriched edibles; wellness oils; hair, skin and body lines; and ranges for pets, and are bringing diversity and the latest trends to this part of the city. The Warman sisters are also involved with the $175 million development of the Stockyards, an old favourite tourist area of bars, restaurants and shops that bring Cowtown to life. Eateries like Taste Community Restaurant in Fort Worth and Café Momentum in Dallas are giving back to the community, and bringing new thinking around non-profit dining experiences. There’s the old favourites like Bailey’s Bar-B-Que attracting the same local crowds, while across town in West Magnolia Avenue Heim Barbecue serves mouth-watering Texan barbecue alongside an enormous range of whiskeys and craft beers. Originally started as a food truck run by young couple Travis and Emma Heim, it’s now the go-to barbecue joint for both locals and visitors to Fort Worth. And then there’s Mexican at Beto & Son in Trinity Groves, another collection of extraordinary Lighting up with blue dining experiences. Beto & Son’s Liquid Nitrogen tiles right in the heart Margarita is part of the Margarita Mile – a cocktail of Downtown Dallas crawl of the best and brightest margaritas in Dallas. is Commissary on Main Street – a mix of bakery, butcher shop, A TASTE OF TEXAS wine cellar and café, You can experience your own taste of Texas at Meatstock. created by Tim The festival will be held in Sydney from 4-5 May at Sydney Headington, owner Showground, Olympic Park. Tickets are available online at of The Joule Hotel in tickets.meatstock.com.au. Make sure you come and say Downtown Dallas. ‘howdy’ and visit the Dallas Fort Worth stand.

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Jon Bonnell TRAVEL WATERS RESTAURANT 301 Main Street, Fort Worth waterstexas.com

HEIM Jon Bonnell, the chef BARBECUE and owner of Waters

DOWNTOWN Restaurant in Fort Worth, DALLAS gives us his take on the best dining options and flavours of the region.

THE EYE AT THE JOULE Your name keeps popping up when discussing great food in Fort Worth. As someone who has worked in the area for a while, what do FORT WORTH BETO & SON STOCKYARDS you think are the quintessential flavours of Fort Worth? 3011 Gulden Lane #108 Trinity I think the great flavours of Fort Worth begin with true and honest Groves, Dallas ingredients, bold and complex seasonings, and straightforward cooking betoandson.com techniques such as live-fire. In this city, restaurants that make it can last This father-and-son owned for many years. We don’t seem to do that well with the super-trendy HEIM restaurant feels like a party the BARBECUE movements here in Cowtown. If the flavours are true and honest, they minute you walk in, as you are will hold up over the test of time. We can get creative, and we can be offered the house favourite – the HEIM BARBECUE TASTE COMMUNITY RESTAURANT bold, but cutting-edge isn’t typically our style. Fort Worth flavours will Liquid Nitrogen Margarita. And of 1109 West Magnolia Ave, taste just as good five years from now as they do today. I think that our course you must say yes – even if Fort Worth TASTE COMMUNITY palate is a bit of a mix between the Southwest, Tex-Mex, Deep South, just for the show, as they make it heimbbq.com RESTAURANT COMMISSARY ELLERBE and even our Louisiana neighbours. We borrow flavours from all of right at your table. But once you This modern, cool-as-a-cat venue 1200 S. Main Street, Fort Worth FINE FOODS our friends and put them together with ingredients all our own from move past the spectacle and get is the place every local seems to tasteproject.org COMMISSARY BAILEY’S BAR-B- the vast and diverse Texas food scene. down to dining, you will not be recommend. The neon light above The non-profit Taste Project has 1217 Main Street, Dallas QUE DOWNTOWN ELLERBE FINE FOODS Where do you source most of your local ingredients from? disappointed. This place has the the door reads ‘Craft BBQ Farm to fed over 25,000 people through its commissarydallas.com 1501 West Magnolia Ave, We have been on the look-out for new farms and ranches ever since I best guacamole, corn chips and Smoker’, and that about says it all. pay-what-you-can lunch service at Right in the heart of Downtown BAILEY’S BAR-B-QUE Fort Worth started sourcing local ingredients back in 2000. We use as many Texas salsa in town – and that’s just the The meals are served with passion Taste Community Restaurant. This Dallas, this popular eatery is hip, DOWNTOWN ellerbefinefoods.com products as I can find that are of high quality and distinct character. starters. It’s also part of the city’s and a cooking technique that goes is the first programme of the Taste cool and completely covered in 826 Taylor Street, Fort Worth Chef and owner Molly McCook Today, one of the best resources is a group called farmtotabletx.com. famous Margarita Mile – where I into making what may be the best Project organisation, designed to hues of blue tiles everywhere – This tiny little building was uses only the freshest local and They put together a fresh list every week and they deliver to our area want to get lost and never return, barbecue in town. The crowd is a help feed, educate, and serve what inside and out. Like some sort of established in 1931, and it’s super seasonal ingredients in this farm- twice a week. It’s like a co-op for small farms and ranches in Texas. Of or at least not until I’ve sampled good cross-section of Fort Worth the Tarrant County locals call the modern day diner/deli/café, it’s a popular with the locals and the to-table-inspired elegant setting. course, we still go directly to many of the farms and ranches that a cocktail from every bar. – hipsters, families, singles, and ‘food insecure population’ – a total bakery, butcher shop, gelateria, downtown business crowd. The The name Ellerbe comes from the we’ve used for years as well. Julian Rodarte – the son and tourists – and the one thing they of 16.6 per cent of Tarrant County’s espresso bar, wine cellar and diners are a mix of everyone from street she and her best friend grew part-owner of Beto & Son – is a have in common is a love of great overall community. The restaurant market in one, and the perfect judges to roadworkers, due to its up on as children – and this simple Since visiting Fort Worth four years ago there seems to have been Margarita Mile Ambassador, and barbecue. Heim started as a food is fresh and healthy, and everyone spot for breakfast as you watch location among federal buildings family vibe flows throughout the an explosion of different styles of dining opening up, and new areas Beto, the father, was a pioneer of truck in 2015 and within a year had in the community – regardless of the world head to work. The staff and the courthouse. It’s a cheap restaurant, which features framed of the city keep appearing. Why do you think this is? Mexican restaurants in Dallas. It moved into the fairy-light-draped financial means – is served a high are hipster cool and friendly, and lunch spot; a sandwich, drink and aprons from Molly’s childhood, as Our city is growing by leaps and bounds, and so is our culinary scene. I makes for a perfect combination, West Magnolia Avenue. The wife- quality meal. But the menu has no their music choice is toe-tappingly fries will only cost $5.25. Served in well as family photos of her in her think I first noticed a Thai restaurant maybe six years ago. Today I can as they now bring a modern twist and-husband owners, Emma and prices. Guests are simply asked excellent. It’s the same owner and a brown paper bag, the food is hot grandparents’ (“Maw Maw and name at least seven. Everything from ethnic cuisine to local farm-to- to old-school family cooking in this Travis Heim, have truly created to either pay what they can afford; creator as the The Joule Hotel, Tim in both taste and temperature. As Paw Paw’s”) vegie garden. With a table options are popping up everywhere. Locals here love to support fun Mexican restaurant. something you want to return to, pay what they would normally pay; Headington, so you know the cool the downtown area has changed wine store out front offering wine the independent restaurateurs, and have been fantastic about Drink & Eat Up and it’s easy to see why this has or pay what they would typically factor is high and the focus is on all over the years, with its new shiny appreciation classes and private supporting the ‘mom and pop’ concepts over the chains. The Liquid Nitrogen Margarita is become one of Fort Worth’s pay – with a little extra added to the right things – food, service and high rises, this concrete block tastings, this is a well-thought-out What are a few must-try menu items at Waters Restaurant? fun and strong and not for the faint- favourite barbecue joints. help a neighbour in need. interior design ticking all the right has lasted the test of time. and run restaurant. The baguettes If you are an oyster lover, the ‘Dirty Dozen’ is a must. We bring in at hearted (or jet-lagged). The food You Should Order Inspiring Eats boxes, I want to return ASAP. Stop & Unwind are flown in from La Brea Bakery least six different varieties of oyster every day, and the dirty dozen is has those hot and tart authentic Meat-lovers can indulge in the Owner Jeff Williams grew up in Must-Have Meal You can smell Bailey’s Bar-B-Que in LA – while the sausage, turkey a perfect sampling of a pair of each one. My favourite oyster sauce is Mexican flavours, with the layers triple meat combo platter of C.A.B a family of four, where both his The breakfast menu has lots of before you can see it, due to the and chocolate gumbo (that’s right, what we call our ‘Southwestern Mignonette’. For lunch, I’m a sucker of spices that you get in Mexican Brisket, Niman Ranch Pulled Pork parents worked. He remembers healthy options, and you won’t smoked brisket wafting down the no seafood) is inspired by Molly’s for the Crab Cake BLT or the Texas Crawfish Roll (think lobster roll, home cooking. After dinner, slip and Niman Ranch Pork Ribs with well when food was scarce, and be disappointed. The breakfast street from this original popular childhood in Louisana. but with a Texas flair). At dinner, I love our Creole Arctic Char with around the back of Trinity Groves sides of slaw and the green chile that’s why in 2012 he founded the tacos looked delicious, but I had haunt. A sliced beef sandwich is Give It A Try Crawfish Ravigote. The Crab Cakes are also very hard to resist. to Cake Bar and order a massive mac and cheese, with pickles and Taste Project to ensure none of the coconut oatmeal with roasted the must-have – just sit back and The poached egg with pancetta, slice of homemade sponge cake. chilli, mustard and tomato sauce his neighbours went hungry. This bananas and almond butter, and enjoy the flavours while watching sun-dried tomato cannellini beans Apart from your own restaurant, what eateries would you I didn’t, and I’m still regretting it. Do on the side. The locals also love the is a place for all – and as Jeff says, avocado toast with Korean chilli the locals come and go in this tiny and tapenade toast was a simple recommend to visitors to Fort Worth? they ship to Australia? Could they Bacon Burnt Ends for that dribble- ‘Where you can get more than just flakes, buckwheat groats and a space filled with wood panelling dish perfect for lunch with a light My favorite dining spots in Fort Worth are Ellerbe Fine Foods, Grace,

courier me a slice? down-the-chin eating experience. a meal, but also hope.’ A must-visit. poached egg on top. CHUN-JAU MEI & DALLAS VISIT COLLIE, SAMANTHA PHOTOGRAPHY: and long horns on the wall. white wine. Fixture, Righteous Foods, Michaels Cuisine, and Reata Restaurant.

074 | mindfood.com mindfood.com | 075 ORDER NOW Q&A TEXAS WHISKEY RANCH Marcus Paslay | 4250 Mitchell Boulevard, CLAY PIGEON Fort Worth 2731 White Settlement Road, frdistilling.com TRAVEL Fort Worth claypigeonfd.com The largest whiskey distillery west Marcus Paslay is the chef and of the Mississippi, Whiskey Ranch owner of Clay Pigeon restaurant in is the brainchild of Firestone & DALLAS Fort Worth. He shares his insider Roberston Distilling. Housed on ARBORETUM knowledge on the best restaurants the site of Fort Worth’s historic Glen of Fort Worth. Gardens Golf Course, it’s the first craft boubon and whiskey distillery What do you think are the in the north of Texas. Against mass quintessential flavours of Fort WILD SALSA COCKTAIL production and short-cuts, they WHISKEY FROM MARGARITA MILE Worth? produce two distinct spirits – the RANCH The Fort Worth dining scene FORT first a blended whiskey and the WORTH is becoming more and more second a Texas straight bourbon. RIGHTEOUS diverse, with different flavour CAFÉ MOMENTUM FOODS Interesting Fact 1510 Pacific Avenue profiles at every restaurant, but Though DFW International Airport Thanks-Giving Square, Dallas the ones that have been here Duty Free stocks a wide range of cafemomentum.org since the beginning are smoke local whiskeys, it’s the offering from Café Momentum is a non-profit (oak and mesquite woods), spice Whiskey Ranch that is the number- restaurant that provides 12-month from peppers (heavy Mexican one choice for Australians heading paid internship programmes for influence), savory red meat (we home. This easy-to-drink whiskey young men and women coming FORT love our proteins cooked over a WORTH TENDERLOIN TAMALE is our top tipple and it’s not hard to out of juvenile facilities. Interns WITH PECAN MASH wood burning fire). understand why. rotate through all aspects of the AT REATA RESTAURANT How much has your childhood restaurant while also developing HG SPLY CO influenced your cooking within DEEP ELLUM life and social skills. A management 2008 Greenville Avenue, Dallas REATA RESTAURANT Clay Pigeon? deepellumtexas.com team works to provide support FORT WORTH hgsplyco.com 310 Houston Street, Fort Worth STOCKYARDS My childhood influenced For a great night out, head to the and structure around each intern. RIGHTEOUS FOODS The owners of this top restaurant reata.net my cooking quite a bit. My Deep Ellum district in Dallas. With “We work to establish a baseline of 3405 West 7th Street, Fort Worth IMOTO RESTAURANT also own the gym next door, and This legendary Texan cuisine grandfather had a small farm bar after bar all offering live music, stability in their young lives to then eatrighteously.com 2400 Victory Park Lane, Dallas HG (stand for Hunters & Gathers) restaurant has framed leather that produced its own produce – you simply cannot help but have a help them achieve their greatest The sign says it all when you imotodallas.com PRESS CAFÉ has a slightly ‘healthy, vegan, chaps and cowboy paraphernalia eggs, poultry, rabbit and various fun night. My choice was Dot’s Hop potential,” says owner/chef Chad walk into this bright and sunny This is an interesting combination 4801 Edwards Ranch Road but I’m not really a vegan’ kind on the walls, as well as gigantic bull other things. Growing up I was House & Cocktail Courtyard, which Houser. Sixty-five per cent of Café spot: ‘A Healthy Dose of Friggin’ of Asian food, and a western take #105, Fort Worth of feel. As fancy or particular as heads and horns staring down at also an avid outdoorsman, which has a giant hanging chandelier in Momentum interns are homeless, Awesome’. The menu is broken on Asian cuisines. Americans will presscafeftworth.com that may sound, it’s not like that at you. And with staff wearing jeans granted access to wild game and the outdoor cocktail courtyard and and all of the interns have been in down into sections called ‘Bowls’, call it Pan Asian, some may say Situated in a brand-new building all, as the meals themselves are and cowboy boots, hats and shirts fish. We cook ‘From Scratch’ all also boasts 84 beers on tap. Order juvenile detention. Sustained by ‘Grinds’ and ‘Grains’, and like most fusion – but whatever the handle, overlooking the Clearfork of the large and delicious, and use fresh there is no mistaking you’re in the the way here at the restaurants, the Deep Ellum Blonde – a lighter, donations, the restaurant’s goal American menus, it also includes this mix of culinary delights does Trinity River, this modern yet local and seasonal ingredients. heart of Texas. The selection of and I believe it’s partly because local beer that’s made along the is to break the cycle of poverty sides. The drinks are as interesting work, and it doesn’t feel like just casual cafe offers a mix of classic The crowd is a mix of new-age premium beef is from local CF of my childhood that I feel street. I may have had a couple, it and incarceration for its interns. with Organic Cold Pressed Juices, another western city’s generic sandwiches and fresh salads, and gym junkies through to hipsters Ranch’s Highland Hereford herd, obligated to cook this way. tasted that good. There is an entire wall devoted to as well as other items listed under take on Asian cuisine. This super- is also celebrated for its burgers. and local business folk. Outside nestled in the Davis and Del Norte beautiful black-and-white plates ‘Beans’, ‘Smoothies’ and ‘Leaves’, busy restaurant with a Japanese, The award-winning Café Burger doesn’t look like much, but don’t mountains. This large restaurant Could you describe a regular GRACE that interns have hand-painted with a side of Smoothie add-ons. Korean and Thai-inspired menu comes with an Angus beef patty be put off –the range of chopped in a great shopping location just customer at Clay Pigeon? 777 Main Street, Fort Worth with quotes about what they are But this is not just for the vegan has an open kitchen, so you can and huntsman cheese – an English salads and mains are tasty, and so off Sundance Square serves up The Clay Pigeon regular is gracefortworth.com thankful for. It’s truly inspirational. pilates crowd. It’s a lovely spot for sit at your table and watch chefs blend of sharp double Gloucester popular with the local crowd. The dishes like Blackened Buffalo Rib very likely someone from the Owner and front-of-house man Have A Chat breakfast or lunch as it really does make sushi right in front of you. The striped with Stilton, which helps to Cochinita Nachos with traditional Eye and Chicken Chile Rellenos, nearby neighbourhoods. They Adam Jones creates a welcoming The discussions with the intern have something for everybody – Little Sister’s Korean Fried Chicken cut through the sweetness of the Mexican pulled pork and a side of always with excellent service. appreciate quality and we all environment to this lovely bar and staff are most enjoyable. They’re including fussy eaters and the ‘I’m with gochujang butter and a honey caramelised onion. The meal is cauliflower fried rice was amazing, Must Order know each other by name. upscale restaurant in downtown full of life and have an innocence starving, what can I eat’ brigade. soy glaze is popular and addictive, completed with sliced pickles and and everything else looked great. The Tenderloin Tamale with Pecan What is the one must-try menu Fort Worth. With a friendly crowd, of restaurant etiquette that makes The menu features organic steel as is the salmon sashimi and Ume watercress on a poppy- seed bun. Also Discover Mash has over 20 ingredients in it item currently at Clay Pigeon? Grace is a top spot for a drink after for a very interesting night. You cut oats, organic açaí bowls and Japanese Snapper. The restaurant Must Do Greenville Avenue has a really and is wrapped in corn husks with The Grilled Duck breast is one a busy day. You can also stay and can expect comments like, “Do I organic pitaya bowls, and even an is also close to the Dallas Mavericks You should definitely take the interesting mix of shops, bars lots of herbs. The mouth-watering of my real favourites right now. have dinner, as the amazing menu have something in my hair?” and organic chicken apple sausage. Arena, so it’s perfect pre-game if opportunity to hire a bike at the and restaurants. It feels a little bit pecan mash is more like a pecan offers modern American classics. “Maurice really likes your glasses!” You get the picture – most of the you have tickets to the basketball. nearby Cycle Company and go Bohemian, and a whole lot like pesto – this is truly a must-order Apart from your own Popular with the locals, it’s great for They are priceless, and part of the menu is organic and healthy, and Drink & Dine for a ride along the river. With the Melbourne’s Brunswick Street. dish, and absolutely perfect for restaurant, what eateries people-watching, and the cocktails rich dialogue that this restaurant this eatery is well worth visiting. Do not leave the restaurant working Edwards Ranch as a It’s well worth strolling along and that Instagram post to make all would you recommend to will get any night off to a great start. brings to the table. This should be Sunshine On A Plate until you have tried the Hibiscus neighbour, you’ll see a different losing yourself for the afternoon. your foodie friends jealous back visitors to Fort Worth? Happy hour is a must-attend. on the your list to visit as the vibe The avocado eggs benedict Sangria – a perfect start to dinner, side to Fort Worth – apparently Have a look at Steel City Pops – home. At the other end of the menu White Tablecloth: Grace; I Didn’t But I Wish I Did is great and you’re helping fellow with tumeric poached eggs, or to drink throughout the different you can still hear coyotes at night, they sell popsicles for grown-ups, is the stuffed peppers with corn Sushi: Little Lilly Sushi; Stay for dinner. The bar and staff humans who may not have had guacamole,a sourdough muffin shared plates dining experience. and it’s only five miles from the city. with interesting cocktail flavours. chowder, all in one bowl. This is Chinese: Cannon Chinese; are fun and the crowd very friendly. the best start in life. This concept and piquillo hollandaise is delicious, The drink changes colour as the Farmers Markets also make for a Meanwhile, the Truck Yard with its certainly unusual, although the Tacos: Salsa Limon; Grace has a great cocktail list and should be rolled out around the and arrives to the table like a plate ice melts. How do they do it? I have fun day out, away from the hustle treehouse bar and food trucks is layering of different flavours is Coffee: Avoca or Craftwork;

the atmosphere is very inclusive. world. Check it out. of bright yellow sunshine. no idea, but it tasted really good. HAUBERT JOSEPH & COLLIE SAMANTHA PHOTOGRAPHY: and bustle of the urban landscape. also popular with the locals. actually quite interesting. Bar: Thompson’s Book Store.

076 | mindfood.com mindfood.com | 077 DRINK UP TEXAS | & MORE BRANCH & BIRD 640 Taylor Street, Fort Worth TRAVEL branchbirdfw.com This new downtown Fort Worth bar not only gives you cool music and a city vibe, but this almost-top- floor bar also has excellent views over Fort Worth and its suburbs. There’s an extensive happy hour MODERN ART menu, and you should order the MUSEUM OF CHR Beef Sliders and Mexican FORT WORTH Trio Dips for a fantastic start to a fun night out. CULTURE CLUB THE RUSTIC MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT 3656 Howell Street, Dallas WORTH therustic.com 3200 Darnell Street, Fort Worth – themodern.org Part of the Margarita Mile, The If you only have time to visit one art gallery, make this Rustic sources ingredients from a the top of your list in Texas. The Tadao Ando-designed range of local farms, ranches and building houses some of the best post-WWII to present- artisans to create a truly superb day modern art. Pop and minimalist, British, French, menu. They also have an outdoor German and American art all sit together within this dining area and kitchen where you truly extraordinary building. It’s a real treat to wander can watch the roasting of meats around looking at Rothkos, Picassos and Pollocks. happen as you order. Sadly I didn’t get to it, but their Peanut Butter Pie DALLAS CONTEMPORARY sounds like every child’s wicked 161 Glass Street, Dallas – dallascontemporary.org dream dessert. This non-collecting art museum presents new and interesting work from local and international artists FREDS TEXAS CAFÉ in the Dallas Design District. The Jeremy Scott Viva 915 Currie Street, Fort Worth Avant Garde Retrospective was super-fascinating, and fredstexascafe.com showed a great range of his collections from over the Every local says that this is the years, and the English artist Ian Davenport Horizons best place for burgers in the Arts makes you re-think modern art as it slides down the wall District of West Fort Worth. With a onto the floor. Both excellent shows. live music event space, the décor is very Texas – with loads of flags, DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART banners, posters, and neon beer 1717 Harwood Street, Dallas – dma.org signs. It’s a fun joint, and you’ll get a Located in the Arts District of Dallas, this is one of the real taste of the Fort Worth locals. largest art museums in America, holding more than THE ADOLPHUS HOTEL 24,000 works. The museum has its own research 1321 Commerce Street, Dallas The lovely hotel originally Dallas did the job (how can you department, and you can watch as curators clean adolphus.com opened in 1912, and is part of the go wrong with a number one?), Opposite page, artworks and paintings behind a glass wall. Admission top to bottom: I may have just discovered my Autograph Collection. Otto’s café and I promised to mention their Lobby seating is free, and there’s a wonderful mix of large and small new favourite city hotel. The at the front of the hotel is perfect website: brasstacksbarbershop. in The Adolphus exhibition spaces. The Ida O’Keeffe (Georgia’s sister) Adolphus in Dallas is super-cool, for a coffee or a quick bite to eat, com, so there you go, Dallas. Hotel – the ideal exhibit was a beautiful collection of work, as were the with interiors designed by local or you can simply take your time Rooms are a descent size, spot to pull up a permanent collections of American art at its best. chair and read a design firm Swoon The Studio. reading local magazines, or nip with a separate lounge and magazine; The The firm have completely across to the Commerce Goods + study, and wonderful urban lobby bar serves CONTEMPORARY ART DEALERS re-imagined this 107-year-old Supply Store for a mix of local views of apartment buildings outstanding OF DALLAS grande dame of a hotel, and it arts, crafts, books and fashion. and skyscrapers. This downtown drinks. caddallas.org This page, from now makes you want to linger in The Brass Tacks Barber Shop hotel is in an excellent location, top: The French This is a non-profit organisation whose purpose is the lobby, around the fireplace, in the lobby feels and looks like a and is part of the buzz growing Room feels just to promote contemporary art in Dallas, with a large or in the bars and restaurants. barber shop direct from the ’50s in downtown Dallas. Just along like it could have number of Dallas galleries part of the collective. Just Guests can have drinks at The – offering classic cuts and close the road is the original Neiman come direct from jump in an Uber and you can hop to a range of galleries Paris; Guests French Room Bar, which feels shaves. Tattooed hipsters do the Marcus department store, full can gather in The serving up Texan, American and International artists. part luxury and part dark and job – and with my barber’s name of wonderful art, and other French Room There’s also a great CADD bus tour, where you can gain moody – the complete opposite being Dallas, I had to ask what hotels like The Joule and the Salon; Otto’s café access to artists’ studios, private collections, galleries, interior aesthetic to The French his siblings were called. In case renovated Statler Hotel are also is a great choice and installations. The galleries and the collections of FREDS for a good cup of TEXAS Room itself, which feels like it you were wondering, no, they part of this vibrant regeneration coffee or a quick work are varied and very different to the large public CAFÉ came direct from Paris. aren’t other Texan cities. But going on in this area. bite to eat. art museums, but well worth checking out.

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