Author: The Dishelin Guide

Stephan Pyles (Dallas, TX)

Why Come Here? Innovative fine dining, great downtown Dallas spot for business, parents or a date Right Amount for 2: 3 ceviches, 2 entrees, dessert. Add another app if there’s a free loop on your belt. When you think of “foodie cities” in the US, Dallas probably doesn’t come to […]

State Fair of Texas (Dallas, TX)

The State Fair of Texas is the country’s largest and embodies everything Texas: long horns for sale, cowboys spinning lassos on top of trucks and, of course, lots of deep fried food. In recent years, the competition to deep fry the most outrageous thing has heated up with “food” items […]

Cafe de La Esquina

Why Come Here? Enjoy the La Esquina vibe with a last minute res La Esquina Brasserie, the Mexican restaurant hidden beneath a Nolita taco stand, remains a hot table after all these years still requiring reservations 3 weeks out on weekends. For those who want to try the food, enjoy […]

Duck, NC Dining Guide

The Outer Banks of North Carolina are known for their beaches and as the birthplace of aviation and, like most resort areas, not for their food. But while the area is no culinary wonderland, you can actually much eat better than in most resort areas. Katherine and I attended a […]

Swine

Why Come Here? Not your typical wine bar, nice selection of half bottles and munchies If I had to classify Swine as something, I’d probably call it a wine bar. But to say it’s just another of the quiet, dimly-lit wine bars filling the West Village would be unfair. Swine definitely puts […]