Renaissance Comes to Dallas

A changing of the guard leads to a great new restaurant and a grande dame reborn. By John Mariani The buzz around town was sizzling.  After 23 years in the kitchen of Dallas’ stately Mansion on Turtle Creek, chef Dean Fearing was leaving to stick his na ...

Texas Cheeses

Haute Goat Creamery Jilli: named after Dean Fearing’s pastry chef, Jill Bates, Jilli is completely handmade.  Cheese maker Nancy Patton rolls the fresh cheese into balls that she sprinkles with ash. They are very creamy and taste almost like a brie cheese ...

The Filter: Dining (Dallas)

FEARING’S “Spectacular” is the only adjective that can describe a recent repast at this temple of culinary creativity. Imagine a slab of tender lamb pounded to micro-thinness, coated with an herby breading, and then chicken-fried in the best of Texas trad ...