Dominican street food stand Picadera is going strong after a year at North Texas brewery pop-ups
Michael Tavarez is bringing Mom-approved dishes and a NYC bodega feel to Dallas.
Michael Tavarez runs Picadera, a Dominican street food concept in Dallas, with his fiance Jennifer Weil.(Rafael Canales)
12:33 PM on May 19, 2021 CDT
Much like other pop-ups by young entrepreneurs finding success in Dallas, Michael Tavarez’s Picadera a Dominican street food concept all began by consulting his mother for recipes when he became homesick for food.
After moving from Queens, New York to Dallas in 2016 for his residential solar panel business, Tavarez saw a profusion of tacos, barbecue and Tex-Mex, but a deficiency of bagels, halal trucks, and New York-style pizzerias.
You can order a bowl of ramen in Dallas or Fort Worth from a star of Netflix show ‘Chef’s Table’
Ivan Ramen has three ghost kitchens in North Texas.
Ivan Orkin, who started cult-followed ramen shop Ivan Ramen, hasn t moved to Texas. But his food is now available in Dallas and Fort Worth, thanks to a partnership with Blue Sushi Sake Grill, which is serving as Ivan Ramen s ghost kitchen.(Daniel Krieger Photography)
If you’ve been watching
Chef’s Table on Netflix, pretending to enjoy some of the world’s most beautiful restaurants from the comfort of your couch, you can now order food from New York City’s Ivan Ramen in Dallas and Fort Worth. Restaurateur Ivan Orkin is selling bowls of tonkotsu and shoyu ramen for delivery and pickup near Uptown Dallas, Preston Hollow in Dallas, and in parts of Fort Worth.
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Simi Estiatorio, the seafood-centric Greek restaurant long planned to open in the Littlefield Building downtown, will officially open on May 7.
The restaurant from George Theodosiou, a 25-year service industry veteran with experience in both Greece and New York City, and executive chef Diego Sanchez will feature grilled octopus, skewered scallops, grilled sardines, marinated swordfish, seafood orzo, lamb chops and more at 601 Congress Ave. for dinner daily.
Customers can also order Greek salads and shrimp, lobster and oysters from the raw bar, and some of the dishes nod to Sanchez s Peruvian roots. The restaurant, named for an island in eastern Greece, was originally announced in late 2019, with the opening delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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