“We are thrilled to expand our restaurant portfolio in the Scottsdale market as we’ve been incredibly happy with how Maple & Ash has been received by the community at large,” David Pisor, managing partner of What If Syndicate, says in a press release. “We are truly impressed with the vision behind Scottsdale Quarter and value our partnership with Washington Prime [the retail group behind Scottsdale Quarter].”
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Steakhouse and lounge Maple & Ash made a splash in the summer of 2019 when it opened along the Scottsdale waterfront. Now, the group behind the restaurant is bringing another concept to Scottsdale.
Etta, an Italian-inspired restaurant that specializes in wood-fired dishes, will move into the former Brio space on Butherus Drive east of Scottsdale Road.
The north Scottsdale restaurant joins two locations in Illinois from restaurant group What If Syndicate. The menus are created by award-winning chef Danny Grant.
Decorated with wooden tables and chairs with a trellis holding greenery overhead, the garden-like restaurant is scheduled to open at the Scottsdale Quarter in the fall.
Italian restaurant from Chicago to open in century-old Dallas building
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Etta, it s from chef Danny Grant and will open in the East Quarter, the development on the easternmost side of the Central Business District. According to a release, Etta will open in 2022. It s going into a century-old two-story building at 2203 Commerce St., where it will span 11,000 square feet, including a second-floor patio. Etta East Quarter represents the third concept in Dallas from What If Syndicate, the national hospitality group from Grant and partners David Pisor and Jim Lasky. In March, they opened Monarch and Kessaku, two restaurants inside The National building. Both the National building and East Quarter are projects being developed by Dallas-based Todd Interests.
Team behind Monarch restaurant opening Etta in downtown Dallas’ East Quarter in 2022
Etta, led by Michelin-starred chef Danny Grant, is known for its “wood-fired dishes” and the Pig Picnic.
Etta is a new restaurant coming to East Quarter in downtown Dallas in 2022.(What If Syndicate)
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Michelin-starred Chicago chef Danny Grant has already made his mark on Dallas, with Monarch Italian restaurant and Kessaku sushi lounge on the top floors of the renovated The National hotel downtown. He’ll expand his footprint in Dallas in 2022 with the opening of Etta restaurant in downtown’s East Quarter. It’ll be the third concept in Dallas from hospitality group What If Syndicate.
The restaurant business is a funny bird. While some local favorites couldn t endure the cost of the pandemic, other newbies are giving the market a try. Ghost kitchens are becoming more prevalent, which considering real estate prices seem like a smart option.
For starters, as reported by Nick Rallo in
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Dallas Morning News,
20 Feet Seafood Joint in East Dallas has closed permanently, a victim of the pandemic. This one hurts. Chef and owner Marc Cassel has a colorful history in the Dallas food scene. He was part of the famed feed me/wine me at The Green Room years ago. In a 2013 interview with the