Sissy’s Southern Kitchen and Bar opens on Henderson
Celebrichef Lisa Garza opened her new restaurant in the former Hector’s on Henderson spot. Garza is from Tennessee, and as the oldest of many siblings, she was known at home as “Sissy.” She hired Jeffrey Hobbs, her partner at Suze for seven years, as executive chef. She says he is “the Bubba to my Sissy.” Garza says she wanted to take a step back from fine dining and create a concept that was more casual and fun. Starters include deviled eggs with crème fresh and caviar, squash puppies with whipped honey and jalapeño jelly, pimento cheese and ham salad with angel biscuits, and pickled gulf shrimp. Fried chicken, of course, is the star of the show, and the menu describes it as “house spiced, buttermilk soaked, pressure fried with choice of sloppy slaw or whipped potatoes.”
Sissy’s Southern Kitchen and Bar
2929 Henderson
214.827.9900
Belair Studio and Design opens on Greenville
A new furnishings, home accessories and gift store has opened across from Dodie’s on Lower Greenville. Opened by business partners Shannon Van Beber, Susan Colvin Gant and Cindy Svendsen, Belair Studio and Design carries an eclectic mix of old and new treasures that result in a look that is transitional — not thoroughly modern and not thoroughly traditional. Gant has been in the home design business for more than 14 years, and Van Beber — her college roommate — has a history of remodeling and flipping homes. The owners acquire their collection from trips to New York, California, Round Top and small towns.
Belair Studio and Design
2802 Greenville
214.827.7420
Nodding Donkey, Torchy’s Tacos and World Beer Co. coming to SMU Boulevard
Prescott Realty Group has signed leases with three new restaurant and bar concepts at its four-story residential-over-retail project on SMU Boulevard at Greenville. BLVD is under construction and is leasing apartments ahead of an expected May 1 opening. The Nodding Donkey, which has a location in Uptown, has leased the 4,600-square-foot ground-floor space closest to Greenville. Torchy’s, which started several years ago in an Austin trailer and has since expanded to Preston and Forest, will take a space closer to Twisted Root. World Beer Co., which Prescott’s retail managing director, Mark Henderson, says is not related to Bottle Shop on Lower Greenville, will be at the corner of Worcola and SMU. Henderson says he expects work to begin on the restaurants this month, and they should be open by the end of the year.
The Nodding Donkey
Torchy’s Tacos
Quesa-D-Ya’s looking to open another East Dallas location
According to Quesa-D-Ya’s founder and president Paul Oltmann, the quesadilla delivery chain with locations on Lower Greenville and in Coppell has a franchise location in the works. A location has not yet been chosen, but Oltmann says the Garland-Buckner and Easton-Northwest Highway intersections are possible contenders.
Quesa-D-Ya’s
2820 Greenville
214.823.3927
More business bits
1. Fish City Grill on Henderson has closed.
2. White Rock Coffee, with a drive-thru shop in Hillside Village, was awarded the KRUPS USA 2012 “Best Brew” in Dallas for the second year running.
White Rock Coffee
4216 Abrams
214.792.9767
3. East Dallas-based BRS Associates, Cole Paper Co., Dowdy Studio, Dulces Sueños, Eye on the Sparrow Designs, Hip & Hippie, Maja Inc. Jewelry, Paradise Papers, Southern Fried Paper, Sacred Pause and Roma Boots will be at the Southside on Lamar Dallas Flea on Saturday, April 21, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Dallas Flea
1409 S. Lamar
