Just Leased! Gorgeous Executive Home in Plano!...

If you are looking for a luxury home with lots of custom updates, 4532 Salerno Circle in Plano, Texas may be for you! This 4,410 square foot, 5 bedroom, 4 and a half bath home is located on an 0.300 acre lot. The home features travertine and wood floors are throughout and granite counters in the kitchen and bathrooms. The oversized kitchen boasts tons of counter space, lots of cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and a...

D Magazine: Best New Restaurant 2010...

I’ve written a lot of glowing words about Nick Badovinus—with the notable exception being a review in 2000 of Phil Romano’s long-gone We Oui, where Badovinus served as executive chef. Since then I have chronicled his rise through the ranks of Tristan Simon’s Consilient Restaurants. When he and Simon parted ways, I traveled to San Francisco with Badovinus to watch him eat his way across the Bay as he did research for...

Create a Custom Garden with Stone...

Think of the most unique gardens you have visited. What makes them special? My favorites share one important feature that provides privacy and an air of mystery and makes these spaces appear as though they’ve been there forever: containment behind a garden wall. Historic European gardens have beautiful walls made of stone, skillfully laid by craftsmen who call themselves dry stone wallers. This ancient...

The NFL Experience Comes to Dallas for Super Bowl ...

Can’t afford $1,200 for a Super Bowl ticket? How about $20 for a kid’s ticket and $25 for an adult’s to the NFL Experience? Attendees can play football, see NFL players close-up, get autographs, hear stories and check out more than 75 games and attractions. The whole family should go dressed for a workout, too. Not only will you have a lot of ground to cover in more than 850,000 square feet at the Dallas Convention...

Style Icon Super Bowl Weekend with Sofia Vergara...

Style Icon Super Bowl Weekend with Sofia Vergara WHAT: Style Icon teams with Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG-nominated actress Sofia Vergara for a VIP weekend at the Super Bowl. Style Icon kicks off its weekend events with an exclusive daytime celebrity lounge blending the very best in fashion, style and luxury gifting an invite-only suite. A celebrity-filled crowd will celebrate the night before Super Bowl XLV at the Style...

Celebrity Super Bowl Parties in Dallas!...

Looking to rub elbows with celebrities, athletes, and musicians in the coming week leading up to Super Bowl XLV in Dallas? There are too many parties to count! Here’s a list of some super sized events with lots of A-List celebs! Super Bowl Soiree Hosted by Adrian Peterson February 2, 8:00 PM Hotel ZaZa – 2332 Leonard Street What a perfect way to start your week and celebrate with purpose under the poolside cabana...

Dallas Area Super Bowl Events for the Family...

The NFL Experience Starts January 27, 2011 from 5:00-10:00PM Dallas Convention Center $20 Kids/$25 Adults Attendees can play football, see NFL players close-up, get autographs, hear stories and check out more than 75 games and attractions. Celebrity Beach Bowl V February 5, 2011 at 2:30 2300 Victory Avenue DIRECTV is taking over Victory Park and transforming it into a massive custom-made stadium, complete with a sand-filled...

Dos & Don’ts of Renovating Your Home Be...

RISMEDIA, January 25, 2011—You’ve probably seen those depressingly cheery home-themed TV shows: a couple needs to sell their house, they have an outdated kitchen, and a designer comes in and proceeds to convince them to renovate the kitchen into a stainless-steel-clad shrine to culinary greatness—for tens of thousands of dollars. In an ideal real estate market, that would add value, but in today’s market, expensive...

The Dallas Morning News: Best Restaurants of 2010...

After a shaky start, with the economy still in stubborn slow-mo, 2010 shaped up to be quite the interesting year for new Dallas restaurants. One chef cemented his fledgling empire, landing two spots among the city’s best new dining rooms. Another chef closed his five-star restaurant, making way for something fresher and more fun. Yet another took farm-to-table cooking to the next level. And geeky-chic found an unlikely...

December 2010 Home Sales Jump 12.3%...

RISMEDIA, January 21, 2011—Existing-home sales rose sharply in December 2010, when sales increased for the fifth time in the past six months, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, rose 12.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.28 million in December from an upwardly revised 4.70 million...