Imagine my delight upon arriving in Dallas last Fall to find that there's an impressive vitality to the Food and Wine scene here in the big D. I've gotten to know quite a substantial group of wine professionals, and I'm impressed by the breadth and depth of wine selections available for purchase (if not entirely so by the speed with which certain allocations make their way down here).

My first year at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek is nearing an end. It's been quite a ride! For a more complete read on our experience these past many months, click here, and read Dallas Morning News food critic Bill Addison's five star review of the new and improved Mansion.