Chef

Dean Fearing

"Just got in the best Cheddar - Beecher's from Washington State! Going on our cheese plate tonight!!! #fearingsrestaurant"

"Walking into the sweet-smelling coziness of JD’s Chippery instantly takes me back to my childhood in Eastern Kentucky. Their soft milk chocolate chip cookies taste just like my grandmother's. It's the kind of batch Santa and Mrs. Claus are sure to approve of."

"I can never get enough of this little hideaway Italian restaurant near my house. It has the best chicken Parmesan in town: pounded thin, evenly breaded, pan-fried to a crisp coating, and topped with sliced Provolone and the best Mama Mia red sauce. It’s good to the last bite! Thanks to Zee and Michael Bugatti, everything at the table is always perfect."

"Over at Abacus, Kent Rathbun serves a killer braised wagyu short rib with a Southern twist—cornbread, barbecue sauce, and slaw. Being from the South, it’s something I could eat every day."

"When I’m having a hankering for a great cheeseburger, the boys and I always head down to Jack Perkins’ place. Order everything on it with all the sides. Just be prepared to stand in line!"

"When I moved to Dallas in the late ’70s, Sonny Bryan’s was the first barbecue shack I ate at, and I fell in love. I love the barbecue sauce so much that I decided to use it at Fearing’s! The pork ribs are marinated overnight in their own barbecue sauce, smoked in an original pit from 1948, and heated on a charbroiled grill. Pairing a slab of those with crispy onion rings is out of this world. I take every chef and food personality that visits Dallas to have lunch with me here."