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Le Bistrot Bar Sardine, a new Parisian bistro serving authentic French cuisine, is set to open in Snider Plaza in University Park on Friday, Dec. 20. This new restaurant is from Vandelay Hospitality Group, the parent company of multiple high-profile Dallas eateries such as Hudson House, Anchor Sushi Bar and Brentwood.
Read MoreModern or traditional. Either seems to be the go-to interior design for a sushi restaurant. And both are fine, but Anchor Sushi Bar is aiming for something else entirely. At the Preston Hollow location, the interior is nautical — boat-like, yes — but with plaid carpeting and plush leather booths. The walls are covered with Sean Connery-signed photos. Glorious, I think.
Read MoreVandelay Hospitality (known for Hudson House, Jack & Harry’s, and more) will open a Parisian bistro at Snider Plaza on Friday, December 20. Bar Sardine is an intimate, moody space inspired by restaurants in Paris. CEO Hunter Pond brought on École Ducasse-trained Executive Chef Elliot Azoulay (he moved from Paris) to lead the new restaurant.
Read MoreThe newest restaurant addition to Snider Plaza in University Park wants to transport you nearly 5,000 miles away to Paris. Le Bistrot Bar Sardine, which comes from Vandelay Hospitality, the Dallas restaurant group behind Hudson House, D.L. Mack’s and Anchor Sushi Bar, among others, is set to open on Dec. 20, 2024.
Read MoreJack & Harry's is set to open this weekend in Snider Plaza. This restaurant and bar, meant to showcase a bit of New Orleans charm, is from Vandelay Hospitality of Dallas Hollywood. The company's portfolio of restaurants are all a bit posh but approachable, like Drake's Hollywood, Hudson House, DL Macks and Anchor Sushi Bar.
Read MoreThe masterful touch of Hunter Pond and his Vandelay Hospitality Group was on display at the pre-opening bash for Drake’s Hollywood Houston when an uber glamorous clan of 300 celebrated on Saturday night in the posh surroundings that Drake’s is known for.
Read MoreFollowing the debut of Hudson House, restaurateur Hunter Pond and his Vandelay Hospitality Group unveil the latest culinary venture: Drake’s Hollywood. Having opened earlier this year, Drake's marks the third venue for the brand, promising to echo the enchanting essence found in its West Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Dallas locations.
Read MoreVandelay Hospitality Group is thrilled to celebrate five years of partnership with the Evening Under the Stars Gala in Dallas, Texas, supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Read MoreThe busy fall restaurant opening season takes another step forward with a new restaurant devoted to classic American fare. Hudson House opens November 1 in the River Oaks Shopping Center next to Brasserie 19 (1966 W Gray St.).
Read MoreVandelay Hospitality Group unveils its latest concept, Jack & Harry’s, a new dinner-forward restaurant and bar to open at 6844 Snider Plaza in the heart of the Park Cities this October. The 23rd restaurant from VHG will blend Southern charm—inspired by New Orleans with a dash of the South Carolina low country.
Read MoreVandelay Hospitality Group (which is responsible for Hudson House, Drake’s Hollywood, Brentwood, Anchor Sushi Bar, D.L. Mack’s and others), reveals that Houston’s own Hudson House will finally swing open its doors, next door to the always buzzy, always packed Brasserie 19 restaurant, in a matter weeks.
Read MoreMartinis and sushi: That’s the simple structure at Anchor Sushi Bar in Dallas.
The first Anchor opens Aug. 14, 2023 at Preston Road and Royal Lane, in the former Cantina Laredo space. A second Anchor is expected to follow in September 2023 on Dallas’ Knox Street.
Read MoreVandelay Hospitality Group is expanding its mega popular East Coast-inspired Hudson House Restaurant into the Preston Hollow neighborhood of Dallas. The brand’s latest outpost will open in Preston Forest Village, in the former Corner Bakery space at 11700 Preston Rd.
Read More“Remember Slider and Blues?” That’s what people of a certain age — mine — have said over the past month, ever since the Slider and Blues sign went up on Hillcrest Avenue in University Park, across the street from Southern Methodist University.
Read MoreIsn’t it fun to reminisce about the good ol’ days and remember the places we went when we were young? Those magical and lifelong memories that we’re all nostalgic about? One such place that many Dallasites grew up with in the '90s and '00s was Slider and Blues.
Read MoreA splashy Old Hollywood-inspired Texas restaurant has made its way to West Hollywood with global-and L.A.-inspired bites, “the world’s coldest martini,” 24-layer cakes, caviar, steaks, chops and filet mignon pizza.
Read MoreIt’s hard not to feel like a celebrity when dining at Drake’s, a glitzy new entrant on Melrose Avenue. You’ll check in twice: just outside the entrance of the tucked-away restaurant and again at the host stand in a small waiting room. Then, your host will push open a heavy red-leather door and you’ll step inside a dim yet lively scene anchored by a horseshoe-shaped bar, with vintage caricatures of Hollywood legends on the walls.
Read MoreVandelay Hospitality, the restaurant group owned by Texas businessman Hunter Pond, is proud to present Drake’s Hollywood. Located on the iconic Melrose Avenue, alongside West Hollywood staples such as Catch LA and Craig’s–Drake’s is a lively and upbeat Hollywood-inspired restaurant and lounge.
Read MoreOn the border of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills is a newcomer called Hudson House, located on the Sunset Strip a block west of Doheny Drive, on the corner that shifts from high-rise office buildings and into the residential section of WeHo. The new hotspot is right next to SoHo House, Lavo, and Prince Street Pizza.
Read MoreFrom the heart of Dallas comes a restaurant that has set up shop in the heart of Los Angeles. Vandelay Hospitality Group will open a new location for its Hudson House restaurant chain Monday on the Sunset Strip between Beverly Hills and West Hollywood.
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