



(Courtesy) Leela’s Wine Bar launches a new pop-up for the rest of the summer. Leela’s Wine Bar launches a Summer House pop-up theme for the month of August. Expected to open this September, the new spot will serve breakfast tacos, sandwiches, pastries, coffee, and tea along the popular pathway, with special bbq offerings on the weekends. On the new restaurant front, Kent Rathbun plans to open a permanent home for his barbecue pop-up concept: the Station at Katy Trail. “We burned through most of our cash and never were able to recoup,” Rathbun told the DMN. It debuted in 2019, serving sushi and classic Asian dishes, until the pandemic shut things down in 2020. A James Beard Award-nominated Dallas chef closes one of his restaurants in Victory Park.Ĭhef Kent Rathbun’s upscale Asian restaurant, Imoto, has officially shuttered in Victory Park, according to the Dallas Morning News. Tracy and Kent Rathbun opened the Pan-Asian restaurant, Imoto, in Victory Park in 2019. Curated by Executive Chef Nick Hurry, the bar bites menu will feature tempura beer battered zucchini blossoms and more. The cocktail menu, crafted by beverage director Iluggy Recinos, will include a fizzy Fountain of Youth (a half bottle of brut champagne and ube stardust). Formerly the Botanist, the lush new spot will feature an indoor-outdoor space with “overgrown, biophilic installations” and “old-world fixtures.” (We’re going to take this to mean: lots and lots of pretty plants.) On August 6, Bar Eden will open its doors as a new sister lounge to Bishop Arts’ popular Paradiso. (Photo by Adriana Herrera) A tropical new lounge opens in Bishop Arts this Saturday. Imoto upstairs is the perfect place for everything from sweet 16 to bat/bar mitzvah party.Next Bar Eden takes the place of Botanist next to Paradiso in Bishop Arts. Need more space for an even bigger bash? We can offer you the exclusive use of our entire upstairs, which includes the lounge and adjacent private dining room, together, they can accommodate up to 100 guests for a reception and 70 for a seated event. In addition, the lounge is the perfect venue for dinner and demo with one of our amazing chefs, Kent Rathbun, Stephen McHugh or Jimmy Duke.Īmenities include high speed wireless internet, 3 televisions with Apple TV, microphone, custom menus and more. The private bar and lounge is a great for entertaining large holiday and birthday parties, office parties, happy hours, and networking events. Our upstairs lounge is the perfect spot for up to 65 guests for a reception or 40 guests for a seated event. This beautifully designed room works great for presentations and business dinners, or even intimate birthday parties.Īmenities include high speed wireless internet, 60 in television with Apple TV, microphone, custom menus and more. Our private dining room can accommodate 40 people for a reception or up to 30 for a seated event. The next chapter for local legend, Chef Kent Rathbun, Imoto will not only wow your tastebuds, but the atmosphere will wow your senses. The restaurant is the little sister to no one, and stands alone atop the long list of Dallas’ culinary experiences. Imoto, meaning ‘little sister’ in Japanese, is located in Victory Park in Downtown Dallas.
