91983 Fri Jan 07 16:06:32 -0800 2005 18 5 Texas 0 505381 Does anyone know if he has an active restaurant anywhere? Fri Jan 07 16:06:32 -0800 2005 0 ken 1 505383 dragonfly, on Mckinney ave., is one of his projects and the last place I had seen him.. Fri Jan 07 16:27:21 -0800 2005 505381 0 kenny the pig 2 505385 I thought Dragonfly just got a new chef last month?? Fri Jan 07 16:38:49 -0800 2005 505383 0 simply_victoria 3 505386 Here's his bio from Dragonfly. They call him a "consulting chef." It also says he's working on a new restaurant in Dallas. TSG. As Consulting Concept Chef, Stephan Pyles works closely with Executive Chef Jeff Moschetti in the development of new dishes for Dragonfly Restaurant at Hotel ZaZa in Dallas. The menu features Mediterranean Cuisine with influences from Morocco and Asia. Pyles, a fifth generation Texan, is a founding father of Southwestern Cuisine and is the creator of New Texas Cuisine. He was the first Texan inducted into The James Beard Foundation's Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America and Bon Appetit has credited him with “almost single-handedly changing the cooking scene in Texas”. The New York Times has called Pyles “an absolute genius in the kitchen” while Texas Monthly Magazine named Pyles one of the "twenty most impressive, intriguing, and influential Texans for 1998.” In 1994, Pyles opened Star Canyon and during his tenure there, it was on the lists of “best new restaurants” in Esquire, Bon Appetit and Town and Country. It was named one of the top five new restaurants in America by the James Beard Foundation, and in March 1998, Playboy, polling 100 top food critics, named it one of America's top twenty-five restaurants. The September 1998 issue of Food and Wine listed Star Canyon as the “quintessential Dallas restaurant”. In 1997, Pyles opened AquaKnox, a global seafood restaurant, to critical acclaim and was named best new restaurant by Food and Wine. Pyles sold Star Canyon and AquaKnox to Carlson Restaurants WorldWide in 1998 and during the next two years opened for them Star Canyons in Las Vegas at the Venetian Hotel and Resort and at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel in Austin. He also developed two new concepts for the company, FishBowl, an Asian restaurant and a Mexican restaurant called Taqueria Cañonita, which will be replicated in several cities around the country. In late 2000, with the transition completed, Pyles left CRW to pursue his favorite activities, traveling and researching, consulting, writing, teaching and producing television-cooking shows. He is currently working on a new restaurant slated to open in Dallas. While chef and owner of Routh Street Cafe and Baby Routh (1983-1993) and Goodfellow's and Tejas in Minneapolis (1987-1993), he was the recipient of numerous awards including the AAA Five Diamond Award; Nation’s Restaurant News’ Fine Dining Hall of Fame Award; Restaurants and Institutions' Ivy Award and the American Academy of Achievement Award. He was the inaugural recipient of The James Beard Foundation's award for Best Chef in America-Southwest in 1991 and has been given the Outstanding Restaurateur of the Year award by both the Minnesota Restaurant Association and the Texas Restaurant Association. In 1998, he received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from Share Our Strength, America’s largest hunger-relief organization. He has cooked for dignitaries and celebrities from HRH Queen Elizabeth II and Mikhail Gorbachev to Mick Jagger and Sharon Stone. He has appeared around the world as guest celebrity chef and was one of five chefs worldwide invited to prepare dinner for Jimmy Carter’s 70th birthday. Pyles is a cuisine consultant for American Airlines, Texas Land and Cattle Steak House and a host of other clients. Pyles’ first cookbook, The New Texas Cuisine, published by Doubleday, was named by Bon Appetit as one of the top ten chef’s cookbooks of the decade (1990's) and is now in its ninth printing. Pyles has also authored Tamales with McMillan and New Tastes from Texas, which is the companion piece to his Emmy-award winning nationally syndicated PBS television series by the same name. He also is host of a weekly cooking segment on the Texas ABC affiliate, which airs throughout the state. In addition, he has appeared frequently on such national programs as Good Morning America and The Today Show. He has just released his fourth book, Southwestern Vegetarian, published by Clarkson-Potter, a division of Random House. Pyles is a founding board member of Share Our Strength, an international hunger relief organization. In addition, he serves as a life board member of The North Texas Food Bank and is on The National Culinary Advisor’s Board of The Art Institutes. In 1988, he founded Dallas’ Taste of the Nation event, which has raised over $1,500,000 for local ministries and food pantries. He was co-founder of The Hunger Link, Dallas’ perishable food program which links restaurants and hotels with shelters and other feeding programs. Fri Jan 07 16:40:57 -0800 2005 505385 0 TheSingleGourmet 2 505493 He was never in the kitchen at Dragonfly--just consulted on the menu. Fri Jan 14 18:18:35 -0800 2005 505383 0 Brent Howard 1 505389 PYLES Fri Jan 07 23:03:24 -0800 2005 505381 0 Evil Ronnie 2 505391 STEPHAN, as long as we are playing spelling bee. Sat Jan 08 01:25:00 -0800 2005 505389 0 Tha Groovin' Gourmet 1 505390 Ama Lur at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Grapevine.... Ama Lur features the innovative food of celebrity Chef Stephan Pyles, a founding father of Southwestern Cuisine. This vibrant cooking of the American Southwest is derived from the lusty ingredients of Native American Indian, Mexican and Central and South American cultures. Southwestern Cuisine delights the palate with the bold flavors of wood-fired meats and fish, robust herbs and chilies and new interpretations of tacos and tamales. Chef Pyles and Executive Chef David Woodward invite you to enjoy the experience that is Ama Lur – spirited cuisine, dynamic, friendly service and a festive setting. Private dining rooms and party venues are available. Link: http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylordtexan/dining/dining.cfm Fri Jan 07 23:30:57 -0800 2005 505381 0 Chuck 2 505394 "Lusty ingredients" ... sombody's adjective generator is on the fritz! Sat Jan 08 09:40:31 -0800 2005 505390 0 Kirk 3 505402 Just a simple cut and paste job right off the website so you gotta assume there's going to be a marketing spin on whatever they say. I know the hotel's not in Dallas but it's not a bad restaurant despite that fact. At least when I tried it out several months ago. Sat Jan 08 18:31:43 -0800 2005 505394 0 Chuck 2 505407 I like Pyles but I really doubt we will ever see him in the kitchen again. He's moved into the "consultant" category and seems to be well paid to create menus, concepts and then move on. He was rarely in the kitchen at Star Canyon, once it opened, and SC's been gone for a long time. Mon Jan 10 10:03:19 -0800 2005 505390 0 Donnie C 1 505847 Today's GuideLive announces that Pyles is planning to open a new restaurant this Fall. Scott Link: http://www.guidelive.com/feature/33/ Thu Feb 03 10:54:55 -0800 2005 505381 0 Scott 2 506077 Talked with Stephen Saturday at Savour Dallas. He hopes to open in the arts district in October. That's all he could tell us since leasing and other arrangements haven't been solidified yet. We're just as excited as are many others. We've been fans of Stephen since he had Routh Street Cafe. Mon Feb 21 09:52:05 -0800 2005 505847 0 Bob Larsen 3 506113 We were at Savor Dallas also. Does anyone have the recipe for that wonderful Tomatilla soup he served at the event? Thu Feb 24 10:19:00 -0800 2005 506077 0 Jo Anne Spears 4 508025 For any of the recipes at the first Savor Dallas, check with Jim White. He has a restaurant show on KLIF Saturday's at 1 pm 570 on the AM dial. Mon Jun 27 09:18:19 -0700 2005 506113 0 Bob larsen 1 510819 yes it is in the arts district in downtown dallas called stephen pyles I believe it is behind the dallas museum of art hope that helps Wed Feb 01 17:14:46 -0800 2006 505381 0 russ harradine 1 510820 yes it is in the arts district in downtown dallas called stephen pyles I believe it is behind the dallas museum of art hope that helps Wed Feb 01 17:14:57 -0800 2006 505381 0 russ harradine 1 511059 stephen has a resturant in dallas now. you can visit this place by going to stephenpyle.com. the menu changes monthly and is always excellent. www.stephenpyles.com/menu-dinner.asp Wed Feb 15 14:45:19 -0800 2006 505381 0 debbie 2 511068 You are right about him having an eponymous restaurant. But you link info is bad, because his name is not Stephen, but Stephan, and it is Pyles, not Pyle. Correct link (to the menu page) is below. Link: http://stephanpyles.com/menu.asp Wed Feb 15 18:26:10 -0800 2006 511059 0 Tha Groovin' Gourmet