Tatsu earns Dallas' first and only Michelin star

米其林 stars, one of the most-coveted honors in the culinary world, have been bestowed to Texas restaurants for the first time — although Dallas-Fort Worth ended up with a relatively small haul.

Tatsu in Dallas was the only restaurant in DFW to receive one star in the Michelin Guide Texas, which was revealed Nov. 11. The "omakase" Japanese restaurant in Deep Ellum known for expert sushi joins rarified company, with chefs around the world clamoring for one to three stars.

Tatsu is owned by chef Sekiguchi Tatsuya and opened in 2022.

In comparison, six restaurants in the Houston area and seven in Austin earned stars. San Antonio equaled DFW with one restaurant earning a star. | Read about other recognitions bestowed on other eateries.?

Plus, Grey Reed swaps downtown Dallas for Uptown; Central Market revives plans for an Uptown Dallas location; Resources Connection, Inc. quietly moves HQ from California to Dallas; and top DFW execs were celebrated at DBJ’s C-Suite and HR Impact Awards.

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Big Richardson office campus anchored by RealPage HQ sold by receiver

Dallas-based Provident Realty Advisors Inc. has purchased a two-building office campus in Richardson's telecom corridor that was at the center of a legal dispute.

Provident bought what's called Lakeside Campus, which spans more than 807,000 square feet and houses the headquarters of real estate software company RealPage, Inc. The deal closed Nov. 8 but was announced Nov. 12 by commercial real estate firm Newmark , which represented the seller, Trigild .

Lakeside Campus consists of a 16-story office tower and a four-story office building at 2201 & 2221 Lakeside Blvd.

A purchase price was not disclosed. But Provident obtained a $20.4 million loan, according to county property records. | Read more about the deal.

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131-year-old business to shutter locations in Sundance Square, elsewhere in DFW

Haltom's Jewelers Inc., a 131-year-old business in Fort Worth, is shutting down and closing all of its locations, the owners announced recently.

Haltom's Jewelers was founded by G.W. Haltom in 1893 and later purchased by Fort Worth residents Jack and Ladye Ann Miller in 1983. Its main store is in downtown Fort Worth's Sundance Square, at 317 Main St., while the other two are at 6102 Camp Bowie Blvd. in Fort Worth and 1469 Highway 114 in Grapevine. The owners say they will maintain their private offices with Miller Investments.

Much of Sundance Square is owned by Ed Bass and Sasha Bass. It's not clear what might happen to the real estate. | Read more.

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$2B River Central project takes step forward

A planned $2 billion mixed-use development on the border of Fort Worth and Grand Prairie is moving forward after an approval from Fort Worth City Council.

Council unanimously voted Nov. 12 in favor of rezoning 56.9 acres at 3500, 3508 and 3518 State Highway in far east Fort Worth from agricultural to high-density mixed use. There was little discussion about the request, which previously been recommended for approval by zoning commissioners.

The project, called River Central, could have a 140-room hotel, 120,000 square feet of offices, a 56,000-square-foot concert venue, 60,000 square feet of retail, 125 townhomes and 1,200 apartments, plus about 50 acres of open space. It's planned near the CentrePort rail station, about 5 miles south of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. | Read more.

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Dallas steakhouse legend Al Biernat dies

Al Biernat, the consummate Dallas restaurateur whose businesses were favorites of many of the city's business elite, has died after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 69.

The Dallas Morning News ' Sarah Blaskovich had a touching tribute to Biernat, who in recent months had lost the ability to speak. In a series of emails, he reflected on "a dream life filled with love, happiness and interesting adventures," from the challenging early days of Al Biernat's to highlights like feeding countless celebrities, sports greats and business luminaries. | Read more about his legacy.

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