Food + Drink

Many big music stars have risen from Texas: Willie Nelson, Beyoncé, Selena, Buddy Holly, George Strait, Kelly Clarkson, Erykah Badu, Selena Gomez, and Miranda Lambert are all among the huge number of musicians, songwriters and superstars who with Tex

Alejandro Irizzary, executive chef of Legacy West’s Bulla Gastrobar, loves going to different farmers markets for culinary inspiration. He learned how to become a chef in Puerto Rico and working for Disney.

KAI Cucumber Roll, tuna, salmon, snow crab, shrimp, avocado, jalapeno, KAI vinaigrette This Fall, Lombardi Concepts is opening their third restaurant at Legacy West in Plano; Taverna opened in November 2017, and Toulouse opened March 2018.

Traditional shopping malls are in decline. To survive, The Shops at Willow Bend is breaking all the rules.

Owners German Rodriguez and Giada Merlin are pleased to announce that internationally renowned gelato company Amorino Gelato is coming to Legacy West. They expect to open doors before the end of the year.

My dad was born in Chennai, a city on the southernmost tip of India. My mother was born in a neighboring village called Vellore. Chennai and Vellore are both part of the state of Tamilnadu, a region that’s literally known for how much its people eat.

We could learn a lot from the Spanish. On the wide imperial boulevards of Madrid, locals and tourists alike fill tiny, unique-as-fingerprint bars.

If you haven’t been to Wow! Donuts and Drips for a pick-me-up and a ridiculously decadent donut, you haven’t lived. There’s nothing quite like a steaming cup of coffee and a donut on the side for dunking.

The Boardwalk at Granite Park is Plano’s own little shoreline: a promenade and a line of restaurants with large patios overlooking a large lagoon.

Hugh Stewart of Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar in Plano enjoys gardening, eating Texas BBQ, and cooking with bourbon (though he does like using whiskey, too).