Recently I visited Mamani, Dallas’s newest Michelin starred restaurant. The whole duck served “the Mamani way” was incredible, and the standout of the night. The breast is served in a platter with endives and a spiced orange jus. The legs & thighs are confit before being ground up and turned into a kebab, served with several spreads, beets, and homemade pita.

Other highlights include the Paris Brest (choux pastry filled with praline and topped with nuts), agnolotti (filled with squash and served in brown butter & crisped sage), and the hamachi crudo, which was straight from the Robuchon playbook, coated with olive oil, chives, and then dusted with espelette pepper.

Overall, very strong foundations and extremely tasty food. It’s a very good upscale neighborhood bistro. That said, I really wish to see some more ambition out of the all-star team that they have here. While I firmly believe this restaurant peaks at 1 Michelin star, the team behind it has the potential for much more.

by UnderstandingHot9999

3 Comments

  1. I_Am_Dynamite6317

    These look like professionally staged photographs.