A not-so-secretly secret of the restaurant world is that it’s a creative cauldron full of artistic guys, from waiters who are part-time actors to chefs who play guitar. It is not an exaggeration to say that some chefs make art in the kitchen.
These three new installations in Dallas reinforce this perennial link between restaurants and the visual arts.
Fairmont Hotel pop-up
Human is the name of a pop-up bar at the Fairmont Hotel, which is now stationed in the artist-in-residence area of the hotel on the corner of Akard and Ross Streets through September.
Ember is showcasing the oeuvre of senior sous-chef Katie Symons, a lifelong artist who really started painting during the pandemic, particularly scenes from Dallas on larger-than-life canvases.
In addition to artwork on the walls, Ember has a special menu including a French onion brulée burger, grilled Shrimp Glass Noodle Bowl, Toasted S’more Martini and Fairmont Dallas Smoked Old Fashioned, as well as other drinks created in collaboration with Tupps Brewery became. Texas Ale Project and Woodford Reserve Bourbon.
Brad Fuller exhibition
Most know Brad Fuller as the longtime Director of Operations at Al Biernat’s. It turned out that he is also a painter.
Over the years Fuller has used his creative eye in many ways, with commissioned illustrations, paintings, and design work including overseeing the architecture and interior design of Al Biernat’s north in 2017. When the pandemic broke out in 2020, Fuller leaned on his artwork as a creative outlet and form of meditation. He has placed commissioned work in client houses as well as in the Blue Bar upstairs at Al Biernat’s North.
Now Fuller is bringing his art to the public, launching bradfuller.art and showing his work for the first time at the Patrick Jones Gallery in the Dallas Design District, where his exhibition will debut with a reception on Thursday, September 23 from 7-10pm , with drinks and light snacks from Al Biernat’s.
Interested parties can register at this link.
Sculpture at Eataly
Eataly Dallas at NorthPark Center has installed a new piece by a Dallas artist: Due Ellissi Reflector Garden Floral & Formation Sound & Color, it is by Nathan Carter and will be a permanent exhibition at Eataly Dallas, where it is hoped for its bright kinetic energy from both Caffè Lavazza on the first floor as well as from the market square on the second floor.
The Italian marketplace continues its “Patronage of the Arts” theme with a series of art-inspired events. Since March they have been organizing the “Art Spotlight” with the NorthPark Center, a monthly program that brings together local art organizations, Italian artists and the art of eating and drinking.
To introduce Due Ellissi Reflector Garden Floral & Formation Sound & Color (can we just call it Due Ellisi?), Eataly will host a class on September 18th at La Scuola di Eataly, their cooking school, with a performance by Nathan Carter himself. Attendees will enjoy Italian wine and meat and cheese snacks as they watch Carter and an Eataly chef prepare, sample the dishes, and learn about Carter’s inspiration and work.
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