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Top Chef Season 7 contestant and native Texan, Chef Tiffany Derry has had confidence from a young age. She has know-how because she works hard and asks questions and is always learning. At 38, she is at the helm of a purpose-driven company she co-founded called T2D Concepts where she has created Roots Southern Table in Farmers Branch and Roots Chicken Shak at Legacy Food Hall in Plano and in Austin.

Find out how she got the call for Top Chef, how she started her first restaurant at 26, what to expect from her newest concepts, what she thinks about the industry today, and what's coming next for her on TV.

Give the people what they want and entertain them...Shannon knows this very well. He is the real deal, as real as they come. Shannon Wynne is a prolific restaurateur and concept king in Dallas and Fort Worth and beyond known for his famous -O ending named restaurants in Highland Park, Lower Greenville and Uptown that began in the 80s. His famous restaurant/bars 8.0, Tango, Nostromo and Rio Room are still part of table talk and restaurant lore today. He is a trendsetter, tastemaker and pioneer in knowing what the people want and keeping his concepts authentic to the areas where they reside and incorporating local influences. 

In 1983, Stephan Pyles, a young chef from the town of Big Spring, Texas, opened his first restaurant in Uptown called Routh Street Cafe, which would receive five stars and go on to put Dallas on the global culinary map. He shares his fond memories of food journalist, cookbook author, and dining critic Dotty Griffith and DFW Restaurant co-founder and KRLD restaurant show host Jim White. Find out what Stephan is up to and where his recent travels and roles are taking him. 

The Stoneleigh's General Manager Stacy Martin talks about the history of the Beaux-Arts-style hotel, which will celebrate its centennial next year, and what's new at the hotel and its restaurant Perle on Maple.

She shares what she has learned as a woman leading teams in the hospitality industry, a career in management and service that spans all the crown jewel hotels in Dallas, from the Adolphus to the Crescent Court to The Stoneleigh and several others. She has worked with Marriott brands, Rosewood, and Benchmark Global Hospitality.

Perle on Maple is participating in the $24.99 lunch menu and $49 menu during DFW Restaurant Week from Aug. 4 - Sept. 4. 

A new restaurant is coming to Fort Worth this fall from Jon Bonnell.

Chef/restaurateur Jon Bonnell is born and raised in Fort Worth and has championed its hospitality scene for more than 25 years, including guiding the safety and well-being and communication efforts of the city of Fort Worth during the pandemic.

He is a longstanding supporter of DFW Restaurant Week for 21 years. He is the Chef and Founder of Bonnell Restaurant Group which owns Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine as well as four other restaurants (Waters, Buffalo Bros, catering company, and a new one in the works in Fort Worth.

Global chef and restaurateur Richard Sandoval is from Acapulco and grew up in the family business, but he started out playing tennis before he went to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.

He started with one restaurant 30 years ago and now has more than 51 in the world, including Toro Toro at The Worthington Renaissance Hotel in downtown Fort Worth.

Toro Toro Fort Worth is participating in DFW Restaurant Week from Aug. 4 - Sept. 4 for the $49 dinner menu.

Chef David Holben's career started in the Midwest, took him to France, and then to the first and longest-running five-star restaurant in Dallas. Holben takes people through what The Riviera was like and known for on Lovers Lane and Inwood, from the best dishes, celebrity guests, and his experiences with Julia Child.

He has been the longest-running executive chef for Del Frisco's Restaurant Group and is now the Senior Executive Chef at the helm of Perry's Steakhouse & Grille which is a part of this year's DFW Restaurant Week. He shares his thoughts on the late Jim White and talks about those he attributes his success to in the industry from his formative years to today. 

A conversation about federalism, secession, and Steve Kerr for President (??!!) among other topics.

From the North Texas Food Bank to restaurants in Uptown Dallas, DFW Restaurant Week is a great opportunity to eat good food while supporting an even better cause.

The U.S. Supreme Court released its decision on Friday to overturn the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade, effectively eliminating a woman's right to an abortion. The Texas Legislature passed a "trigger law" during its last session that will make almost all abortions illegal in Texas in 30 days.

In this half-hour special on the decision, KRLD's LP Phillips speaks to abortion rights advocates, anti-abortion activists, political science experts and Linda Coffee, one of the attorneys who argued Roe v. Wade, which started in Dallas County, in front of the Supreme Court nearly 50 years ago.