Texas Dominates Best Steakhouses in America Rankings

No place does steak better than Texas — and now there’s even more proof. Three Texas meat temples made the exclusive cut for the latest 31 Best Steakhouses in America rankings, proving they take their mighty meats and succulent steaks sear-iously.

By |2025-04-27T13:45:20-05:00February 5, 2019|Knife Steakhouse Press & Accolades|0 Comments

January Five-Star Service: Heather Baloga

Her passion for food and customer service started long before she ever realized it. It was the large family dinners, where her grandmother would cook up family-style meals with Italian, Irish and Cajun flavors, which jump-started her fervor for food.

By |2025-04-27T13:45:22-05:00January 28, 2019|Knife Steakhouse Press & Accolades|0 Comments

‘Top Chef’ Alum John Tesar Brings West Coast Surf and Turf to Dana Point

It’s no longer a rumor: Former Top Chef contestant John Tesar’s seafood restaurant Outer Reef is headed to Dana Point at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa, with an opening slated for the end of 2018. Tesar is a four-time James Beard nominee, and appeared twice on Bravo’s culinary competition show.

The Dish: Chef John Tesar

Chef John Tesar has worked at some of the trendiest restaurants in New York and Las Vegas, earning notice for his skills in the kitchen-and for his outsized personality. In 2014, he opened Knife in Dallas, a steakhouse reinvention that made Esquire's list of "Best New Restaurants."

A Top Chef’s Secret to Cooking the Perfect Steak

Tesar’s techniques, which he developed by running acclaimed Dallas restaurant Knife, are so interesting and unorthodox that with the help of James Beard Award-winning writer Jordan Mackay, he recently wrote them down to share with professional and amateur chefs alike.

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