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Showcase Home 2019: Colleyville
Let’s just say we went a little crazy with our 2019 Showcase Home — the modern farmhouse is a smorgasbord of eclectic, over-the-top and out-ofthe-ordinary finishes and décor, brought together by HGTV star Donna Moss and an online show that allows viewers to buy it all. One house. Fourteen designers. Here we go.
by Scott Nishimura and Brian Kendall
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64
by Ayla Haynes
by Linda Blackwell Simmons
by Scott Nishimura
Left for Dead Six iconic structures from a bygone era currently stand wasting away — unless something is done about it.
Wedding Guide Mood boards for every motif and the local vendors who can make it happen.
Dream Home 2019: Walsh Our Walsh home is making dreams come true — and not just with fancy furniture.
The intricate black-andwhite-patterned tile is a common thread throughout the bathrooms at this year’s Showcase Home. Read more on page 34.
know 17
Puppy Love
Overcrowding in shelters heightens the fight to save pets.
20
Up in Smoke
The story of Al Micallef’s side hustle begins with a broken truck and a cigar-rolling family that’s not messing around.
22 Fort Worthian
Crash course in marriage? Own a wedding venue.
Haute Heritage
Fair-trade fashion, inspired by the art and culture of Guatemala.
28 Float On
Grab a beer and an inner tube for a lazy river ride across Texas.
30
Jasmine Tate’s Calling Songstress plays, sings and lives to a different tune.
eat
125
The Fort’s French Quarter French cuisine in the land of burgers and barbecue.
128
The Feed News on dumplings and boba tea, plus a pop-up finally becoming permanent.
130 El Bolero
Another new restaurant is trying its hand at West Seventh survival. Worth a visit?
Few things go together like glassblowing and ice cream.
144. An evening with Charley.
Sweet Home
» The first issue of Fort Worth Magazine I ever read was a Dream Home issue — one of the magazine’s annual signature projects. At the time, I had no clue that I would one day write an editor’s letter for said publication, but that particular magazine stood out to me.
Have any corrections? Comments? Concerns? Send to executive editor Brian Kendall at bkendall@fwtexas.com.
The June “Best Of” feature incorrectly lists a website for J & N Auto Service. The company does not have a website but rather a Facebook page.
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From the eyes of a self-proclaimed wordsmith, the article seemed as labor intensive as the actual construction of the house. I thought the organization as difficult as laying the foundation, the choice of words as delicate as the wood framing, and the photography as detailoriented as the interior design. And, now that I’ve had the opportunity to experience the “construction” of a Home article, I can say that I was completely off the mark. After witnessing the amazing work of builder John Webb, interior designer Donna Moss (who brought on 13 additional designers for each room of the house), and the countless people who left their mark on this breathtaking home, their jobs are unmatched in terms of difficulty and craftsmanship — at least compared to my daily gig. After all, constructing a roof over one’s head is the furthest thing from a dubious task one can imagine.
Nevertheless, Scott Nishimura and I attempt to give you a tour of this beautiful and eclectic home (page 34) with the only working tools in our arsenal: words and photography. Those who are avid readers of our magazine may notice a
slight change in this signature project’s nomenclature. Though this marks the second time our publication has taken on two Home projects in a single year, we’re now referring to one as “Showcase Home,” while our annual “Dream Home” remains alive and well (read about its update on page 82) and is slated to be our cover subject in October.
Stepping out of the home and into the city, this issue is packed with phenomenal stories. On page 58, you’ll find an alarming piece written by Linda Blackwell Simmons about six iconic structures in our city that, if left in their current states, are in danger of collapsing or being demolished. I also recommend you check out Jenny Davis’ write-up on local clothing brand by way of Guatemala, Luna Antigua (page 25), and Sean Chaffin’s piece on Al Micallef and his cigar venture (page 20). And, our recently engaged art director, Ayla Haynes, takes her first stab at editorial with the “2019 Wedding Guide” (page 64). It’s a helpful tool for anyone involved in upcoming nuptials. I suspect you’ll love it.
Best,
ON THE COVER: The master suite in our inaugural Showcase Home graces this month’s cover. Decorated by local interior designer LaWanna Wood, the room pops with color and perfectly juxtaposes the modern farmhouse
Brian Kendall Executive Editor
How to Survive an Internship at Fort Worth Magazine
An internship at Fort Worth Magazine means running the gamut — writing stories, designing layouts, helping plan events. But aside from the obvious requirements like good communication skills and Google Drive savvy, our summer interns have a few more tips for those who follow in their footsteps.
» “Participate in everything you can and don’t be afraid to get to know your peers. Have fun — oh, and bring a jacket.”
-COURTNEY THOMPSON, DESIGN
» “Learn the key commands for your computer — it will save you so much time.”
-COURTNI FIELDS, EDITORIAL
» “Practice your high school’s fight song. Thank me later.”
-GILLIAN KING, SALES
» “It’s the supervisors who get coffee for the interns around here. If they ask if you want something, always say yes. It’s not a caffeine addiction if you work in an office.”
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» “Always look at the details. Magazines are tedious, and it’s so important not to miss the small things.”
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» Our search for fall 2019 interns has begun. If you’re a college or graduate student who wants to learn the inner workings of the magazine world, visit fwtx.com/jobs/internships to apply.
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» Hot Box Biscuit Club Gets a Permanent Address
The not-so-secretive pop-up brunches of Hot Box Biscuit Club won’t soon be so hushhush. Hot Box Biscuit Club announced plans to put down more permanent roots at 313 South Main St., next door to the newest Gypsy Scoops ice cream shop.
» VIDEO Sneak Peek: Fort Worth’s New DowntownCultural District Circulator Bus Fort Worth is getting ready to launch electric circulator buses connecting downtown to the Cultural District and Dickies Arena.
» Ground Breaks on Fort Worth’s Newest Elementary School
Even the kids got a chance to turn dirt with golden shovels, as parents, Tanglewood Elementary students and administrators gathered for the groundbreaking of Overton Park Elementary School.
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» Ruff life. Local shelters see an influx of more animals during the summer months. Here’s why.
Puppy Love
Animal
advocates remain proactive as summer months cause overcrowding in local shelters.
BY COURTNI FIELDS
Over a four-day period in June, 266 animals found a temporary home at the Fort Worth Animal Shelter, causing the shelter to become overpopulated.
Without the threat of inclement winter weather, animal populations in Texas increase greatly in the spring to early summer months, straining the resources of local shelters. And those that service Fort Worth are no exception.
“This time of year is really puppy and kitten season,” Dr. Tim Morton, a veterinarian and assistant director of Fort Worth Animal Care & Control, says.
According to Morton, many owners forfeit animals during the summer because people are moving and can’t always take their pets with them.
The Humane Society of North Texas takes in 40 to 150 animals a day and has been at capacity since the beginning of the year. To help ease the strain, the HSNT relocates many animals to shelters in northern states not suffering from overpopulation.
“We are doing everything we can to get these pets into homes,” Cassie Lackey, Humane Society of North Texas’ director of communications, says.
The HSNT helped 11,311 pets find homes last year — breaking its yearly adoption record
— and is on track to break the record again this year.
Despite this success, the HSNT encourages people to volunteer with its many programs, such as Rae of Hope, a monthly program that helps senior citizens with pet care.
“The volunteers become the heartbeat,” Lackey says. “They become the advocates of the animals.”
The Fort Worth Animal Shelter also has programs it encourages. The newly created “Slumber Parties” and “Out and About” programs allow people to take a dog home for just a night or an afternoon without making a full-time commitment.
“Lots of great things are happening for pets in the city of Fort Worth right now, both here at the shelter and with the Humane Society,” Morton said. “What we need is just for everyone to get involved and make it that much better.”
To help solve the overpopulation, the shelters teamed up to host a “Mega Adoption Event” at the Will Rogers Memorial Center on June 29 and 30. The last Mega Adoption they hosted resulted in 800 pets finding homes.
“I love what we do,” Lackey said. “The animal movement here is incredible.”
To help or make a donation, visit hsnt.org.
Pounds of food provided to shelters: 131,000
Pets returned to owners: 425
Animals touched: 23,000
Pets microchipped, vaccinated or tested: 2,393
Pets fostered: 2,050
Foster families: 240
Spayed and neutered surgeries completed and funded: 10,694
Volunteer hours: 10,200
Pets transferred to other shelters: 2,069
Adoptions: 11,311
*Humane Society of North Texas, 2018
Trinity River Vision/ Central City Project Lands $5.2 Million From Corps of Engineers
BY COURTNEY DABNEY
More earth will soon be moving on the Trinity River Vision/Central City Project — the initiative recently received $5.2 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, for the construction of Oxbow Phase 2.
The work includes the mass excavation of the Oxbow Site H as well as tree protection, tree removal, utility protection, drainage culvert, fencing, site restoration using a variety of seed mixes and incidental related work.
“With this $5.2 million in contract award, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues the progress with our stakeholders in accomplishing the overall goals and objectives of the Trinity River Vision Project,” project manager Gail Hicks says.
Much confusion about the Corps’ role has to do with semantics, Hicks says. The Panther Island Project refers to the intended development of the island — Panther Island — which will be created when the bypass channel is completed.
“We are not in the development business,” Hicks says. “We are in the flood-risk management business.” For that reason, and to differentiate the two, she prefers the terminology “Trinity River Vision/Central City Project” so their work of engineering to improve flood control is not confused with the Panther Island development.
The Trinity River Vision/Central City Project includes a bypass channel, the Samuel’s Avenue Dam and Lock, three gates and valley storage components.
The phase of the project that will focus largely on Site H consists of an approximately 26-acre site requiring an estimated 81,000 cubic yards of excavation. All excavated material will be exported to the Site I disposal site.
Site I consists of an approximately 10.1-acre site capable of handling all of the exported materials from Site H. The portions of the haul road between Site H and Site I will follow an existing City of Fort Worth haul road used for the demolition of the old wastewater treatment plant. Using this existing haul road should cause minimal impact to the public. A temporary access road will be constructed to allow entry and hauling operations from Site I and connect to the existing haul route.
Excavation work is slated to begin in July.
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Up in Smoke
Al Micallef builds a growing cigar brand in Tarrant County by way of Nicaragua.
BY SEAN CHAFFIN
Sweet-scented smoke billowed through the air one afternoon in 2016 at the Silver Leaf Cigar Lounge near Sundance Square. Al Micallef puffed on one of his favorite stogies and chitchatted with friends. As they relaxed, two men entered the lounge and introduced themselves as Joel and Edel Gomez Sanchez and described a unique predicament.
“Their truck broke down in front of the Silver Leaf, and they came in to see if they could sell some cigars to help pay for the repairs of their truck,” Micallef remembers. “So, they came in and started rolling cigars. I started to smoke the cigars, and they were pretty darn good.”
These weren’t just a couple guys rolling cigars to make a few bucks. Tobacco has deep roots with the Gomez Sanchezes, and their family has been in the tobacco industry in some way since 1934 when patriarch Pedro F. Gomez began the family business in Cuba.
Joel and Edel were Pedro’s grandsons, the third generation of cigar manufacturers. Their smokes impressed Micallef and his friends, and the two men stayed at the shop rolling cigars for three days.
“I was so impressed, I said, ‘Hey, can you make me a thousand cigars?’” Micallef says. “They rolled me a thousand cigars and shipped them, and it took about four months with aging and everything.”
The more he smoked, the more Micallef liked them. The smoothness and quality of those initial cigars captured his interest — and an idea was born.
“I liked them, all my friends liked them, and we started working with him a little bit, and then it just continued to grow,” he
says. “They needed capital, they needed management, so I ended up taking over the whole company, and they work for me under contract now.”
Originally from Detroit, Al Micallef has built quite a business group. Along with his cigar business in Weatherford, he owns and operates Jamak Fabrications, which has a 250,000-square-foot plant next to Micallef Cigars that specializes in manufacturing silicone rubber products for numerous industries. The 76-year-old serial entrepreneur also owns the upscale and highly regarded Reata restaurant in Sundance Square and has other business interests as well.
“I was so impressed, I said, ‘Hey, can you make me a thousand cigars?’ They rolled me a thousand cigars and shipped them, and it took about four months with aging and everything.”
With his new cigar venture, what began as a hobby-like side project blossomed into a much bigger operation.
“We have a very large investment in the cigar business,” Micallef says. “We have probably $3.5 million worth of inventory in our humidors.”
The company does all manufacturing at its plant in Esteli, Nicaragua, and then the cigars are shipped monthly to Weatherford before heading out to retailers across the country. The Weatherford facility, where Micallef employs 18 people and another dozen part-time and contract workers,
has two massive humidors that can house thousands and thousands of cigars.
Members of the Gomez Sanchez family rotate between Miami and Nicaragua to oversee the manufacturing operation with a member of the Weatherford team also making regular trips.
What is a business and investment for Al Micallef is a way of life for the Gomez Sanchez family. In 1972, Pedro F. Gomez, Joel and Edel’s grandfather, left Cuba for Spain and continued working in different cigar factories in Miami, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic and finally Mexico. After he died at age 79, his daughter-in-law, Migdalia Sanchez, continued the family tradition.
“After three generations, we take pride in maintaining the tradition and our roots that began in Cuba almost a century ago,” Joel says. “We’re proud of the family legacy and the knowledge of the tobacco industry that our family left us.”
Cuba has a deep history in the cigar industry. Though it has waned in recent years, Micallef cigars resemble some of the better days of a bygone era for Cuban tobacco.
“The Gomez Sanchez family learned all their blending skills and all their construction skills from their fathers,” Micallef says of his team. “I’ve had older Cubans in the cigar business tell me that ours remind them of the cigars when they grew up when they were really high quality.”
While he may have salespeople with the job of hawking Micallefs to retail outlets, Al Micallef isn’t opposed to offering some smokes at a tobacco shop himself. He’ll stop in and hand out some of his namesake products to the regulars. Obliged for a free smoke, he’ll cut the tip and light that nice, flavorful tobacco.
“Basically, the cigars sell for me,” he says. “The smokers stand up and go back to the owner or the general manager and say, ‘Hey you’ve got to carry these cigars.’ Then it’s an easy sell. I think I’m 100 percent.”
AAustin & Katy Tullos
Co-owners of The Vintage Rail
BY SAMANTHA CALIMBAHIN
ustin and Katy Tullos got married almost 11 years ago, but these days, they’re finding themselves looking back to their wedding more often — thanks to their newly opened event venue, The Vintage Rail, located along Stanley Avenue in south Fort Worth.
It’s a prime spot for brides going for a vintage-chic look. The Vintage Rail is a 1940s Quonset hut — you know, those semicircle-shaped steel buildings found on World War II Army bases. When the building’s owners approached the Tulloses about finishing out the space and running it as a venue, the couple had virtually no experience, aside from their own wedding and penchant for DIY projects.
But they did know this — they love celebrations, they love working with people and, as Austin says, they “love love.”
The Vintage Rail opened in February, and five months into the venture, the Tulloses aren’t just learning about the hospitality business — they’re learning about each other.
Q. When you first walked into the building, was it easy to see what it could become?
Austin: The concrete was already poured; the shell was done. At that point, we walked in and started saying, “Oh, this should be that, this should be that.” We were trying to design a blank canvas that,
if you can have a party as is, it would be fine. Or, you could come in and dress it up and do whatever you want with it.
Katy: We wanted to incorporate some textures. That’s why one of the walls has shiplap (it’s really faux shiplap). We would go through and decide, “What do we want to leave exposed, and what do we want to feel a little nicer?”
Austin: The only original thing is the skeleton of it. It’s all new metal. We put skylights in. HVAC, heating. We wanted to [build] it, obviously, to where it feels clean and modern but also keep the nostalgia.
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We don’t really want to show off our personality in the main space. We want each [client] to be able to do that.
Q. You do a lot of weddings — but what about you two? What’s your love story?
Katy: We met in college; we did not date in college. I won’t go into too many details, but when we met, I did not have the greatest first impression of him. But once we became friends, I quickly fell for him pretty hard — he was pretty oblivious. It wasn’t until a year or two later that life had taken us in separate directions. We weren’t at the same schools; we weren’t doing the same things anymore. But we got reconnected. I think we had both kind of grown up during that time and learned more about who we were individually. So, at that point, we knew we were pretty serious about each other … He proposed at the Botanic Garden, then we went to Bass Hall. Saw the “Nutcracker.” I was staring at my ring the whole time. Austin: And we got married in 2008.
Q. What was your wedding like?
Katy: We had a winter wedding. I knew that even though it was Christmastime, I did not want there to be any Christmas trees. A lot of our dating time, we had gone on picnics and gone to parks … He proposed in the Botanic Gardens, so I knew that I wanted it to be that feel — but it was winter. It’s funny to think about now, but basically it was like, dead trees everywhere, because I was like, “I want the trees to look how they look in winter.” But then, our florist helped me build that out. We had, like, pearls and bows hanging from all the trees.
Q. Now that you run a venue that hosts weddings often, do you find yourself pulling from your past experience planning your own wedding?
Katy: When we got married, there were a couple of our vendors that come to my mind
immediately. We felt so taken care of and loved by them. Our florist did an amazing job with the flowers, but when she could tell that I was really stressed out, she’d be like, “Hey, it’s okay. Take a breath; this is your wedding day. As much as you can, just try to enjoy this and let us worry about the details now.”
We want to be the type of vendors that made a difference to us. We want to be someone that our brides and grooms feel like they have a relationship with. We recognize that, to some degree, it’s a workday for us, but for them, it’s the biggest day of their lives.
Q. What’s the most challenging part of running a business together as a couple?
Katy: Knowing when to turn off business mode. Especially when we were gearing up for the grand opening, it was like air — the air we breathed was like everything related to the venue. I think we learned a little bit better, the balance of having boundaries but also working hard for your business. [Also] communication — even identifying like, “I communicate this way when I get in work mode, and you communicate this way when you’re in work mode” — and not seeing that as a weakness, but seeing it as, we bring different strengths to the table.
Q. And sometimes your kids get into it as well? [Austin and Katy have three children, ages 6, 7 and 9]
Katy: They love helping sweep and do things like that. Austin: I’ll pay them like $5 to move chairs … We like to teach them about the business — it’s a blessing to have a business and to be able to bless other people.
Austin’s & Katy’s Essentials
1. Notebook. Where Katy keeps her notes and to-do lists.
2. Laptop. Integral for running a business.
3. Keys to the venue.
4. Sunglasses.
5. Craftwork coffee. One of their favorite spots.
6. Baseball cap. Made
by Morgan Mercantile on South Main Street.
7. Katy’s hair ties. No-crease hair ties, versatile for both formal occasions and mopping the floor.
8. Drill. The Tulloses do a lot of the work themselves, from building tables to fixing what’s broken.
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Haute Heritage
Meet the Fort Worth women building a fair-trade fashion business based on Guatemalan artistry.
BY JENNY B. DAVIS
For Sandra Falcon and Pamela Lozoya, this divine art forms the foundation of their fair trade fashion business, Luna Antigua. They work with descendants of these Mayan artists in the Central American country of Guatemala to create handloomed, hand-embroidered dresses, blouses and baby clothes, selling them through their ecommerce site and via pop-up shops across Texas.
It all started in 2016 when Sandra Falcon was scrolling through her Instagram feed and saw a photo of a handloomed baby romper from Guatemala. As a MexicanAmerican, Falcon was familiar with traditional embroidery styles, but she’d never seen anything like the textured fabric and delicate embroidery of this romper. She instantly wanted one for her own child.
She reached out to friend Pamela Lozoya with her romper request. Lozoya, whose family had come to America from Guatemala, spent her childhood summers there and was heading back to visit family. Lozoya remembered her mother wearing traditional clothes made of this same embroidered fabric and quickly agreed. She never imagined that this special souvenir would blossom into a successful business.
Luna Antigua was Falcon’s idea, and it wasn’t an easy sell. “I pitched the concept of an artisan line to Pam about three times before she was convinced,” Falcon says. The two decided early on that they wouldn’t import just anything. “We wanted to create something that would honor the heirloom quality of the pieces and our Latin heritage,” Falcon says.
Even the name Luna Antigua has a special meaning, Lozoya says. “It was important for us to create a company name that represented tradition and would also honor the women that keep this art form alive,” she says. They chose Luna, the Spanish word for moon, as an homage to the moon goddess master weaver Ix Chel, and Antigua, the Spanish word for ancient that’s also the name of the old capital of Guatemala, which today is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Falcon and Lozoya originally intended to sell online only, a format they felt would work best since both women had young children. But a meeting with local business incubator Shop Small Fort Worth convinced them
to try in-person sales through pop-up shops. It was an instant fit. The format, Falcon says, allowed her and Lozoya to personally explain the heritage and the craft quality of each piece. Initial sales were strong, proving they were indeed on the right path.
Falcon and Lozoya don’t just buy the clothes — they work directly with the artisans to tailor make each piece for their American audience. For example, they adjusted the length on the traditional huipil blouses, Lozoya says. They also choose fabric colors, adjust fits and add sweet details like flutter sleeves to their baby and children’s clothes.
It’s definitely not fast fashion. “A yard of our fabric takes from six to eight hours to loom, and our embroidery team of a grandmother, mother and daughter can spend up to seven hours on a little girl’s dress. Our women’s embroidery takes weeks to complete,” Lozoya notes.
Pieces are not only beautiful, they also provide a living wage to the artists who create them, and the financial support helps keep an ancient tradition alive. “It’s always been a priority for us to empower our artisans to be successful and earn competitive incomes,” Falcon says. “Luna Antigua has opened our eyes to the impact a small business can have locally and for our artisan partners, as well as their communities.”
The pair have held successful pop-up shops across Texas, from Houston to Waco, where they were selected as vendors at Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Market at the Silos. When they’re not selling, they’re planning the next steps for continued expansion, working on collaborations with other local fair trade businesses and, of course, finding new ways to style Luna Antigua pieces on themselves and their children. “They are so easy to dress up or down,” Lozoya raves. “They’re comfortable whether I am wearing them with heels or running around town being a mom, and my girls live in their dresses all summer long.”
For more information on pop-up shops and to shop Luna Antigua online, go to lunaantigua. com or follow @LunaAntigua on Instagram. Women’s pieces range from $92–$450; children’s clothing ranges from $47–$86.
Sandra Falcon and Pamela Lozoya are pairing Luna Antigua tops with items from local retailers. Bottoms come from Birdie (shopbirdiefw.com) and earrings and bags from Lola + Lina (lolaandlina.com).
Photos by Olaf Growald
Float On
Getting sun soaked on a cool river — with beer in tow — has become a rite of passage for any Texan. These are the perfect places to cut your teeth on the tubing life.
BY KYLE WHITECOTTON
With more than 11,000 rivers and streams stretched across the state of Texas, it’s no wonder that tubing their cool, clear waters is such a popular Lone Star pastime. Whether you’re looking for a lazy summer day, a wild gathering with friends or just a sightseeing adventure for the whole family, a Texas tubing river is the place to be. No tube? No problem. With a host of local outfitters ready to rent equipment and drive shuttles, a funfilled day of floating is a breeze. So grab some good friends, a cooler full of cold drinks and something that floats, and head out to one of these seven Texas tubing rivers for a ride on nature’s own water park.
Floaters on the Comal River in New Braunfels
Guadalupe River
When it comes to floating rivers, the party starts on the Guadalupe River. This rowdy river scene near New Braunfels is often crowded but offers floaters an exciting assortment of water. From long, lazy stretches hugged by limestone bluffs and towering cypress trees to the occasional rolling rapids, boulders and tube chutes scattered along the way, it’s clear why this river is so popular. The short but famous Horseshoe Loop is the Guadalupe’s most popular section and takes about two hours, but longer floats are available. Meanwhile, check out Float Fest at the end of July for great music and even more fun on the river.
San Marcos River
The cold, clear spring-fed waters of the San Marcos River offer a refreshing 72-degree float throughout the sizzling summer months. This popular tubing destination runs through City Park and downtown San Marcos, as well as the campus of Texas State University — so expect a large college crowd. The Rio Vista Park section is a popular picnic stop and home to deep pools, perfect for swimming, and the three chutes of Rio Vista Falls. The Lion’s Club Tube Rental offers an unlimited shuttle pass for all-day fun in the park, while Texas State Tubes offers door-to-door shuttle service for its three-hour private tubing trip.
Comal River
Another famous Texas float trip is on the crystal-clear waters of the Comal River— the shortest river in the country. Starting amid giant, ancient oak trees and the picnic facilities of Landa Park, the river’s lush green setting soon gives way to a leisurely tour of downtown New Braunfels with a brief view of Schlitterbahn Waterpark along the way. After just 2 1/2 miles, this short, heavily shaded river feeds right into the Guadalupe, but the family-friendly ride can take up to 3 1/2 hours. If tubing is old hat, though, rent a stand-up paddleboard from Rockin’ R River Rides.
Medina River
The pristine Medina River near the town of Bandera is one of the state’s most secluded rivers and one of its lesser-known float trip options. Follow the river’s consistently cool spring-fed waters through its many twists and turns beneath towering cypress trees for nearly 10 miles to the recommended end point at Peaceful Valley Crossing. One of the most trusted outfitters in the area is The Medina River Company that, along with tube and kayak rentals and shuttle services, offers overnight camping trips.
South Llano River
Another family-friendly tubing river is the slow-moving section of the South Llano River that passes through South Llano River State Park near the town of Junction. Nestled in the Texas Hill Country amid pecan-forested bottomlands, the park’s river frontage cuts through a beautiful wilderness area and offers tubers a relaxing two-mile float that includes deep pools and easy rapids. Beyond the park’s boundaries, tubers can explore another five miles of river all the way to Junction. Rent tubes from the state park or bring your own; shuttle services are available in town.
Trinity River
For some local summer fun, check out Fort Worth’s very own Trinity River. The Trinity is open to tubers weekly throughout the summer, but the real attraction is the Rockin’ the River concert series featuring live concerts every Saturday in July and into August. This party on the river is a float-through concert featuring the likes of Cory Morrow, Zane Williams and Zac Wilkerson. Best of all, each concert ends with fireworks best viewed from the water.
Frio River
When it comes to summer float trips in the scorching Texas heat, the aptly named Frio River near Concan is the icy-cold solution. On most days, the Frio is free of the crowds found at other popular rivers. From the Seven Bluff Crossing put-in, past magnificent Hill Country limestone cliffs and dense forest landscapes and over lots of clear water to Kenneth Arthur Crossing is a three-hour trip, but longer floats are available all the way to the popular swimming hole at Neal’s Crossing. Skip the lines and reserve a tube and shuttle ahead of time at Andy’s on River Road. Andy’s also offers cozy cabin rentals that sleep up to 10 people.
Usually, things work the opposite from how Jasmine Tate grew up. Kids, in all their idealism, dream of becoming rock stars — taking the stage in their respective fields and awing a crowd on their metaphorical guitars. They want to be on MTV, not work behind the scenes in MTV’s corporate office. Only later does reality kick in — for most — and a 9-to-5 becomes somewhat desirable. But, for Tate, a gig playing the suit at MTV was everything she ever wanted.
“People in my life started having dreams that I was on stage, playing a guitar and singing,” Tate says. “But my dream was to be in corporate America.”
Tate, as fate would have it, is now a singer/songwriter and Fort Worth transplant who spends her time away from the guitar helping build a church called Mercy Culture, which currently does Sunday services in the Paschal High School auditorium.
Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, Tate eventually made her way to Pittsburgh by way of a scholarship to play basketball at Robert Morris University. In Columbus, her music plays second fiddle to her stint as a point guard for her high school and college basketball squads; even today, she’s still known in her hometown for her exploits on the basketball court. Never plucking a guitar before her move to Pennsylvania, it was in Philadelphia where friends, family
Jasmine Tate’s Calling
What brings this singer/songwriter to pick up the guitar and eventually move to Fort Worth is beyond her control.
BY BRIAN KENDALL
and even church pastors would tell Tate of dreams they had of her playing music.
Tate spoke with conviction when she reminisced of feeling this great power twisting her arm to go a certain route and the moment she eventually gave in.
“It’s still a crazy story to me, to this day, to tell, but it was like God taught me how to play the guitar,” Tate says. “My roommate walked into our dorm room, and she was like, ‘You play the guitar now?’ And I was like, ‘I don’t really know what’s going on.’
“To this day, I’ve never taken guitar lessons.”
The course was corrected, and Tate committed herself to music full time.
“I started singing and writing songs, and doors started opening,” she says. “I remember playing at this open mic on this college campus, and I was singing with my eyes closed. When I opened my eyes after I finished, a majority of the people in the room were crying. And I was like, ‘Man, I must have been just bad.’”
Tate would find out, when people approached her after the show, the audience was awestruck by her music — a common occurrence at her live shows.
Tate’s songs are personal and sung in earnest. Her guitar playing reveals not a hint of a novice at work. Her songs are also epic in a sense — rarely staying under the four-minute mark and oftentimes exceed a not-so-bubble-gum-pop-like seven minutes.
Since first picking up a guitar just a few years ago, Tate’s recorded a full-length album — which she managed to get off the ground, thanks to a Kickstarter project — an extended play, and a live album from a performance at the Pittsburgh Winery. She even went on a small tour that saw her hit 10 cities between Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Having a tendency to work in opposites, Tate went against the logical next step in a potential career as a recording artist and answered a second calling after getting word some friends of hers were planting a church in Fort Worth. She made the decision to uproot her life in Pennsylvania — and the Midwest region where she was gaining popularity — to come to Texas. Any music manager would have resisted such a choice, but Tate couldn’t be more at peace.
“People have different standards of success,” Tate says. “Some people just want their face to be seen; they just want to be famous. For me? If I get 10 messages a week from people saying they got chills listening to my music or impacted their life in a positive way, I’m all in.”
Tate’s latest single, “Better Days,” is available on all your streaming services, and you can check out her live schedule on her website, jasminetate.com. You can also see her perform most Sundays at Mercy Culture, which congregates at Paschal High School.
showcase home
You don’t always have to turn a key to step inside a house. Flip the pages for a peek at Fort Worth Magazine’s inaugural Showcase Home.
WORDS BY SCOTT NISHIMURA AND BRIAN KENDALL
PHOTOS BY OLAF GROWALD
Fort Worth Magazine’s 2019 Showcase Home has a decidedly modern farmhouse feel — from the exterior stucco made to look like old siding to the clerestory windows and rich pecky cypress in the living room fireplace wall and white oak floors that tie the whole home together. Even off in the distance, the new TEXRail commuter train whizzes by Colleyville — throwing off the sensation, for just a moment, that this is a European country home.
The home — 5,173 square feet, five bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths, at 208 Winnie Drive in Colleyville’s luxury Oakleigh development — was built by John Webb of Heritage Homes and listed for sale at $1.89 million by Jeannie Anderson of The Jeannie Anderson Group, Keller Williams Realty. As in the magazine’s long-running series of annual Dream Homes, we’ve collaborated with some of the region’s finest luxury vendors in our inaugural Showcase Home.
The home, designed by longtime Heritage collaborator Skip Blake of Blake Architects, goes a long way down transitional architecture’s road to modern with its focus on clean lines and open, airy design that draws the outside in. “I hope it stays with us for many years,” Webb says.
HGTV star Donna Moss and a team of well-credentialed designers use the Showcase Home’s modern look and neutral color palette to add lots of color, texture and contrasts. The home is giving birth to a new web-based design network, led by the Fort Worth producer Josh Mills, called Home Design Television, homedesignTV. com, that launches in late June. Mills (see separate story on page 41) followed the months-long construction and interior decoration of the Showcase Home for 10 episodes that will appear on the network. The Showcase Home will be open for tours June 29–July 21 to benefit a Wish with Wings, our official charity.
2019: COLLEYVILLE
living/entry
Designer: Donna Moss
The clerestory windows, rich pecky cypress floor-to-ceiling fireplace surround, glass walls and doors at the entry and opening onto the patio, blonde wooden floors and neutral color palette set the warm farmhouse mood. Moss augmented the space with a pair of swinging egg-shaped chairs, hanging from the 20foot ceiling. “To me, farmhouse is a throwback to a simpler time reminiscent of charming and cozy homes that always had rockers or a large swing on the front porch,” Moss says. “The chairs in the family room gave the room a whimsical feel to go along with the modern elements in the space, to help create this
Color palette: Whites, creams, and grays; woods in fireplace surround, floors, accent furniture pieces; touches of green and blue to tie with kitchen island and pool tiles that can be seen through the sliding-glass doors.
fancy farmhouse.” Moss, an HGTV star designer known as the “Queen of Bling,” says she started the room with the hanging chairs and neutralhued sofas. Then, “the quest for the earthy natural items began. I found a unique live edge wood table, and then, along with The Botanical Mix, we designed some large floras with natural wood and materials. Then began the journey to add a little bling and [we] began designing the wall space and art to add that sparkle that is the icing on the cake for this unique room.” The entry walls, by Cara Conkle, are done in an ombre fading finish, with gray and sparkles mixed into the plaster.
Benches and console: William D Scott
Bowl, gold and silver: Surya
Chandelier: Passion Lighting
Coffee Table: Uttermost
Floras and rock gardens: The Botanical Mix
Hanging nest chairs: Tufan Rugs
Pedestal: Currey and Co.
Pillows: Cloud 9 Living
Rug, St. Cloud Opal Grey: Feizy Rugs
Rug, Zebra Hair on Hide: Surya
Sofas: Pasha Furniture
Teak balls, Ermanno: Uttermost
Teak benches, Kerala: Uttermost
Wall Plates: Ana Heredia Art
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
guest suite
Designer: Dann Foley
The suite just off the Showcase Home’s living room is perfect for overnight guests or, as Dann Foley envisions it, an “Art Retreat,” a luxuriant, richly accessorized, masculine sitting room filled with objets d’art set apart from the bustle of the rest of the house. Foley chooses upholstery with clean lines and juxtaposes that with a 17th centuryinspired Fauteuil armchair. He elevates the hallway leading to the suite with five vertical I-beam sculptures. “I wanted to create
Color palette:
“I have punctuated the natural wood floors and ivory walls with layers of rich gray and brown. The accent colors from across the spectrum come through in the art and accessories.”
a truly unique space that is filled with art and artifacts. Though inspiration can begin anywhere, I fell in love with the pinstriped velvet setee first. Then I was thrilled to find a one-of-a-kind unique Serapi carpet at Feizy. The room literally took off from there. I allow myself to be open to all types of furniture and products when sourcing for any project. This room was no different. I wanted to create a room that I would use and love for years to come.”
Cocktail table: Cambria Quartz USA
End table: A&B Home
Painted mirrored screen: A&B Home
Side chairs, side: A&B Home
Steel and leather chair: A&B Home
Game table: A&B Home, Dann Foley Lifestyle for A&B Home
Pedestal, olive wood: Global Views
Rug, antique Serapi: Feizy Rugs
Upholstery: Charles Ray
Art pieces: Philip’s Collection
study
Designer: Sherry Hayslip
The Showcase Home’s tworoom study is just to the right as you enter the home, behind a striking pecky cypress, custom barn door made by Delgado Custom Trim. And just to make sure you don’t miss it, designer Sherry Hayslip leads with a full-size wall mural depicting the biblical David wearing purple-hued Ray-Bans, inspired by Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. Hayslip, referring to the study as “classically modern,” fills both rooms with furnishings and accessories meant to stimulate thought. She adds texture
Color palette: Silvery taupe, nutmeg, crème brûlée, faded rose. “The color palette is neutral with surprising splashes of color from purple to pink to green and more.”
by layering two rugs — sisal and fuzzy natural fibers — on top of each other. “I imagined occupants who are passionate about art, who collect new ideas, who blend a modern aesthetic with a love of all things classical — objects that are elegant and even a little kitschy. The study is a place where they can lounge, read, play a game, research or just sit and chill. The spaces are a version of their own unique ‘cabinet of curiosities’ and are meant to house memories, inspiration, culture and the occupants’ interest in all aspects of life.”
Accessories: Embree & Lake
Chair, custom bucket: Donghia Chair, Nemo Swivel: Lumens Light and Living
Hourglass collection: Sherry Hayslip Boutique
Mural wallpaper: Mineheart
Rug, fuzzy natural fiber: Kravet
Rug, sisal fiber: Surya
Tables: Uttermost
master suite
Designer: LaWanna Wood
LaWanna Wood, a longtime North Texas designer, is known for specialty and theme rooms. “I do a lot of layering, combining things they have with new pieces. I strive to be creative and unusual with my projects.” The Showcase Home’s master suite is a vast canvas for Wood. With the home’s farmhouse motif and the room’s vaulted ceiling and beam and glass wall facing the backyard and pool deck, Wood first added a black shiplap wall to the master bed wall. That contrasts the room’s whites. “We knew this element would be the focal point of our design.” Wood’s first decision on furnishings: the white gesso-finished poster bed. “It is definitely the
Color palette:
Black, white, blue, citron, fuchsia
farmhouse piece of the room,” and it “sets off” the blackand-white color scheme. Then Wood lets loose with color in the bedding, furnishings, art pieces and floral pieces. “We chose to go with a lot of color, which is opposite of a typical farmhouse aesthetic. We did layer with white to make it relatable to our audience. I think clients are sometimes afraid of color, and I wanted to show how fun it can be.” The master bath’s tone is set by the dramatic blackand-white geometric pattern in the tile chosen by Elements of Design. Wood added a custom abstract acrylic on canvas painting above the tub, tying the bath to the bedroom, accessorized with colors from the bedroom.
Bed: Mr. Brown
Bedding: Kingston Fabrics
Closet: Delgado Custom Trim
Drapery: Kingston Fabrics
Furnishings: C. Maddox
Art pieces: LaMontage Art
Bath, art over tub: Melissa McKeen
Bath, cabinets: Mike Conkle’s Custom Cabinets
Bath, countertop: KLZ Stone Supply, Absolute Stone & Tile
Bath, tile: Daltile, Galvan Floors
Bath, fixtures: Ferguson
Bath, tub: The Jarrell Co.
Shopping the Showcase Home
BY SCOTT NISHIMURA
Our 2019 Showcase Home is more than a showcase for a talented builder, team of designers and latest in luxury home trends. It’s also seeding a new online network, Home Design TV, that’s launching in late June at homedesignTV.com.
The network — developed by Fort Worth producer Joshua Mills and partners, including Donna Moss, the HGTV star and lead designer of the Showcase Home’s interior — will air 10 episodes of a series called “Best in Show Fort Worth,” around the construction and decoration of the Showcase Home.
Additionally, consumers will be able to go online at the site and shop the Showcase Home and others the network features in the future. “Our end goal is to create a very diverse catalog of amazing items for our audience,” Mills said. The idea for the network surfaced a year ago while Mills and Moss were working together on a pilot. “I was able to solidify a deal for the show, but both Donna and I were underwhelmed with the opportunity,” Mills says. “After weeks of negotiating, we moved on. This was the moment behind the motivation.”
Mills says HDTV will be a “fun and interactive resource for home décor, DIY and residential construction. Think of HomeAdvisor, meets Angie’s List, meets Netflix, but with the ability to actually shop.”
Mills and Moss are in partnership with IT executives Robert McMonagle, Tyler Holden and JP Valadez, who are handling the network’s development, construction and design. Other partners are Joshua Colson, veteran producer and acting HDTV program director, and Jeff Murphy, the post-production partner who is based in Los Angeles.
The remainder of the Showcase Home series should air within a few weeks of the network’s launch, Mills said. Elsewhere, Moss and designers Kimberly McDonald and Barrie Livingstone, for example, are working on an HDTV series surrounding a 10,000-square-foot home in Las Vegas. The show is in production, with episodes expected to air later this summer or early fall.
kitchen/prep
Designer: Ashley Black
One of transitional design’s tenets opens the home to the outside, and designer Ashley Black’s feel for the kitchen follows. “My inspiration for the kitchen was to create a space where people can gather and feel lively surrounded by natural elements,” she says. She used Sherwin-Williams’ Isle of Pines color on the island. Black also accessorized the space with preserved and organic fruits
Color palette: Pine green, white, black, brass and gold
and vegetables and an allnatural floral arrangement statement piece on the island. The neutrals elsewhere in the color palette — including in the white macabus countertops and Grace barstools — tie the kitchen to the adjoining great room. Black topped the space with three organic crystalline mineral chandeliers, “dripping in selenite” from antiqued brass shades and hanging from a pecky cypress drop ceiling.
Appliances: The Jarrell Co.
Backsplash: Daltile, Galvan Floors
Barstools: Barstool Grace, Peninsula Home Collection Co.
Cabinets, Wood-Mode: The Kitchen Source
Cabinets, prep kitchen: Mike
Conkle’s Custom Cabinets
Countertops: KLZ Stone Supply, Absolute Stone & Tile
Designers: Kiersten Medanich, with Biz Davis of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
Wine room designers: Donna Moss, Tiffany Jenkins
Designers Kiersten Medanich of Greenway Designs paired with Biz Davis of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, which furnished the dining room. Elements include a 76x40 Kimora Rosewood table and Kimora 56 Rosewood buffet, both made of woods and metals. The table offers a “refreshing, light look,” Davis says. To the vignette, she added Gage Dining Chairs,
Color palette: White, black and forest green, with brass accents
in Tahoe White Leather with a dark bronze steel frame. The mix “juxtaposes a soft and supple texture to the sleek lines of the steel frame, contrasting off the natural elements found in this very organic space,” Davis says. She also added a Franny ottoman covered in Graffi Eucalyptus, tying it to the green hue in the adjoining kitchen island.
Ottomans:
Rug:
Wine room, glass wall, iron door and frame: J&B Handcrafted Furniture
Wine room, metal racks: Vineyard Wine Cellars
Wine room, dry stacked stone wall: Daltile, Galvan Floors
Wine room, wine: Bear Creek Spirits & Wine
Dining chairs: Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
Dining table: Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
A Big House with a Small Footprint
BY SCOTT NISHIMURA
Our Showcase Home is styled to look like a modern farmhouse. But unlike the old farmhouses of a different era, this home saves on energy. Here’s a look at its big array of features:
Full foam encapsulation: The home is fully insulated with open-cell foam, sealing its walls and attic, and keeping cool air in during the summer and warm air in during the winter.
Low-E glass: The Showcase Home, by its nature as a transitional modern-designed home, has a ton of glass, which is responsible for most of a home’s energy loss. But the Showcase Home’s glass windows and doors are Low-E, manufactured with a thin coating that slashes the ultraviolet and infrared light coming into the home and reflects heat.
Air and heat: The Showcase Home has two variablespeed central systems, one with a 5-ton cooling unit and the other, 3 tons. Variable speed means the systems run at lower speeds for longer periods, with the higher speeds deployed when outside temperatures are high. “If it just needs little air, it doesn’t have to ramp up real high,” John Webb of Heritage Homes, the Showcase Home builder, says. “And once it gets in, it stays, because it has no place to go.”
Run your home via mobile app: The Showcase Home is high-tech. You can’t see it, because it’s all behind the walls and run by a console secreted away in a closet. But the Showcase Home’s new owner will be able to run the air and heat systems by remote app, potentially lowering costs even more.
LED lighting: The Showcase Home is lit by a lot of new-generation LEDs. “Homes these days are getting so efficient,” Webb says. “You use LED lighting, which takes a fraction of the wattage to run.”
Tankless water heaters: The Showcase Home runs off of two tankless water heaters, which heat water as you need it and are significantly more energy-efficient than traditional water heaters.
Toilets and water faucets: The Showcase Home’s six toilets are low-flow units, and its water faucets have flow restrictors that reduce the amount of flow and lower waste. Even the Showcase Home’s pool system is energy-efficient. “It’s not like it used to be, where it’d cost you $100 a month to run your pool,” Webb says. Retractable shades: The Showcase Home has retractable shades inside and on the patio. Lower the outside shades during the hot months, and that lowers the temperature on the patio. Lower them during winter, and that helps the heat from your outdoor fireplace stay in.
game room
Designer: Traci Darden
A large sliding door with visible tracks serves as the entrance to this room full of fun and function. The game room’s dark green, earthy hues and soaring ceilings make it the perfect space to take a deep breath. A trio of rebarlaced lights — hung at varying lengths — and a gathering table made from a repurposed commuter bicycle from India perfectly juxtapose the nature-laden design
Color palette:
Multiple shades of green that go from muted to bright. Cabinets and trim painted gray and gold highlights provide a contrast to the room’s dark wood tones.
elements and lend themselves perfectly to the modern farmhouse theme. Traci Darden, the room’s designer, loved playing with textures, as evident in the room’s centerpiece — a hair-on-hide rug with an open-diamond pattern — and the natural wood slices that pop up throughout the design. Not to go unnoticed is the 76inch television screen with a custom frame designed by Dallas Art & Décor.
Custom Hair-onHide Rug: Kyle Bunting Designs
Pendant Lights: Troy Lighting, Passion Lighting
Bar Tile: Daltile, Galvan Floors
Cocktail Table: Goetz
utility
Designer: Donna Moss
The Showcase Home’s utility room doubles as a mud room and even a dog cave for the family pooch. It’s a highly functional space but a pleasant one, too, positioned at a front corner of the home, beneath a canopy of trees, with two old-style banks of windows looking out across the front lawn and an exit onto an inviting patio with fountain. The room colors are black and white in the tile floor and granite, leatherfinish countertop (both black) and white tile wall, with black grout in a simple geometric pattern. The dog bed keeps with this palette in white and black. Moss layered two rugs on top of each other in black and white, one with firm fiber and the other in fuzzy natural, similar to the home’s study. She accessorized in color with floral arrangements, towels and drapery.
Art pieces, starbursts: Global Views
Cabinets: Mike Conkle’s Custom Cabinets
Countertop: KLZ Stone
Supply, Absolute Stone & Tile
Dog bed, upholstery: Star Upholstery
Drapery: Expressive Design
Fixtures: Ferguson
Tile: Daltile, Galvan Floors
Washer and dryer, Whirlpool: The Jarrell Co.
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
upstairs
Designers: Kim Bailey and Lauren Bailey Rude, Kristi Hopper, Ruthie Staalsen, Donna Moss
A trio of rooms — two bedrooms and one “chill-out space” — each with its own distinct flavor welcome guests to the home’s second story. On the front end of the house, the hangout space’s steep, A-frame vaulted ceiling opens up an otherwise confined space. The room’s utility as a hangout spot and its bright aesthetic and curated mishmash of art were inspired by designer Ruthie Staalsen’s two daughters. “I know what they loved while they were at home,” Staalsen says. “Every teen girl loves to hang out in a fun, happy space full of personality and whimsy. I wanted to make a space that creates conversation and an environment that makes your friends want to stay for dinner.”
The middle bedroom contrasts the hangout space with darker tones and splashes of ashy pink. According to the room’s designer, Kristi Hopper, the room’s direction changed once she saw the Arte Moooi wallpaper. “I got goosebumps when I saw it,” Hopper says. “I love the color palette, and this wallpaper was just what I wanted.”
A standout in the home, the wallpaper is a collage of extinct animals and unique flora printed on softtouch textile.
The study/loft, designed
Color palette:
by Donna Moss, plays up a European art-studio vibe with loose pieces of art strewn about a dark-blue backdrop and serves as the perfect segue to the house’s back bedroom.
Chill-out space:
Emerald green, yellow, raspberry and blush pink
Bedroom 4: Green, black, pink, taupe and gold
Bedroom 5: Shades of green, pink, coral, gold with touches of black and white
The final room’s floral theme, which includes lush green and pink pastels, takes its cue from the bathroom’s hexagon tile pattern, which reminded designers Kim Bailey and Lauren Bailey Rude of a grandmother’s quilt. And, much like a quilt, the designers slowly pieced the furnishings together from a wide array of vendors.
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Chill-out space:
Vintage wool rug: Feizy
Custom barn door: Kingston Upholstery
Wallpaper: York Wallcoverings
Cocktail table: Wildwood
Bedroom 4: Wallcovering: Arte Moooi
Bedding: Lili Alessandra Marlborough Zebra
Bench: The Antiques Diva Collection by Aidan Gray
Eight-drawer dresser: Erdos + KO Studio
Custom bed: Expressive Homes by Hina Origami nightstands: Global Views
Palm floor lamp: A&B Home
Bedroom 5: Bed: Doorman Designs
Nightstands: Uttermost
Wall mural: MotoMoms Décor
Rug: Surya
Study/Loft: London end table: Ella Home
Desk: Uttermost
Leopard chair: Pasha
CHILL-OUT
BEDROOM 4
BEDROOM 5
outdoor living
Designers: Danny Russo and Trish Beaudet
Bringing comfort and sophistication of an indoor space to a back patio is no easy feat. Yet, designers Danny Russo and Trish Beaudet managed a solid wink to an indoor space when designing the outdoor living area. Far more casual than the house’s indoor décor, there remain sophisticated flares, such as the end tables, lamps and
Color palette: Black, ivory, gray, emerald green and marine navy
a small dresser tucked in a corner. Yet, their use of natural wood throughout, including as placemats and accents, is a perfect match with the home’s modern farmhouse feel. “The design process was a collaboration,” Russo says. “We managed to find the perfect elements to accentuate the casual, open space the builder created.”
Sofa and club chair: Ratana Genval
Pillow and drapery fabrics: Norbar Fabrics
Rugs: Uttermost
End table with aluminum top: Ratana Genval
Console table and dining table: Pasha
Dining chairs: Zuo Mod
pool
Designers: Melissa Gerstle, Leschber Designs
The monochromatic blue tile with interspersing baby- and navy-blue segments, the infinity-edged spa, concrete edging and the pool’s sharp corners give this backyard centerpiece a clean aesthetic. The sidewalk’s gaps filled with gray river rock provide a tasteful accent.
Color palette:
Black, gray, bright yellow with a pop of turquoise
Melissa Gerstle, the pool area’s designer, optimized the space for socializing and
relaxation. “It’s important to design a space that’s conducive to bringing people together,” Gerstle says. “The design elements for this space, therefore, include lots of seating to provide opportunities for têteà-tête conversations.”
Gerstle’s furnishings perfectly accentuate the beautiful blues and clean, modern lines of the swimming pool, which provide a calm, peaceful space.
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
and
Cobalt
Lounge chairs
ottoman in white weave: The Stori Modern Tabloid Collection
check lumbar pillows: Elaine Smith
Plant containers: Accent Décor
Royalfire Firepit: ModFire
Orange patio chairs: Marvine
architecture/landscape
A modern farmhouse, the home’s minimalist exterior juxtaposes its lush and active interior. The façade is made mostly of painted white brick, and its faux barn siding is made of stucco. The metal roof contributes to the home’s clean, stark minimalism. High ceilings and large windows also abound, and the open floorplan keeps the interior light and airy.
The landscaping, completed by Guardado Landscaping, employs Bermuda 419 as its turf. With more house than yard on this lot, Guardado makes good use of the space without making the yard feel overcrowded with flora. Despite this, numerous species will call this lot home, including planted live oak trees, Taylor junipers, Japanese maple, rosemary, African irises, dwarf nana junipers and color guard yucca.
DESIGN STARS
Led by designer and HGTV star Donna Moss, the design team for our inaugural showcase home includes 14 nationally known designers.
Kim Bailey, bedroom No. 5 and bath
Kim Bailey Interiors, opened in 2004, is a national, awardwinning full-service firm specializing in high-end interiors, including kitchen and bath remodeling. KBI, based in Carrolton, has been awarded Best of Houzz in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Contact: kimbaileyinteriors.com
Trish Beaudet, outdoor living
Trish Beaudet launched her interiors business in Michigan in 2001. She likes to juxtapose opposites. Based in Florida today, she was a “Designing Angel” for the Suite Dreams Project in 2014 in Michigan, creating environments with healing elements for a nonprofit serving kids and families dealing with serious illness.
Contact: cashmereandvine.com
Ashley Black, kitchen and prep kitchen
Ashley Black, through her Staging Studios, specializes in staging homes for sale, “turning average spaces into exceptional stagings.” Black founded the
North Texas firm after 15 years in real estate and designing interiors.
Contact: stagingstudios.com
Kiersten Medanich, with Biz Davis of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, dining room
Kiersten Medanich runs Greenway Designs, an interior design and remodeling firm and kitchen and bath specialist. Her passion:
“Transforming old spaces to something beautiful and new while keeping its original charm.” Davis, a former music entertainer, likes to say there are no limits to her creativity, from painting and writing to design. Contact:
greenway-designs.com, mgbwhome.com
Traci Darden, downstairs game room and bath
Traci Darden, owner of Elements of Design, specializing in model home merchandising, renovations and residential design, also designs interiors for Heritage Homes, our 2019 Showcase Home builder.
In more than 30 years, Dann Foley has built a design brand that started with creating custom items for clients’ homes. He’s worked for clients internationally, appeared on shows such as NBC’s “American Dream Builders,” and has moved into licensing with the Dann Foley Lifestyle brand.
Contact: dannfoleylifestyle.com
Melissa Gerstle, pool area and courtyard
Melissa Gerstle, today based in Dallas, specializes in what she calls “effortless outdoor living for families and highprofile executives with fast-paced lives and discriminating taste.”
Contact: melissagerstledesign.com
Sherry Hayslip, study and pocket office
Sherry Hayslip likes to say her design style blends beauty with surprise and spontaneity. Her boutique features decorative home accessories, jewelry and objets d’art collected in her travels, as well
as one-of-a-kind items from artisans locally and internationally.
Contact: sherryhayslip.com
Kristi Hopper, bedroom No. 4 and bath
Kristi Hopper has been creating interior spaces for clients since 2000, mixing “traditional style with a capricious spirit,” and marrying “livability with unparalleled luxury.”
Contact: kristihopper.com
Donna Moss, family room, foyer and porch
Donna Moss, based today in the Arlington area, began building homes with her husband Paul around the region in the early 1980s. She started her TV design career a little more than a decade ago when she became a finalist in the first season of HGTV’s “Design Star” series. The appearance later helped her secure her own series, “Donna Decorates Dallas,” on HGTV.
Contact:
donnamossdesigns.com
Danny Russo, outdoor dining
Danny Russo has been designing interiors since 1998. Based in
Columbus, Ohio, his work has been featured in the Columbus Museum of Art and Central Ohio Science and Industry Museum, numerous publications, and The Phillip Jeffries Sourcebook.
Contact:
dannyrusso.com
Ruthie Staalsen, bedroom No. 3 and bath
Ruthie Staalsen was born and reared in South Africa and has lived all over the world, known for combining antiques with modern pieces and international elements. “I love spaces that look collected over time and tell a story about the people that live there.”
Contact: ruthiestaalsen.com
LaWanna Wood, master bedroom, bath and closet
LaWanna Wood has been designing commercial and residential interiors throughout North Texas for over 20 years and is known for specialty and theme rooms. “I do a lot of layering, combining things they have with new pieces.” Ebby Halliday, Realtors has used Wood for more than 15 years for its offices.
Builder:
John Webb Heritage Homes 2011 E. Kirkwood Blvd., Ste. 110, Southlake 76092, 817.601.4576 yourheritagehomes.com
Interiors:
Donna Moss Designs 8821 Davis Blvd., Suite 220, Keller 76248, 817.966.3607 donnamossdesigns.com
Realtor: Jeannie Anderson, The Jeannie Anderson Group, Keller Williams Realty 50 Highway 114, Ste. 100, Southlake 76092, 817.313.8004 jeannieandersongroup.com
The Showcase Home will be open for tours June 29–July 21 to benefit a Wish with Wings, the magazine’s official charity partner.
Address : 208 Winnie Drive, Colleyville
Tour days and t imes : Open: Thurs.–Sun. (closed: July 4) Hours: Thurs.–Sat. 11 a.m. –5 p.m.; Sun. noon–5 p.m.
Admission : Buy a subscription to the magazine for $20, and touring is free. $10 goes to a Wish with Wings. Already have a subscription? Renew and tour, or simply make a $20 gift to a Wish with Wings.
To buy t ickets : fwtx.com/ showcase-home. Or you may buy tickets at the door.
Jose Guadalupe Garcia & Jose de Jesus Limon
Left for De
Left for Dead
A peek at Fort Worth’s at-risk architecture.
WORDS BY LINDA BLACKWELL SIMMONS
William Morris, a 19th-century renaissance man who dabbled in poetry, textile design, social activism and architecture, once said, “The great buildings of the past belong not only to us. They belonged to our forefathers and will belong to our descendants.” Morris believed buildings were an essential part of cultural heritage — serving as symbols and statues that are both remnants and reminders of bygone eras.
The symbols of Fort Worth’s bygone eras, which lie largely in the city’s bricks, mortar and shiplap, are at risk. While some structures — up to 100 years old or more — have been restored to their original glory or are undergoing creative adaptation by energetic entrepreneurs, there remain a number of buildings and sites in danger of continuing neglect and, in some cases, demolition.
Some may ask why preservation is important — is it not easier and cheaper to tear down and build new? Preserving history aside, repurposing inner-city structures lessens urban sprawl and can provide multidimensional use for a number of small businesses, particularly those that operate on a tight budget — such as artists, musicians and bookstore owners. Our own South Main Street and Magnolia Avenue serve as examples of such successes. Preservation also becomes perpetual; one building renovated encourages the owner of the one next door to consider restoration.
“When we preserve buildings, we preserve reminders,” Mike Nichols, a Fort Worth historian and author of Lost Fort Worth, says. “Repurposed movie theaters such as the Ridglea and Bowie are reminders of life before Netflix, when theaters had but a single screen, and popcorn cost but a dime. The surviving telephone exchange buildings, such as the one on Pershing Avenue, are reminders of a time when we dialed a phone number, when we shared party lines and thought twice about placing an expensive long-distance call.”
In an effort to save these historic structures, Historic Fort Worth, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, is dedicated to preserving Fort Worth’s diverse architectural heritage. HFW educates the public on the importance of preservation and encourages restoration and repurposing of major landmarks. Each year, HFW announces its list of the most endangered places — many nominated by citizens. Although a number of historic buildings and sites have been saved, the following continue to make the “worry” list.
a. Public Market at 1400 Henderson St. sits near the southwest corner of the busy intersection of Henderson Street and Rio Grande Avenue next to an Interstate 30 overpass — its front door visible to traffic on both streets. A Cowtown landmark, Public Market opened its doors in 1930 after developer and Oklahoma native John J. Harden spent $150,000 on the building. According to research by Nichols, thousands attended the opening that day, where they were delighted with fresh fruits and vegetables, a pet shop, a tobacco store and a number of other retail businesses. The market, which housed 145 farmer and vendor stalls, continued until 1941 when financial difficulties caused it to close. Since then, it has housed
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a number of businesses. In the 1980s, the building was named a Texas Historical Landmark and added to the National Register of Historic Places. Wilks Development bought it in 2014, but it placed it back on the market this past spring. A contract is currently pending.
“Public Market deserves to be in the hands of someone who will give it the attention it deserves. We are excited about the group we have selected as new owners. They have wonderful ideas that will not only be great for the building, but it’s also the perfect fit for the Fort Worth community,” Julieta Wilks, vice president of sales and leasing, representative for Wilks Development, says.
b. Eagle Steam Bread Factory at 665 S. Main St. was built in 1895 and, at one time, was one of the largest bakeries in Texas. Built by Walter J. Doherty, an Irish immigrant who founded the bakery after operating a grocery store on South Main at Ireland Street (which is now Cannon Street), the bakery was capable of producing 25,000 loaves of bread in a single day. The business was renamed in 1920 to Doherty Baking Co. in honor of its founder, who is perhaps more well-known now for his poetry than his baking prowess. In the years the followed the bakery’s departure, the ground floor served as retail with the second floor as apartments. The building is a city landmark, which means it is protected from demolition. A father-and-son team along with a local attorney recently purchased the building.
c. Fort Worth Power and Light, which sits between the addresses of 100 – 300 N. Main St., lies just north of the Tarrant County Courthouse on the west side of the North Main Street Bridge. The building’s large, arched windows and brick façade stand out to anyone driving or walking down Main Street from the city’s courthouse. Built in 1912, the four large smokestacks that were once Fort Worth landmarks no longer reside on the property, and all that remains is the main old building, which was abandoned by owner TXU in 2000. In 2004, Tarrant County College bought the property when it first made plans to build a downtown campus along the Trinity Bluff. Since its purchase, the building has continued to deteriorate, and there are currently no historical designations. Prolonged neglect has taken its toll — holes in the roof have allowed water to collect inside, and a number of windows have been broken. HFW has requested that it be “mothballed” (meaning to repair the roof and board up windows to protect from further damage and vandalism).
d. Ellis Pecan Company at 1012 North Main St. was built in 1924 specifically to house Ku Klux Klan activities after its previous headquarters was bombed and burned. Shortly after, this 4,000-seat auditorium was erected in its place. The roof is vaulted above the auditorium space. Over time, modifications were made, including an addition to the north side. In 1931,
Leonard’s Department Store purchased the building for warehouse purposes. Later it served as a boxing arena, and more recently Ellis Pecan Company occupied the structure. Vacant for a number of years, it sits on the edge of the Trinity River Diversion Channel. A representative for the owner recently stated that plans are to demolish the building. Timing is unknown.
e. Grand Theater at 1110 Fabons St. in Terrell Heights has a long and varied history. Built circa 1937, the Grand provided a single screen movie theater in the heart of what once was a thriving neighborhood. “As a child growing up in Fort Worth, the Grand was the ‘Apollo Theater’ of the South,” Artie Jackson, a neighborhood historian who grew up in Terrell Heights, says. During segregation, this was the sole theater in Fort Worth that blacks could attend to see movies. In addition to serving as a movie theater, the spot did double duty as a live music joint that produced world-renowned jazz greats such as Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redmond and Charles Moffett. According to Jackson, years later a group of people from the North moved into the theater. The women wore bonnets, and the men dressed in bib overalls, ties and flaunted beards. They convinced a number of the local homeowners to sell their homes. These new unwelcomed residents placed unsightly concrete blocks, creating a bunker, around the walls on the east side of the theater. Those walls remain
today. Restoration of the Grand would help revitalize Terrell Heights and mirror other efforts the city has recently undertaken to restore the neighborhood.
f. Texas & Pacific Warehouse at 401 W. Lancaster Ave., constructed in 1931, is the 600,000-square-foot structure that languishes just north of Intestate 30 and stretches three city blocks. The warehouse is along what was originally Front Street, but later was renamed Lancaster Avenue for John Lancaster, president of Texas & Pacific Railway. In its day, this art deco structure served as office space and also allowed tenants to consolidate their storage and showrooms. A Dallas developer bought the building in 1998 with plans for conversion into a mixed-use development that would include apartments, restaurants and retail, but the process has moved at a glacial pace. Once a vibrant structure, the basement has standing water, and broken windows make it an easy target for vandals. However, the city recently required the owner to at least mothball until its future can be decided.
Pick date and book venue | Set a budget |
Compile guest list | Research and book a wedding planner | Start a Pintrest board | Pick a wedding theme
Choose and notify your wedding party | Book officiant | Book photographer and videographer
Order wedding dress | Book DJ/band, florist and caterer | Purchase bridesmaids dresses | Register for gifts | Make a wedding website | Reserve a block of hotel rooms | Send save-the-dates | Book honeymoon
Order invitations | Pick wedding rings | Renew passports | Decide on cake/dessert | Book rehearsal dinner | Book hair + makeup
Send invitations | Hair + makeup trial | Attend shower(s) | Book wedding day transportation | Finalize dinner menu | Hire a calligrapher | Choose ceremony details/readings
Purchase gifts for parents, wedding party and future spouse | Send a must-have shot list to photographer | Purchase wedding accessories | Create seating chart for reception
Get marriage license | Final gown fitting | Finalize all details with vendors | Create a wedding program | Make welcome basket for out-of-town guests | Book all beauty appointments
Pre-wedding haircut and/or color | Create a contact sheet with all vendor contacts | Send a day-of timeline to wedding party | Confirm wedding transportation | Pack honeymoon bag | Send final headcount to all vendors
Get a massage and manicure | Write checks for vendors | Drop off luggage at wedding-night hotel | Pack an emergency kit | Attend rehearsal dinner
Give gifts to parents, wedding party and future spouse | Give wedding bands to the best man | Relax and enjoy every moment!
Angela Campbell, The Bridal Gallery (@BRIDALGALLERYTX)
venues:
City Club of Fort Worth
FORT WORTH | 250
Stonegate Mansion
FORT WORTH | 300
The Ashton Depot
FORT WORTH | 500
The Fort Worth Club
FORT WORTH | 1,200
The Golf Club Fossil Creek
FORT WORTH | 170
The Woman’s Club of Fort Worth
FORT WORTH | 350
photographers:
BeatBox Portraits
(@BEATBOXPORTRAITS)
Lu & Lo Baptista
(@LIONHEARTIMAGE)
florist:
Lush Couture Floral
(@LUSHCOUTUREFLORAL)
planner: Jen Rios
(@JENRIOSWEDDINGS)
rentals:
Bleu Luxury Rentals
(@BLEULUXURYRENTALS)
“A good catering company should never charge you for 1) a wedding tasting or 2) a fee to cut your wedding cake.”
- Carlo Capua, Z’s Cafe
What are the pros and cons of buffet versus sit-down? You can offer multiple entrée options with a buffet but not with a plated meal. Buffets enable people to take the sides they like and skip the ones they don’t; people like this. Plated is more upscale but costlier with increased staff.
- Carlo Capua, Z’s Cafe
TIP
Sugar rush?
Determining your cake details should come last to ensure it complements the theme, venue, guest count, gown, flowers and menu.
Have an artist live paint your first dance. Julia McNally @juliamcnallyart
Put your stamp on it. This Etsy vendor will customize from her collection to fit your style. @littlepostagehouse
Do you have any stationery-related pet peeves? My No. 1 pet peeve is forgetting about the stamp. I love stamps! Custom stamps, vintage stamps, plain ol’ USPS stamps — there’s a stamp for everyone and for every budget. - Jenny B. Davis, Byrd + Bleecker
First looks aren’t just for the groom. Let your photographer know to capture first looks with your bridesmaids and family, too.
Buzzworthy Caffeine has gone mobile, and making lattes on-site has become a new wedding trend. And it looks beautiful to boot! @quarrycoffeebar
A simple statement. Face it — balloons are having a moment. Play with size and space for a big impact. @ezpartytime
MINIMAL CONTEMPORARY BOLD
EXPERT Q&A
Any tips for budget brides? Priorities are key! I always ask my brides what their three must-haves are, and that’s where most of our budget goes. Every couple is different, but most want a great party, so music and food are key.
- KC Cloud, Cloud Creative Events
Golden Hour. Have you heard of it? It’s the period of time just after sunrise or before sunset when light is soft, warm and ultra flattering. Be sure to think about Golden Hour when scheduling portraits.
Do you have any tips for body-conscious brides? I occasionally have brides ask me to “photoshop” things before we've even done their session. I tell brides “give yourself a chance.” You'd be surprised what good angles and lighting can do for you. I'd say 99 percent of brides end up loving how they look. Wear something you are comfortable and pretty in, and the rest of your session/wedding will fall in place.
- Crystal Wise, Crystal Clear Photography
EXPERT Q&A
venues:
Arrowwood
Weddings + Events
PALMER | 250
Clark Gardens
WEATHERFORD | 400
Crystal Oaks Events
FORT WORTH | 200
Fort Worth Zoo
FORT WORTH | 1,200
The Orchard Event
Venue & Retreat
AZLE | 400
photographers:
Rachel Meagan
Photography
(@RACHELMEAGANPHOTOGRAPHY)
AR Photography (@ASHLEYRFONDON)
florist:
Briley Studdard
(@OHDEERYFLORAL)
planner:
Kari Williamson
(@KARIELLENEVENTS)
rentals:
Marvelous Vintage Tea Party Co
(@MARVELOUSTEA)
Delectable displays. Forget the basic favors and send guests off with a late-night snack displayed in Instagramworthy fashion. Did someome say doughnut wall? @funkytowndonuts
EXPERT Q&A
Any tips for budget brides? Select flowers that are seasonal to their wedding day and can be sourced locally. Also, consider repurposing ceremony flowers wherever you can at the reception. We oftentimes repurpose bridesmaid’s bouquets on guest tables. - Adri Smith, Moss Floral Design
TIP
Throw on a leather jacket after the ceremony. Make sure to have it personalized. @wolfandrosie
What’s the most unique thing you’ve seen at a wedding? I photographed a wedding at the Rangers’ Stadium. The couple got married on home plate. All of the groomsmen wore personalized jerseys, and the bride wore cleats under her dress. It was a very cool experience for everyone involved. - Crystal Wise, Crystal Clear Photography
Traditions are for the traditional. Consider a white jumpsuit with a cape instead of a veil. Or opt for a bold color/ pattern. Make it your own.
Burying the Bourbon. To keep the rain away on your big day, bury a bottle of bourbon upside down one month before your wedding at the ceremony site. Not letting it go to waste, dig it up post-ceremony and share it with guests. Extra mile: Have the bottle engraved and keep it forever. @airstyleart.com
EXPERT Q&A
What styles are trending for brides? Long sleeves, 3/4 sleeves and off-theshoulder gowns. Colored gowns such as blush, almond, champagne, latte and bronze are also in demand. We have even sold black gowns. Headpieces like pearl or crystal garlands and simple veils that blend into the gown are popular. - Angela Campbell, Bridal Gallery
What’s something you’ve been dying to work into a wedding? I really want to do an entire ceiling of hanging florals. It would be such a dream. -KC Cloud, Cloud Creative Events
Not everyone fits into the role of bridesmaid or groomsman. Some alternatives: person of honor, bridesman, groomswoman, bridespeople, VIPs, ceremony squad, party people, “I do” crew. Or whatever you want. It’s your wedding, after all.
A Wish with Wings, the magazine’s charity partner, is in its 37th year of fulfilling wishes to sick kids. It will benefit from sales of tickets to tour the Dream Home this fall.
BY SCOTT NISHIMURA
AWish w ith Wings, founded in 1982, est imates it ’s granted more than 1,500 w ishes to Texas k ids who have chronic or terminal illnesses.
When Fort Worth Magazine’s 2019 Dream Home is complete and open for a month of tours this fall, a Wish with Wings, the magazine’s official charity partner, will benefit from ticket sales. Tours to the home, 13708 Nouvelle Circle, will be Sept. 28–Oct. 20. Tickets will be for sale later this summer at fwtx.com.
The 2019 Dream Home, at 13708 Nouvelle Circle in the fast-growing Walsh development in West Fort Worth, is under construction by Sean Knight Custom Homes. Designers Tammy McBee and Debbie Hundley, of Weatherford’s Western Heritage Furniture and The Design Center, are handling the interior.
A Wish with Wings, based in Fort Worth, has long benefited from the Dream Home tours. Here’s a look at the charity:
What k ids w ish for : More than half of the 45 to 50 wishes the organization fulfills annually are for trips to the Disney
World resort in Orlando, Florida. Kids and their families stay free at Give Kids The World Village, a resort exclusively for “wish kids.” There, they receive passes to Disney World, Universal Studios and SeaWorld.
Who’s elig i ble to have a w ish fulfilled : Children must have a medical diagnosis of a life-threatening condition; be between ages 3 and 19 when they apply; and have not previously had a wish fulfilled by a wish-granting organization. Children who apply to a Wish with Wings must live in Texas or are being treated here. The diagnosis doesn’t have to be terminal.
What k ids can w ish for : “Children may wish for anything their hearts desire. While the most popular request is for a Disney vacation, wish requests are as varied as the children who make them.”
What a Wish w ith Wings cannot fulfill : motorized vehicles, international travel, firearms, ATVs, cash, mortgages or rent payments, construction or remodeling, and in-ground swimming pools.
2019 DREAM HOME: WALSH
These are the vendors that are collaborating on Fort Worth Magazine’s 2019 Dream Home
Builder: Sean Knight Custom Homes
Building plans: Grand Home Designs
Cabinets, kitchen: Kitchen Source
Countertops material and fabrication: KLZ Stone Supply
Door, front entry: Durango Doors of DFW
HVAC:
Hobbs Heating and Air
Interiors: The Design Center
Iron rail/stair: Aaron Ornamental Iron Works
Lighting: Ferguson
Mirrors, glass and showers: Fashion Glass & Mirror
Paint material:
Sherwin-Williams
Plumbing fixtures: Ferguson
Roofing: Red Barn Roofing Co.
Tile: Daltile
Print creates an emotional connection. Print builds relationships.
Physical material is more “real” to the brain, involves more emotional processing, is better connected to memory, with greater internalization of ads-all important for brand associations. (FORBES)
FOCUS
SHOWCASE HOME VENDORS
To create our 2019 Showcase Home,
FOCUS | SHOWCASE HOME VENDORS
Texas Tile Roofing Co. LLC
FOCUS: -
pany in North Texas, concentrating on installing quality roofs with high standards. RECOGNITIONS: We have been given the Golden Hammer award, 2008 and 2009. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: NTRCA, NRCA, Greater Fort Worth Builders Association, Dallas Builders AssoGREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Our greatest achievement has been our ability to grow with the market in the ups and downs that it has had in the last 10 years. BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY: Our philosophy is giving customer service long after the roof is installed. Also paying it forward. We are very blessed to have grown in this business when other companies in our industry have not fared as well. We pay it forward with donating to various charities and organizations such as Soldiers’ Angels, veterans’
BIGGEST
BUILDING MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE: Not doing thorough research on their builders/contractors and subcontractors. The cheapest bid is not always the best value. You pay peanuts, and you’re going to get monkeys. PICTURED: Rodolfo Fortanelli, Javier Sosa, Pedro Marquez, Renee Cremean, Larry Cremean, Larry O’Neal Jr., Kendra Rushing, Lazaro Castillo, Romualdo Contreras, Leslie Garcia, Miguel Sandia, Hugo Sandia and Evencio Gaona.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Absolute
Stone & Tile, Inc.
FOCUS: We concentrate on natural stone materials in custom homes and commercial buildings. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Absolute Stone & Tile has worked with Fort Worth Magazine
GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Servicing the DFW area and becoming a BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY: -
a prompt and reliable service. FREE ADVICE:
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SHOWCASE HOME VENDORS | FOCUS
FOCUS: Giving outstanding customer service, experience and depth of knowledge in the homebuilding process and/or purchasing new or existing homes, with honest, ethical advice. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: Top Producer, CLHMS (Million Dollar Guild). GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Blessed for doing what I love for over 18 years and for the lifelong friendships that I have developed. WHY CHOOSE HER: As a native to this area, I know Southlake, Colleyville, Keller, NRH and all the surrounding communities quite well.
from other companies with our attention to detail and customer service. Most of my clients are repeat customers, and that is the best com-
showing. My clients become my friends, and I work hard to ensure they have the best experience and outcome possible. BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME: Not consulting with the builder while designing their home. This will save a lot of headaches down the road. FREE ADVICE: Make sure you hire someone that is experienced and able to explain to you the process and be knowledgeable on the area, schools, builders, amenities, contracts, etc.
FOCUS: Daltile is the industry-leading brand of ceramic, porcelain, glass and metal tile, as well as natural stone, large-format slab and countertop products. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: Daltile has won many awards, including No. 1 Ceramic Tile in Builder Magazine’s Brand Use Study; Best New Tile in Floor Covering, Weekly’s Dealers’ Choice Awards for the 14th consecutive year (winning product – Daltile Panoramic Porcelain Surfaces); Best of Surfaces Product Award (winning products – Daltile Marble Attaché and Daltile West Village); Beautiful Kitchens & Baths 30 Most Innovative Products Awards (winning product – Daltile Fabric Art); Floor Covering News Award of Excellence; No. 1 Ceramic Tile in Floor Covering, Weekly’s RECO Report. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Tile Council of North America, American Society of Interior Designers and National Tile Contractors Association. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Our company’s
ing an unparalleled breadth and depth of products through our 250 company-owned Sales Service Centers, Stone Slab Yards and Gallery Design Centers across the country. BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY: With products and styles for every budget, Daltile delivers the broadest array of tile with unmatched availability, helping customers bring any design imaginable to life. FREE ADVICE: When developing a -
PICTURED: Cori Lemke, Art Savard, Britni Chrostowski, Dustin Reed, Sarah Burke, Lisa Kirkwood and Ford Hanks.
CONTACT INFORMATION: daltile.com
SHOWCASE HOME VENDORS | FOCUS
Elements of Design
FOCUS:
GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT:
BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME:
FREE ADVICE:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
PICTURED:
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Galvan Floors LLC
FOCUS: We specialize in all residential and commercial installations in tile, wood, LVT, VCT and carpet. We also fabricate and install custom quartz and granite countertops in-house. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: Presidential Who’s Who. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS:
Bluebook Network. COMPANY’S GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: We strive to meet our customers’ expectations and -
centrating on keeping up with new trends and products in the market. Our greatest achievement is having our customers request services to be rendered by us and look to Galvan Floors to do their work as returning customers. MOTTO: “We are always up for a challenge!”
FREE ADVICE: Please do a little research before making an executive top priority. BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME: If people rush when building, they select products without being fully aware of what is the best solution in an application. PICTURED: Jocelyn Galvan, Juan Galvan Jr., Juan Galvan and Azenette Galvan.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Guardado Landscaping
Eloy Guardado
CONCENTRATION: Guardado Landscaping is a landscaping and retail garden center. RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS: Guardado Landscaping Fort Worth Magazine Dream Homes; 2008 Kaleidoscope Home. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, Alabama Nursery Association, Better Business Bureau and Greater Fort Worth Builders Association. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Every day
accomplishment when a project begins and when it is completed. That’s PHILOSOPHY: You only they will remember. FREE ADVICE: The team at Guardado Landscaping believes that a job well done means that promises have been kept and
the customer is delighted with their project. Always keep your word and -
BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME: Not taking the landscaping seriup to a home, shouldn’t it be the best impression as to what’s inside?
FOCUS: Since 2004, H Customs Audio Video has concentrated in the sales and installation of residential and commercial electronics with a focus on automation. Home automation integrates lighting, HVAC, cameras, security, televisions, home theaters and whole house audio that can easily be controlled from any tablet, smartphone, computer, or Control4 touch screen. BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY: H Customs Audio Video strives to provide the best in high-performance audio and video with a dedicated, personalized approach to meet each of our customers’ needs. We help create home automation simplicity by using the best smart home technology. ADVICE: Contact a custom integrator instead of going to the “big box” stores. We have a larger selection of products and know how to tailor them to fit your spe-
EXPERTISE: We have been in business for 15 years and have handled great area of expertise for our company as they advance in technology.
house, thereby reducing the number of other contractors needed to PICTURED:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
hcustoms.com
SHOWCASE HOME VENDORS |
Heritage Homes
FOCUS: Heritage Homes is in the business of creating truly inspired homes that are in a class by themselves in architectural style and attenAWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: GREAT-
EST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Home has created the opportunity for us to highlight the incomparable WHY CLIENTS SHOULD CHOOSE THEM:
MISSION STATEMENT: Heri-
BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME:
FREE ADVICE: Plan for the
PICTURED:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
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J & V Painting Plus, LLC
FOCUS: J & V Painting services your commercial, residential and faux and tape and bed work. We are the leading edge on acrylics as noted by our competition. We also use oil bases, epoxy and lacquer. AWARDS/ RECOGNITIONS: 2000 Southern Living ; 2002 Historic Fort Worth Designer Showcase; 2008 Charity Designer Showhouse; 2017, 2018, 2019 Fort Worth Magazine Dream Home; 2017, 2018, 2019 Fort Worth Magazine Best Of; 2018 Fort Worth HOME Design Winners. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: BBB, IDAL - International Decorative Artisans League. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Continuing to MOTTO:
years with a dedicated workforce. BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME: Getting in a hurry at the end of the job. Don’t start with a deadline. If you must, let everyone involved in the process be aware so that they can tell you if it is possible. FREE ADVICE: Don’t expect to get a perfect paint job for a cheap price. Ask what you are going to get; for example, what type of paint, number of coats, what will I get for this price? PICTURED: Kimberly Pierce, Jon Nappier and Sara Hiett.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
SHOWCASE HOME VENDORS | FOCUS
The Kitchen Source
FOCUS: Our team at The Kitchen Source is dedicated to providing the AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
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KLZ Stone Supply Inc.
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Greg Leschber
Leschber Designs Pools + Outdoor Living
FOCUS: Company focus is the detailed custom design of a backyard. From the pool, to the outdoor living space, to the landscape and landscape lighting to accent the entire project — “The complete backyard.”
WHY CHOOSE THEM: Clients should choose Leschber Designs for several reasons: experience and personal attention. Greg Leschber meets every client, designs the project, helps guide clients through the material selection process, and personally oversees the construction of the project. MISSION STATEMENT: We are not trying to build as many pools in the Metroplex as we can. We want to build a handful of topquality projects each year in order to maintain the personal attention that we believe is crucial to providing a top-quality project and producing not BIGGEST
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a square peg in a round hole. In the end, the best-looking and most they are in. FREE ADVICE: Don’t design the pool for someone else. Don’t make decisions about what kind of project you want to do simply because you think it’s what other people may like. If you are spending the money, get what you want … within reason!
FOCUS: Fences, pergolas and outdoor patios. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: Super Service Award, Angie’s List, 2015-2017; Fort Worth Magazine Best of Fort Worth, 2017-2019; XTO Energy Safety Contractor of the Year; 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist; 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS:
American Fence Association (AFA), Young Professionals of Fort Worth, and Entrepreneurs’ Organization. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Providing a stable and safe work environment for 30-plus full-time employees, 80 percent of which have been with us for three-plus years. While industry standard subcontracts the work out, we have created a model against that. MOTTO: If you can dream it, we can build it! FREE ADVICE: Do your research. Know your contractors. Take the time to meet with them and get to know them.
BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME: They let it become stressful. Slow down and enjoy building and investing into your home. PICTURED: Robert Whittaker, Vanessa Hernandez and Brian Bogard.
FOCUS: Providing exceptional custom cabinet products and installation for our customers with quality and exceptional service. AWARDS/ RECOGNITIONS: Featured in several local magazines for exceptional craftsmanship. Outstanding payment history from all our vendors.
MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: FSC certification. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Constantly producing a high-quality product at a competitive price using innovative design techniques and high-tech machining centers. BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY: Take care of our customers; our livelihood depends on it. FREE ADVICE: BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE
MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME: Not choosing a building contractor that uses high-quality building materials and quality subcontractors. PICTURED: Ricky Gonzalez and Dean Ojeda.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 318 West Kennedale Parkway Kennedale, Texas 76060
FOCUS: Our goal is to help our customers create a comfortable home you at home. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:
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Donna Moss
FOCUS: With about 30 years in the interior design industry, Donna Moss’ main focus is her TV shows as her new on-demand television network, Home Design Television (HDTV), gets ready to launch this year. One of the shows, featuring the Fort Worth Magazine’s 2019 Showcase Home, will be called “Best of Show” and will feature the 13 designers in the Showcase Home. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Donna
were also the hosts of their own TV show, “Donna Decorates Dallas,” another HGTV series with over 30 episodes. In addition to her interior design business, Donna Moss Designs, Donna loves to work with her girls. They co-owned That’s Haute and That’s Haute Kids for over 10
a new home-staging business called “Staging Studios.” These ladies PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: PICTURED:
CONTACT INFORMATION: Donna Moss Designs
Donna@HomeDesignTV.com
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Passion Lighting
FOCUS: Everything lighting, interior and exterior, including products and design. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: National Lighting Showroom of the
GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Wenition. MOTTO: Everything Lighting. FREE ADVICE: Lighting makes a the lighting industry for expertise. BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME:
COMPANY FOCUS: To provide exceptional quality plumbing services
selecting us and to know that we will provide them with professional service every time. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT:
We have created a company that continues to experience professional growth, and our employees really like working for us. We have created long-lasting relationships with them, which allows us to provide our customers with the knowledgeable and professional workmanship that we promise. MOTTO: We take care of you so you can take care of what is important. FREE ADVICE: Do your research and ask questions. Nobody knows you like you know yourself. Most of the time, people know what they want, and it helps in the overall building process if they
are able to convey that to their contractor. BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE WHEN BUILDING A HOME: really want, thinking they will do it later. Often times, later never comes, and they wish they had gone ahead and gotten that beautiful freestandget what you want!
CONTACT INFORMATION: proserveplumbers.com
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The Sherwin-Williams Paint Company
FOCUS: Founded in 1866 by Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams, the Sherwin-Williams Company services the do-it-yourself homeowner, residential repaint contractors, multi-family apartment facilities, commercial paint contractors, municipalities, industrial and manufacturing.
AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS: Sherwin-Williams is the largest producer of paints and coatings in the world, with over 4700 stores. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: We celebrated our 150th anniversary in 2016. WHY CHOOSE THEM: We specialize in paints and coatings and have the solutions to your paint project in order to provide you, our customer, with quality products and an exceptional service MOTTO: Cover the Earth. Ask Sherwin-Williams. BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE
WHEN BUILDING A HOME: Acting as your own general contractor, not utilizing a professional builder and paint contractor, and cutting corners on paint costs by not using a quality paint product. FREE ADVICE: Your home is the biggest investment of your life. Invest in a quality paint product from Sherwin-Williams to protect it. PICTURED: (left to right) Jay Alfaro, Sales Associate; Thomas Graf, Customer Service Specialist; Tiphani Hambright, Store Manager.
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CONTACT INFORMATION: The Jarrell Company | Appliances, Plumbing and Decorative Hardware
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» Here’s the scoop. SiNaCa Studios is firing up its glass blowing furnace and cooling off with sweet treats from MELT.
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Assembly Orientation
River Crest Country Club hosted the 2019 Assembly debutantes and their mothers at the annual orientation May 19.
Ronald’s Roadhouse
The fifth annual event, benefiting the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth, took place on May 11 at the Fort Worth Zoo. Approximately 550 guests put on their best boots and came ready to two-step, raising more than $300,000 through this fundraiser concert event.
Photos by Rachel DeLira
Photos by Rodger Mallison
Tina Gorski, Annabelle Doswell, Trish Doswell
Meredith Berry, Anna Melissa Philpott, Olivia Woodson
Nancy Ginsburg, Serena Ginsburg, Margaret Farrell
Dan & Gaylan Hendricks, Jennifer Johns, Karen & Larry Anfin
Wallace & Catherine Schmuck
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Project Goodwill
Project Goodwill raised more than $20,000 on May 9. Aspiring designers created wearable garments using $100 worth of unconventional materials from local Goodwill stores and presented those looks in a runway show.
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Edona Etemi, Marq London
Jim & Gloria Reed Austin
Kashwana Burkes, Maddison Davis
Matthew Flores, Susana Sanchez
Toni Estes, Melina Mayfield Williams, Paige McCoy Smith, Kanani Mahelona, Joe Allen Brown
Sip on a cold one while creating a home for your new plant.
Panther Island Brewing
501 N. Main St., 817.882.8121, pantherislandbrewing.com
JULY
11 Abstract Painting Workshop
Color outside the lines with local artist Laura Mayberry at this BYOB beginner workshop.
Art Room
120 St. Louis Ave., Ste. 117, 682.250.3128, artroomfw.org
JULY 13
Fort Worth Burger Week Kick-Off Party
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Run and Brunch
Run a 5K and reward yourself with a load of calories afterwards.
Pacific Table 1600 South University Drive, Ste. 601, socialruns.com
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SiNaCa Studios 1013 West Magnolia Ave., 817.899.0024, sinacastudios.org 13
Celebrate the classic American staple with $5 specialty burgers from some of Fort Worth’s favorite joints, live music, games and more at Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. The kick-off party is only the beginning of the fun — various eateries will continue offering $5 burgers for the rest of the week. Get the most stamps on your Burger Week Passport to win prizes.
Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. 701 Galveston Ave., 817.810.9266, rahrbrewing.com
Ice Cream Social
Lick a sweet treat from MELT Ice Creams while you try your hand at glass blowing.
Jewel Charity Angel donors are the heart of our organization. Angel gifts provide access to care for patients at Cook Children’s. Our Angel donors will be honored at the 66th Annual JEWEL CHARITY BALL. Save the date for Fort Worth’s longest-standing black tie event.
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Rockin’ the River
Take an inner tube on the Trinity River and watch Cory Morrow take the stage.
A festival that puts a taco in one hand and a margarita in the other.
The Yard
3017 Morton St., 817.353.2073, theyardfw.com
JULY 26
Hall of Fame Rodeo
Part of the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum’s 2019 National Day of the American Cowboy, this rodeo is more than just chasing barrels, riding bulls and catching calves. It’s a celebration of cowboys of color, and proceeds go toward the museum’s educational programming.
Cowtown Coliseum 121 E. Exchange Ave., 817.534.8801, cowboysofcolor.org
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Fort Worth, TX Detective Day
Don your trenchcoat and detective hat to solve a “Clue”-esque mystery in Downtown Fort Worth.
Downtown Fort Worth, cluedupp.com
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Wild West Wits Rustle up your best knowledge of the Wild West while enjoying drinks.
Sid Richardson Museum 309 Main St., 817.332.6554, sidrichardsonmuseum.org
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Fort Worth Runners Club Watermelon Run
Run a 5K and then team up with a relay partner and carry a watermelon to the finish line.
Trinity Park Pavilion No. 1 2300 West Seventh St., 817.455.0747, watermelonrun.athlete360.com
Casa Mañana. 3101 W. Lancaster Ave., 817.332.2272, casamanana.org AUG
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10 Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular
Experience a laser light show set to the music of Pink Floyd.
Casa Mañana 3101 W. Lancaster Ave., 817.332.2272, casamanana.org
AUGUST 2–4
Carrie the Musical
A musical production with a hint of horror, “Carrie the Musical” is based on the Stephen King classic, starring members of Casa Mañana’s Apprentice Program (a class of performers ages 14–19). Watch as a teenage girl with an overbearing mother and cruel classmates seeks revenge on all who wronged her.
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The Fort’s French Quarter
Three blocks from one another on West Seventh Street, Saint-Emilion and Paris 7th cater to those seeking a not-so-Fort Worth dining experience.»
BY MALCOLM MAYHEW | PHOTOS BY OLAF GROWALD
From the second you walk into Saint-Emilion, you’ll know you’re not in for a typical night out. Make your way into the vinecovered restaurant that looks like a Tudor home, and you’ll be warmly greeted by a parade of hosts: One person will lead you to your seat, maybe on the patio, maybe in the snug dining room. Another will focus solely on your drinks, speaking wildly and vividly of the restaurant’s extensive list of reds, wines and champagnes. Your food server will follow, guiding you through the menu of classic French cuisine with the type of patience and precision that seems nearly a lost art. Eventually, owner Bernard Tronche will come by and make small talk, even if he doesn’t know you — especially if he doesn’t know you.
No other restaurant in Fort Worth is quite like it — except, of course, Tronche’s other French restaurant, Paris 7th, located three blocks to the east. Not three miles. Not three counties. Three blocks.
Saint-Emilion and Paris 7th are not mirror reflections of one another, though. Paris is more upscale, more dressy, more expensive. St. E. is blue jeans and a button-down; Paris is slacks and cuff links.
But they do share a common trait that goes beyond cuisine: The two restaurants are a world away from what’s happening in Fort Worth’s dining scene, and that’s part of their intrigue. Against a backdrop of shifting trends and tastes, along with development in just about every pocket of Fort Worth that will birth new restaurants, so many new restaurants, this pair of lowkey, fine-dining French spots, steps from one another, continue to thrive.
“That’s how we do well; we’re not like any other restaurant,” says Tronche, tucked into a seat at Paris 7th, a few hours before dinner service begins. “I pay attention to other restaurants, to new restaurants, but they don’t affect what I do. Whatever is popular at the moment may not be popular in a few months, a few years from now. Those restaurants are the ones that may not last.”
Located in the museum district, on a stretch of Seventh Street that reaches into the Monticello neighborhood, Saint-Emilion has lasted more than three decades. Opened in 1985 by Tronche and his wife, Karin Kelly, a former news reporter and an-
chor at WFAA, St. E is something of a bastillion for classic French food — for mussels in a Gewürztraminer broth; for gnocchi à la Parisienne, nicked with a Scarface of a sear; for snails and pâtés and perfectly cooked beef filets and frites so good, you’ll never eat plain ol’ french fries again.
The restaurant closed briefly last year, as Tronche wanted to make improvements, inside and out, and also focus on his new find: the nearby space occupied by Le Cep, the only other French restaurant in town. When Le Cep went under, Tronche jumped on the digs, eager to put into place a brave expansion idea: Loosen up at Saint-Emilion and turn the new space into a classy affair.
With chef Kobe Perdue at the helm of the kitchen, Paris 7th opened last summer. Le Cep’s somewhat anemic dining room had been brightened with color and light. Servers delivered cheese trays and caviar and explained to diners the prix fixe menu. And those accustomed to eating at Saint-Emilion were greeted with something they weren’t necessarily used to: a spacious dining room; move a couple inches at Saint-Emilion, and you’ll fall into someone else’s snails.
A few months later, St. E reopened, with a new vibe.
“Saint-Emilion needed a refresh,” Kelly says. “More than 30 years — it was time. We took some of the things that people loved about Saint-Emilion and incorporated them into Paris 7th. That allowed us to get Saint-Emilion back to what it was originally, a casual, country French bistro.”
When it opened three decades ago, St. E was just as much an anomaly as it is today. Few restaurants dared to tackle French food for an obvious reason: There were not a lot of French chefs in Fort Worth.
Tronche hails from the southwest area of France. He spent most of his youth in Bordeaux, where his appreciation of food and wine began to simmer. As he grew older, he grew restless to travel, penning a bucket list of countries he wanted to visit.
“You should have seen this list,” he says. “Name after name, country after country. I was young; I wanted to go everywhere, see everything.”
At 21, and with two pals in tow, he took off for the rest of the world, hitting up the U.S. first. Not long after arriving, the three
bought a 1970 Oldsmobile Toronado and journeyed from one part of the country to the other, from New Jersey to New Orleans.
“It was in New Orleans that I decided to not go back,” he says. “My friends went back, but I stayed. I was broke, completely broke, but I had a good feeling that I could make a living here — doing what I hadn’t quite figured out yet.”
While making ends meet as a construction worker, Tronche received a call from his mother — who still lived in France — and suggested he call a friend who worked at an upscale French restaurant in Dallas, called Calluaud’s. Located on McKinney Avenue, the restaurant was happy to have him. “There aren’t a lot of waiters in Dallas who speak French,” he says.
Walking to McKinney Avenue every day from his downtown hotel, he waited tables but kept a close eye on the kitchen, studying the cooking techniques of the chef, Guy Calluaud. “I learned so much from him,” Tronche says. “Not just cooking techniques, but learning how to run a restaurant, to lead a staff. Cooking techniques, yes, but also how to run a finedining European restaurant.”
Soon after he began working at Calluaud’s, he met Kelly. “He was making $20 a day and staying in this fleabag of a hotel,” she laughs. “I rescued him from that.”
The two met in Dallas through a mutual friend. “I came into the picture in 1981,” she says. “I’d been living and working in
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Dallas, but I moved to Miami. I came back here to visit a friend of mine who had married a French guy. She kept saying, ‘I want you to meet his friend.’ Every time I talked to her, she was trying to get me to go out with this guy. I was her house guest. What choice did I have?
“The night I met him, he was wearing a red silk shirt and leather pants,” she says. “I didn’t know about that. I didn’t know too many guys who wore leather pants. But boy, could he chop parsley.”
They soon married. Kelly moved back to Dallas, focusing on her journalism career while Tronche immersed himself in Dallas’ restaurant scene, moving from working in dining rooms and kitchens to managing them. Inevitably, he got the itch to open his own spot.
Says Kelly: “Our best friends told us, ‘Forget Dallas. There’s already enough going on there. Go to Fort Worth. They need more restaurants.’”
Saint-Emilion opened in 1985 and quickly became one of the city’s top restaurants. Three decades later, it remains the city’s go-to for authentic French food. It and Paris 7th, of course.
“It’s a crazy idea, I know,” says Kelly. “But it works, and it works beautifully. You can go to two French restaurants, right down the street from one another, and have two completely different dining experiences. Where else can you do that? Heck, you’d have to go to France.”
Inside Saint-Emilion
No more sweating whether you’ll get picked to attend a Hot Box Biscuit Club pop-up. Owners/ chefs Sarah Hooten and Matt Mobley are opening a permanent Hot Box location in the burgeoning South Main area, possibly by summer’s end, at Main + Broad, a 44,000-square-foot, mixed-use space opening at Main Street and Broadway Avenue. For the past three years, the two have hosted wildly popular pop-up events, usually at Magdalena’s, featuring biscuits topped and stuffed with ingredients both sweet and savory. Attendees are invited through email. Those slow to reply are often left biscuit-less, since the events sell out so quickly. The new restaurant will be open for breakfast and lunch and will feature items such as pimento cheese hush puppies, fried green tomatoes and chicken fat fried rice,
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along with Hooten and Mobley’s housemade biscuits and biscuit sandwiches.
313 S. Main St. facebook.com/ hotboxbiscuit
Good news for barbecue lovers in the northeast corridor of Fort Worth: You have two new spots to hit up. The Patriotic Pig, specializing in Central Texas-style ‘cue, recently opened a brick-and-mortar location at 3900 Rufe Snow Drive in North Richland Hills. Owner/ pitmaster Marc Smith — an Army veteran and former IT worker — cut his teeth working out of a food truck. Not far from him, John Berry has opened a second location of his excellent Berry Best BBQ in somewhat of an unusual place: North East Mall (1101 Melbourne Road, Hurst). The new location will feature the same menu of brisket, ribs and fantastic beans as the original Watauga store, along with a handful of
new items, including a chopped brisket sandwich topped with coleslaw.
You see a lot of Mediterranean restaurants but not a lot of Mediterranean bakeries. Enter Mana’Eesh, a recently opened bakery in Arlington that specializes in Mediterranean and Lebanese baked goods and sweets. The menu includes pastries of the savory sort, filled with various cheeses, chicken and meats. But the sweets are as less common as they are more intriguing: kataifi, a buttery, crispy pastry filled with walnuts and bathed in a lemony syrup; barazek, sesame and pistachio cookies; ossmalleya, a thin noodle pastry constructed out of shredded, crisp phyllo; and namoura, a sweet cake made with semolina flour. Also on the menu are small pizzas, hummus and falafel. 2653 W. Park Row Drive, Arlington.
Dumplings are a thing now — ask Hao Tran and Dixya Bhattarai, whose dumpling pop-ups draw sellout crowds. Those who can’t get enough now have two new options. First, Dallasborn Monkey King Noodle Company has opened a stall at the Fort Worth Food Hall (3000 Crockett St.), where they’re offering not noodles but pork wontons in a housemade chili vinaigrette and soup dumplings filled with a rich chicken and seafood broth. Serious thought should be given to changing the name to Monkey King Dumpling Company. Its current space is so small, employees don’t have enough room to make noodles. Dumplings are also prominently featured at Dragon House, a new Asian restaurant in Southlake at 2640 E. Southlake Blvd. Steamed and pan-fried dumplings come filled with your choice of pork, chicken
Freelance food writer Malcolm Mayhew can be reached at malcolm.mayhew@hotmail.com or on Twitter at @foodfortworth. »
or shrimp and are served in circular bamboo containers. Other menu items include hand-pulled noodle dishes, panfried pork buns and scallion pancakes.
Boba tea spots are a dime a dozen these days, but newly opened Feng Cha Teahouse is worth a visit. Get a boba tea, yes, most definitely. Better yet, a milk tea, in flavors such as ginger or dragonfruit. But you’re really here for the housemade signature dessert, foam cake, which I haven’t seen on any other local menus. The light, flourless cakes have an airy texture, similar to sponge cake. Current flavors include tiramisu, strawberry and, my go-to, matcha. Feng Cha is a quickly expanding national chain with two local franchises — in Arlington, at 3701 South Cooper St., and Fort Worth, at 6235 Oakmont Blvd. fengchausa.com
El Bolero
A patio at the heart of Crockett Row and a menu full of regional Mexican fare make this Dallas transplant a welcome addition to the Cultural District.
BY COURTNEY DABNEY
Crockett Row, that walkable complex of mixed-use buildings that stretches three city blocks, has seen some turnover in recent years. While this turnover provides new, adventurous fare for local foodies, it’s also a troubling trend. For instance, the coveted space currently occupied by El Bolero, which it took over in mid-February, was once home to Tillman’s Roadhouse and later the shortlived FW Market + Table. But if El Bolero’s solid cuisine equates to increased patrons, there’s hope the space might’ve found a permanent tenant.
One of the brands from Dallas-based ARG Concepts, El Bolero already has a footprint on the east side of the Metroplex with two locations in Dallas — one in the Design District, the other on Fitzhugh Street. The company has three additional restaurant ventures (a fourth, Hawthorn, is set to open at the new AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas), but this is the restaurant group’s first foray into Cowtown.
A color palette of greens and yellows with bold cactus wallpaper and geometric black-
and-white floor tiles greet visitors as they walk in. The interior is an appealing space, but, for our money, the patio is the highlight. The outdoor seating with fanned rows of string lights provides the perfect spot to take in the bustle of Crockett Row on a breezy summer night.
salty and spicy seasoning blend and came with two salsas — a mild and tangy avocado tomatillo and a smoky traditional style. Tempted by the red snapper ceviche, we settled on an appetizer of Queso Fundido Al Pastor ($12). The server brought the gooey Oaxaca cheese, spiked with tidbits of roasted pineapple and adobo marinated pork, out in a cast-iron skillet. The dish is served with a doughy stack of palm-sized, hand-pressed corn tortillas, which were the star of the show.
The same tortillas (corn or flour) come with the Pollo Fajitas ($16). Not served on a sizzling skillet, the plate was a manageable portion, with one sliced grilled chicken breast, a side garlic rice, fresh pico and charro beans, and a mound of guacamole that was a little heavy on the raw onion.
What we liked: Relaxed atmosphere and killer patio provide the perfect spot to while away a few lazy hours. What we didn’t: The Chile Relleno de Jaiba was tasty but lacked any spice or kick, leaving it a little lackluster.
El Bolero has two versions of chile relleno on the menu, the “de Queso” ($16) filled with traditional cheese and the “de Jaiba” ($21) filled with lump crab meat. I chose the latter. The chile was grilled until tender and served openfaced with a crab meat mixture getting lost in the toppings of melted cheese, fresh cilantro and pickled onion. The dish was mild, a little too mild to make it memorable.
Recommendations: El Bolero’s happy hours and brunches compete with the best that Crockett Row can dish out.
I slid right past The Oilman — El Bolero’s famous black margarita — in search of something different. At my server’s suggestion, I sampled the Strawberry Pineapple ($10), which features gingerinfused tequila, a splash of Patrón Citrónage Pineapple Liqueur, muddled strawberry, lime and agave. What could have resulted in an overly sweet drink was perfectly balanced — not too limey and not too sugary. While it’s easy to fill up on chips and salsa before a main course at any Mexican eatery, the ones at El Bolero are particularly difficult to turn away. The fresh-from-theoven, crispy tortilla chips are dusted with a
The flan is described as having more of a custard consistency, and the Arroz Con Leche (rice pudding served with Abuelita Mexican chocolate ganache) is a popular choice. With no shortage of options on the dessert menu, we ultimately took their unique Tres Leches Neopolitano ($9) out for a spin. The slice is bicolored, with two layers of white tres leches sponge cake on either side of a middle chocolate layer. It was an interesting take, and the large portion provided plenty to share.
The patio at El Bolero is usually brimming on weekend nights and brunches (which are served 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday). Happy hours are also popular, and El Bolero serves lobster fajitas for $15 every Friday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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Houlihan’s 401 E. 1-20 Hwy., 817.375.3863. 11am-midnight, bar 1am Mon.-Thu.; 11am1am, bar 2am Fri.-Sat.; 11am-10pm, bar midnight Sun. $$-$$$
Humperdink’s Restaurant And Brewery 700 Six Flags Drive, 817.640.8553. 11am-midnight Sun.-Thurs.; 11am-2am Fri.-Sat. $$
J Gilligan’s Bar & Grill 400 E. Abram. 817.274.8561. 11am-10pm Mon.-Wed.; 11ammidnight Thu.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun.; drafthouse open nightly 11am-2am $
Mac’s Bar & Grill 6077 W. I-20 Frontage Rd., 817.572.0541. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 10am-2:30pm and 3pm-10pm Sun. $$
No Frills Grill 4914 Little Rd., 817.478.1766. Other locations: 801 S. Main St. #109, Keller, 817.741.6344. 2851 Matlock Rd., Ste. 422, Mansfield, 817.473.6699. 1550 Eastchase Pkwy., Ste. 1200, Arlington, 817.274.5433. 11am-2am daily. $ Rose Garden Tearoom 3708 W. Pioneer Pkwy., 817.795.3093. 11:30am-3:30pm Mon.-Sat.; closed Sun. $ Restaurant 506 at The Sanford House 506 N. Center St., 817.801.5541. Closed Mon.-Tues.; 11am-2pm, 5:30pm-9pm Wed.-Fri.; 10:30am2pm, 5:30pm-9pm Sat.; 10:30am-2pm Sun. $$ Southern Recipes Grill 2715 N. Collins St., 817.469.9878. 11am-9pm Mon.-Fri.; 8am-9pm Sat.; 8am-4pm Sun. $-$$
Mac’s on Main 909 S. Main St., Ste. 110, 817.251.6227. 11am-3pm, Lunch Mon.-Sat.; 4:30-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 4:30pm-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 10am-2:30pm Brunch, Sun.; 4:30pm-9:30pm Sun. $$
Tolbert’s Restaurant 423 S. Main St. 817.421.4888. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am9:30pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-8:30pm Sun. $$ Winewood Grill 1265 S. Main St., Grapevine, 76051 817.421.0200. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$-$$$ KELLER/LAKE COUNTRY
FnG Eats 201 Town Center Ln., Ste. 1101, 11am9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.; 10:30am10pm Sat.; 10:30am-9pm Sun. . $$ Main St. Cafe 900 S. Main St., 817.741.7600. 6am9pm, daily. $
Rodeo Goat’s next outlandish creation is going to the dogs. Starting July 9, the joint will offer the Dog Daze. It’s basically a chili dogmeets-hamburger with an all-beef frankfurter, homemade chili, cheese, pickles, onions and barbecue sauce piled atop a 44 Farms all-natural beef patty — to the dogs, because $1 from every burger sold goes to Saving Hope Animal Rescue. Then on July 20, when Rodeo Goat showcases Saint Arnold Brewing Company’s Art Car IPA, Saving Hope will also be on-site from 3 – 6 p.m. with adoptable pets.
McKinley’s Fine Bakery & Café 1616 S. University Dr. Ste. 301, 817.332.3242, 7am-6:30pm Mon.Fri.; 8am-6:30pm Sat.; 11am-5pm Sun. $
Panera Bread 1700 S. University Dr., 817.870.1959. Other location: 1804 Precinct Line Rd., 817.605.0766. 1409 N. Collins, Arlington, 817.548.8726. 2140 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. S. 817.416.5566. 4611 S. Hulen St. 817.370.1802. 6:30am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am8pm Sun. $
Pearl Snap Kolaches 4006 White Settlement Road. 817.233.8899. 6am-2pm Mon.-Fri., 7am-2 pm Sat.-Sun. Other location: 2743 S Hulen Street. 817.233.8899. 6am-12pm Mon.Fri., 7am-12 pm Sat.-Sun. $
cancer survivor to stand on top of the world— Mt. Everest! Sean has completed the “7-Summits” and continues to defy the odds, test his own endurance, and inspire people around the world with words of hope, healing and triumph.
Mon.-Sun. $$
Cupcake Loco 900 S. Main St., Ste. 351, 682.593.0630. 10:30am-5:30pm Tue.-Fri.; 10:30am-5pm Sat.; Closed Sun.-Mon. $
La Madeleine 2101 N. Collins St., Arlington, 817.461.3634. 6:30am-10pm daily. Other location: 4201 S Cooper St., Arlington, 817.417.5100. 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ FORT WORTH
La Madeleine 6140 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.654.0471. 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat. Other locations: 4626 SW Loop 820. 817.717.5200.; 900 Hwy. 114 W., Grapevine, 817.251.0255. 6:30am-10pm daily $ Paris 7th 3324 W 6th St. 817.489.5300. 5:30pm-9:30pm Tue -Sat.; Closed Sun.Mon. $$$ Saint-Emilion 3617 W. 7th St., 817.737.2781. 5:30pm-9:30pm Tue.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$$
Niki’s Italian Bistro II 2041 Rufe Snow Dr., Ste. 209, 817.514.0892. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$
Bosses Pizza 201 N. Main St., 817.337.9988. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $
Devivo Bros. Eatery 750 S. Main St., Ste. 165, 817.431.6890. 7am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am-3pm Sun. $$
Joe’s Pasta ‘N Pizza 837 Keller Pkwy., 817.431.0361. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 12pm10pm Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ My New York Pizza 841 N. Tarrant Pkwy, 817.514.7700. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am9pm Sun. $
Joe T. Garcia’s 2201 N. Commerce, 817.626.4356. Cash only. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm Mon.Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-10pm Sun. $$ La Familia 841 Foch St., 817.870.2002, 11am-9pm Tues.-Thurs.; 11am-9:30pm Fri.-Sat.; Closed Sun.-Mon. $
La Playa Maya 6209 Sunset Dr., 817.738.3329. Other locations: 1540 N. Main St., 817.624.8411. 3200 Hemphill St., 817.924.0698. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ Los Asaderos 1535 N. Main St., 817.626.3399, 11am-10pm Mon.; Closed Tues.; 11am-10pm Wed.-Thurs.; 11am-midnight Fri.-Sat.; 10am10pm Sun. $-$$
Los Molcajetes 4320 Western Center Blvd., 817.306.9000. 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.; 9am-10pm Sat.; 9am-9pm Sun. $ Los Vaqueros 2629 N. Main St., 817.624.1511,
11am-9pm Sun.-Thurs.; 11am-10pm Fri.Sat. Other Location: 3105 Cockrell Ave., 817.710.8828, 10:30am-9pm Sun.; 11am-9pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. Crown Valley Golf Club, 29 Crown Road, Weatherford. 817.441.2300, 11am-9pm Tues.-Sun. $ Mi Cocina 509 Main St., 817.877.3600, 10:30am9pm Sun.; 10:30am-10pm Mon.-Thurs.; 10:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat. Other locations: 4601 W. Freeway (I-30 and Hulen), 817.569.1444, 11am-10pm Mon.-Sun. 9369 Rain Lily Trail. 817.750.6426, 11am-10pm Tues.-Thurs.; 11am11pm Fri.-Sat. $
The Original 4713 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.738.6226, 11am-9pm Tues.-Thurs.; 11am10pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ Pappasito’s Cantina 2704 W. Freeway, 817.877.5546. Other location: 321 W. Road to Six Flags, Arlington, 817.795.3535, 11am10pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 10:30am-10pm Sun. $$
Pulidos 2900 Pulido St., 817.731.4241. Other location: 5051 Hwy. 377 S., 817.732.7871. 11am9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ Rio Mambo 6125 SW Loop 820, 817.423.3124, 11am-9:30pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10am-11pm Sat.; 10am-9:30pm Sun. 1302 S. Main St., Weatherford. 817.598.5944, 11am9:30pm Mon.-Thurs.; 11am-11pm Fri.; 10am11pm Sat.; 10am-9:30pm Sun. $$
Salsa Limon 4200 S. Freeway, Ste. 1099, 817.921.4435, 10am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 10am2am Fri.-Sat.; 10am-10pm Sun.; 2916 W. Berry St. 817.675.2519, 7am-9pm Mon.-Thurs.; 7am-2am Fri.-Sat.; 8am-8pm Sun. $
Maria Cuca’s Mexican Cuisine 800 S. Main St., Ste. 206, 817.741.0213. 11am-9pm, daily. $$ Mexican Inn 680 S. Main St., 817.741.6891. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$
Ruth’s Chris 813 Main St., 817.348.0080. 5pm-10 pm Mon.-Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 4pm-9pm Sun. $$$
Silver Fox Steakhouse 1651 S. University Dr., 817.332.9060. Other location: 1235 William D. Tate, Grapevine, 817.329.6995. 4pm-10pm Mon.-Sat. $$$ GRAPEVINE / SOUTHLAKE / COLLEYVILLE
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J.R.’s Steak and Grill 5400 State Hwy. 121, 817.355.1414. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; Closed Sun. $$$
Kirby’s Steakhouse 3305 E. State Hwy. 114, Southlake, 817.410.2221. 5pm-10pm Mon.Thu.; 5pm-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 5pm-9pm Sun. $$$
Old Hickory Steakhouse Restaurant Gaylord Texan Hotel & Convention Center, 1501 Gaylord Trail, 817.778.2215 (after 5pm, 817.778.2280). Nightly, 5:30pm-10pm. $$$$
» Local photographer Brooks Burris snapped Charley Crockett, whom he calls “Fort Worth’s own honky hero,” during his show at Ridglea Theater in May. But Crockett wasn’t the only musician who owned the spotlight that night — he also surprised the audience by bringing out friends and local musicians Simon Flory and Vincent Neil Emerson, along with some guy named Leon Bridges.
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