The Mansion Restaurant

The Mansion Restaurant
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Architectural styleItalian Renaissance
LocationTurtle Creek, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Address2821 Turtle Creek Boulevard
Coordinates32°48′17″N 96°48′25″W / 32.8047679°N 96.80685303°W / 32.8047679; -96.80685303
Completed1925; 99 years ago (1925)

The Mansion Restaurant is a restaurant in Turtle Creek, Dallas, Texas, United States. Located at 2821 Turtle Creek Boulevard, the restaurant, which occupies the former 1925 home of cotton magnate Sheppard King and later owned by oilman Toddie Lee Wynne,[1][2][3][4][5] is the signature restaurant of Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek.[6] Established in 1980 by oil heiress Caroline Rose Hunt,[7] it has been described as "one of the last storied, formal restaurants in the United States."[7] It was renovated in 2007.[7]

The restaurant's executive chef is Sebastien Archambault. Dean Fearing was formerly head chef at the restaurant, under whom Casey Thompson worked at the beginning of her career.[8] Others that have filled the same role include Avner Samuel, John Tesar and Bruno Davaillon.[7]

  1. ^ Linda Lee, A NIGHT OUT WITH: Caroline Rose Hunt; as indefatigable as ever Archived July 31, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, January 28, 2001.
  2. ^ David Whitford. Oil heiress strikes gold in hotels Archived October 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, CNN, March 31, 2006
  3. ^ "The Arts Community Alliance". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  4. ^ Executive Profile: Caroline Rose Hunt[dead link], Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
  5. ^ Kimberly Goad. "The Mansion: Opulence and prestige are not enough – 10 secrets to running America's best hotel," Archived July 31, 2018, at the Wayback Machine D Magazine, October 1997.
  6. ^ The Mansion Restaurant – Forbes Travel Guide
  7. ^ a b c d "The Mansion, one of Dallas' last formal restaurants, isn't living up to its legacy" – The Dallas Morning News, January 2, 2019
  8. ^ "Quizzing Brownstone's Casey Thompson On her Idols, Dead Trends and her Last Meal" – Dallas Observer, November 18, 2010