Cosmo Rouge
bishop arts week day 2
One major opening in the thick of the Bishop Arts district that’s been long in the process (and thus eagerly awaited) is Cosmo Rouge, set to open (cross your fingers) in Sept., in a gorgeous old bldg on Bishop. Owner Stephen Stroud, a native of nearby Kessler Park who owns Park Cities Event Planning, jumped hoops to reassure the previous owner (now deceased) that he’d be a good steward for the property. Cosmo will be an upscale restaurant-lounge w/ a catering operation headed by a still-secret chef who has Mansion-caliber experience; Stroud visions it as "adding to the chemistry" of places in the area such as Hattie’s.
407 N Bishop Ave #101
posted by TG @ 8:57 AM
25 comments
25 Comments:
Everybody raves about this whole "Bishop's Art District" (BAD) but I didn't think there was much to it really. And it took me ages to find Veracruz as the entrance is on the side!
Hopefully, with more things opening, BAD will be more than just a place the the Park Cities crowd go "slummning it" on the weeknds.
It almost has that whole Riverfront area in Little Rock feel.
T.G., no phone numbers for these places?
I thought it was called Bishop's HAT District. haha
it's not bishop's hat, it's not bishop's anything. it's BISHOP (singular) ARTS. just like it says on that fancy little graphic which i have posted every day. phone numbers, i don't have because these places aren't open yet. trying to be newsy this week, see
Riverfront - i don't suppose that's any relation to Riverwalk in san antonio
Speaking of hats, that spot that is Breadwinners and the Quarter used to be a hat factory for Neiman Marcus!
I don't know if there's any similarity, but it's just that road that leads out of the Clinton Museum and runs along the River. I think it's called President Clinton Blvd (or something), but it's all old (and some made to look old) warehouses and buildings with bars, restaurants, a Dean & Deluca type marketplace thingy, coffee houses, etc, and a trolley car runs down it. Behind the shops one one side opens onto the embankment and you can see the "rock" in Little Rock.
what about uptown. the people who live there can walk to restaurants
west village, too. you can live in those high-priced apartments right in west village, you fall out of bed, you're at the biggest starbucks in the city, if not the world
Moron, how original. Can we have another word please? and Idiot's trite as well. I'm sure you can do better.
And I hate to break it to you, but it's not the people that live there who are supporting businesses like Hattie's and Veracruz. Sure they go there, but without all the people who think BAP is "trendy," none of those places would last long, esp Hattie's as it's not exactly an everyday affordable place.
and don't forget knox henderson. there's a bounty of restaurants for those who live on cole, travis, or abbott. it's like a goddamn michelob commercial.
i personally can vouch for the east plano area. old downtown plano is a diner's feast and all within walking distance of a cornucopia of great vintage homes and new loft-style apartments
TG, the difference between those places you mention and BAP, is the demographics. Ive seen the houses immediately past Veracruz. I don't think those are the types of folk who are buying those $4,000 chairs and salvaged stained-glass chuch windows for their mega-mansions.
Like it or not, BAP is becoming more of a destination spot and the newer places that open there will only attract more of a crowd. I'm all for that, so long as they build adequate parking spots.
I like that last one; it's very Old Norse sounding.
Okay, but the people in Kessler Park are driving down there. How many people truly in walking distance frequent these places.
And Grill 400 looks scary.
Well, urm, that's DFW for you . . . FAKE. West Village, Southlake Town Square, Legacy @ Plano, Victory, they're all fake.
what is "BAP"?
My "bad," that should be BAD for Bishop Arts District.
TG, over Greenville, I prefer that whole Skillman/ Lakewood/ Swiss Ave area. It's a little more condusive to walking and then there's the Tipperary and the Pour House.
do we have to count greenville? two words: simply fondue
east plano: NOT fake!
i don't think bishop arts is fake either
TG: I'll give you those two. Probably the only part of Plano that's not fake, though.
Also, Granbury's nice, for a town square, and Celina has a nice town square, reminiscent of Lynchburg, Tennessee (but without the obligatory Jack Daniel's paraphernalia.
Well I must be a yuppie as I went to Brooklyn and it was pretty much full of all out of towners who looked like Diane Feinstein.
This will be my last post of the day. Twisted, learn how to construct an argument and then respond to your heart's content. Failing that, grow a brain and then come back.
Hey tg... D had a great write-up on all the places to hit in BAD about 3-4 months back.
Great backgound material!
And I agree that Veracruz is screwed up. The address says one thing, and the entire place is situated a 1/2 block around the corner. Good thing, though, 'cause if it were any smaller, Superman would be using it for a phonebooth instead...
Hey TG, D has some great restaurant reviews, too! haha
isn't this all so exciting! and we're only in DAY 2 of bishop arts week. altho i confess, i have only 2 more items for a total of 4 days' worth of bishop arts coverage. (and the other 2 items aren't in bishop arts proper. but they're very very hot!)
i've been out all day, so thanks to those of you who stood up for greenville avenue. we can walk in this area. some of us are also just a short walk from knox-henderson. i like the bishop arts district, but parking can be a bitch, especially on weekend nights. (guess that's true of greenville ave. and knox-henderson, too)
After life in the suburbs (Plano) it's great to live in Oak Cliff-- Dallas with a small town feel. I know most of my neighbors by their first name, and I often eat at the non-chain restaurants in Bishop Arts and chat with folks who waiter or own shops there who are friends of friends. Great place to eat and shop and it's nice to see the area packed on the weekends. (People from the other side of the river wearing furs at Hattie's make me chuckle.) Creative friendly people, good food at every turn, fun shopping and great jazz at Brooklyns. Counting the days to the opening of Cosmo Rouge.
Suite 400 - try the baked yam
Veracruze Cafe - Chocolate Mole Chicken incredible edible
Vittos - Bellini night Thurs and heavenly garlic rolls
Hattie's - grand $8 lunch
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