Friday, December 5, 2008
Sneak peek of Shinsei restaurant on Thursday drew just about every media scalliwag in Dallas
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Shinsei owners Tracy Rathbun and Lynae Fearing with Krista Stubbs
DALLAS — Is Shinsei unusually savvy at drawing a media-heavy crowd or is media spiraling into such despair that it greedily clings to the few remaining demonstrations of old-school largesse? On Thursday night, the Asian restaurant owned by Tracy Rathbun and Lynae Fearing was showing off its twice-as-big expansion (it took over a cleaners and nail salon next door) with a new dining room, lounge, and private dining area in the back. Also, chef Thomas "T.J." Lengnick introduced some new dishes such as soy-glazed salmon. Chef husbands Kent Rathbun and Dean Fearing were there, too. Good for them, but it's not like huge news in the restaurant world. Nonetheless, expect to see an onslaught of coverage because these media people attended: Connie Dufner from Modern Luxury, Dave Faries from the Observer, Jerry "Mr. Dallas" Bokamper from the DMN, Sarah Eveans from D Magazine, Jeff Bolton from KLIF, plus Manny Mendoza who used to work at the DMN (he appeared to be Mr. Dallas' man-date) and Darnell Jean, who used to work at the DMN and was shooting photos to run in PaperCity. Oh, and Pegasus News, we were there, too. Hopefully we'll score points for getting it posted first?
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Dean Fearing and Phil Cobb at Shinsei "sneak peek"
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Kendall Inman and Kent Rathbun at Shinsei "sneak peek"
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Many hands reaching for snacks served at Shinsei "sneak peek".
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Billusa99 Anonymous
I bet Twisted Dog loooooved the floor scraps!
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jtmbls Anonymous
Hey! Wait a minute!! WTF??
So, Twisted Dog won’t comment anymore to protect his anonymity but he will still submit pictures? Do I smell wuss?
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Jason Rice Verified
Oh, man I feel like a moron. Twisted Dog. I referred to him as AngryDog yesterday. Alas, you don't need to be smart to have a keyboard.
11 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
jtmbls Anonymous
I've done that before Jason. Angry Dog is usually the first thing that pops into my mind. Too much time spent in Deep Ellum, I think.
So, I am just now reading the article...If Peg News staffers were there and Twisted was taking pictures...What gives?
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Travis Bush Verified
"Angry Dog is usually the first thing that pops into my mind."
And right out the other ear..
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Teresa Gubbins Staff
jtmbls, Twisted is an old pal of mine and i brought him along to shoot photos cuz he has picture-taking skills
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Scott Doyle Verified
Well, should he read the comments to the story he took photos for...I sincerely hope he mans up and comes back. Miss ya, TD!
11 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Billusa99 Anonymous
And he manages to take them without having opposable thumbs, too.
Woof......
11 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Lisa Lawrence Merritt Verified
Attractive women and "not so" men. Blegh.
Oh, that's right, they can cook!!!
Blegh.
11 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
jtmbls Anonymous
Well, I tried baiting him and that clearly didn't work. :(
Lisa - That's the way it is everywhere in Dallas. The ratios here are not in our favor. I've heard Alaska is plentiful but I would rather stay warm.
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Jason Rice Verified
Girls - ya had your chance. You shoulda paid the geeks a bit more attention. We're not that interesting, but we're loyal.
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Pavel Lishin Verified
Speaking as a geek, I maintain that I'm damn interesting.
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Jason Rice Verified
The inability to move can be the result of either utter fascination or raw fear.
Pavel, I'm thinking you have to look for secondary responses to be sure. Sweating at temple, forehead and armpits would be fear. I think that's about as far as this comment is allowed to go.
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