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July 2006 • Volume 3, Issue 7 This issue home | Past issues | Chamber home Main Street Bistro & Bakery Brings Comfort Food To The Shire Development
Main Street Bistro & Bakery will open in The Shire development at the end of August. Owners Fabien Goury and Yasmine Bohsali opened their first bakery/restaurant on Main Street in Grapevine in 2000 and another in Plano at the Legacy Town Center in 2003. “We’re so excited about opening our third Main Street bistro in Richardson. We love the architecture; the look and touch of the materials; the quality way it’s built is very European,” said Bohsali, who comes from France. “We love the site, The Shire development and the location off the 190 Turnpike. We like the entire Shire center concept; it’s not just about the restaurants, all of the shops and services will be a big asset for Richardson. Approximately 3,000 square feet in size, the Richardson Main Street Bistro & Bakery will have about 25 employees (10 full-time, 15 part-time); seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. “There are more and more businesses joining the center, so we hope to start a lifestyle trend with our inviting patios, drawing in regular customers. Our success is built on repeat business so we want them to feel part of the neighborhood we’re all creating at The Shire, drawing people from across Richardson, Plano, Garland and North Dallas. “It’s a neighborhood bistro, a restaurant with 'quality comfort food’ at good prices, in a friendly atmosphere, like a European neighborhood with bistros, bakeries, grocery shops, boutiques where everyone -- of all ages -- eats, shops, talks and gets together, for breakfast, lunch or dinner. “We’ll have catering, too, with box lunches, platters, dessert trays and lots of choices. We’re eager to work with the nearby businesses, providing catering for business meetings, breakfasts and lunches, as well as special events. Bohsali defined the “comfort food” that a bistro serves as “good, fresh food at reasonable prices that makes you and your wallet satisfied” with prices for breakfast fare from $6 to $11, lunch from $8.99 to $10 per person, and dinner for around $15 each. From migas or the deluxe combination breakfast to soups-and-salads or the best gourmet burgers for lunch or beef tenderloin for dinner, a bistro attracts both men and women, in fact people of all ages from the neighborhood who like this relaxed, laidback atmosphere.” Food Fusion “Dallas is internationally diverse, with wildly different cultures and ethnic backgrounds,” said Acey French, one of the chefs de cuisine at Main Street, “so we’re trying out many new tastes and takes on some old favorites, adding more spice to them. “This fusion is about trying something new but still having something recognizable. Making new combinations from traditional cuisine in different cultures will create a new fusion of flavors. But, like the neighborhood environment, it’s a 'comfort fusion' theme,” he promised. “So you could order: Shiner Bock beer-battered fish-and-shrimp tacos or Caribbean jerk pork loin with warm apple salsa or balsamic beef tenderloin lo mein or lobster-and-crab ravioli with mozzarella sauce or rosemary-roasted half-chicken.” Don’t Forget The Desserts: It’s A Bakery, TooMain Street has the best chocolate, particularly “The Bomb,” which is chocolate with crème brulee inside. Plus cheesecake, raspberry tarts, other European desserts and pastries like Italian crème cake, carrot cake, hazelnut cake. “The almond croissant is very popular,” said Bohsali, while noting that “people try to get here before 10 a.m. before they’re all gone.” “We bake birthday cakes, that’s a big piece of the business, as well as baby showers, engagements, weddings, anniversaries, holidays and other occasions.” Main Street has hired a pastry chef Pierre Thilliez, who has moved here from France. He is a “meilleur artisan de France,” who doesn’t, as they say, just live to eat, he has a passion for food. Summing up, Main Street co-owner Yasmine Bohsali emphasized that their neighborhood bistro is working together with Dale Wamstad, the entrepeneurial visionary and personality behind The Shire, who is bringing more people and shops into this development. “We’re cooperating, not competing, with each other; it’s more complementary, adding and enhancing the neighborhood feel to the whole development; and not just to this initial phase but to the whole, larger vision that Dale has for The Shire.” Main Street Bistro & Bakery at The Shire will also have a private room available for group breakfast meetings. Action News is a monthly publication of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce Communications Department. To unsubscribe, e-mail administrator@telecomcorridor.com. Please provide your name, company, phone number and e-mail address. |
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