Dallas BBQ

[NewYorkTexan]

Too late

[Fat Guy]

Those are silent periods.

[Wilfrid]

Now he does the research.

[tommy]

Now he does the research. 

hence only *one* james beard award.

[rhubarbd]

The BBQ group of restaurants is owned by a father-and-son team, Herb & Greg Wetanson. The father had a chain of burger places in NYC called Wetson's (i believe; it was before i moved to NYC) that eventually went out of business. Herb opened BBQ and they've been incredibly succcessful. He's actually a very smart restaurateur. Incidentally, a daughter, Liza, owns Sambuca, which as you've mentioned is across the street from one of the BBQ's.

[Fat Guy]

Interesting. Do you know these people? I'd love to hear more about the history of the BBQ empire.

[rhubarbd]

I used to know them quite well but it's been several years since we were last in touch. They also own Tony's di Napoli on the Upper East Side - don't know if you're familiar with that spot. Also very busy, big portions, etc. The daughter wanted to open a tapas bar downtown several years ago (the one who owns Sambuca), but i don't believe it ever launched. Or if it did, it was very short lived.