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Jun

Stephan Pyles To Open New Restaurant


Rumors have been swirling for weeks that Stephan Pyles is opening a new restaurant. Yep, he is. In San Antonio, which is where Pyles is today. Pyles is helping launch the media blitz for a new 120-acre mixed-use development called Eilan, on the city’s north side adjacent to La Cantera.

Eilan, in San Antonio (tilt-shift camera photo)

 

As he did with Dragonfly restaurant in Uptown Dallas’ Hotel ZaZa, Pyles is designing the flagship restaurant and menu for Eilan’s new Le Meridien Hotel, which Pyles says is slated to open November 11.  The date 11/11/11 is significant for two reasons: first, it sounds cool. Second (and more importantly), it’s numerically mystical, falling  right around the time of the Rapture, which EscapeHatch sources say is definitely on this time.

Eilan is described as a blend of California Mission, Mission Revival, Spanish Colonial and Mediterranean architecture styles, all topped with housemade guacamole and salsa.  The name Eilan, mais oui, is a derivative of a word from still another architectural place, France. As you learned in college, “elan,” roughly translates to energy, style and enthusiasm. And sometimes crepes. Or the kid from Cuba.

In any case, Pyles is keeping busy. What’s next? Stay in the loop here and here.

 

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2 Comments

  1. Chris Bird    8/1/2012

    Sustenio at Eilan absolutely rocks. A clever blend of Pyles concepts and excellent execution by Exceutive Chef David Gilbert – whose resume is longer than his arms!
    You can a fairly traditional southwestern route, with those dishes that made Chef Pyles famous. Or you can rock up to the ceviche bar and tell them that you want the tasting menu. Prepare to be amazed if you do that. All sorts of flavors with the south west tucked in cleverly – smoke, huitlacoche, venison, local fruits, spiciness…
    On a recent occasion there I found myself in the company of Chef Pyles, Chef Gilbert and Chef McDang (a superstar chef in his own right in Thailand). Having those geniuses doing the cooking – what more could a fellow want?

  2. Jackie    6/21/2011

    I hear there’s something else in the works for Dallas. :)

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