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Downtown Dallas tycoon creates two new restaurants in Design District


(The Joule, Facebook)

Because colonizing downtown Dallas with hotels, shops, and restaurants is not enough, developer Tim Headington has two new restaurants in the works, this time in the Design District.

Headington Companies will open two new eateries inside a 10,000-square-foot complex designed by Seattle-based Olson Kundig:

- Wheelhouse, a modern gastropub
- Sassetta, an Italian restaurant

The company describes Wheelhouse as being inspired by the modern American gastropub, with an urban atmosphere. The plans are for it to be open for lunch and dinner, with a menu that pays homage to bar culture, with distinctive takes on contemporary pub fare.

Design will be a mix of stylized industrial elements that include guillotine-style floor-to-ceiling windows which are mechanically operated.

Sassetta is both a picturesque village in Tuscany as well as the name of a 15th-century painter. In Dallas, it will be a multidimensional Italian restaurant that draws on a range of Cal-Italian flavors. The menu will reinterpret Italian dishes, including a pizza program, which they already feel certain will be "amongst the best in town."

The dining room will be relaxed yet elegant, with a mix of contemporary design with nostalgic, whimsical finishes. The goal: to function like an all-day cafe for those looking to linger.

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