THE CHALK REPORT

Photo: Instagram. Bilt, or Bilked? Komodo Dallas at The Epic Falls Flat One of the advertised perks of the Bilt credit card is access to cardholder-only dining events. In January, I signed up for my first: a three-course prix fixe dinner at Komodo, the Miami-born Asian fusion concept now operating in Deep Ellum. It will also be my last. Would I return to Komodo? No. Would I sign up for another Bilt “exclusive” at a restaurant I hadn’t already visited? Absolutely not. Arrival:

Domäne Wachau Comes to Dallas by Andrew Chalk Austria continues to fly under the global wine radar — particularly in the United States. In sheer volume, the country produces barely a quarter of what California giant Gallo sells annually. Its focus is not scale but specialization: Grüner Veltliner accounts for roughly one-third of vineyard plantings, Riesling about five percent, and Zweigelt around thirteen percent. Together, these three grapes represent half of Austria’s tota