Screen Door Restaurant Offering Limited Number of Opening Night Reservations to Public

Dallas, TX, May 07, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Scott Jones, the proprietor and creator of Screen Door Restaurant has announced that the restaurant is accepting a limited number of reservations to join his invited guests on the first night of dinner service, the evening of Saturday, May 31. Screen Door Executive Chef Fitzgerald Dodd will be debuting his unique dinner menu for the first time following two weeks of private previews and receptions.

The restaurant, which is billing itself as a “Modern Southern Kitchen,” will be open for lunch beginning Monday, May 19th and its first dinner service will begin two weeks later on Saturday, May 31st. Afternoon Tea service will begin Tuesday, June 3rd. Reservations for lunch, dinner and high tea will be accepted on a limited basis throughout the first two weeks of service.

“We are really excited that we are getting so close to seeing Screen Door become a reality” stated Jones. “Although we have a lot of special guests who will be joining us on opening night, I thought it was important to share this evening with new friends as well.”

For reservations for lunch, dinner or afternoon tea, please call 214-720-9111.

About Screen Door Restaurant
The highly anticipated Dallas restaurant and bar, by concept creator and owner Scott Jones, is scheduled to open Monday, May 19th 2008. Housed in the new jewel of Downtown Dallas, One Arts Plaza, Screen Door is just steps away from the Performance Arts Center, the largest Downtown arts development in the country and which is also under construction. Terence Sweeney Design created an interior décor reminiscent of the grand ballroom of an old southern mansion, Screen Door patrons will enjoy an atmosphere that melds modern with traditional. Cuisine for this modern southern kitchen will be masterfully prepared by newly appointed Executive Chef Fitzgerald Dodd, whose career has included stints at Brennan’s, Star Canyon, Voltaire, the Crescent Hotel and Hotel ZaZa. Chef Dodd will treat guests to a modern twist on old southern favorites that will be classically prepared utilizing the finest southern. Council of Fashion Designers of America winner Billy Reid has created waiter’s uniforms that fit perfectly in with the décor, style of food and level of service Screen Door exemplifies.

About Scott Jones
Scott Jones has been a fixture in restaurant and food circles in Dallas, TX for over twenty years. Jones has risen in from his early days as a singing waiter into the successful restaurateur he is today as founder and owner of his multi-unit Tex-Italian restaurant concept, Café Italia; as well as, Gourmet a go-Go, the premier gourmet caterer-on-wheels. Jones innovative restaurant design concepts have won him numerous accolades; including, the highest ranking in Italian Restaurants by Zagat Survey, a “Top 5 Dallas Restaurant” nod from PaperCity , and both “Best non-Tuscan Restaurant” and “Meal of the Year” recognition from D Magazine. Jones’ newest project is Screen Door Restaurant, a southern fine dining establishment, which will be located in One Arts Plaza.

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