Roots Southern Table
5-Course Nouveau Southern Tasting Event
After its debut in 2021, this Farmers Branch eatery took Dallas by storm, landing on both New York Times’ and Esquire’s Lists that year of “Best New Restaurants in America,” earning the 2022 “Restaurant of the Year” Award by Dallas Observer, and getting a 2022 James Beard “Best New Restaurant” Semi-Finalist nod. Roots Southern Table pays homage to the way Chef Tiffany Derry and Hosting Chef Te’von Johnson grew up eating in the South, where food holds the family together. Field-to-table eating was not a trend but simply a way of life – eating with the seasons, canning and preserving fresh-picked fruits and vegetables, and never letting anything go to waste. Roots is taking that tradition and elevating it to a higher plane, with signature dishes like fried shrimp & grits, sticky pork riblets, cast-iron cornbread with sweet potato butter, sweet tea brined chicken, Texas redfish, and delectable desserts like orange juice cake and passion fruit mousse. “Triumphant…full of joy…like a family reunion and the food tastes like a celebration,” raves Dallas Observer, so, naturally, we are over-the-top excited to visit here. Aren’t you?
About the Host:
Te’von Johnson
Chef de Cuisine
Chef Te’von Johnson is the Chef de Cuisine at Roots Southern Table. A graduate of the International Culinary Institute of Myrtle Beach, he helped to open Roots and has been part of its growth since day one.
The Lineup
Courses #4 & #5 will be individually plated; courses #1, #2 & #3 will be served family-style. This menu will be Fish, Mushroom, Soy & Peanut Free. For a list of restrictions/allergies Chef is accommodating, click here.
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Cast Iron Cornbread
smoked butter, seasonal jam, goat cheese pimento, pepper jelly
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Charred Watermelon Salad
pickled watermelon rind, dukkah, cane vinaigrette, basil, mint, whipped goat cheese
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Shrimp & Grits
jalapeno cheddar fritters, sausage tomato stew
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Wagyu Coulotte
suya spice, crispy potato, red mustard greens, tamarind jus
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Roots' Banana Bread
passion fruit coulis, vanilla mascarpone, pecan caramel, oats granola
Roots Southern Table
13050 Bee St
Farmers Branch, TX 75234
More Event Info
Dietary Restrictions Accommodation Policy:
Due to the large-format nature of this event, all accommodation requests must be Added To Your Profile, or Emailed To Us no later than 72 hours before the event. Requests submitted after this date will not be accommodated. Additionally, Roots Southern Table will only be accommodating certain dietary restrictions/food allergies, and they are unable to make menu adjustments based on distaste for specific ingredients/flavor profiles.
See below for guidance on whether or not they will be accommodating your restriction. Or, if your restriction is not represented below, Contact Us prior to booking tickets for guidance.
- Vegetarians: There is Pork in Course 3 and Beef in Course 4. Substitutions will be provided.
- Pescatarians: There is Pork in Course 3 and Beef in Course 4. Substitutions will be provided.
- Gluten: There is Gluten in Course 1, Course 3, Course 5. Substitutions will be provided.
- Dairy:
• Butter: Butter is in Course 1, Course 4, Course 5. Substitutions will be provided
• Milk/Cream: Milk/Cream is in Course 1, Course 5. Substitutions will be provided
• Cheese: Goat's Milk Cheese is in Course 1, Course 2. Substitutions will be provided. Sheep's Milk Cheese is in Course 3. Substitutions will be provided. Cow's Milk Cheese is in Course 3, Course 5. Substitutions will be provided - Shellfish: There is Shrimp in Course 3. Substitutions will be provided.
- Fish: This menu is fish-free.
- Eggs: There are Eggs in Course 1, Course 3, Course 5. Substitutions will be provided.
- Peanuts: This menu is peanut-free.
- Tree Nuts: There is Pecan in Course 5. Substitutions will be provided.
- Alliums: Alliums will be accommodated.
- Mushrooms: This menu is mushroom-free.
- Soy: This menu is soy-free.
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