Lone Star Tastings

If you're traveling to Texas, here is a sampling of new restaurant offerings in Dallas and Austin:
Fearing's in the Ritz-Carlton Dallas is the new and sumptuous place where the talents of Dean Fearing, long the chef of the Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, will be on display. Fearing is offering such entrees as maple-black peppercorn-soaked buffalo tenderloin and Anson Mills jalapeno grits and crispy butternut squash taquito; barbecued duck tamale and roasted chili-wild mushroom empanada; and prime ribeye mopped over mesquite. Entrees range from $34 to $50.

214-922-4848, fearingsrestaurant.com