Starling Talks Saint Ann; Midlake's Bar; Brackets Revamp

UPTOWN -- Chef Chad Starling, newly of Saint Ann in Uptown, talks to Teresa Gubbins about his new menu designed "without the bells and whistles" of his Chicago roots but still "good-quality ingredients that are done well." And he's never getting rid of his beet salad. [PegasusNews]

MOCKINGBIRD -- In other new menu news, upscale sports bar Brackets in the Palomar Hotel building has a revamped menu from Chef Stefon Rishel, and on Monday nights, Deion Sanders hosts a football party. [CraveDFW]

DENTON -- Local indie rock superstars Midlake plan to open a bar in Denton, reports DC9 At Night, to be called Paschall Bar, on the third floor of the Andy's Bar building on Locust Street. [DC9AtNight]

Saint Ann. [Photo: Christopher Whitten/Saint Ann on Facebook]