12 Tables To Replace One Burger Girl; Monica's New Spot

UPTOWN -- Another seasoned local restaurateur, Mico Rodriguez of Mi Cocina, is opening a new place in the old Burger Girl space on McKinney Avenue. It's to be called 12 Tables and will be a "small, neighborhood Tex-Mex restaurant." [EscapeHatchDallas]

DESIGN DISTRICT -- Remember when we interviewed New York food installation artist Jennifer Rubell about her mannequin nutcrackers and "Made In Texas" food exhibit at the Dallas Contemporary? It's tonight, y'all, at 7 p.m. [Eaterwire]

OAK LAWN -- Monica Greene of Deep Ellum's Aca Y Alla and Oak Cliff's BEE is building another new restaurant, Tajin, in the ILUME on Cedar Springs. She'll have Mexico City-style cuisine. She says diners can expect "liver, rabbits, and grasshoppers." [SideDish]

Mico Rodriguez's new place will not look like this. [Photo: Mi Cocina/Facebook]