Chef Joel Harloff Lands at Battuto Italian Kitchen

Wondering where chef Joel Harloff has gone since the closure of short-lived Ocho Kitchen & Cocktails in Preston Center? Word comes via press release that Harloff has taken the reins as executive chef at Battuto, the North Dallas Italian restaurant from former radio hosts Gene and Julie Gates that opened back in April.

Anyone who gets around the Dallas dining scene much has no doubt tasted Harloff's cooking at one time or another; he's also done time in the kitchens at The Second Floor at the Westin Galleria, the now-defunct Dali Wine Bar in One Arts Plaza, the second coming of one-time Deep Ellum hot spot The Green Room (before it was turned into the third and current sports bar-esque version), dearly departed Nana atop the Anatole, and Mi Piaci.

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