John Tesar didn’t stay unattached for long.
Two weeks after his Knife Italian Steak closed at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas, the Dallas chef has a new job. The Palladino Group has named Tesar its corporate executive chef, putting him over both Palladino’s Steak & Seafood restaurants, the original in New York’s Grand Central Terminal and the new Dallas location at 5959 Royal Lane in Preston Royal.
It’s a reunion as much as a hire. Restaurateur Joseph Palladino, whose résumé includes Nick & Sam’s, has known Tesar for about 20 years, and the two had talked about working together before the timing finally lined up. Tesar will split his time between Dallas and New York…