Fauna’s Experimental Tasting Menu Finds a Temporary Home [Updated]

Fauna’s Experimental Tasting Menu Finds a Temporary Home [Updated]

Following the shutter of Flora Street Cafe, chef Peter Barlow’s wildly experimental eatery has relocated to Arts District newcomer Ellie’s.

Chef Peter Barlow’s wildly creative and elaborately prepared dishes have landed at Ellie’s, the ritzy new Arts District restaurant that’s just steps away from Fauna’s previous home at Flora Street Cafe. About ten hours after Pyles announced Flora Street’s departure, chef Eric Dreyer invited Barlow to take over the private dining room at Ellie’s so that he could honor Fauna’s reservations for the next several weeks.

“Stephan had this tight under wraps,” Barlow told Eater. “No one knew.” As such, diners who al

Right now, Barlow is currently searching for investors to help him open Fauna in a permanent location after he returns from Copenhagen, where he’s headed to work in the kitchen at forward-thinking restaurant Alchemist for a couple of months. As for how long Chef Barlow will be in Europe, “It’s really up in the air right now.” But the aim is three-to-six months. If they secure an investor, he may make it a shorter trip and be back in Dallas sooner than planned.

Update, 3:29 p.m.: Since this story was first published, chef Stephan Pyles reached out with an update that all reservations for both Flora Street Cafe and Fauna were promptly notified and issued refunds by Chef Pyles’ staff after news of the closure.