Dean Fearing

William Dean Fearing (born 1955) is an American chef known as "The Father of Southwestern Cuisine."^[1] He was executive chef for 20 years at Dallas' The Mansion on Turtle Creek, leaving in 2007 to start his own restaurant, Fearing's, in partnership with Ritz-Carlton.^[1][2][3][4] He is the host of a national television show, Entertaining at Home with Dean Fearing,^[2] airing on Food Network, and author of two cookbooks, Mansion on Turtle Creek Cookbook and Dean Fearing's Southwest Cuisine: Blending Asia and the Americas.^[2] In 2008, the Zagat guide gave Fearing's the top spot on its list of the best in hotel dining, simultaneously announcing the Dallas Ritz-Carlton as the U.S.' best large hotel.^[5] He was also featured in Making Music Magazine.

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1. ^ ^{a b} J.L. Becker. "Puttin' on the Ritz: Dean Fearing put Southwestern cuisine on the map at The Mansion on Turtle Creek. He's now moving on," Restaurant Hospitality, October, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Dotty Griffith. "On Fearing's plate: an exit from Mansion: Star gourmet chef will leave restaurant he made famous to open one of his own," The Dallas Morning News, March 23, 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
3. ^ "Tacos From A Master: Dallas Chef Dean Fearing, Authority On Haute Southwest Cuisine, Preps Dishes On The Early Show," August 3, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
4. ^ Alison Cook. "Dean Fearing’s Dallas Thanksgiving," Food & Wine, November 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
5. ^ Karen Robinson-Jacobs. "Zagat guide ranks Dallas Ritz-Carlton No. 1 large hotel," November 19, 2008: "The Zagat travel guide Wednesday named The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas the No. 1 large hotel in the U.S. and its Fearing’s restaurant No. 1 in hotel dining. In its 2009 Top U.S. Hotels, Resorts & Spas survey, Zagat rated the hotel, in Dallas’ Uptown, extraordinary to perfect in each category. Travelers described the food served by celebrity chef Dean Fearing as 'last-meal worthy' and 'haute Texan' cuisine." Retrieved 2008-11-19.

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Name	Fearing, Dean
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Short description	American chef
Date of birth	1955
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