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Before the place hit the press, there was nearly a year of planning, replanning, revising, and rejecting. Now theyвЂ™re trying to make the mgic happen again with AquaKnox, the new seafood restaurant that just opened after a month of mentions in the society columns and a week of charity dinners. Michael Cox and star chef Stephan Pyles, veterans of the revered Roulh Street Cafe, originally teamed up in 1993 (with the aid of TCBY tycoon Herren HickingbothamвЂ™s deep pockets) to open Star Canyon, an instant hit. To succeed, it takes a near-obsessive personality and love of the business, not to mention lots of money an J considerable showbiz savvy. ItвЂ™s almost impossible to keep track of the countless variables that add up to a successful restaurant, but Dallas is a notoriously fickle market, where diners have a greater understanding of celebrity than cuisine. Nearly a quarter of all restaurants that opened in 1994 failed after two years, most within the first year of operation.

Decisions have been made and unmade, all with an eye toward this unavoidable fact: Opening a new restaurant in Dallas is a risky business. IвЂ™ve followed the AquaKnox team from the Star Canyon offices to the construction site, the designerвЂ™s conference room, the artistвЂ™s studio, and the tabletop showroom. Since last spring, IвЂ™ve been taking an invitation-only look at [ it takes to create a contender in DallasвЂ™ competitive restau-rant market. ItвЂ™s all part of the working restaurant laboratory of Michael Cox and Stephan Pyles, co-owners of DallasвЂ™ eagerly anticipated new restaurant. This table Г deux is not set for a coupleвЂ™s night on the town it is right next to a desk furnished with a computer and piled with papers. The flatware is gleaming stain-less-the fork with a ribbed pattern, the knife smooth-handled, In the center of the table is a lava lamp, unlit. To the right are two globe-shaped wineglasses. The thick white plate is rimmed with blue. We recognize that choosing someone you trust to capture your special moment is an important choice, but it doesnвЂ™t have to be a stressful one.THE TABLE FOR TWO IS SPREAD WITH IMMACULATE WHITE LINEN. To create this type of experience, we minimize our number of clients so that we can maximize the care and customization that we provide you. Great photos and videos should take you back in time. They should make you laugh uncontrollably or cry tears of happiness. They should give you that вЂњwarm feelingвЂќ all over. They should give you butterflies in your stomach. We believe great photos and videos shouldnвЂ™t simply remind you of a special moment, they should lead you to relive the moment itself. We love getting to know you, because we believe that knowing you allows us to capture images and videos that reflect who you truly are. WeвЂ™re convinced that life happens in the context of community, so we want to meet with you in our home over coffee and pastries from the best local bakeries. Whether itвЂ™s catching your first kiss as a married couple, to announcing the birth of your first child (and second and third and so forth), to snapping the perfect family photo (you know the one where the kids arenвЂ™t screaming and every side is your вЂњgood sideвЂќ)-we want to be there with you! We love capturing all of lifeвЂ™s moments and memories. WHAT WE DOДЄs a couple we strive to create beautiful, authentic, and timeless images.

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Our home is crazy and chaotic, but itвЂ™s full in every sense of the term-and we love it that way! Some of our favorite things are walking as a family, riding bikes to neighborhood parks, and grabbing dinner at a local restaurant. So I shocked all my friends when I married the man everyone thought was just my imaginary вЂњcollege boyfriend.вЂќ Now weвЂ™ve been happily married for eight years (and counting), and we have three beautiful kids. When Sean and I met, he was getting his MasterвЂ™s degree and I was a senior in high school. Meghan says: вЂњSean cares more about his hair and his shoes than I do.вЂќ Sean says: вЂњMeghan lives for under-baked cookies, and sheвЂ™s always the life of the party.вЂќ WeвЂ™re crazy different, but crazy in love. We live in historic, hipster Church Hill, where all the men rock beards, all the women sell essential oils, and all the children are above average. Hey there! We are the Pyles, a husband and wife team based in Richmond, VA.

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