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Mar 21, 2022

Roots Southern Table, North Texas chef Tiffany Derry make James Beard finalist lists

DALLAS — This story originally appeared in the Dallas Business Journal. We are honored to announce that Roots Southern Table and Chef...

Feb 23, 2022

Pick up your knives: These DFW restaurants and chefs are James Beard semifinalists

Dallas chef Tiffany Derry's restaurant, Roots Southern Table, was nominated as a semifinalist in the Best New Restaurants category. This...

Jan 18, 2022

Tiffany Derry is creating a franchise model for underserved communities

Not only is Tiffany Derry a master chef, but she also works to help the underserved community. Derry and business partner, Tom Foley, own...

Oct 13, 2021

Tiffany Derry’s Roots Southern Table Makes the New York Times Restaurant List

Tiffany Derry's Roots Southern Table incorporates Southern cuisine from her hometown. “Southern is about the land, about the water, about...

Oct 12, 2021

Five Texas Eateries Are on the 2021 ‘New York Times’ Favorite Restaurants List

Chef Tiffany Derry's southern-inspired restaurant, Roots Southern Table, is located in the Dallas suburbs of Farmers Branch. Derry's...

Aug 10, 2021

How Fast-Casual Restaurants Can Help Change Industry Culture

At Roots Chicken Shak, chef Tiffany Derry values a unified work environment but also cross-training within her employees. Cross-training...

Aug 1, 2021

The 2021 Best of Big D

BEST FRIED CHICKEN Fancy fried chicken naysayers, recant! Former Top Chef contestant Tiffany Derry debuted her mahogany bird at the tony...

Mar 22, 2021

Five Things to Know About Roots Chicken Shak

Chef Tiffany Derry and her business partner, Tom Foley, are well on their way to creating franchises for Roots Chicken Shak for...

Feb 24, 2021

Owners behind successful Plano restaurant eye further DFW expansion

Chef Tiffany Derry and businessman Tom Foley founded T2D Concepts in 2016 in hopes of creating impact-driven concepts. Both Roots Chicken...