Knox Bistro Dallas - French Bistro

Your Neighborhood French Bistro

Located mere steps from the Katy Trail on Knox-Henderson, Knox Bistro features fresh pastries and a seasonal menu. Offering brunch, lunch and dinner, this destination will become your neighborhood favorite.

Private Dining

Knox Bistro prides itself on being one of the most accommodating restaurants no matter what occasion. Whether you need a private room for a special lunch meeting or an elegant place to host your next dinner party, we’ll ensure it’s a memorable experience.
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Stephan has spent more than 30 years working in various leadership roles in the restaurant business. Along with working for notable restaurateurs / chefs including Alain Ducasse, Daniel Boulud, and Jean Georges Vongericthen, one of Stephan’s earliest positions was as General Manager of the original Le Bilboquet in New York. In 2011, Stephan and his wife, Daniele, moved to Dallas with the purpose of opening the second location of Le Bilboquet, a NYC institution that Stephan used to work for. After successfully establishing Le Bilboquet as a Dallas mainstay, Stephan & Daniele applied their cultivated design aesthetic coupled with a hands-on approach to hospitality and opened their second restaurant, Up On Knox, in 2017 which is now known as Knox Bistro.

For their third restaurant, Stephan was looking to bring the type of flawless execution he had witnessed when working for amazing Chefs and have an elevated menu coupled with an ethical meat offering, including a butcher shop. This led him to open up Georgie and the Georgie Butcher Shop.

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In 2009, Chef Bruno Davaillon was awarded a Michelin Star as the Executive Chef of Alain Ducasse’s Mix restaurant in Las Vegas. A few months after, Chef Bruno took his star to Dallas, Texas. As a Las Vegas chef, Chef Bruno discovered he served diners only once as no one becomes a “regular” on vacation. Chef Bruno wanted to build a community of gourmands to hold him to a higher standard and motivate his culinary creativity and exploration, which is what he found in Texas. Following an exceptional six-year tenure at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, and opening Bullion, in downtown Dallas, Chef Bruno has joined Stephan Courseau as a Chef Partner at Knox Bistro, earning Best of Big D, Best French Restaurant in August 2021, and will assume the culinary direction for all new concepts of Travis Street Hospitality Group.

Bruno was born and raised in the Loire Valley of France, where his extended family traditionally butchered a pig every winter and prepared their own sausages, bacon and rillons. At 16, he left home to work in his first Michelin-starred kitchen, continuing his education at the famed Restaurant Lasserre in Paris. Chef Bruno began his formal education at Lycée des Métiers Les Charmilles, graduating with a degree in the Culinary Arts in 1984.

In 2000, Chef Bruno left France for a Chef de Cuisine post at the St. Regis Hotel in Los Angeles followed by two years at BeauCoup Restaurant in San Francisco. In 2004, he was hand-picked by French culinary icon Alain Ducasse to run his Las Vegas restaurant, Mix.

In 2009, Chef Bruno took the culinary reins of the renowned Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, where he received a James Beard Nomination for Best Chef Southwest in 2012. At the helm of Bullion, the restaurant has seen prestigious recognition such as Restaurant of the Year by D Magazine in 2018. In 2019, Chef Bruno was recognized again by the James Beard Foundation as a semifinalist for Best Chef: Southwest.

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Following fourteen years working in the film industry, most recently as Vice President of Production at Paramount Pictures where he oversaw the day-today operations of numerous large scale motion pictures including School of Rock, Four Brothers, & Nacho Libre, Edward decided to pursue his dream of working in the restaurant business. To gain critical first-hand experience in the food business, Edward spent three years working as a server at Bolsa, a farm-to-table restaurant, and then in 2013 met Stephan Courseau who asked him to help open the Dallas location of Le Bilboquet as its Manager. Edward ultimately became the GM of Le Bilboquet and currently is the Managing Partner for all of Stephan’s restaurants.

Daniele Garcia
Co Founder & Artistic Director

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Daniele Garcia, who moved to Dallas 13 years ago with her husband, Stephan Courseau, has since become a key figure in the Dallas hospitality scene as the Artistic Director and Co Founder of Travis Street Hospitality. In this capacity, she oversees the design and the creative direction of all the restaurant ventures, bringing her keen artistic vision to every aspect of the business. From designing the restaurants to the menus and conceptualizing the overall dining experience to crafting the brand identity, including logos, uniforms, and the aesthetic ambiance, Daniele ensures that each establishment reflects the highest standards of design and innovation. Her role also extends into managing the company’s digital presence, where she leads all social media initiatives, ensuring that the visual and thematic integrity of the brand is consistently maintained across platforms.

Daniele’s formal education laid the foundation for her creative expertise. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University, where she pursued a double major in Art History and Painting. This academic background enriched her understanding of visual storytelling, which she now applies to her work in hospitality design. Beyond her current role, she has a history of involvement in the arts, having previously worked in museum settings as a docent, where she led programs for children and collaborated with art organizations to promote cultural education. This early experience in the art world, combined with her professional development in the hospitality industry, has shaped her into a dynamic creative professional, deeply committed to delivering immersive and thoughtfully curated dining experiences in every project she undertakes.

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