Highland Village Restaurant Guide

Morris Salerno has been a competing chef of the American Team since 1992, winning numerous awards with the World Master Chefs Society Team USA in competitions in France, England, Ireland, Germany, Canada and Sweden and most recently, Thailand. He serves as the current President of the Epicurean World Master Chefs Society

Success is something Salerno knows about. In the1970s, he worked in the famous kitchen at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas. In the 1980s, at the age of 27, he became one of many chefs at the prestigious Loews Anatole Hotel in Dallas. Probably best known for his local restaurants, Salerno said every working chef's dream is to open their own restaurant. He did, not just one, but three: Salerno Restaurant in Flower Mound (1985-present), Gibbs Station in Coppell (1989-1999), and The Grotto in Highland Village (1994-present).

You might call Morris Salerno of Dallas, a symbol of the American Dream. Morris draws from his traditional Italian family to make his restaurants a success.

Award-winning, charismatic owner-chef Morris Salerno opened the Grotto in 1994 as a New American adjunct of his Italian staple, Salerno's. Both were in areas just beginning to blossom with development; now both serve decidedly notable food in established, decidedly upscale neighborhoods. The Grotto in particular has earned a reputation as a destination restaurant.