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TRADING UP Trader Joe's Fort Worth, 2701 S. Hulen St., Fort Worth; traderjoes.com WE'RE THINKING PINK POUTS FOREVER … SPEAKEASIES … SLOW FAST FOOD ... BAZAAR SNACKS … 70 PERCENT OFF ANYTHING. FOR EVER ATTRACTIVE Make Up For Ever, 8687 N. Central Expressway, 214.361.2466; makeupforever.com P aris-based beauty line Make Up For Ever has opened a boutique at NorthPark Center, in an industrialstyle space reminiscent of the original French boutique created by founder Dany Sanz. The cosmetics Mecca offers more than 1,500 products, as well as a Make Up School where professional artists will teach you how to apply everything — and even preserve the lesson for future reference via an in-house video recording studio. Have trouble matching your skin tone? The custom foundationblending service here will help you find the perfect match. Make Up For Ever even gets techy with iPads and smart boards for designing customized face charts. Sounds like it's time for a new beauty routine. Rachael Abrams HELLO, HI/LO HI/LO, 2701 Guillot St., 214.220.0227 Speakeasies were the talk of the town in the '20s — and now we have our very own modern take on Prohibition hot spots. Hi/Lo, tucked just below The Mason Bar on Guillot Street, has a sans-name façade and an interior designed by owner Brandt Wood. Cabaret tables, cozy banquettes and vintage British skull-and-damask wallpaper differentiate this New Orleans–style underground space from Wood's bar upstairs. Hi/Lo (so named because it "sounds like 'hello' and thus serves as a subtle welcome," Wood says) opens at 9 pm a couple of nights each week for private parties and bookings. We're dreaming of acoustic jazz, stingers and rusty nails. Password: Bathtub gin. Rachael Abrams BOB MANZANO FRESH SPOTS TO SHOP GAZE AND GRAZE , We've been counting the days since we first heard that happy, hippie-chic grocer Trader Joe's was moving into Texas and opening a few stores in our metroplex — including one in Fort Worth. Now we have only days to wait until the doors open on June 15 and "Captain" Doug Campbell and his "Crew Members," dressed in Hawaiian-print shirts, beckon us inside. There are sure to be lines when this Fort Worth locale debuts (followed in short order by the 2001 Greenville Avenue store in Dallas). If you've never experienced Trader Joe's, expect a campy good time with serious worldly eats that range from artisan Burrata cheese and organic heirloom tomatoes to wine and beer (who can forget the famed Two Buck Chuck variety) and frozen-food goodies that run the gamut from Kung Pao chicken to ready-to-rise chocolate croissants. Famous for its range of distinct products with prices that make you do a doubletake, TJ sources from the manufacturers, not middlemen distributors, working with national brands to squeeze out the preservatives and artificial ingredients in favorite foods and rebrand them as organic/healthy/tasty Trader Joe's versions. Best yet, you don't have to shop with a keychain loyalty card or be a member to get in and peruse the 1,000-plus TJ brands, with a dozen new items added every week. Travel to Trader Joe's, and you can roam the world on a plate (or in a glass). Laurann Claridge LINDSEY WHISENHUNT OF WHISENHUNTDESIGN.COM PINTS& BITES Chicken Scratch/The Foundry, 2303 Pittman St., 214.749.1112; cs-tf.com IF cast-iron fried or wood-fired rotisserie chicken is your bailiwick, Chicken Scratch in the Bishop Arts District is the place for you. This outdoor eatery from chef Tim Byres, Chris Zielke and Christopher Jeffers offers a menu of "slow fast food" focusing on the bird, fresh salads and locally made piña colada, kiwi and watermelon popsicles. Throw on some gingham and high-step it to the familyfriendly setting designed by Gary Chicken Scratch/The Foundry Buckner of Stash Design, where live music in the courtyard most weekends keeps the three acres rolling. The Foundry, the next-door watering hole also owned by Byres, Zielke and Jeffers, and designed by JonesBaker (Meddlesome Moth), has 15 stellar beers on tap, plus dozens more in bottles (including some microbrewery labels) and strong pours. Rachael Abrams BAZAAR FOOD Snack Global Kitchen & Bar, 2323 N. Henderson Ave., 214.827.1188; snackdallas.com Market squares and bazaars inspired restaurateurs/chefs Jon Stevens and Avner Samuel to develop Snack Global Kitchen and Bar. The space, designed by Samuel and built by Nosh Bistro visionary Bruce Russo, houses three bar areas: one for wine, beer and cocktails crafted by the Snack team and Republic National Distributing Co.'s corporate mixologist, Sly Cosmopoulos; a raw bar with charcuterie aspects; and a third bar with a wood-burning oven for flatbreads and other savory dishes. Exec chef Stevens' small-plate street food includes smoked oysters escabeche ($7); charcuterie flatbread with panfried egg, arugula and herbs ($14); and coconut griddle cakes ($11). Libations complement the global fare, such as Basil's Fawlt (strawberry, lime, basil, egg white and Bombay Sapphire East). Rachael Abrams JUNE | PAGE 10 | 2012 Hi/Lo IN FULL BLOOMIE Bloomingdale's, The Outlet Store, 8180 Park Lane, 972.707.6850; bloomingdales.com C ancel that flight to New York! Bloomie's has come to town — with lower prices than you'll find on 59th and Lexington. Bloomingdale's, The Outlet Store has opened a 25,000-square-foot store in The Shops at Park Lane, just across the street from Nordstrom Rack and Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th. Look for women's and men's ready to wear (both designer and contemporary), children's clothing, lingerie, shoes and accessories ranging from hats, scarves and handbags to watches, jewelry and sunglasses. Designers include Stuart Weitzman, Michael Kors, Kate Spade, D&G Dolce & Gabbana, James Perse, Marc by Marc Jacobs and Giorgio Armani, to name but a few — all offered at 35 to 70 percent off. Rachael Abrams