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Snap Kitchen, 2222 McKinney Ave., 214. 613.4500; 6601 Hillcrest Ave., 214.613.4485; snapkitchen.com "Fast food" and "healthy" are hardly synonymous, and "tasty" usually means fried items laden with fat, sodium and fillers. Austin-based Snap Kitchen is determined to prove that take-away can be delicious, healthful and convenient — and the founders are convinced that Dallas is ready for the concept, with two locations already open in Snider Plaza and McKinney and two more coming this month. Expect real, decadent-tasting food such as fettuccine alfredo (just 300 calories) and grass-fed-beef meatballs (340 calories). What you won't find is butter, white flour or white sugar. Flavors are full and balanced from the nut butters, coconut milk and loads of fresh spices and sauces used in every dish. Pop in for one of the color-coded dishes that are categorized by meal and size, or have your choices delivered curbside to your home or office and heat the meal in the reusable BPA-free plastic containers. All meals are gluten free and can be catered to a variety of diets, from Paleo to vegan and dairy free. The dietician-tested meals each contain at least two servings of vegetables and a three-ounce protein, and they're chock-full of complex carbs to keep you fuller longer. Even bland breakfast gets a facelift with 100-calorie banana nut pancakes and Chicken Tikka Masala. Fans of Snap rave about the turkey meatloaf, grass-fed-bison quinoa hash, spaghetti Bolognese and Ahi tuna salad. And the classic Tex- Mex chicken enchiladas are an absolute home run. Made with coconut flour, the tortillas are light and crepe-like, the shredded chicken tender and moist, and the slightly spicy sauce brings traditional Mexican flavor so you don't miss the full-fat version. Desserts such as silken chocolate mousse are made using sprouted tofu, so don't expect the delicacy of whipped cream. But it does mean you can enjoy a treat and not feel restricted — which is Snap Kitchen's motto: "Eat right, feel great, live well" … on the go. Roni Proter Gallery Ka-Boom: The story increasingly revolves around the arrival and proliferation of galleries and artist-run spaces. This month, three of the former predominate. Erin Cluley Gallery, in the rapidly gentrifying Trinity Groves area minutes from the Design District, presents Baltimore-based/former Texan René Treviño in an important ode to multiculturalism (through October 11) … Then we have Lab Art's street-art circus in the Design District, opening October 16, with Alec Monopoly's Pop-inflected paintings that move from illicit walls to a more civilized gallery venue. How will they translate? (Through November 9) … Just in: Cydonia at 167 Payne Street promises an intellectual bent, again in the Design District, with its conceptually attuned inaugural act, "Ex-Y: Representations of Contemporary Masculinity," featuring the narrative of nine artists selected from international ports of call (through October 25). Something Old, Something New: In the museums, get up close and personal with the provocative installations of Isa Genzken in a fresh survey of the Berlin artist who may not be a house-hold name yet but is in some pretty tony private troves, from the Rachosky to the de la Cruz collections (through January 4) … Meanwhile, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth's Michael Auping curates some of the greatest from the Manhattan scene in the 1980s, capturing a time of fervent that pretty much birthed the contemporary scene as we know it and also signaled the arrival of some powerful women. Don't miss Barbara Kruger's epic signage painting proclaiming "I Shop, Therefore I Am" — as true today as it was then (through January 4). Road Trip: It's worth the scenic drive to Bentonville, Arkansas, to encounter a different take from the Whitney Biennial's Brooklyn-centered stance on American art today; see Crystal Bridges' "State of the Art" (through January 19) and tweet your fave artists to @PaperCityCA. Catherine D. Anspon Art Notes SEPTEMBER | PAGE 10 | 2014 BEAN GILSDORF Helping You Find Your Luxury Home & Lifestyle. Robin McMonigle Vice President 214.543.6903 rmcmonigle@briggsfreeman.com www.RobinMcMonigle.com 3102 Cornell Avenue, Highland Park | $1,395,000 Aflutter over Flora T his year's 34th annual Flora Award, a key fund- raiser for Texas Discovery Gardens, celebrates the five-year anniversary of The Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium, a magical destination within a two-story, 8,000-square-foot conservatory located in the Gardens. Suzy Rhodes, along with husband, Tom, will receive this year's Flora Award at the black-tie gala (chaired by Stacey Beck) Thursday, November 6; PaperCity is media sponsor. Gala tickets from $300; tables from $3,000, at texasdiscoverygardens.org/flora. Jane Rozelle Snapped STEPHEN DUX Isa Genzken's Disco Soon (Ground Zero), 2008, at Dallas Museum of Art "There are two faces to my collection," says Lana Bramlette of the juxtaposing gold and diamonds of her latest work. Lana Jewelry's first precious diamonds collection, Flawless, Vol. 1, is an amalgamation of simplicity and edge and launches this month exclusively (through November 1) at Neiman Marcus. Inspired by an idea of the femme fatale, the rings, earrings and necklaces are comprised of curved, delicate shapes including diamond-encrusted upside-down hoops and the Femme Fatale choker, which wraps around the neck in two halves: one sheathed in diamonds and the other, pure gold. $820 to $9,775, exclusively at Neiman Marcus; lanajewelry.com. Linden Wilson My Diamond, Flawless S plash on Jo Malone London's Wood Sage & Sea Salt fragrance, and you can almost feel the ocean breeze across your face. Inspired by the English coast, famed perfumer Christine Nagel has transformed the sights she encountered — herbs growing along the shore, driftwood, water crashing against cliffs — into a scent that reflects the romantic atmosphere of the landscape, incorporating top notes of bergamot and ambrette seeds, heart notes of sea salt and dried fruits, and base notes of sage and white musk, but no floral notes. "On my travels to the coast," she says, "I did not see a flower. It is possible to create a fragrance with feminine appeal without a flower, but it can take time. It's like making a pudding without sugar." The sea salt/sage combo offers an ambiguity that makes the cologne appropriate for ladies and gents alike. Also in the Wood Sage & Sea Salt family are a candle, body crème, and body and hand wash. Fragrance $60 to $120, at Neiman Marcus. Linden Wilson Scent of the SEA CARLOS AND ROSA DE LA CRUZ COLLECTION, COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GALERIEBUCHHOLZ, COLOGNE/BERLIN, © ISA GENZKEN Fatale upside- down hoops