Dallas fine-dining outpost cuts prices, goes local

DALLAS Aurora, a fine-dining restaurant here, has reformatted its menu to emphasize local ingredients and lower prices by more than a third.

The new menu at the 56-seat restaurant was created “to reflect the new times,” said chef-owner Avner Samuel. Citing “a contracting economy and a new national focus on sustainable lifestyles,” Samuel said the new menu is about 35 percent lower in price than the bill of fare it replaced.

The restaurant also began