O P E N I N G L A T E 2026
OUR GOAL
Midcult Society is a new restaurant from chefs Mike Stites and Evan Pemberton, opening soon at 841 Exposition Avenue in Dallas' Exposition Park. The menu draws on Southern cooking rooted in the flavors the chefs grew up with, layered with global technique and influence — familiar flavors in an unfamiliar way. Seating about 70 guests, Midcult Society is serious food in an unpretentious room: creative, a little unexpected, and built to be a regular hangout as much as a destination meal.
OUR CHEFS
Mike
Stites
Mike, A Corpus Christi native, moved to Dallas in 2016 to attend culinary school and begin working for Wolfgang Puck. In 2017 he started at Stephan Pyles Flora St Cafe where he met and befriended Evan and developed a mentor/mentee relationship. They moved to Chicago together in 2019 to work for the Alinea Group at Roister. After parting ways in 2020, Mike went on to head up kitchens such as Gemma, Carte Blanche, and Cry Wolf as the Chef De Cuisine. Midcult is slated to open late November.
Evan
Pemberton
Evan, a Dallas native, has been cooking all over the country for the last 21 years. He has worked for some of the best Chefs in the country including Tyson Cole, Stephan Pyles, and Grant Achatz. After spending the last 7 years in Chicago, he has returned to Dallas to open Midcult, a new concept by Free Lunch Hospitality.
Upcoming
Experiences
OCTOBER 4
Dallas All-Star Chefs Classic
OCTOBER 12-13
Prize Fest - Shreveport, Louisiana
OCTOBER 5
Uchiha Uncommon Ramen
NOVEMBER 7
Chefs For Farmers
