Table Talk: Meet Megg & Dirk
We’re the couple who reads menus like novels and treats a floor plan like a treasure map. Our idea of romance is negotiating bites, trading seats for the better sightline, and leaving just enough room for the wildcard order. Yellow City Table is where that energy lives: Amarillo meals we can’t shut up about, tiny details that change a night, and the occasional kitchen experiment that actually earns a repeat.
Megg & Dirk - the faces behind Yellow City Table
Megg is the cartographer of dinner—routing the night, clocking the sweet-spot hour, and writing the lines you text to friends. She spots the booth that feels like an exhale, the corner that catches the good light, and the dish that will haunt you in the best way two days later.
Dirk is the flavor auditor—seasoning logic, texture sanity, and the calm voice that says, “Yes, we do need the sauce.” He chases the why behind a great bite and can diagnose when something needs heat, acid, or just five more seconds in the pan.
Together, we keep score on what matters: plates, rooms, people, and the way it all adds up to “let’s stay for one more.”
What We Notice (and talk about later)
We’re interested in generosity—the pour that goes a little past the line, the host who finds you the good seat, the cook who cares. We notice pacing, lighting, the way a room sounds at 6:30 versus 8:15, and the tiny decisions that turn a meal into a night. We’re opinionated and kind; if something misses, we’ll tell you what might make it work for you anyway.
In Our Kitchen
We cook the way we eat out—curious, unfussy, and ruthless about what’s worth the effort. You’ll see:
Kitchen Notes: short, high-impact upgrades (a steak sauce that rescues Tuesday, a vinaigrette that makes grocery greens feel expensive, a five-minute pickle that wakes up everything).
Copycat-ish: affectionate nods to local favorites—our version, streamlined for weeknights, with just enough technique to make it sing.
Technique over gadgets: heat management, salt timing, texture control. We’ll say when a tool helps and when it’s marketing.
Real-life recipes: ingredients you can find anywhere, steps you can do between songs, and clear notes on why it works so you can riff next time.
If a recipe lands here, it’s because we made it twice and still wanted it again.Why Yellow City Table
Because Amarillo deserves a food guide with a personality: part compass, part conversation. Some days it’s a steak with perfect char; other days it’s counter service and salsa that makes you sit up straighter. Either way, we’re here for the dishes that linger and the places that feel like they might become “ours.”
