Stampede 66, a restaurant from Concept Innovator and Chef Stephan Pyles. Chef/Owner Stephan Pyles is a founding father of Southwestern Cuisine and is known throughout the world as a pioneer of New American Cuisine. Inspired by his upbringing in Big Spring, Texas, and learning to cook at his parents truck stop restaurant, Pyles has created what he refers to as “Modern Texas” cuisine – familiar Texas dishes re-interpreted with a contemporary twist. Stampede 66 brings a “True Texas” dining experience in the city where Uptown and Downtown Dallas connect. Local foods, wines and beers will be showcased in an atmosphere of gracious Southern hospitality and Texas lore interpreted a fashion that unites the past with the present.