Hedda DowdHedda Gioia Dowd is the creative founder and visionary behind rise, which she opened in 2008. Her unique restaurant has been featured in the New York Times, the Dallas Morning News, Texas Monthly, D Magazine, and Fort Worth Star-Telegram, among other. Born to an Italian American father and a French mother, she spent every summer since childhood in France and her passion for French food grew with her. Dowd resides in Dallas, Texas. Read More Read Less