Monthly Archives: January 2021

by | January 29, 2021 · 1:20 pm

Texas Ale Project Announces Release Party to Launch Beer Collaboration with Legendary Band Pantera

The countdown is on! Popular Dallas craft brewery, Texas Ale Project, is excited to announce a beer release party in February, in collaboration with legendary Texas music icons, Pantera. Crushable with a clean finish and brewed with Cascade and Citra hops, Pantera Golden Ale (5.4% ABV) will be available at fine retailers across North Texas and Corpus Christi, as well as through Tavour craft beer delivery for direct-to-consumer shipping in the United States, starting March 1st, 2021. Additional Texas locations to follow.

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by | January 26, 2021 · 4:59 pm

New Elevated Asian Street Food Concept – Anju – Prepares to Make its Debut in Uptown

The Uptown community is about to be taken on a one-of-a-kind culinary and mixology journey across Asia when Anju opens its doors this spring.

Anju – a new elevated Asian street food concept – is the brainchild of One Esca Owner Michael Kim and Chef Don Flores. One Esca purchased City Council Bar in December 2019 and is in the process of renovating the interior and exterior, bringing Kim and Flores’ vision of Anju’s unique, affordable Asian dining experience to life.

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by | January 26, 2021 · 12:36 pm

Michele DeWitt Hosts Galentine’s Bubbly Brunch at All-New Parkway Café and Terrace

It’s time to grab your dearest gal pals, daughter or mom and get ready for the best day of the year!

On Saturday, Feb. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., ladies will celebrate ladies during Michele DeWitt’s “It’s The Wine Talking” three-course brunch with wine pairings, held at FB Society’s latest concept – Parkway Café and Terrace.

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by | January 26, 2021 · 12:24 pm

Godiva Is Closing All of Its Chocolate Shops

Godiva will be closing or selling all 128 of its stores in North America, which includes all of its U.S. locations, by the end of March.

“Demand for the in-person shopping experience offered through GODIVA’s brick and mortar locations has waned as a result of the pandemic and its acceleration of changes in consumers’ shopping behavior,” the company said.

Godiva products will still be available to buy online, as well as through its grocery, club and retail partners, the company said.

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by | January 26, 2021 · 12:15 pm

Boston Market is Gone – It’s Nashville Market Now (in Arlington); Free Sandwiches to the First 50

The chicken sandwich wars are over. Enter: the Nashville Hot Crispy Chicken Sandwich from Boston Market. The rotisserie everything experts and reigning chicken royalty for more than 30 years are heating things up this winter – and putting competitors to shame – with its first-ever crispy chicken sandwich. Available for a limited time, guests can fire up their taste buds with the oh-yeah-you’re-gonna-sweat Nashville Hot Crispy Chicken Sandwich, plus two additional Nashville Hot menu offerings, including a spicy new take on its famous rotisserie chicken. A new, fire-free Crispy Chicken BLT Sandwich and Crispy Chicken with White Gravy Meal, plus returning guest favorites Chicken Marsala and Roasted Garlic & Herb Chicken, are also hitting Boston Market restaurants for a limited time.

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by | January 26, 2021 · 9:16 am

Plano-based Cici’s Pizza files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Childhood favorite Cici’s Pizza announced Monday it will file for bankruptcy.

The company, based in Plano, cited declining in-store sales due to COVID-19 and getting left behind in a world filled with dining-to-go and app-based food delivery services.

“This trend poses significant challenges to Cici’s all-you-can-eat buffet model, which depends on in-store dining for approximately 99% of its revenue,” the company said in a filing.

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by | January 25, 2021 · 11:09 am

Ebb & Flow Expands to Shops at Legacy

Ebb & Flow opened in Deep Ellum in the fall of 2019, bringing dinner, drinks and brunch to the lively dining and nightlife district. Now, the concept is opening a new location in another hotspot—the Shops at Legacy in Plano—with the doors slated to open in early March.

Ebb & Flow is owned and operated by Dallas Hale (Shell Shack, Sushi Marquee) and his brother, Eric Bradford. Hale has established himself as a successful restaurateur, and Bradford worked in the music scene for a decade, managing top-tier venues like the Bomb Factory and Trees, before partnering with his brother to open Ebb & Flow. The restaurant is a culmination of their experiences, blending good food, drinks and music into one fun-loving space.

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by | January 25, 2021 · 7:16 am

2021 Ultimate North Texas Girl Scout Cookie Guide

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For more than 80 years, Girl Scouts have sold cookies to raise funds to support their scouting activities. Today, the sale of Girl Scout Cookies raises more than $800 million each year, making the Girl Scout Cookie Program the largest girl-led business in the country.

Girl Scout Cookies got their start in the kitchens of Girl Scouts and their mothers. Girl Scouts began to sell cookies as a way to finance their scouting activities as early as 1917, just five years after Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low started the first Girl Scout group in Savannah, Georgia. Continue reading →

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