by Steven Doyle
Luck be a lady tonight and throughout 2022 should she following along with our all-star guide to superstitiously delicious and fortunate foods from around the globe but can also be found right here in the DFW area to stack the odds in her favor.
Let’s take a look at some of the more serendipitous dishes: Continue reading
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A visit to a French restaurant in Dallas is certainly an experience when you realize how few of them there are in this area. Fortunately, Lavendou Bistro Provençal is one of the very best, owned and operated by one of the most amazing hosts our city has today – Pascal Cayet.
Pascal’s first job was at Tour d’Argent in Paris, overlooking Notre Dame Cathedral and arrived in Dallas in the 1980’s where he was one of the innovators for French cuisine. He was founder and owner of the famous French Country restaurant Chez Gerard on McKinney Avenue, which was one of Stanley Marcus’ favorite restaurants. It was during a period of growth that Pascal moved his restaurant north, and then it was very far north, to his location on Preston near George Bush. Thus the birth of Lavendou, this slice of France located in a cozy shopping center.
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By Alex Gonzalez
A New Orleans icon paid a visit to Dallas last month. Joy Wilson, better known as Joy the Baker, hosted a special holiday cooking demo at Williams Sonoma, where she has a line of cake mixes and breakfast mixes. Joy refers to her products as “baking lite,” due to the fact that most of the ingredients are contained within the mix packages, however, the work is still required to bring these recipes to life.
Last year, Joy launched Joy the Baker magazine after garnering a large following on her namesake blog over the previous 12 years.
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The New Year’s Eve Party Includes Food, Drinks and Fireworks
As 2021 winds to a close and we look forward to the New Year, Dallas-area revelers can kickoff 2022 in style at ArtPark. The fun-loving beer garden and restaurant at Trinity Groves features green turf, lawn games and a delicious menu, and the drinks are poured from shipping container bars. And on December 31, ArtPark will host the best New Year’s Eve party in town.
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Both Al Biernat’s North and Oak Lawn locations will be open for Christmas Eve lunch and dinner and will host its annual festivities on New Year’s Eve. Al’s is also offering to-go coffee cocktail packages from the Oak Lawn location, perfect to bring along on those festive carriage rides through Highland Park to view the lights.
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End 2021 with a spectacular New Year’s Eve feast at the Y.O. Ranch Steakhouse in the heart of the historic West End. Executive Chef and Owner Tony Street has developed a three course menu complete with seasonal ingredients and Texan favorites including a few of the steakhouse’s signature steaks and wild game dishes.
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Miriam Cocina Latina, the popular eatery on the edge of Klyde Warren Park in the Dallas Arts District celebrates New Year’s Eve with a four-course prix fixe menu with selections, vegetarian options and a complimentary champagne toast. Reservations begin at 5pm.
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Haywire Plano and The Ranch at Las Colinas are getting into the holiday spirit with a festive Sunday brunch! On Dec. 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the ranch-to-table restaurants will host a special holiday brunch featuring a carving station, seafood bar, taco bar and traditional Texas plates.
Tickets for this one-of-a-kind event are $48.95 for adults, $19.95 for ages 9-13, $12.95 for ages 5-8 and complimentary for children 4 and under. Call Haywire Plano or The Ranch at Las Colinas to make a reservation.
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