Whiskey Cake Debuts New Brunch Ideas

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Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar, the neighborhood restaurant known for its farm-to-kitchen menu, has unveiled four new brunch items paying homage to hearty weekend breakfasts, but with a distinctive Whiskey Cake twist.

“In developing these new menu items, I really tried to find the balance between creating something new while maintaining a touchstone back to the country-style weekend breakfasts that I grew up with,” said Aaron Staudenmaier, Whiskey Cake Kitchen and Bar concept chef. “Like so much of Whiskey Cake, the idea isn’t to design new foods from scratch, it’s about finding ways to recreate the dishes that people are deeply connected to in a new, fun and interesting way.” Continue reading

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2019 Restaurant Week Launches August 5th

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Mark your calendar for North Texas’ largest foodie fundraiser, the 22nd Annual DFW Restaurant Week launches Aug. 5, 2019, with nearly a month of dining supporting charity partners the North Texas Food Bank and Lena Pope. Reservations open when the official list of 140 participating restaurants is unveiled on DFW Restaurant Week Reservation Day – Tuesday, July 9 – at DFWRestaurantWeek.com. Continue reading

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Five-Course Rose Dinner at Stampede 66

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Join Stampede 66 at Delta Hotels by Marriott Dallas Allen & Watters Creek Convention Center for an intimate evening with Chef Stephan Pyles and Executive Chef Stuart Race with delicious cuisine and a sampling of refreshing rosés. On Wednesday, June 19 at 6:30 kick off the summer season with Chefs Pyles and Race as they will present a five-course dinner expertly paired to the tasting notes of each selected rosé. Continue reading

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The Scent Room Opens in West Village

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The Scent Room, Dallas’ first independent, niche perfumery, is now open in the West Village in Uptown Dallas at 3699 McKinney Avenue, Suite 301, located next to Starbucks. The store carries more than 30 independent, hard to find niche perfumes such as Abel (a 100 percent natural line), Acqua Di Sardegna, Eight & Bob, Histories De Parfums, Juliette Has a Gun, Jusbox, Simone Andreoli and many more.

Many of the lines carried are not only virtually impossible to find in stores but also have incredible backstories and beautifully designed bottles, many of them could be considered works of art. Continue reading

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Beautiful – The Carol King Musical June 18-23

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Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, Brooklyn girl with passion and chutzpah. She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the biggest acts in rock ‘n’ roll.  But it wasn’t until her personal life began to crack that she finally managed to find her true voice. Continue reading

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Knife Has a Bacon Sampling You Won’t Want to Miss

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The meat Mecca of Dallas is without a doubt, Knife located in the Highland Dallas located just off Central Expressway at Mockingbird and in Willowbend. This is the love-child of chef John Tesar who has elevated the steak experience, and the results are precious.

The menu is dotted with a whole host of steaks ranging in price from the very affordable, to the more exotic and a bit pricey. However, the latter comes in giant slabs and sliced for easy sharing, so the cost per person is actually as easy to swallow as the dry aged beef.   Continue reading

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Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines

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From the author of the bestselling Red, White and Drunk All Over, comes, Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines that will amuse and enthrall with its character sketches of obsessive personalities, travel to gorgeous vineyards, mouth-watering descriptions of food and wine, “hidden” wine education and neurotic humor.

Packed with colorful stories about the passionate personalities who inhabit the world of wine, award-winning wine writer Natalie MacLean whisks you to the mountainside vineyards of Germany, the baked red earth of Australia, and the shady verandahs of Niagara–as well as to scenic, offbeat locations in southern Italy, the Mediterranean, Argentina, Chile and South Africa–all in search of the best value bottles the world has to offer.   Continue reading

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Del Frisco Adds Fresh Ideas to Lunch Menu

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While Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse is one of America’s most luxurious restaurants to have dinner, they also have a great lunch menu filled with delicious light bites. On both weekdays and weekdays, guests of Del Frisco’s can choose from a selection of entrees less heavy than steaks, but equally as hearty and filling.

During lunch, Del Frisco’s offers the same cocktails as they do at dinner, however, the addition of the Mai Tai makes for a sweet, coconut-flavored Hawaiian spirit. Additionally, the Honey Bourbon cocktail is airy and lemon-y, with the aftertaste of a gummy candy. Continue reading

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