Articles for April 30th, 2009

$5 Lunch: Kuai Dumplings & Soups

posted by Sarah Eveans | April 30th, 2009 4:16pm | filed under cheap eats | 16 Comments »

img_0088In a few months, D Magazine is moving downtown. While this is very exciting news, we’ve all been a little sad about leaving our favorite lunch (and happy hour) spots behind, like Al Biernat’s, La Duni, and Mint.

This is all to say that when I was looking for my $5 lunch, I decided on Kuai Dumplings & Soups partly because of their downtown location. The restaurant is just a short walk from our new building, so I thought I would scope out a future lunch spot. I’ve also been craving dumplings lately and had heard pretty good things about theirs.

The dumplings were good. Here is a picture of the 8 pack of pork dumplings my friend ordered. They were hot, soft, and the pork filling had a nice bite of ginger. They cost $5.50. This is what I should have ordered. Jump for what I had (insert ominous sound here).

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Somebody Help These Poor People: Two-For-One Edition

posted by Nancy Nichols | April 30th, 2009 3:11pm | filed under Restaurant News | 13 Comments »

We’ve cut back on posting people’s pleas for help because they never report back. We all give our best and they don’t even bother to send a thank you. These two folks promised they would send us details if we helped them. Here they go:

I’m throwing a party for around 90-100 on a Friday night but trying to keep the budget around $6k.  Want no further south than nw hwy and will go north to 121 off of the tollway.  Most of the guests are staying at the Marriot Legacy.  Don’t mind park and preston in plano either.  This is for a Friday night dinner of a Bar Mitzvah weekend.

And this gal:

Hey, I need a place with a patio, not Fearing’s maybe Dragonfly, that isn’t too upscale or prissy.

Help at will.

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Fairmont Dallas Is Celebrates 40th Anniversary

posted by Nancy Nichols | April 30th, 2009 3:02pm | filed under cheap eats |

And you get all of the presents: Like a four-course meal at the Pyramid Restaurant for only $40. Promotion runs nightly through June 30th. Details below. Continue reading "Fairmont Dallas Is Celebrates 40th Anniversary"

Dallas Restaurants On Twitter Update: Victory Tavern

posted by Nancy Nichols | April 30th, 2009 11:42am | filed under Twitter, Twitter Deals |

From Victory Tavern: We are now on Twitter as well.  http://twitter.com/victorytavern. We promote Maverick’s Game Watching Specials, Beer Dinners, Wine Dinners, our new Stimulus Dinner Specials and Lunch Trio.

National Restaurant Survey Results: What’s Hot

posted by Nancy Nichols | April 30th, 2009 11:02am | filed under Restaurant News, Travel, Twitter, Wine & Spirits | 9 Comments »

I’m readying myself for the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago from May 16-19. I can’t wait to stroll around and check out all of the geeky new foodservice equipment, listen to some of the speakers (Hi, Steve!), and dine at Topolobampo.

Anywhoo, the NRA has released the results of annual their annual What’s Hot Chef’s Survey. They polled 1,600 chefs. The results are riveting. Check them out.

1.  Locally grown produce 89%
2.  Bite-size/mini desserts 83%
3.  Organic produce 82%
4.  Nutritionally balanced children’s dishes 81%
5.  New/fabricated cuts of meat 78%
(e.g. Denver steak, pork flat iron,
bone-in Tuscan veal chop)
6.   Fruit/vegetable children’s side items 74%
7.   Superfruits 73%
(e.g. acai, goji berry, mangosteen)
8.   Small plates/tapas/mezze/dim sum 73%
9.   Micro-distilled/artisan liquor 73%
10.  Sustainable seafood 71%
11.  Kitchen-safe Snuggies.

I snuck the last one in to see if you were still with me. If you would like to be with me in Chicago, add DSideDish to your Twitter.

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Owen Wilson Eats At Nobu

posted by Nancy Nichols | April 30th, 2009 10:52am | filed under Celebrity Diners |

And Dara Torres has been spotted several  times at the Crescent Hotel. Dallas is so cool.