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International Holiday Festivals Taking Place in North Texas
Photo from Lightcatcher Winery's Toys for Tots Celtic Christmas.
This link will take you to the DFW International Community Alliance website. There you will find a list of international holiday celebrations taking place in the area. Choose a unique event or two and expand your horizons this season. Experience Venezuelan Christmas Carols or sample food at the Indonesian Christmas Celebration. Not Jewish? Take your family to see A Chanukah Musical Story. You can drive around and look at Christmas lights any time.
Tweet Where You Eat: TwEAT Your Mav’s Celebration!
Okay @DSideDish TwEATers, are you lining up for the parade. Tweet details of food and drink, or any other details, to @DSideDish and we will retweet. Have fun.
1 Comment »Hey, Procrastinators! Christmas Day Is Just a Few Days Away; Make Your Brunch Reservations Now.
Fast & furious–that’s how we roll this time of year, especially when it comes to posting holiday menus.
(As always, restaurants not listed are welcome to post their menus in the comments box.)
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Dallas Christmas Eve Menus—Three Days and Counting
I don’t know about you, but by the time Christmas Eve rolls around, I’ve had about all I can stand of my own kitchen. In my camp? Then make reservations now before they evaporate like so much holiday cheer.
(As always, restaurants not listed are invited to add their Christmas Eve menus to the comments section.)
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Sparkling Tipples for The Holidays in Dallas
The holiday period (including New Year’s Eve!) is traditionally a time for celebrating with sparkling wine. While the first sparkling wine that comes to mind may be Champagne there are plenty of other types of sparkling wine. Some are produced by the same methods as Champagne but others are not and are worthy and less expensive. Below I have put together some alternatives to Champagne from a batch of bottles that have been sent to D Headquarters for review. I’ve included approximate prices. The opinions are mine. Go.
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2 Comments »Christmas Eve Dinner in Dallas? No Worries; We Make Choosing Painless.
I don’t know about you, but by the time Christmas Eve rolls around, I’ve had about all I can stand of my own kitchen. In my camp? Then make reservations now before they evaporate like so much holiday cheer.
(As always, restaurants not listed are invited to add their Christmas Eve menus to the comments section.)
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1 Comment »Make Your Dinner Reservations for Christmas Day
Fast & furious–that’s how we roll this time of year, especially when it comes to posting holiday menus.
(As always, restaurants not listed are welcome to post their menus in the comments box.)
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2 Comments »La Madeleine May Be Ubiquitous, But Come Dec. 23 That Might Make The Chain My Best Friend
OK, sure, they’re everywhere. But ubiquity doesn’t disqualify La Madeleine from easing my burden this holiday season. The chain’s patisserie (French bakery) is turning out a broad enough variety of Viennoisere (Viennese yummies) and assorted hostess/office/family-worthy gifts to solve every potential holiday dilemma I tend to encounter.
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After the Wrapping Paper Stops Flying You’ll Be Hungry, Right? Make Sure You Have a Christmas Day Reservation in Place.
Fast & furious–that’s how we roll this time of year, especially when it comes to posting holiday menus. Earlier today we gave you Christmas Eve menus; you knew more Christmas Day menus wouldn’t be far behind.
(As always, restaurants not listed are welcome to post their menus in the comments box.)
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Need Christmas Eve Plans? Make Reservations Now, While There’s Still Time.
I don’t know about you, but by the time Christmas Eve rolls around, I’ve had about all I can stand of my own kitchen. In my camp? Then make reservations now before they evaporate like so much holiday cheer.
(As always, restaurants not listed are invited to add their Christmas Eve menus to the comments section.)
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Try the Pumpkin Vanilla Martini at The Second Floor
Pumpkin Vanilla Martini
I went to The Second Floor a couple of weeks ago to test out the newest cocktail on the Molecular Mixology list: the Pumpkin Vanilla Martini. I’d like to start this little recap off with my conclusion: I think The Second Floor is a little gem lost among the Oceanaire and The Grill on the Alley giants at the Galleria. I’m no food snob, but I do love to eat, I am a little finicky, and I can tell you I enjoyed everything served. The martini was beyond delicious. The pumpkin concoction was served with a sprinkling of cinnamon for spice, a dollop of frozen Godiva white chocolate liqueur (which is created in front of you at the bar), and a side of candied cranberries. An invitation to try a smattering of dishes was welcome, and everything from the flatbread to the house-made potato gnocchi was tasty. Jump for details.
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No Need to Stress Over Christmas Dinner; Dallas Restaurants Are Here to Serve
Christmas is only two and a half weeks away, folks. And as much as we love the twinkling lights, we hate spending the whole afternoon in the kitchen.
You too?
Then do what we do and make a reservation instead of a reduction. Here are some great Christmas Brunch and Christmas Dinner options (with more to follow in the coming weeks):
(Restaurants: If we haven’t covered you yet, feel free to paste your menu into the comments section.)
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Forget the 12 Days of Christmas; Urban Taco Gives Us 12 Days of Tamales
For the 12 days leading up to Christmas (December 13 to 24), the Uptown location of Urban Taco will be showcasing a different, rib-sticking tamale recipe each and every day. Keep your shopping energy high with pollo con mole on the 13th, rajas con queso on the 15th, and barbacoa con chorizo on the 20th. (Is it our imaginations, or do the recipes seem to get heartier the closer we get to zero hour on the 24th?)
Our suggestion: grab them by the dozen ($25), freeze, then defrost for Christmas brunch or that New Year’s Day hangover. Yes, definitely for that New Year’s Day hangover.
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Naughty Chef Educates About Wines for the Season
We sent intern Valeria Turturro out to learn about the various wines the holiday season has to offer. Read her report below.
The addictive lamb shank tarts inticed our intern to go back for seconds.
“Oh the weather outside is frightful…” Okay, it’s not quite frightful yet, but a girl can dream. And walking into the Hotel Palomar yesterday on an unusually chilly Dallas night was a surefire way to get into the holiday spirit. The warmly lit lobby was the perfect welcome to the “Wines for the Season” wine and food event inside Central 214. Guests gave donations to benefit Resource Center Dallas and the fight against HIV and in exchange got to sip and taste nine wines perfectly paired to their chef-prepared hors d’oeuvres. Central 214’s celebrity chef Blythe Beck, known as “the Naughty Chef,” created a menu to complement a list of wines put together by Kimpton’s master sommelier Emily Wines.
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Somebody Help This Poor Boy: Christmas Dinner in Santa Fe
He’s packing up the family and heading to Santa Fe. Ho, ho, ho, Santa Fe for Santa Claus at Christmas. Tell him where to go.
20 Comments »Any chance you can ask your well traveled readers if they know of a place for Christmas dinner in Santa Fe? There’s always loads of people from Dallas up there so I reckon there might be some suggestions.We don’t care if it’s homey or fancy, just keep it local (i.e. no Asian etc
Dallas Chef Pal Steven Doyle Quits Dallas Observer
Steven “Dallas Dude” Doyle stunned the foodie world today by posting this shocking news on his FB page:
I resigned from The Dallas Observer and now full time at the Critic’s Guide that will premiere Monday morning.
The Critic’s Guide is the brainchild of Dave Faries, another dude who quit the Observer. Faries and Doyle will be joined by Mark Stuertz, yet another dude who quit the Observer. Why didn’t Dave just call it Food By Dudes? Critic’s Guide debuts on Monday. I FREAKIN’ CAN’T WAIT.
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8 Comments »Decadent Dinner Party for the Holidays for Only $10,000
I live across the street from Neiman Marcus. So not only have I seen the unveiling of its 2010 Christmas Book, but I also have a fantastic view of the store as it preps for the holiday season. Nothing made me happier than seeing their Christmas trees outside the building lit up last night.
All this to say: I’m in the mood for the holidays. And I’m not the only one. We got a press release announcing that Nicola’s Ristorante Italiano and Culinary Connection are doing a $10,000 decadent dinner party. Not only will you get chef Sascia Marchesi’s fine cooking in your kitchen, you’ll also get to keep the tableware the dinner is served on (the dishes will even be loaded into the dishwasher at the end of the night). To see the menu and get more details, jump!
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What I’m Drinking Now: Christmas Celebrations
Christmas dinner can include so many different flavors. Whether you opt to enjoy a beef tenderloin, glazed ham, roast turkey, smoked salmon, homemade pasta or tamales and chili, there are tasty wine and spirit options that can make the season that much better.
To start, I tried a tasty holiday cocktail at the Dragonfly in the Hotel ZaZa the other night. Creamy, minty good, the Feliz Navi-Za is sure to become a new cocktail tradition.
Feliz Navi-Za:
1oz. Grey Goose Vodka
.25 oz. crème de cacao
.25 oz. crème de menthe white
.5 oz. Godiva white chocolate liqueur
Crushed peppermint rim
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Somebody Help This Poor Girl: Intimate Christmas Dinner Outside of the Loop
14 Comments »Why am I having such an impossible time thinking of an intimate restaurant, north of LBJ that my husband and I can have a quiet, little pre-Christmas meal tonight without completely breaking the bank? Truthfully, I can’t even think of an intimate place if it would break the bank. Any ideas?
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