Kenny’s Wood Fired Grill – Addison, TX

Celebrated my mother’s birthday at Kenny’s. I recommend you call for reservations. They book about 3 weeks out for a Friday or Saturday night. We had a reservation and were seated immediately. Our server was jovial and attentive. After our drink orders were taken, we were offered warm popovers with butter. They were cooked to…

Potbelly Sandwich Shop – Addison, TX

I recently stopped in Potbelly Sandwich Shop to try a couple of new items. I tried their new soup – Sriracha Black Bean. It is rare that I eat a soup that doesn’t need a little salt or pepper. This was not the case with the sriracha black bean soup. It needed NOTHING. This soup…

Jarams Donuts – Dallas, TX

Word on the street is Jarams Donuts has redefined donuts. So camera in hand, I headed over to the the shop. The place is small, bright and clean. They offer a variety of donuts. What I wanted to try was one their famous croissant donuts. Yep, you read that right! A croissant AND a donut…

Pecan Lodge – Dallas, TX

I was craving some BBQ, so on a whim I phoned my mother and asked her to join me for a late lunch at Pecan Lodge. Being a foodie herself, my mother jumped on the web to read about PL. As soon as she got in the car she told me that I needed a back-up…

Velvet Taco – Dallas, TX

The taco trek continues. A couple of Saturdays ago my friends and I decided to eat tacos for every meal. Yep, every meal. We started with breakfast tacos at La Popular Tamale House (see post here.) Then, we headed to Velvet Taco on N. Henderson Avenue. The line was out the door but moved along…

La Popular Tamale House – Dallas, TX

Three girls, one goal: eat tacos for every meal. Goal met. We started our taco trek at The Market at Dallas Farmers Market. If you haven’t been to The Market you need to give it a try. It is a ginormous indoor food hall including restaurants, food vendors and shopping. We bellied up to La Popular…

Penzeys Spices – Dallas, TX

Penzeys Spices will WOW you!  The smell of all the spices when you enter the store is inviting and enveloping.  The burplap sacks hanging on the walls are the perfect decorations.  In keeping with the spice trade theme, all the spices are displayed in or on wooden crates.  I consider myself pretty knowledgeable when it comes…