Month: March 2019

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5 Romantic Dates In Dallas


Looking for a romantic getaway or a special date night in Dallas? The third largest city in the state of Texas is filled with incredible arts, world-class museums, and the most spectacular foods. Wow your lover with our list of 5 Romantic Dates In Dallas.

Klyde Warren Park

Picnic With Skyline View at Klyde Warren Park

Pack a romantic picnic and enjoy the beautiful skyline at Kyle Warren Park. Be sure to check the klyde calendar for any concerts, dance lessons, or events for some more fun. For more information click here.

Dallas Museum of Art to Present New Work by Emerging and Mid-Career Female Designers This October | R+A

Late Date Night at The Dallas Museum Of Art

At the third Friday of every month the Dallas Museum of the Arts hosts a variety of events that include tours, concerts, performances, and film screening. This makes for a beautiful and interesting date for the two of you.

Dallas Arboretum

The Dallas Arboretum is packed with romantic gardens perfect for a proposal or perhaps grab a blanket and enjoy a romantic picnic. Take a relaxing stroll through the gardens and take amazing photos. If you plan accordingly during the summer you can catch a few of the events they have including shows, and concerts.

Gondola Adventures is one of the very best things to do in Dallas

Gondola Adevnture

Nothing says romance more than a gondola ride. Never-mind spending a fortune on a ticket to Venice to cruise the canals on gondola. Just head over to the canals of Las Colinas.

Swoon you’re date as you enjoy a romantic first class experience cruising the Mandalay Canals and Lake Carolyn. Be sure to reserve in advance, you even get the option to include music or a singing gondolier to go along with your delicious dinner and wine.

Dinner & Flight

Try something new and exciting at Delta Charlie’s Bar & Grill. They offer a romanic 3 course dinner for two with an aerial tour of the Dallas skyline. Whats more romantic than a dinner while observing Dallas’s star filled sky and moon.

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‘A Fine Line’ Celebrates Women in the Kitchen

Several of DFW's top female chefs were in attendace at the screening of A Fine Line, as well as celebrity chef Cat Cora | Image by Tammany Stern

This past Saturday, Palace Arts Center held a limited screening of A Fine Line, a documentary celebrating women chefs and restauranteurs. A Fine Line features appearances from notable female chefs, including Lidia Bastianich, Dominique Crenn, and Cat Cora, who was in attendance at the screening.

A Fine Line was directed and produced by Joanna James, who had been working for five years to put the film together. While production of A Fine Line didn’t come without its roadblocks, James credits resurgence of the #MeToo social media movement and sexual assault allegations against high-profile chefs like Mario Batali as motivation to finish work on the film.

The film is centered mostly around restauranteur Valerie James, a single mom who struggles to secure a loan to build her restaurant. A Fine Line also brings to light sexism and misogyny female chefs and restauranteurs face while working in the hospitality industry. Currently, less than seven percent of head chefs and restauranteurs are women, despite many chefs of all genders citing women as their inspirations. James, Cora, and all of the chefs involved in A Fine Line hope the film helps create a more equal system in kitchens around the world.

Prior to the screening, Cat Cora and a group of children from the Come and Eat It program, a division of Independence Gardens, held a cooking demonstration, in which the children prepared a special dish for Cora.

Founded by Chonnie Richey, Independence Gardens aims to help the community build a relationship with the environment, both natural and man-made. The Come and Eat It program provides resources to children and teaches them how to select healthy ingredients and cook healthy meals.

A Fine Line is currently showing on select dates in select theaters across the country. For more information on how to attend a screening, visit afinelinemovie.com