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NYE 2012 Events and Recipes
MEALS
31 (BISTRO 31, Highland Park Village)
Perks: Enjoy appetizers, cocktails and champagne before your dinner (6-9pm), fixed priced menu
Price: After 10p.m. $25, bottle packages include admission, bottle service, and a table reservation)
Reservations: (214)420-3906 or [email protected]
ASADOR (The Renaissance Dallas Hotel)
Price: tapas starting at $5
Reservations: (214)267-4815
BOLSA (Oak Cliff)
Time: Reservations 5-10pm
Price: A la carte menu prices on special menu
Reservations: (214)367-9367 or [email protected]
BOULEVARDIER (Bishop Arts District)
Price: a la carte pricing on special NYE menu
Reservations: (214)942-1828 or [email protected]
CAFE DES ARTISTS (One Arts Plaza)
Perks: Live music by Kent and Kay starting at 9pm, champagne toast, party favors
Price: NYE menu available starting at 9pm, $20 entrance after 9pm
Reservations: (214) 217-6888
CAFE PACIFIC (Highland Park Village)
Price: $95 4-course prix fixe menu
Reservations: (214)526-1170
California Pizza Kitchen
1/2 off select bottles of wine (11 a.m.- 9 p.m.)
CENTRAL 214 (Hotel Palomar, Midtown)
Perks: glass of prosecco
Time: Reservations 5-11pm
Price: $70 prix fixe menu (+ tax and gratuity)
Reservations: (214)443-9339
CHEF DAT’S NYE UNDERGROUND DINNER (Deep Ellum)
Perks: Moscow Mules upon arrival, champagne toast, music by DJ EZ Eddie D, professional photography, BYOB
Time: doors at 7pm, dinner at 8pm
Place: Deep Ellum (exact address to be released to attendees)
Price: $113/person + gratuity
Reservations: [email protected]
COOK HALL (W Dallas Victory, Victory Park)
Perks: Live jazz starting at 8pm
Price: regular menu items offered, bloody Mary kits ($15 small, $30 large + cost of liquor), $12 mimosas
Reservations: (214)397-4111 or wdallasvictory.com/cook-hall-dallas
DRAGONFLY (Hotel Zaza, Uptown)
Perks: admission to NYE celebration
Price: 5:30-6:45pm 3-course prix fixe meal, $75; 7-11pm 4-course prix fixe meal, $150Reservations: (214)550-9500
THE GRAPE
Perks: last seating will have a champagne toast and party favors
Price: Prix Fixe 3-course menu for $65, wine pairings +$20 (+tax and gratuity)
Time: dinner reservations starting at 5pm
Reservations: (214)828-1981
SAINT ANN RESTAURANT AND BAR
Price: $45 3-course price fixe menu (5-6pm seatings); $65 3-course prix fixe menu, includes glass of champagne (seatings after 6pm)
Reservations: 214-782-9807
EVENTS
BIG D NYE
Place: Victory Park
Time: 7pm
Price: FREE, VIP tickets available here
Perks: concerts by five bands, fireworks at midnight, food trucks
CENTRAL TRACK PARTY (Club Dada, Deep Ellum)
Time: 8pm
Price: $18 advance, $25 day of show — purchase tickets here: http://ticketf.ly/OlXiCF
Perks: Music by: BIG FREEDIA, Brain Gang Blue (feat. Brain Gang), Ynfynyt Scroll, Yeahdef, and Ocelot
LIBRARY BAR
Place: Warwick Melrose
Price: $20
Perks: midnight champagne toast, party favors, live music starting at 8pm
Reservations: (214)224-3152
Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights with Somebody’s Darling (Granada Theater)
Price: $24 (GA), $80 (VIP)
Cocktails Recipes
El Diablo
– 1 can (12 oz) frozen limeade concentrate
– 1 1/2 can (18 oz) tequila blanco
– 2/3 can (8 oz) creme de cassis
– 1/2 can (6 oz) water (still, not soda or tonic water)
– 1 1/2 can (18 oz) ginger beer
Mix the limeade, tequila, cassis, and water together in a large pitcher. Immediately before serving, add the ginger beer. Serve over ice. Feeling fancy? Garnish with blackberries. (Makes 12 cocktails)
Sparkling Lemon Lime Margarita
– 3 oz Lemon Lime Sparkling ICE
– 1 ½ oz Tequila
– Splash of fresh squeezed orange
– Fresh squeezed lime
Shake and pour into a chilled rocks glass rimmed in salt. Garnish with a lime slice. Total Calories: 100
Classic Champagne Cocktail
1 sugar cube
4 to 6 dashes
Angostura or other aromatic bitters
Chilled Champagne
Garnish: lemon twist
Place the sugar cube on the bottom of a Champagne flute or coupe glass. Douse the sugar cube with the bitters and fill the glass with Champagne. Garnish with the lemon twist.
Blackberry Apple HINT Martini
– 1.5 oz Green Apple Vodka
– 3 oz Sparkling Apple Cider
– 2 oz HINT Blackberry Water
In a cocktail shaker, combine green apple vodka, sparkling apple cider, Blackberry HINT, and ice; shake until well combined. Strain into chilled glass. Garnish with an apple wedge; serve immediately. Total Calories: 145 calories
The Gold Rush
– 3 tablespoons honey
– 2 tablespoons boiling water
– 1/2 cup (4 ounces) bourbon
– 1 1/2 lemons, juiced, about 4 tablespoons
Pour honey into a small jar or mixing bowl. Pour in the boiling water and whisk vigorously until they form a thin syrup. Whisk in the bourbon and lemon juice. Mixture can be refrigerated until ready to serve.
To serve, shake vigorously with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain over a big ice cube in a rocks glass. (Makes 2 drinks)
Strawberry-Kiwi HINT Mojito
– 1.5 oz Rum
– 2 oz Club Soda
– 3 oz Strawberry-Kiwi HINT Water
– 10 mint leaves
– 1 lime
In a cool tall glass, gently crush mint leaves and add lime juice from one lime. Fill glass with ice. Add rum, club soda, and Strawberry-Kiwi HINT water. Stir well. Garnish with a lime wedge, a few sprigs of mint and enjoy! Total Calories: 103 calories
Sparkling Raspberry Vanilla Dreamsicle
– 1 ½ oz Vanilla Vodka
– 4 oz Black Raspberry Sparkling ICE
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with fresh berries. Total Calories: 115
Dave & Busters Opens in Dallas
The new Dave and Busters opens to the public on Sunday, December 2!
Get into the VIP party on Saturday night by RSVPing to [email protected] to get on the list (space is limited).
Let’s make a night of it!
As you may already know (and if you don’t, you should stalk me better), I am hosting Art & Wine at the Station this Thursday, August 16 in Mockingbird Station. The event will feature pieces by local artists Michael Cross and David McCullough, wine from Times Ten Cellars, and food from Cafe Momentum.
Why not come to the station right after work and take advantage of some of the great things that MS has to offer?
You can start by enjoying one of Urban Taco’s new Snowritas (pictured to the right), then shop around a bit (almost everyone is having a sale), and then come to the event and enjoy a few FREE glasses of wine from Times Ten Cellars with me and see some beautiful art. Even better, after the event, you can wrap the night up with one of the new drink features at People’s Last Stand (I recommend the Great White Jail). That sounds like a perfect night to me!
I hope to see y’all on Thursday!
Craft Cocktails of Texas
Have you heard? The bartenders are coming! One (shot) if by land and two (shots) … just because. Join some of the most revered (see what I did there?) cocktail concontion-ists from all over our fair state for Craft Cocktail Texas.
Events June 14-17 will show you how to throw a killer cocktail party, teach you the intricacies of bitters, and everything in between. Local barkeeps like Eddie “Lucky” Campbell and Rocco Milano will join forces with other cocktail educators from Houston, Austin, and San Antonio to bring us lucky locals some serious pointers, demonstrations, and tastings. A full pass will even get you into a pool party with your favorite bar(wo)men … talk about adding a splash!
To make things more fun, join thirty bartenders on Saturday in Main Street Gardens for a cocktail mix-off. The bartenders in the competition will be serving samples of their craft cocktails, but if you want to really wet your whistle, the barkeeps from The Usual in Fort Worth will be opening a pop-up bar to serve everyone deliciousness (believe it). If you’re worried about being in the Texas sun with nothin’ but a tent and some booze, fear not, food trucks will be serving up hot (err… cold) deliciousness to keep your tummy happy (happier?).
See a full schedule of the Craft Cocktail Texas classes and festivities here: http://www.craftcocktailstx.com/schedule.php
“Like” them on Facebook for updates and news: https://www.facebook.com/craftcocktailstx
As if the mere idea of having a weekend chock full of bar learnin’ wasn’t enough, the wonderful people over at Craft Cocktails Texas have been nice enough to offer up to my fans TWO sets of TWO tickets to TWO events for next weekend’s boozy festivities, the VIP kick-off party at the Stoneleigh and the USBG Competition and Festival.
TO ENTER, by noon on Tuesday, June 12 (my birthday!):
– Tweet me (@drinkdallas) and include a mention of @CCTXDallas — make sure you say which event you want tickets to (one tweet per event, please)
– Write on my Facebook wall and mention the event you’d like to go to
– Comment on this post and tell me which event you’d like to attend.
The winners will be chosen randomly, so don’t worry about putting a bunch of effort into your entry (though I’ll still read it so feel free). Two entries per person per platform will count. I will be giving two pairs of tickets to each the kick-off party ($300 value per pair) and the USBG Competition ($80 value per pair).
Cinco de Mayo/Derby Day Parties
May 3
What:On the Border Happy Hour hosted by ME!
When: 6-8 p.m.
Where:On the Border (location TBD)
Perks: $10 gift cards for attendees, drink specials
What:Dallas Wine Talk – Times Ten Cellars Wine Meet Up
When: 7-9 p.m.
Where:Times Ten Cellars (Lakewood)
Perks: Wine, appetizers, and door prizes
May 4
What: Cinco de Mayo at The Quarter
When: 4 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Where:The Quarter Bar (Uptown)
Perks: $3 Mexican beers and margaritas
May 5
What: Frankie’s Cinco de Mayo
When:
Where:Frankie’s Sports Bar (all locations)
Perks: 1/2 price quesadillas, $3 Mexican beers, the ticket broadcasting live (FW location only)
What:Rucas Cinco de Drinko
When: 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Where:Rucas Sports Cantina (10319 Finnell Street, Dallas)
Perks: Margarita machine, Irish meltdowns, live music,
Biggest Sombrero & Best Moustache Contest, Mexican beer specials
What: The Dallas Wine & Food Festival
When: 11 a.m.
Where: Mockingbird Station (Midtown)
Perks: Free wine seminars, happy hour events, samplings, “swag”, etc.
RSVP/Tickets: Mockingbirdstation.com/events
What: Cinco de Mayo at The Quarter
When: 10 a.m. – 2 a.m.
Where:The Quarter Bar (Uptown)
Perks: $3 Mexican beers and margaritas. free nacho bar starting at 4pm
What: Los Ringos Cinco de Drinko Fiesta
When: 3 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Where: Ringo’s Pub (The Shops at Legacy)
Perks: Margarita machine, Irish meltdowns, live music,
Biggest Sombrero & Best Moustache Contest, Mexican beer specials
What: 3rd Annual Boil for the Brave
When: 12-6 p.m.
Where:The Foundry Bar (2303 Pittman, Dallas)
Perks: All-you-can-eat crawfish and fixins, live music, silent auction
Price: $20 at the door
What: Sissy’s First Annual Jockeys & Juleps Derby Watching Party
When: 4-7 p.m.
Where:Sissy’s Southern Kitchen (Henderson)
Perks: $5 select drinks (juleps, Kentucky Punch, Presbyterian Bourbon Press, and Alabama Sunset), the Derby on big screens, and best outfit award
RSVP: Reservations are encouraged – call 214.827.9900
What: Wild Salsa Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Where:Wild Salsa (Downtown)
Perks: Live music, $4 El Jimador margaritas, Brugal mojitos, and Terradura tequila shots, $10 bucket of Coronitas, $10 bottomless mojitos (11am-3pm)
May 6
What: YELP Hangover Helper Elite Event @ Club Dada
When: 2-4 p.m.
Where:Club Dada (Deep Ellum)
Price: Suggested $5 donation for Deep Ellum Mural Project**
Perks: Complimentary Mimosas, Tito’s sponsored Bloody Mary bar, Spicy bites, some mitigating mantras and exercises, Henna tattoo artist, tweet Booth, Day of the Dead Face paint, Live music by Datahowler, Raffle for Homegrown Arts & Music Festival Tickets, And much more!
RSVP/Tickets: For the newbs, here’s how to RSVP to any events posted to the Elite-only Calendar:
1. Click on your ‘12 Elite badge which will take you to the private Elite Event Calendar
2. Click “view full calendar” to the far upper right hand corner of the page
3. Read all the juicy deets
4. RSVP by clicking on the yellow with red text “RSVP” button
5. Await your official RSVP confirmation
NYE Parties and Such
CHECK OUT WHAT OPENTABLE.COM HAS TO OFFER!
CHEF DAT and BRANDT WOOD | The Mason Bar, 7:30 p.m.
Five-course dinner at a bar that is not yet open tot he public
Price: $125/person, $250/couple (includes champagne)
Reservations (required for attendance): [email protected]
THE COMMISSARY | open from 8-11 p.m.
Reservation-only seatings of a four-course chefs tasting menu
Price: $75/person ($125 with wine pairings)
For Reservations/Tickets: Call (214) 643-6557
THE COMMON TABLE | seatings at 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Five-course meal
Price: $55/person
Reservations: (214) 880-7414
CRU | early seating 5-8 p.m., gala seating 8:30-10 p.m.
Party hats, noise makers, music, champagne toast
Price: $45 (early seating), $60 (gala seating)
Reservations: 214-526-9463 (West Village), 972-312-9463 (The Shops at Legacy), 972-908-2532 (Watters Creek)
DISH | seatings 5 p.m.
Craft cocktails, DJ Jose G., champagne toast, party favors, balloon drop
Price: $50 for premium open bar, food to be ordered, bottle service available
Reservations: 214-522-3474 or visit www.dish-dallas.com
FIVE SIXTY | two seatings
Five-course meal, glass of champagne
Price: $175/person, $225 with wine pairings (+ tax and gratuity), +$50 NYE in The Tower
Reservations: (214) 741-5560
HORNE AND DEKKER
Four-course meal and a glass of champagne
Price: $65/person
KOMALI | last seatings at 11 p.m.
Three-course meal (a la carte will be available upon request), champagne toast
Price: $65/person (+ tax and gratuity)
Reservations: (214) 252-0200
LA DUNI | seatings 6-10:30 p.m.
Four-course meal (a la carte will be available upon request), champagne toast
Price: $49.94/person (+ tax and gratuity)
Reservations (REQUIRED): (214) 520-7300 (McKinney Ave) or (214) 520-6888 (Oak Lawn)
potential 50% cancellation fee after 12/26
PRIVATE|SOCIAL | seatings 5 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Six-course dinner, live music
Price: $125/person or $175 with wine or cocktail pairings (+ tax and gratuity)
Reservations: (214) 754-4744
RA SUSHI | 8 p.m. – 1 a.m.
DJ, drink specials
Price: n/a
Reservations: Facebook Event
SAINT ANN | seatings at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
DJ (8:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.), view of Victory Park fireworks, party favors, valet parking
Price: $50/person for 5:30 seating, $70/person for 7:30 seating
Reservations: www.saintannedallas.com
SALUM | last seatings at 11 p.m.
Three-course meal (a la carte will be available upon request), champagne toast
Price: $75/person (+ tax and gratuity)
Reservations: (214) 252-9604
VERITAS WINE ROOM | 7-10 p.m.
Reservations: email [email protected] (limited spaces available)
GHOST BAR NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY | Ghostbar (W Hotel), 9 p.m.
DJ Enferno & DJ Dre, champagne toast
Price: $75 G.A., $50/person + $300 for bottle service (6 people total)
Reservations(bottle service): [email protected]
Tickets: fla.vor.us
6TH ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY | The Starlight Room, 9:30 p.m.
DJ, full open bar, champagne toast, snack buffet, midnight breakfast, party favors
Price: GA $79.99-105, VIP Bottle $150
Reservations/Tickets: dallasnye.eventsbot.com
BIG D NYE AT THE AAC(put on by the Winstar Casino) | American Airlines Center/AT&T Plaza, 6 p.m.
Fireworks at midnight, music by Sleeperstar.
Price: FREE
For More Information: bigdnye.com
BILLY BOB’S TEXAS (Fort Worth)
Live music from Chris Young. Champagne and party favors included for $35.
Price: $25-35
Tickets:(817) 624-7117 or Ticketmaster
BLACKFRIAR
DJ, party favors, champagne toast
Price: $5 (cover)
*DALLAS FINEST – NEW YEARS EVE 2011 AND BEYOND | Corinth Park, 9:30 p.m.
Open bar, DJ
Price: $30+
Tickets: dallasfinest-emcnye12.eventbrite.com
The DFW Soirèe Countdown 2012 | Omni Hotel (Dallas), 9 p.m.
Live music, DJ, hors d’oeuvres, casino game, red carpet photos, silent auction, champagne toast (benefitting the American Heart Association)
Price: $105 and up, $1500/table of 10
Reservations: tickets
EMERALD CITY BANDS NYE BASH | Embassy Suites-Frisco Convention Center (Frisco), 9:30 p.m. – 4 a.m.
FASHIONABLY UNCORKED NYE 2012 | Fashion Industry Gallery, 9 p.m. – 3 a.m.
GIN MILL NYE | The Gin Mill, 9 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Premium open bar, passed hors d’oeuvres and food stations, champagne toast, coat check, parking
Price: $125
Tickets: dallas.beforelastcall.com
GLASS NYE | Glass, 8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
DJ Pete Mash and DJ Nameless, champagne toast, cash bar, Nick and Sam’s Steakhouse buffet
Price: $50+ (please see details here)
Tickets: dallas.beforelastcall.com
HOUSE OF BLUES NEW YEAR’S EVE SPECTACULAR | House of Blues, 9 p.m.
Music from the Polyphonic Spree and Centro-Matic
Price: stars at $15 (G.A.), $30+ (reserved seating)
Tickets: houseofblues.com
JONATHAN TYLER & THE NORTHERN LIGHTS NEW YEAR’S EVEN BASH | Granada Theater, 8 p.m.
Price: $16 G.A., $70 reserved seating
Tickets: granadatheater.com (Flavorpill has a chance to win tickets)
MAXIM NYE 2012 | Zouk Nightclub, 9 a.m. – 2 a.m.
NEW YEAR’S PARTY AT GAYLORD TEXAN | Gaylord Texan
Music from Le Freak
Reservations: 817-778-2000
J. BLACK’S NEW YEAR’S EVE 2012 | J. Black’s, 6 p.m.
DJ, VIP entry, champagne toast, one entree
Price: $48.14+/person, table options from $575/6 guests
Tickets: jblacksdallasnye.com
NYE in THE TOWER | Reunion (Five Sixty) Tower, 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Light hors d’oeuvres by Five Sixty, champagne toast, DJ Jen Miller and DJ Paul Predes, open bar, complimentary valet, bottle service (for additional fee) – fireworks can be seen from The Tower
Price: $150+
Reservations/Tickets: (214) 741-5560
ONE WORLD NYE | Purgatory Night Club, 8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
DJs, 20 bars, hosted by Crissy Henderson (“Playboy”)
Price: $25+/person
Tickets: www.oneworldnye.com (GROUPON)
OPUS LOUNGE NYE 2012 | Opus Lounge, 8 p.m. – 2 a.m.
DJs, party favors, champagne toast, balloon drop
Price: $20 G.A., $40+ VIP
Tickets: clubzone.com
Party With Professor D | Hotel Intercontinental, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Live music, light hors d’oeuvres, two drink coupons, champagne toast, and balloon drop at midnight.
Price: $65
Reservations: 972-386-6000
Extras: Hotel Stay Package at $330 per couple (includes guest room, 2 p.m. late check out, chilled champagne, and two tickets to the party)
PM NIGHTLIFE LOUNGE NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION | PM (Joule Hotel), 10:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.
DJ
Price: $106.49 (tables available – email [email protected])
Tickets: pmnye2012.eventbrite.com
ROCK THE ‘12 WITH THE EMERALD CITY BAND | Embassy Suites/Frisco Convention Center
Proceeds to go Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Price: $65+/person (up to $425/couple)
TAKE FLIGHT 2012 | Aloft Hotel (Dallas), 9 p.m.
Music by Blau, KapSlap & 3LAU, DJ, champagne toast, water, coat check
Price: $45+/person
Tickets: takeflight2012.com
*18+