Restaurant Week is here!!! Yea!!!

I love a good excuse to go to a fancy restaurant.  KRLD Restaurant Week is the best reason to get your butt out of the house and plan a date night with your husband, boyfriend or best friend.  What is it?  Over 125 restaurants have a three-course dinner for just $35 per person.  And these are really fabulous spots such as Capital Grille, Eddie V's and Del Frisco's. The participating restaurants will make a $7 donation to the North Texas Food Bank or Lena Pope Home for every prix fix dinner purchased.  Dining out for a good cause.  I love it.

Technically, Restaurant Week begins on Monday, August 13th, and runs through Sunday August, 19th, However; Lots of restaurants are giving a preview starting this weekend.  Here's my dining list for the week:

• Stephan Pyles
• Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck
• Pappas Bros. Steakhouse (of course my favorite)
• Mi Piaci
• Possibly The Mercury (I've been wanting to try this place for a while now because its close to my house)

Where are you going for Restaurant Week?  Haven't decided yet?  HURRY!  A lot of places are booked already but you can still make your reservations HERE.

Erath Pinot Noir

I love a good wine that's also a good value.

Check out this post from D Magazine on Erath Pinot Noir.  And then go get yourself a bottle (or two) and have your own wine tasting.  I think this will definitely be on my weekend agenda!

Cheers!

DFW Pug Rescue & Wine! Two of my favorite things!

I recently learned that DFW Pug Rescue has its own wine!  You can check it out here:

http://www.benefitwines.com/dfw_s/211.htm?Click=1424

Who wouldn't want wine with pugs on the labels?  I know I want one of each. A portion of the proceeds goes to benefit pug rescue.
I have been a pug owner since I was in 2nd grade and I love this breed.  They are such sweet dogs and funny to boot.  I currently have 3 - Iris, Cactus Jack and Beans.  They make me smile everyday. 

Info on DFW Pug Rescue:
"Dallas Fort Worth Pug Rescue Club is the largest pug rescue organization in the United States and has rescued and placed over 5,000 huggable, squeezable, absolutely adorable pugs — we rescue approximately 10 pugs a week.


We rescue ALL pugs regardless of age or medical condition. Since we rescue ALL pugs, our veterinary care is our biggest on-going expense and we average approximately $150,000 a year in veterinary expenses. This amount is after our veterinary care clinics provide deep discounts. 100% of all funds donated to DFW Pug Rescue are used to pay for Veterinary care."