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If you are looking for something stellar to do tonight and do something great at the same time, make plans to be at Bengal Coast for their $29 Dinner & Fundraiser.

Bengal Coast will donate $10 for each attending diner. Proceeds go to Compassion International’s Haiti Relief Fund.

Seats are filling up quickly so call (214) 521-8600 for your reservations now!

The $29 dinner will include your choice of entree and any dessert (tax/tip not included).

-7:00pm…..COCKTAILS
-7:30pm ….DINNER SEATING

-SEATING LIMITED TO 100 PEOPLE
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-(214) 521-8600…………….PLEASE CALL TO RESERVE
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-Free Garage Parking underneath Bengal Coast Restaurant (3102 Cedar Springs, Dallas, 75219)

-Welborn at Cedar Springs (ground floor of The Centrum building in the Oak Lawn / Uptown area.

The very cool people at Cafe Brazil are continuing with their super sweet Tuesday special of offering FREE entrees to diners.

You are responsible for paying for your beverages, deserts, and please tip your server on the full amount of your meal.

The Lower Greenville location has a great patio over looking the hustle and bustle of the area and the weather for Tuesday will be nothing short of spectacular a high temperature in the low 70’s (weren’t we just in the low teens a few days ago?!).

So if you are hankering for one of their fantastic plates of migas or sandwiches that are piled high with great fixings, you are will be well taken care of at Cafe Brazil.

The offer is only valid on Tuesday, January 19 at the Lower Greenville locations (2900 Greenville Avenue at the corner of Goodwin and across the street from The Blue Goose, Dallas, 75206). Serving hours for this special are 7a - 3p.

You must have a print out from Cafe Brazil’s fan page on Facebook OR have a PDA/Smart phone so you can show the server that you are a Facebook fan! Get signed up on the Cafe Brazil fan page at this link.

Bliss Raw Cafe opened a few months ago on the southwest corner of Park Lane and Greenville Avenue. Strange but true, it’s taken up home in an old Fletcher’s Corny Dog drive-thru location! What’s so amusing about that bit of trivia is that Bliss is a “raw” cafe.

Raw foods are unprocessed plant foods that have not been heated above 115F. All seating was outside on the patio and considering the temperature today was in excess of 100, my companion and I were quite comfortable as it’s shaded, ceiling fans and a nice breeze.

NOTE: The men tend to like to sit facing east because there is a drive thru beer barn across the street with girls who have very plump derrieres hanging out of very tiny shorts. So ladies, if you need to get your man to try Bliss, just let him be seated facing east and he’ll have an inexpensive visual sight!

We both started off with Roobios tea. It was very light and had roobios berries floating in it.

For an appetizer we shared a bowl of New Dallas Corn Chowder. It was cool and very refreshing with a thick, rich consistency.

For the entrees we tried the tacos and pizza. The tacos were served on two flat “tortillas” that had been fashioned out of nuts and grains then topped with lettuce, tomatoes and creamy sauces with a side of picante. The “pizza” had a “crust” of similar consistency to the taco “tortillas” and was topped with tomato and fresh basil leaves and pesto.

Both dishes sound insanely light but were very filling and on such a hot day, it was great to feel full but with food that our bodies weren’t weighed down trying to digest.

We did indulge in splitting a dessert of the “white chocolate raspberry cheesecake”. Oh. Dear. Lord. It was amazing! The crust was had cacao in it and was nice base for the topping. The “cheesecake” had no dairy in it at all but was so thick, rich, creamy you would swear cream cheese was in there somewhere.

The cheesecake had a beautiful marbling with the “white chocolate” and the slight pink of the raspberry and was topped with perfectly ripened raspberries.

Rumour has it that Bliss will be opening a sister location soon in Preston Center. Hopefully they will also venture down to the Uptown / Downtown / Deep Ellum area soon as well!

Tacos at Bliss Raw Cafe.

Looking for something posh and festive to do tonite?

Then be sure to stop by Di Terra’s (1928 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, 75206) as they are hosting a scotch tasting featuring Dalmore Scotch.

Dalmore scotch is having their master blender, Richard Patterson, come to town tonite to oversee the event and answer any of your pressing scotch-related questions.

The festivities begin at 6p and last until 8p. $25 gets you a scotch cocktail, light nibbles and a tasting. They will show a video and talk about the scotch.

Dallas-based Dr Pepper will be hitting the Golden Arches throughout the United States this year.

The Texas favorite has long been a fountain favorite at McDonald’s restaurants across the Lone Star state.

And now the beverage will be available at Golden Arches in Chicago, Los Angeles, northern California and the Northeast. The Dr Pepper Snapple Group has inked a national contract with the fast-food giant to bring the soda to all 14,000 McDonald’s in the country.

Dr Pepper already racks up plenty of sales at its Texas locations, where it annually sells 3,000 gallons per restaurant.

That’s double the amount sold in the more than 7,000 other McDonald’s restaurants in the country that sell Dr Pepper.

McDonald’s annually sells 3,000 gallons of Dr Pepper per restaurant in Texas’ 1,091 franchises. At more than 3 million gallons of soda, it adds up to more than four Olympic-sized pools worth of Dr Pepper.

Dr Pepper will replace Powerade, a Coca Cola product, in McDonald’s fountains. Diet Dr Pepper, which is currently sold in 3,500 U.S. locations, will be available in certain regions.

A new ranking of the nation’s Top 50 Restaurants by OpenTable.com includes three fine-dining locations in Dallas.

The Top 50 in overall performance was compiled by reviewing more than 2 million restaurant reviews that have been appearing on OpenTable.com, which operates a restaurant reservation Web site.

The three Dallas restaurants are Fearing’s, which is located inside the Ritz Carlton; Nick & Sam’s and The French Room inside The Adolphus Hotel downtown.

Nana, serving upscale American cuisine on the 27th floor of the Hilton Anatole Hotel, hosts its monthly wine and food flight trio, Friday Night Flights, on Friday, May 1st between 6pm – 8pm. For only $20 per person plus tax and gratuity, one can enjoy the fine taste of three wines paired with three dishes created by Executive Chef Anthony Bombaci.

Seats are limited, and reservations are highly recommended by calling 214.761.7470. Visit www.nanarestaurant.com for complete details. Friday Night Flights is available the first Friday of the month.