Treat Your Mama Right On Mother’s Day
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, another great reason to celebrate in the month of May. Whether you are a mom, have a mom, are married to a mom or just appreciate the strength of maternal bonds and the role that motherhood plays into shaping our society, let’s lift up mothers with great food, quality time together and by demonstrating appreciation for mothers everywhere. (Can you tell I’m trying to send a message to people I’m related to?)
These restaurants are offering curbside pick up and delivery so you can treat Mom at home.
Homewood has a fabulous menu for pick up. Please order by end of day Thursday and plan to pick up at Homewood between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. To order, call 214.434.1244 or info@homewooddallas.com. A minimum order for two is required. Menu: choose one Strada – Nduja, swiss chard and ricotta or Mushrooms, asparagus, and feta; then, pick a spread: House-cured lox with the works or cured country ham with cultured butter and Calabrian chile cheese spread. Side dishes included are Greens with toasted seeds & herbs with mustard vinaigrette, bread and butter carrots, smashed cucumber salad and deviled eggs. Finish up with Maggie’s pound cake with macerated strawberries and mascarpone cream. $65 per person.
Al Biernet’s offers curbside pick-up as well. Please place orders by 4 p.m. Friday, May 8. To order and schedule your pick up time, call 214.209.2201 or order via the website. Orders will be available for pickup between 12:30 p.m.-7 p.m. on Sunday, May 10. Al’s does everything well and Sunday’s menu includes some of the restaurant’s most popular menu items including Al’s salad, prime rib, grilled salmon, herb-roasted chicken shown here and sides such as chopped salad, creamed corn, or lobster risotto. For kiddos, the menu also includes chicken fingers, noodles with butter or marinara, plain hamburgers. Dessert options include coconut pie, Texas pecan pie, NY style cheesecake.
Georgie by Curtis Stone offers a fancy brunch with so many fabulous items from which to choose. To order, call 469.466.8263 or go online here. Place your order and choose your delivery or pick up time from the available options. Delivery is free within a two-mile radius of the Knox Henderson restaurant. The three-course meal for adults offers a starter, main and dessert choice for $50 per person. Children’s meals are $25 per person and include an entrée and dessert. Starter options include the choice of a Pastry Basket (best croissants!), White Asparagus Mimosa, Grilled Artichoke Salad, Tomato Gazpacho Crab & Avocado Salad. Entrée choices include Le Bilboquet’s famous Cajun Chicken and Lobster Salad shown here, Mango Grilled Halibut and beef options including Petit Filet au Poivre. Dessert choices are chocolate mousse, strawberry shortcake and Key lime pie.
Stock & Barrel offers curbside pick-up and delivery daily, on Sunday, though, pick-up hours are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Orders must be placed by Friday at 9 p.m. To place an order and set pick-up time between 9 am and 1 pm, call 214.888.0150. The dinner for two menu offers a choice of Goat cheese dumplings with asparagus, green garlic, braised little gems, fava beans and tarragon or Cherry wood smoked range chicken with red onion marmalade or Wagyu meatloaf with green peppercorn butter. Dinner for four menu options include those choices plus sides including assorted grains with lemon, zucchini, fennel, pistachios, black currants, and herbs; cheesy polenta; mesclun greens with toasted pecans, clementines, feta, and a marmalade vinaigrette. Dessert is their famous sticky toffee pudding. Take the guess work out and let them pair your wines and cocktails for you. Dinner for two is $75, dinner for four is $125.
Central Market has been a bright spot in an otherwise difficult time. From the organization of their stores to the fantastic supply of the best produce, meat, seafood, flour, yeast, and TP, they have been a source of comfort for so many during this pandemic. They are also going to make your Mother’s Day shopping easier with their Meals to Go. To order and schedule pick up, click here. Offerings include breakfast in bed setups, lunch, dinner and everything between. The little brunch set up pictured here looks great.
Parigi has perfected curbside pick-up. Please place orders by Thursday May 7 at 5 p.m. by calling 214.521.0295 and ask for Janice or Allison or email your order at orders@parigidallas.com. When you place your order, tell you server whether it is for pick-up or delivery, for Saturday or Sunday and if you want Ready to EAT or Ready to HEAT. In addition to this fantastic Mother’s Day menu, Parigi will also offer its usual curbside menu. Mother’s Day brunch menu includes individual mushroom-leek-gruyere quiches, chicken and poblano stuffed crepes, polenta blueberry pancakes, chocolate chip bread pudding French toast and bites for the kids including chicken tenders and spaghetti and meatballs. Parigi is offering desserts from local legends including Mynetta’s strawberry cake, JR’s individual blueberry pie and Henry’s ice cream in a variety of flavors. Brunch isn’t brunch without Mimosas or Bloody Mary’s so add one of Parigi’s drink kits to go.
TJ’s Seafood Market’s Preston Royal location is offering a sweet brunch for pick-up that feeds four-six people for $110. To order, call 214.691.2369 by Friday, May 8. The menu features a ham and cheese egg casserole, TJ’s famous shrimp cocktail, cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing, Caesar salad, bacon and breakfast potatoes. You can add a Mimosa package for $25.
Il Bracco, The Plaza at Preston Center’s Italian restaurant from CEO Robert Quick, an SMU grad and former omelet guy at Dallas Country Club, serves up fantastic Italian fare and executes to-go perfectly. The Festa della Mamma menu must be ordered by Friday, May 8 and is available to curbside pick-up or delivery via Alto. Full menu is HERE and is also available please email you order to parkcities@ilbraccorestaurant.com. The special menu feeds four people for $100, a great deal, if you ask me. The menu starts with a Chilled Carrot Soup, Kale Salad, whole Herb Roasted Chicken, Asparagus & Peas side and Panna Cotta for dessert. Il Bracco’s pastas are excellent and the Spicy Gemelli for four people can be added for $40. You can also purchase a Mimosa kit and wine such as Nickel & Nickel’s “Truchard” for a few extra coins.
Asian Mint Thai Mother’s Day is August 12 so Nikky Phinyawatana gets to have two Suk Sun Wan Mae every year! For this Mother’s Day, she has created easy to prepare at home meal kits featuring some of their most popular dishes. For Mother’s Day the Preston Forest (only) location is selling kits that include Edamommy (sorry, Edamame) Asian Noodle Salas, Shrimp and Chicken Basil with Jasmine Rice and Chocolate Flourless Cake. A 48-hour pre-order is required and you can order online HERE Dinner for four costs $75.
LeGourmet Baking Becky Nelson’s Lover’s Lane bakery is still cranking out the best shortbread in town. Her Mother’s Day gift tins are adorable and a perfect gift to drop off to let a certain someone know you are thinking about her. (PS – she does very cute school-themed cookies, too. Maybe a certain graduate needs some shortbread love, too?) Prices vary by size.
