More Deliciousness from Arpeggio Grill (Airport Blvd.)

I sat down at Arpeggio again recently and thought I'd share some pics with you. They've added new menu boards and a little chill spot by the fireplace and flat screen TV. They've added some decorations and done a little painting too. Not that any of that was necessary because their food kicks ass. They've got 3 different kinds of baklava. Did you hear that? Three kinds. Ahh, heaven.

URGENT UPDATE: Rafael's (Lumberton , TX)

After posting about Rafael's Mexican Restaurant in Lumberton, I have received numerous responses. As a caring citizen, I believe it is vital that you all know that recently my friend got food poisoning from Rafael's. She said and I quote, "Rafael's gave me food poisoning! It was horrible! Nearly killed me & my unborn child!"

Rafael's has since moved into the negative star status. How dare they kill an unborn child and it's mother!

The Paula Deen of ATX

This post is about my best cook of a friend, Lacey. This girl can turn a bare refrigerator into a seven course meal of goodness. I don't know where she stashes her recipes, but if they were written down in a book, it'd be worth it's weight in gold.

Lacey invited Jesse and I over for dinner and I think I was sitting at her table before our phone conversation ended because I've learned to never pass on one of her meals. I definitely broke the speed limit to get there fast. To put it simply, this bitch can cook!

Steve and Lacey had fired up the grill before we arrived and they were already cooking some shrimp. Now, I have to let you know that I'm kinda scared of shrimp. One bad shrimp experience can ruin a person for a lifetime. I try to stick with fried shrim only, but I knew I couldn't pass on anything that came out of Lacey's kitchen. She grilled the shrimp up with some oil and bell peppers and it was so good I ate them all (well, maybe I saved them one or two). I thought about leaving some just in case someone else wanted one, but I lost control of my hands and just kept grabbing.

Then, we had some grilled pork tenderloin, corn on the cob, potato salad and baked beans. I love you Paula Deen, I mean Lacey.

I give Lacey's kitchen 5 Stars, the highest possible rating, plus two extra stars just because I can. Now get in there and make me some peach cobbler...yummm.

Grand Prairie/Dallas Edition

This blog has been a long time in the making. I know a bunch of you have been sitting at your computers waiting for my next post. I apologize for the amount of time since my last post.

So, these are a few of the places I visited during my work trip to Grand Prairie, Texas.

We started at Spring Creek Barbecue - A Family Restaurant. They had a cafeteria like setting where you grab a tray and push it down the line. You could choose from your usual BBQ classics like chicken and beef and they had baked potatoes. I chose the brisket sandwich. I don't have anything great to say about this restaurant except that it was free because my work paid for it. Oh yeah, there was one cool thing about it. The "waitress" walks around with a big ol' basket of rolls and doles them out at your request.

Spring Creek would be a good place to eat if you are craving a big dose of protein.

Okay, so next we went to Siedos Meditteranean Grill. The coolest thing about this place is that they had a hookah that was taller than me. How cool would it be to have a 7 foot hookah? I'm gonna start looking on eBay right now. Anyways, I had the chicken shawerma with hummus and a baklava for dessert.

I give Siedos a 2.5 for the food and an A+ for the big hookah.

Next, I headed to Dallas with my good ol' friend Ryan Sumner and he took me to a wig party. I met some cool characters including a guy who only wears red shoes, collects pennies and always carries a pair of dice. The party was at a bar called Double Wide and it was all made up to look like an old trailer on the inside. I wore a "Wilma Flintstone" wig and Ryan wore "George Washington".

Last, but not least, and actually possibly the best was that I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express and they have free breakfast and free happy hour. I got bacon, egg and cheese biscuits in the morning and free beer and wine in the evening. What more could a girl ask for?