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    Celebrate Good Times

    Bake and Play Cafe does kids parties and kolaches in Lakewood

    Rachael Abrams
    Aug 4, 2013 | 3:09 pm

    Kelly Kemp and Dee's Doggie Den owner Dee Moore were thinking of kids and their moms when they dreamed up Bake and Play Cafe, a double-duty place in East Dallas that hosts kid parties and sells kolaches to go.

     

    Residents of Lakewood and friends for 15 years, the two women were first inspired to create something for their children. "We wanted somewhere fabulous where they could hang out and learn," Kemp says.

     

    But the ladies had moms in mind too. "We wanted a place where moms don't have to bring anything," Kemp says.

     

    Other than cash. The minimum is $295 for 15 kids, ideally 8 years old and under. Partygoers get the run of the playroom, where they can decorate cakes, make their own pizzas and take home a paper chef hat. For an additional charge, the kids get cloth chef hats and coats. You can also commission Bake and Play to make invitations and thank-you cards.

     

    "As part of the party, kids create the food and cake," Kemp says. "It's very interactive."

     

    A typical party begins with a play session. Then it's on to the food. First comes the cake. The staff prepares the cake batter; each child gets his own bowl. The cakes are put in to bake, and the kids begin on their personal pizzas, adding sauce, cheese and pepperoni. Out come the baked cakes, in go the pizzas. While they bake, everyone decorates their Easy Bake Oven-sized cakes with organic frosting and sweet treats from the candy wall.

     

    And just as any good parent would request, before singing "happy birthday" and eating cake, the kids eat their pizzas.

     

    Even if you don't have kids, Bake and Play Cafe has something else that may prove to be a customer draw: a bakery-cafe with kolaches.

     

    "It's a two-sided place," Kemp says. "Walk through another door, and you'll find bakery cases where you can grab homemade kolaches and breakfast to go." Bake and Play also intends to offer wholesome pureed meals from Half Pint Palates in Deep Ellum.

     

    Located at 6434 E. Mockingbird Ln., at the southeast corner of Abrams Road, the cafe is slated to open in August. It'll have a full menu created by chef Jackie Blakley, served express-style with a separate seating area for in-house dining. "Our signature will be kolaches made by pastry chef Gladys Ibanez," Kemp says.

     

    Parties are held on Saturdays and Sundays only. For reservations, call 214-801-2584.

    Kids make personal-sized pizzas and cakes at Bake and Play Cafe parties.

    Child makes personal-sized pizza at Bake and Play Cafe in Dallas
      
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    Kids make personal-sized pizzas and cakes at Bake and Play Cafe parties.
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    Dallas restaurant group opens popular Hudson House concept in Frisco

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jul 30, 2025 | 10:02 am
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    A Dallas restaurant concept that has proven popular wherever it goes is now going to Frisco: Hudson House, the East Coast-inspired concept from Dallas-based Vandelay Hospitality Group, will open a location at 3475 Preston Rd., taking over a former Twin Peaks. According to a release, it will open on Wednesday, August 6.

    Hudson House was designed to channel the spirit of a New England dining institution with the charm of a West Village neighborhood spot in New York. That is a lot of locations to channel. Signature menu items include their cheeseburger, oysters, and self-titled “World’s Coldest Martini."

    Menu highlights include

    • Hudson’s Avocado Dip with whipped avocado, green onion, herbs, and ranch chips
    • The Cheeseburger - thin patties, American cheese, pickles, and Hudson sauce
    • Chicken Parm with tomato pasta and reggiano
    • American Tuna Tower - ahi tuna, avocado, English cucumber, mixed greens, radishes

    In addition to the World's Coldest Martini, the bar has other martinis such as Bleu & Gold with vodka, olive juice, bleu cheese salt, and bleu cheese olives; Lemon Drop with lemon vodka, lemon juice, and Limoncello foam; and The Espresso - vodka, espresso, Kahlua and Bailey’s.

    Non-martini cocktails include the Frozen Bellini, Strawberry Spritz with strawberry Aperol, grapefruit, & prosecco, and spicy Mexican with socorro reposado, jalapeño, cucumber, and lime.

    Their happy hour, which runs Monday-Friday from 3-6 pm, is popular, thanks to half-price martinis and bellinis and wines by the glass, $3 oysters, and $10 cheeseburgers.

    The space has leather booths, a large wraparound bar, a patio, and a large sit-down raw seafood bar with East Coast oysters, shrimp cocktail with chipotle remoulade, crab claws, and tuna tartare.

    Frisco marks the ninth location for Hudson House and the seventh in the DFW metroplex, joining Highland Park, Lakewood, Preston Hollow, Addison, Las Colinas, and Fort Worth, plus two in Houston.

    In a statement, Vandelay Hospitality Group founder and CEO Hunter Pond says that "Frisco has been on our radar for a long time."

    "It’s a dynamic, fast-growing community that values quality and experience, which aligns perfectly with what we aim to deliver at Hudson House,” Pond says. “We’re thrilled to bring our signature East Coast-inspired atmosphere, raw bar, and the ‘World’s Coldest Martini’ to this part of North Texas and look forward to becoming part of the neighborhood.”

    Hudson House Frisco is not only the ninth Hudson House, it's also Vandelay’s 21st restaurant, in a portfolio that includes Drake’s Hollywood, D.L. Mack’s, Jack & Harry’s, Brentwood, Anchor Sushi Bar, Slider & Blues, and Bar Sardine.

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