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Addison Restaurant Month asks: 'Are you the ultimate foodie?'

One week isn't nearly long enough.

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This month’s meal prep is taken care of with unique deals and delicious meals, thanks to Addison Restaurant Month. For the entire month of October, discover what makes Addison the foodie capital of North Texas.

Rather than contain the excitement and specials to a single week and few restaurants, Addison Restaurant Month spans four weeks to give participating restaurants more time to showcase their menus and for diners to get the full experience.

You could even sample cuisines from a different restaurant every day. Want a free appetizer with your entree? How about a complimentary dessert or Red Hot Chicken Nuggets? Say no more. Addison restaurants are bringing some not-to-be-missed offers to the table during Restaurant Month.

Pace yourself, though — it's going to be a long, delicious month.

How to participate:
To spice up your Addison Restaurant Month experience, Visit Addison is giving away hundreds of dollars worth of gift cards from Addison restaurants every week. All you need is your smartphone and a big appetite to see how many Addison eateries you can knock off your list throughout October.

It couldn’t be easier: This month, use the Addison Food Pass to check in as you sit down and order. Then unwind, enjoy your fantastic meal, and wait for the weekly winners to be announced.

That's right — you're automatically entered into the weekly prize contest just by checking in and supporting your favorite local restaurants.

What’s on the menu?
Most restaurant weeks offer diners limited menus at a few upscale restaurants. However, in a move to make this year’s event all about you and your tastebuds, Addison is eliminating the need for a reservation in order to get the most out of the local flavor.

Whether your go-to fix is barbecue, healthy greens, or Japanese, there’s a restaurant waiting to satisfy your craving. If you’re ready to discover your favorite cuisine, there isn’t a better opportunity than during this one-of-a-kind restaurant month.

To find the full list of participating restaurants and sign up to join in the fun, visit https://visitaddison.com/tourism/discover-addison.

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Ice Cream News

Over-the-top Sloan's Ice Cream from Florida makes Texas debut in Plano

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Sloan's Ice Cream

A fantastically over-the-top ice cream shop has made its Texas debut in Plano: Sloan's Ice Cream, a Florida-based chain, has opened a location at Village 121, a bustling center at 8315 Preston Rd. #300, where it's scooping fun flavors in a space drenched in Instagrammable candy-colored hues.

Sloan's was founded in 1999 in West Palm Beach by ice cream enthusiast and trained chef Sloan Kamenstein, and currently has a dozen locations including eight on Florida's east coast, plus California, Ohio, and Las Vegas, Nevada. They've been featured on TV shows such as Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The World According to Jeff Goldblum, and also made a USA Today list of Top 10 Ice Cream Parlors in the USA.

Each Sloan's delivers an immersive experience. Colorful decor was a theme from the get-go, with early locations featuring extras such as hand-painted angels on the ceiling, in an effort to make the stores more of an experience versus a plain old scoop shop. Their shops boast vivid, almost psychedelic interiors and eye-catching chandeliers in hues of pink, magenta, aqua, and neon green.

Row of chandeliers at Sloan's Ice Cream in PlanoSloan's

Ice cream is surely the star, with a library of more than 50 flavors including your basic choc-van-straw, along with foodie-level creations such as:

Black & White Malt: old-fashioned black and white malted milkshake flavor with malt balls
Carrot cake ice cream with chunks of carrot cake, cream cheese frosting, and walnuts
Circus: cotton candy ice cream loaded with gummy bears
Coffee & doughnuts: coffee ice cream with Krispy Kreme glazed doughnuts
Coconut Storm: coconut ice cream with shredded coconut

The ice cream can be ordered in a waffle cone they make on site, as well as in shakes, smoothies, ice cream sodas, and sundaes including some outrageous shareable varieties like Tracy's Kitchen Sink, which comprises 18 scoops of ice cream, every topping, cookies, brownies, whipped cream, and cherries – all served in a real sink.

But they go beyond ice cream with chocolates, cookies, brownies, chocolate and caramel candy-apples, bulk candy, plus gifts and fluffy toys.

Bringing the concept to DFW are Pardhu Vemuri and his wife, Susmitha Katkoori, an acclaimed makeup artist. The couple became enchanted by Sloane's wondrous atmosphere, and their customers have, as well.

"The ice cream is incredible, but everyone loves it, the moment they walk in the door," Vemuri says. "It's fun to watch when they come in — out come the cameras, when they see this is a cool place. They stop and spend time with the decor before placing their order."

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