Coffee Break

Savor true Italian coffee and pastries at the Dallas Farmers Market

Even the coffee is roasted in-house.

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Europeans may be known for lots of wonderful things, but chief among them are incredible coffee and pastries.

At Palmieri Cafe inside the Dallas Farmers Market, each item — from the baked goods to the gelato — is made from scratch. He uses family recipes for the pastries, lovingly making cornettos, cannoncinos, pasticciottos, and graffas, all pure Italian delicacies.

Even the coffee is roasted in-house, which guarantees a gorgeous cup of Giuseppe.

The man behind it all is Corrado Palmieri, a Southern Italian from the province of Lecce, which is known as the "Florence of the South." This strip of land on the heel of the boot named Salento is also the capital of Italian baroque architecture.

So why leave Italy for Dallas? Palmieri wanted to open a true Italian coffee shop and bakery without compromises, only serving fresh, authentic, and natural items.

He certainly does that now, operating Palmieri Cafe from 7 am-6 pm daily. Watch the video to learn more, then visit Palmieri inside the Dallas Farmers Market the next time you need an excellent jolt of caffeine.

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Pizza News

Donatos Pizza totes its unique crust to new location in Flower Mound

Donatos

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Donatos

A pizza chain with a quirky obsession on its crusts is coming to Flower Mound: Donatos Pizza, the franchise famous for spreading its toppings to the very edge of the pizza, will open a location at 1400 Long Prairie Rd. #160.

According to a release, it'll open on December 17.

Donatos Pizza was founded by Jim Grote in Ohio in 1963 from a single stand, and remains family-owned. Their signature is to place the toppings on their pizzas "edge to edge" — for clueless diners who do not like plain crust edges. (Come on, the crust is the best part.)

Their menu features more than a dozen varieties of pizza such as veggie, four cheese, and pepperoni with hot honey. Their signature crust is a thin-crust but they also offer thicker alternatives as well as a cauliflower crust. Pizzas come in a 7-inch individual and go all the way up to a 14-inch large. Prices range from $15 to $25.

Fans appreciate their better-than-average ingredients and describe it as more flavorful compared to other corporate pizza chains, with a crisp thin crust and generous toppings.

In addition to pizza, Donatos' menu includes oven-baked wings, sub sandwiches, including meatball and Italian cold cuts, plus appetizers and salads.

The Flower Mound location will be a family affair, owned by Lynne and Ralph Pence, whose son Travis will oversee day-to-day operations. The Pence family has deep connections to Donatos including the fact that Lynne's sister used to work for the company, while her brother-in-law still does.

"We're from Columbus, Ohio — it is where our kids grew up and where our family is—it also happens to be the hometown and birthplace of Donatos Pizza," Lynne says. "Our daughter in Oklahoma found out Donatos was coming to Edmond, where she lives, and called us. She was so excited that Donatos was finally coming down south and we wanted to be a part of it."

This is the second Donatos in the Dallas area: a location opened in Frisco in November — the first in Texas.

There are currently 470-plus locations in 28 states. That includes 175 stores plus nearly 300 non-traditional locations nationwide, including select Red Robin restaurants, sports, and entertainment venues.

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