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Break bread many different ways with Omni Dallas Hotel this Thanksgiving

Dig in at home or at the hotel's restaurant.

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Thanksgiving this year is all about being flexible, and Omni Dallas is ready for whatever your family decides to do.

To begin with, Texas Spice is hosting a family-style meal from November 19-22, and November 25-26, all 4-9 pm. The cost is $45 per person, and reservations must be made two days in advance. RSVP with your name, desired seating time, and party size to rolevents@omnihotels.com.

The meal includes a Texas field greens salad with dried cranberries, goat cheese, poached pears, candied pecans, and a Champagne and cranberry vinaigrette to start, along with deviled eggs. For an additional $2 per person, add on starters like a bacon Parmesan asparagus bundle, cheese and sausage charcuterie board, winter squash bisque, or agave macerated berries.

For the main course, chow down on herb-roasted turkey with giblet gravy and citrus cranberry sauce plus maple-bourbon glazed ham. Add Dr Pepper glazed short rib for $4 per person.

Sides include sweet potato and marshmallow casserole, Yukon Gold whipped potatoes, bacon-braised green beans, cornbread and apricot stuffing, sweet rolls, and cornbread muffins. Add an additional side of local Cheddar mac and cheese or Southern creamed corn for $2 a person.

Finish it all off with pumpkin pie and holiday cookies, and add pumpkin cheesecake, apple walnut pie, or pecan pie for an additional dessert $2 each per person.

You can also feed 8-10 with a full turkey dinner to-go (featuring a similar menu) for $275. Call 214-462-4810 or email rolevents@omnihotels.com to order. To secure your to-go order, you must order at least a day before pick-up.

On Thanksgiving itself, Texas Spice is also presenting a chef-attended buffet, with seating every half hour from 10:30 am-4 pm. Choose from:

Classic Caesar salad with focaccia croutons and garlic emulsion
Texas field greens with dried cranberries, goat cheese, poached pears, candy pecans, and Champagne-cranberry vinaigrette
Agave macerated berries, poached veggies, and golden quinoa
A carving station with herb-roasted turkey served with giblet gravy and citrus-cranberry sauce plus maple-bourbon glazed ham
Yukon Gold whipped potatoes
Sweet potato and marshmallow casserole
Local Cheddar mac and cheese
Green beans with wild mushrooms and fried onion bake
Winter squash bisque
Cornbread and apricot stuffing
Turkey chorizo chilaquiles
Sweet rolls with honey butter
Apple walnut pie and pumpkin pie
Pumpkin cheesecake with a cranberry swirl
Shiner Bock and Valrhona pareve holiday cookies

The cost is $32 for adults, $16 children 4-12, and complimentary for children 3 and under. Please call 214-452-4810 for reservations.

If you truly want to relax this Turkey Day, book a room at the Omni Dallas Hotel for 15 percent off best available rates from November 20, 2020-January, 2, 2021. Enjoy late check-out and a taste of The National Gingerbread House Competition with an exclusive gingerbread welcome gift.

No matter how choose to celebrate this year, let Omni Dallas be a part of it.

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TGI Fridays sells off last 5 locations at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport

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TGI Friday’s Inc. has forged a deal to sell its five locations at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport: According to Bloomberg, the locations will be acquired by Mera Corp., a franchisee based in Cancun, Mexico that operates restaurants in airports.

TGI Fridays filed for bankruptcy in early November and sadly closed its six remaining Dallas-area locations, leaving only the five at DFW Airport for locals to indulge in its loaded potato skins.

The company received court approval on January 2 to transfer ownership of nine locations, including the five at DFW Airport plus four in Maryland, to Mera, who placed a joint offer with restaurant franchisee Anil Yadav of $34.5 million, beating a previous offer by TGI Friday’s former CEO Ray Blanchette.

Blanchette was CEO from 2018-2023. He previously spent 18 years with the chain’s former owner, Carlson. He currently operates eight TGI Fridays in the Northeast, which he acquired in early 2024.

According toRestaurant Business, Blanchette's Sugarloaf Hospitality initially offered $30.5 million, later increasing its bid to $32.5 million.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stacey Jernigan presided over the court hearing.

"I'm glad that TGI is going to continue on at least at some level in the U.S.," Jernigan said.

The sale will allow TGI Fridays to repay its $23.9 million bankruptcy loan. They've also received offers for some of their remaining 30 locations. There are also approximately 122 franchised locations in the U.S. and more than 300 franchise-owned locations in other countries.

Operators in Illinois have begun auctioning off equipment from locations in Joliet and Tinley Park.

TGI Fridays first opened in Manhattan in 1965, and went on to become a staple suburban hangout known for its ribs, loaded potato skins, and distinct decor embellished with red stripes and Tiffany-style lamps.

TGI Friday's was recently proclaimed the No. 1 airport bar in the U.S., earning high marks for its budget-friendly status, thanks to its relatively affordable prices for a draft beer, cheeseburger, and French fries.

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