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    Coffee News

    New MOTW Coffee and Pastries opens in Plano to bring people together

    Luciana Gomez
    Jan 7, 2025 | 4:06 pm
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    A new coffee shop with a big dream is opening in Plano. Called MOTW Coffee and Pastries, it'll open in east Plano at 4013 14th St. #407, in a shopping center anchored by a Kroger, with a goal to not only serve good coffee, but also bring people together.

    They'll host a grand opening on Saturday, January 11 with lattes for $3.

    MOTW was founded a decade ago in Indiana by then-college student Sajjad Shad, who started by creating an Instagram page @muslimsoftheworld to help change people’s perceptions about Muslims.

    "I wanted to portray versions of Muslims that people had never seen before through stories that resonated with people beyond their faith and culture, just as human beings," Sajjad says.

    Muslims of the World became a brand, with a book published in 2018 called Muslims of the World: Portraits and Stories of Hope, Survival, Loss, and Love, as well as a charity organization dedicated to humanitarian causes in the community.

    “We are clearing up stereotypes," Sajjad says. "We wanted to do it in a global and physical location, and that’s how the coffee shop idea started."

    They opened three locations in Indiana, and a fourth in Lombard, Illinois, then created a franchise for expansion. MOTW Coffee and Pastries now has multiple locations in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

    Fahad and Sofie Danish are the franchisees behind this first MOTW Coffee and Pastries in Texas, which will be the largest shop of the franchise. They've given the space a warm makeover with an expansive mural on the wall of a desert scene, plus brown leatherette couches and black velour chairs.

    "We chose MOTW because it looks to build bridges of understanding at a polarizing time," they say. “We're here in the community, and hope people will have a coffee with us and create their own memories, experiences, and perceptions."

    For coffee, they work with a roaster in Indiana to serve beans from Ethiopia and South America, both single origin and blends. The menu includes traditional coffee and espresso drinks plus lattes in unique and irresistible flavors such as Biscoff, Date Cardamon, Rosemary Honey, English Toffee, and Vanilla Coconut.

    They offer traditional chai, as well as Yemeni chai, using a family recipe from Sajjad’s wife Fatimah. They also serve refreshers with a variety of flavors such as jasmine Peach, Coconut Hibiscus and Green Strawberry Mango.

    Their food menu is all-Halal and includes empanadas, chicken pot pie, and samosas. For sweets, they serve muffins, coffee crumb pound cake, baklava, and cookies. For consistency, they partner with small businesses that ship items to the different locations.

    "We try to find great vendors that embrace our values of authenticity and good leadership. It’s been awesome to see how we have helped their businesses as well," Sajjad says. “We really have built a great community. We are letting people work together with the same understanding of empathy toward other people, and we try to help out."

    One of their shops in Indiana raised money to get a homeless person off the street, with an apartment, a bicycle, and clothes to get him back on his feet.

    "We always make sure we put that as one of our top priorities — when your brand is more than coffee, you’ll find that people will support you more," Sajjad says.

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    Bubbly News

    Perry's launches rare private-label champagne at Dallas-area locations

    Teresa Gubbins
    Jul 25, 2025 | 4:33 pm
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    Perry's Steakhouse Champagne

    Champagne lovers seeking a rare new sip of the real thing can hit Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille, the Houston-based restaurant chain, which is celebrating its 46th anniversary in an especially bubbly manner: with an exclusive new Perry’s Reserve Premier Cru Champagne.

    According to a release, Perry’s has collaborated with the family-owned Maurice Philippart Champagne House, who've been crafting fine Champagne in France since 1827, to produce its own brand name grower’s Premier Cru from the esteemed village of Chigny-les-Roses near Reims.

    The result: a Perry's label Carte d'Or Premier Cru, offering a golden hue and fine bubbles, with notes of white flowers and a citrus finish.

    Perry's began offering it in July at all locations including Dallas at 2100 Olive St., Frisco at 2440 Parkwood Blvd., and Grapevine at 2400 W. SH-114.

    Doing a special house label wine is not new for Perry's; they already have a Perry's-labeled chardonnay as well as a rose, made for them by California wineries based in Sonoma and Monterey.

    But the Champagne represents a different kind of partnership, says Perry's chief strategy officer & chief marketing officer Lesa Sorrentino.

    "We partnered with Maurice Philippart because they claim eight generations of tradition, and when we sat down with them, we loved the wine," she says. "They're entrenched in French culture and in the Champagne region where they're a recognized name. But they're not as well known in the U.S. We're the first importer to partner together with them, and we were excited not only about the opportunity to showcase this historic house, but also for the opportunity to create a premier cru with them."

    Founded by Maurice Philippart, the house began as a small-scale operation, with Maurice focusing on cultivating his vineyards in Hautvillers, a village famous for its historical association with Dom Pérignon. The estate’s vineyards are primarily planted with the three main Champagne grape varieties—Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay—each contributing to the house’s distinctive blends.

    At Perry's, the Champagne is available by the glass, in a standard 5-oz pour as well as a larger 7.5-oz pour, and is also available by the bottle, for $130, a relative steal by bubbly standards.

    "We really wanted to offer premier cru quality at an approachable price point," Sorrentino says.

    However you order, you'll get a complimentary Perry's Champagne Biscuit, a delicate, crisp cookie dusted in powdered sugar. It's their version of a centuries-old confection called the Biscuit of Reims, also called Biscuits Rose, also called just plain old "pink champagne biscuit."

    The biscuit — which has a unique texture … airy but crunchy, a light rose color, and a delicate flavor — is a tradition that that dates back to the 1600s. You're encouraged to dunk it into the Champagne or tea, with its main appeal seemingly that it's pink.

    "It's a fun adventure for us that also highlights the fact that Champagne is more versatile than many people realize,” says Perry's Beverage Director Paige Stroud. “It’s not just a toast at the start of the evening. We’re showcasing how beautifully it pairs not only with the seafood but also our signature steaks and our famous pork chop.”

    If you act fast, you can sample Perry’s Reserve Premier Cru Champagne as part of a Reserve Anniversary Wine Flight for $20, which includes three 2-ounce pours of Perry’s Reserve Premier Cru Champagne, Chardonnay and Rosé for a broader tasting experience — but it's available only through July 31. The Champagne and the pink biscuit will be available indefinitely.

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