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Shipley Do-Nuts to open in McKinney with unheard-of promotion

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The doughnuts are rolling in to McKinney with the opening of Shipley Do-Nuts, the Houston-based chain known for its doughnuts and kolaches, coming to 3801 Virginia Pkwy., in the Shoppes at Virginia on Saturday, March 1.

Shipley was founded in Houston in 1936, and currently has more than 370 company-owned and franchised restaurants across 13 states. Since 2021, they've been on a bit of a growing spurt that included a new location in North Dallas in 2021.

They offers more than 60 doughnut varieties, including their signature plain glazed, cut in the iconic Shipley hexagon shape with a lighter, fluffier texture; plus filled, iced, and cake donuts, bear claws, and coffee. They're also known for kolaches in varieties that include Bacon, Egg & Cheese, Ham & Cheese and Sausage, Jalapeno & Cheese.

They're also known, though maybe not as well, for their truncated spelling of the word doughnuts — a heinous offense on its own but also for the unspoken permission it has given to others to use the word "donut" as well — and thereby lowering the standard of literacy everywhere.

More recently, they've introduced new items such as their limited-edition warm mini beignets fried and dusted with powdered sugar.

The McKinney location is from PS Do-Nuts, a franchise company led by Skeet Smith, who plans to open 10 to 15 more locations starting with two opening soon in Prosper and Aubrey.

For the McKinney debut, they're doing something new: giving away free doughnuts.

Every vehicle that drives through the drive-thru on Saturday, March 1, and Sunday, March 2, from 7 am-2 pm will get a free box of six pre-selected Shipley donuts – no purchase required.

“We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the opening of our new Shipley Do-Nuts location than by giving away a half-dozen doughnuts to every vehicle that drives through our drive-thru," Smith says. "It will be the biggest doughnut giveaway this town has ever seen."

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Savvy global-fusion restaurant to open at McKinney waterfront village

The Quay

The Quay McKinney

An upscale global-fusion restaurant is about to debut in McKinney: Called The Quay, it specializes in American and Asian dishes, and will open in the former Waterfront Restaurant at 6601 Mediterranean Dr., in Adriatica Village, on February 27.

The Quay comes from restaurateur and chef Saicharan Shankar, who's no stranger to the Adriatica Village: In 2024, he opened Tantra Modern Indian Bistro, an upscale Indian restaurant with craft cocktails.

He's a big fan of the center. "This location was chosen because of the exquisite Mediterranean Village setting and its panoramic waterfront view," he says.

While Tantra specializes in Indian food, The Quay is an ambitious multi-cuisine concept featuring Mediterranean and pan-Asian dishes, inspired by his love of dining at premium restaurants around the world.

Signature dishes include the "Hotstone Wagyu," featuring A5 Wagyu beef cooked on a hot stone; and the Ruby Beet Chèvre, a salad with microgreens, candied walnuts, and a stunning pink goat cheese tinted by red beets.

The restaurant offers two tasting menus with seven courses for a set price in two options: vegetarian for $89, and non-vegetarian for $109.

"It's a 7-course tasting menu that uses the finest ingredients and premium meats, including Wagyu imported from Japan," Sai says.

Other intriguing dishes include chicken schnitzel with mushroom sauce, risotto with prawns and truffle aioli, halibut with spinach sauce, Thai spring rolls, and vegetable curry. Young and savvy, Shankar is well acquainted with vegetarian tricks and techniques such as using mushrooms in place of meat in a veggie version of schnitzel using king oyster mushrooms.

Decor is upscale and they have a full bar mixing up a slate of colorful cocktails, such as the Lychee Martini; the Quay Old Fashioned with Redemption bourbon, maraschino liquor, and Angostura bitters; and the Oaxaca Duet with Tres Generacions Reposado Tequila, Cointreau, and aquafaba (chickpea water) — another trendy vegetarian ingredient.

Presentation is whimsical and over-the-top, such as the old fashioned, which is delivered in a glass cube filled with smoke which oozes out when the cocktail is removed; and a tropical drink mixed and poured into a partially rotating globe. If you're going to dream, why not dream big.

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