All the D Magazine Best of 2012 winners in The Luxury Gift Envelope
Nick and Sams Best Steak House
Founded in 1999 by restauranteur Phil Romano ,Nick and Sams has become one of Dallas’ most popular dining destinations featuring prime steaks, a selection of over 450 wines and exceptional service.
.Also, the Dallas Morning News Guide choice for Best Steakhouse!
Veritas Wine Room Best Wine Bar
Veritas Wine Room is an East Dallas, Neighborhood Friendly, Award Winning, VinoPub Venture dedicated to the finest Texas Cheeses, Texas Meats, Texas Chocolates, Selected Imported Food Items and Boutique Wines and Craft Beers from Around the World.
Located in the middle of the burgeoning New Henderson Entertainment District, we offer an inviting, casual atmosphere featuring eclectic furniture, a stoned-in interior fireplace, art provided by The Cameron Gallery, a comfortable patio and the most varied musical playlist in Dallas .
Scardello Hand Made Cheese Best Cheese Shop
Scardello is an artisan cheese shop focused on handcrafted cheeses and tasty accompaniments. Their inventory includes about 150 artisan cheeses featuring American and European farmstead cheese, along a number of Texas cheeses.At Scardello, they embrace their role as “Cheese Enthusiasts” by sharing their excitement with their guests. Scardello provides high quality, artisan products and accepts a responsibility to their world, their community, their guests and each other.
T’ J’s Seafood Best Seafood Market
Family owned since 1989, TJ's is Dallas premier fresh seafood market. TJ's has been recognized by D Magazine, Dallas Observer and Dallas Morning News for freshest fish and shellfish, as well as prepared take out and full-service catering.
Matador Meats and Wine Best Butcher Shop
Matador Meat & Wine is a full service, custom cut butcher shop and wine store serving Frisco, Plano and Dallas.
Founded by Matt and Colleen Peterson, Matador Meat & Wine operates under the premise of offering only the highest quality CAB (Certified Angus Beef) and Prime grade beef. If you are only accustomed to shopping for your steaks at local grocery stores then you are in for a real treat when you grill or roast beef from Matador. Beef at local grocery stores are usually graded as “select” or “choice”. Although these sound great, CAB and prime are worlds greater than select and choice.
Lavendou Best French Restaurant
A visit to Lavendou is a retreat into the French countryside - a place where life is savored as much as the food. The decor is warm and welcoming. Its cozy blue and yellow color scheme, filled with hand screened Pierre Deux fabrics, is the perfect setting in which to lose yourself.
Lavendou is thoroughly French, from the inviting decor to the gracious service and authentic cuisine. But don't expect it to be pretentious. Owner Pascal Cayet is dedicated to providing service that is friendly and efficient. And you will find Lavendou's menu to be deliciously approachable. Serving the lighter fare of Southern France, Lavendou offers many items to tempt your taste buds..
The Mansion Best Hotel Bar/ Best Chef
The Bar
For refined cocktails and a stylish atmosphere, the Mansion Bar delivers. The premier den for Dallas locals, you’ll find regulars and visitors enjoying the bar's signature clubby ambience with a modern twist – walls lined in cognac colored leather and a blend of traditional and contemporary art. The menu features current cocktails and Mansion originals – like a classic Moscow Mule served with the Mansion’s own house-made ginger beer. Paired with inspired culinary creations and live entertainment, the Mansion bar is a Dallasicon.
The Chef
Long-hailed as Dallas' best restaurant for fine dining, the Mansion Restaurant has been delighting guests for more than 30 years. The proud tradition of culinary excellence and exquisite service continues as Chef Bruno Davaillon leads the Mansion's talented culinary team to give guests the most inviting, approachable and valuable dining experience in Texas. Chef Davaillon's contemporary American cuisine with French influences reveals the brilliance of simplicity with an approach that involves choosing the freshest and finest ingredients and combining them to maximize flavor and texture.
Theater 3 Best Actor
Christopher Dontrell Piper in Superior Donuts
D Magazine Best of Readers Choice Winners
Dr Delphinium Designs and Events Best Florist
Dr Delphinium Designs & Events has proudly served the Dallas Metroplex for over 20 years. They are committed to offering only the finest floral arrangements and gifts, which are backed by their prompt and friendly service. Because all of their customers are important, their professional staff is dedicated in making their customers floral experience a pleasant one. At Dr Delphinium they will always go the extra mile to make their customers floral gift perfect.
Best Spa
The Spa at the Crescent
Within its quietly opulent 22,000-square-foot facility, The Spa at The Crescent offers 77 one-of-a-kind treatments and services for men and women in 16 state-of-the-art treatment rooms. Luxurious product lines and discreet and knowledgeable service create a spa rivaling others in far-flung locations around the world.The award-winning Dallas day spa offers members and guests the most modern expertise and treatments to maximize strength, health, appearance, mental acuity and spiritual balance. Discreetly situated within Rosewood Crescent Hotel, the day spa spares no detail in providing a proven regimen for total body health. Expert trainers teach and oversee personal workouts and instruction in dance, aerobics and yoga, complemented by the world's most advanced cardiovascular and free-weight equipment. To further refine and reward, rejuvenating facials, aromabaths, hydrotherapy, massages, manicures and pedicures complete the personal health regimen.
Best Massage
Hiatus Spa
The mission of Hiatus spa is to create an exceptional spa experience for each and every guest. With highly customized skin and body treatments, they tailor your experience with elements that are uniquely ours. Hiatus services feature customized aromatherapy, a purifying foot soak to begin your relaxation, signature hand and foot massage, and a personalized finishing touch. Each service is unique, like each guest they have the pleasure to serve.
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