Last year’s tea at The French Room remains a wonderful memory. We decided to make it tradition. Read on for the exciting foods we tried. Continue reading Annual Tradition: Tea at The French Room for Easter
A culinary delight at The French Room! Continue reading High Tea at The Adolphus, Easter 2021
Tore and I picked a direction and started driving. Before long we were in downtown Dallas, visiting our favorite haunt: The Adolphus Hotel!
Neither of us were dressed for the occasion but that didn’t stop us. It is our home away from home and The Adolphus is always welcoming. Continue reading Christmas Day at The Adolphus Hotel
You might be surprised to discover the Adolphus Hotel, Baker Hotel, Statler Hilton Hotel AND the Tower Hotel Courts motel have something in common (aside from my affinity for them!) They were listed in Duncan Hines Travel books in 1962. Continue reading The Tower Hotel Courts on Harry Hines Blvd & Duncan Hines, Part 2
I sent a text to my friend Tore on Friday: “there’s nothing to do tomorrow.” Tore’s reply: “Let’s go to The Adolphus to see the gingerbread display!” And so the adventure began. I donned my new blue jacket and Tore … Continue reading December at The Adolphus (home)
This post wraps up my series on my Birthday visit to The Adolphus. Thank you for reading the series. The first time I stayed at The Adolphus, a friend asked a question that stumped me. What did the hotel … Continue reading The Scent at The Adolphus
As Tore was eating his dessert at The French Room, it became clear he needed to write a blog. You are in for a treat. – Denise By Tore Bellis I normally encourage Denise to order adventurously. If she does, I select a safe option so that, if things go wrong, I can swap with her. But this time she went for the raspberry chocolate souffle, so I was free to go wild. When the ladies’ hat showed up, I knew I had chosen correctly. It was an off-white, fancy bonnet of meringue with a jaunty feather of hard sugar … Continue reading An Adolphus Dessert – Guest blog by Tore Bellis
The Adolphus surprised me with a birthday cake. Not a slice of cake. Not a cheap sheet cake. A cake large enough to be shared but small enough to be shared with a few. A cake with multiple layers of flavor… and sprinkles. A cake made by a pastry chef at The Adolphus. The cake seemingly appeared out of nowhere. This really adds to the mystique of the hotel. I stepped away from my hotel room and there it was upon my return. A beautiful, perfectly square cake and a kind note to accompany it. That evening Tore and I … Continue reading My Birthday Cake from The Adolphus
I walked giddily to the rooftop pool at The Adolphus. Depending on the point of view— we were overdressed. Tore was in his tux and I was in my mod dress and boots— we had finished our meal from The … Continue reading Dancing on the Rooftop at The Adolphus, Part 3
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