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Restaurant features & collabs

Spotlights, openings, community nights and featured partners — with what I ordered, where to find it, and a link to every original post.

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01 Featured collaborations

Partners at the table

My two featured partners — and what we’ve made together.

Featured partner

Arabeska Lounge

Plano, TX · Mediterranean restaurant & hookah lounge · 5420 14th St

A regular collaborator: holiday celebrations, watch parties, live-music promotion, celebrity event coverage and behind-the-scenes content days with the Arabeska team.

Independence Day poster for Arabeska Lounge × Born2Samosa

@arabeskatx

Aug 14–15, 2026
Pakistani & Indian Independence Day
Co-branded celebration with free samosas and chai for dine-in guests.
Announcement Arabeska’s specials reel
Oct 22, 2026
Folkstory live at Arabeska
Promotion for a live night of classical Pakistani & Indian favorites plus current hits.
Event post
Oct 2, 2026
India vs Pakistan on the big screen
A free screening of the Asian Games T20 gold-medal match.
Event post
May 2026
Amir Khan meet & greet
Hosted by Arabeska, captured by me.
Watch the reel
Sep–Oct 2026
Content days
Short, funny behind-the-scenes reels with the Arabeska team.
Reel 1 Reel 2 Reel 3

Featured partner

Urban Tandoori Pizza

Richardson, TX · Italian–Desi fusion · 100% zabiha halal

Brick-oven pizza with Desi flavors, plus San-Dough calzones, pastas, wings and tandoori loaded fries. I covered the launch.

Sep 30, 2026
Opening reel
A first look ahead of the Oct 1 soft opening: Chicken Fajeeta, Bihari Blaze, Bebberoni Habibi and Seekh & Destroy pizzas — with Dubai chocolate to finish.
Watch the reel @urbantandooripizza

Find it: 1403 E Campbell Rd, Ste 108, Richardson

Brick-oven pizza at Urban Tandoori Pizza

Grand opening

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Arabeska Lounge × Born2Samosa Independence Day poster: free samosas and chai, August 14 and 15

02 Collaboration spotlight

Independence Day at Arabeska Lounge

For Pakistan’s Independence Day (August 14) and India’s (August 15), Arabeska Lounge and I teamed up on a celebration of both — with free samosas and chai.

August 14 & 15, 2026, during business hours
Arabeska Lounge, 5420 14th St, Plano, TX
Free samosa and free chai for dine-in guests
Arabeska’s two limited-time drinks for the weekend: the Karachi Breeze and the Taj Twist

See the announcement Arabeska’s specials reel

03 All features

The portfolio

Crispy chicken sandwich at 375° Chicken ’n Fries

New opening

Arlington, TXOct 9, 2026

375° Chicken ’n Fries

Made-to-order halal chicken from the NYC chicken scene, with self-service kiosks.

Ordered: Chick ’n Tenders, Mac ’n Pop, Chick ’n Slider, sweet-chili pops
Verdict: Tenders were the standout — above a national chain, for my taste
Find it: 300 E Front St, Ste 100, Arlington

Watch on Instagram

Food review

Hurst, TXOct 7, 2026

Everything Halal

NYC-style halal platters that had this New Yorker rating them above some famous NYC names.

Ordered: Beef kati roll, mixed platter with white sauce, chicken loaded fries, chicken momos
Halal: 100% halal, HMS certified
Find it: 960 Melbourne Rd, Hurst

Watch on Instagram

Grand opening

Richardson, TXSep 30, 2026

Urban Tandoori Pizza

Opening coverage for an Italian–Desi pizza house — one of my featured partners.

Try: Bihari Blaze, Seekh & Destroy, San-Dough calzones
Halal: 100% zabiha halal
Find it: 1403 E Campbell Rd, Ste 108, Richardson

Watch on Instagram

Pakistani

Carrollton, TXJul 1, 2026

Alvi’s Kitchen

Pakistani comfort food I called my highest-rated desi halal restaurant in DFW at the time.

Ordered: Nalli nihari, beef haleem, Afghan pulao, butter chicken with a naan basket
Sweet: Gajjar ka halwa, zarda with gulab jamun, mango mojito
Find it: 2650 Midway Rd, Ste 114, Carrollton

Watch on Instagram