CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES

ON THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, the scene at Celebration Market resembles a controlled chaos. The larger-than-usual staff includes runners who dash across the parking lot transporting prepared dishes from the restaurant kitchen to the market — about 300 orders by the day’s end.

“It’s like we’ve taken a whole month of food and sell it in one day,” says market manager Leah Ferraro.

Cake Carousel

Join us for our Annual Holiday Open House, Nov.15th. Demos on how to make cake pops, cookies, candies, cupcakes and more. Sample the goodies! Call to enroll. Home of the famous make your own Peppermint Bark. 1002 N.Central Expwy Ste. 501 @ Arapaho 972.690.4628 cakecarousel.com

City View Antique Mall

Vintage Turkeys, Silver, Goblets & Linens, for a one of a kind Tablescape. Holiday items that bring back memories. Put a little Vintage Nostalgia in your Holidays this Year! 6830 Walling Lane (Skillman/Abrams) 214.752.3071 cityviewantiques.homestead.com

Painting With A Twist

Express your inner artist! Instructors lead attendees in creating paintings with a featured piece of art. Bring your imagination and beverage. Perfect for private parties and complimentary valet parking. 5202 W. Lovers Lane 214.350.9911 paintingwithatwist.com/dallas

Celebration, both the restaurant and the market, is known for housemade traditional fare such as casseroles and pot roasts; it’s a reprieve from the trendy foodie scenes engulfing our neighborhood. That’s why Celebration is so busy during the holidays, when tradition reigns.

“Our food is the kind of food that you would cook if you had the time to cook,” Ferraro says.

The restaurant has been open for more than 40 years, making it a hub for regulars. The market, however, which opened in 2001, sometimes still goes unnoticed. Ferraro says some diners assume it offers the same menu, but with everything being cold.

“There’s so much more to it than that,” she says. “I consider us a cross