North Texas Mensa

North Texas Mensa Presents:

The Feast of Pleasures and Delights XLV
Thanksgiving Weekend: Nov. 26 to Nov.29, 2026

Go to: https://www.northtexasmensa.org/rg_event/ to register online.

North Texas Mensa is proud to announce our 45th Regional Gathering. Come join us for entertaining events, great speakers, a variety of games, a wonderful indoor pool, delicious tastings and other interesting activities. The RG runs from Thanksgiving evening through Sunday. This RG will truly please and delight one and all. So come join your Mensa family and friends for another fun-filled Thanksgiving weekend.

BONUS! For the second time, we are adding
programs and lunch on Sunday!

Where: Holiday Inn Express & Suites North Dallas at Preston
6055 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy, Dallas, TX 75240
(972) 404-4500 or Reserve your RG hotel room
Be sure to tell them you are with the
North Texas Mensa Regional Gathering!!

Our discounted room rate is $109 for any room. The rate is guaranteed through 11/6. The rooms are enormous and come equipped with a mini-fridge, microwave and coffee maker. Plus, the hotel has a full breakfast buffet for all overnight guests included in the room rate.

Registration: The early registration rate is $125, which ends on October 31. Starting November 1st, the rate will be $150 until November 25. The walk-in rate will be $165, so register early!

Children 0-5 years of age are free. Older children (6–12 at time of the RG) are ½ the regular registration price on the day they register. See registration form for day rates. Check, money order, PayPal or credit cards are accepted.

You can register by using the handy form on the NTM Website: https://www.northtexasmensa.org/rg_event/

For registration questions, you can contact Cathy Allshouse, our Registrar, at : [email protected] You can also call, text or email RG Chair and Program Chair Karen Brack at [email protected] or 214.477.1151 for more information or to volunteer.

May 20th, 7:00p.m.
MADEATS (Mostly Affordable Diverse Eating Around Town SIG)
Cris and John (BYOB)
6090 Campbell Road, Suite 136 Dallas, TX 75248
https://www.crisandjohn.com/

Rajas Con Queso Egg Rolls. Peking Duck Tacos. Birria Baos. Phorritos. No, these aren't the results of a crash between two food delivery drivers. They're menu items at Cris and John, a Mexican Vietnamese fusion restaurant that has been getting rave reviews for years and drawing huge crowds. When MADEATS tried to visit them at their old location the wait was over an hour long and parking was scant, so we just gave up. Since then, they've moved to a new, larger location with plenty of parking, so let's try again. BYOB.

As always, MADEATS predictably prefers but does not require an RSVP. Karen Brack, 214.477.1151, [email protected].

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MADEATS

Wednesday, April 15th, 7:00
Fortunate Son
500 Main Street in downtown Garland
https://fortunatesontx.com/

I think it's safe to call Dallas a pizza town. Just about any style you can think of is available here, along with some you've probably never heard of. New Haven pizza? Yes? Anybody? Some MADEATerS are nodding their heads because they've been to Fortunate Son. And we're going back this month, so join us and you can be a nodder, too.

In addition to pizza, Fortunate Son also serves Italian pastas, entrees, salads and desserts. (Ooh! Cannoli or tiramisu? The struggle is real.) And there are delicious options for vegetarians. If you have trouble finding a parking space on the street, there is a parking garage a block to the east and a bit north of the restaurant.

If you've been around a while, you know the drill. MADEATS optimistically requests but does not require your RSVP. Without one, though, you may not be able to sit at the cool kids table.

Karen Brack, [email protected], 214.477.1151.

And I promise to show up at the right restaurant this time.

Fortunate Son – Garland TX – Beer Garden and New-Haven Style Pizza House New Haven, CT is basically the pizza capital of the US. People disagree on this obviously, but we feel as though they’re doing it better there than anywhere else. Pizza is infused in the culture of the city…so many pizzerias and so little time!

Wednesday, March 18, 7:00
M.A.D.E.A.T.S. (Mostly Affordable Diverse Eating Around Town SIG)
Gillespie's Irish Tavern and Kitchen At the Shire
3600 Shire Blvd, Suite #112, Richardson, TX 75082
(On the east-bound side of the Bush, west of Jupiter Road)
https://gillespiestavern.com

The North Texas Irish Music Festival is over and St. Patrick's day was yesterday -- but don't put away the green just yet! Take your seat at the Mensa table for fantastic Irish cuisine and other world flavors and perhaps enjoy a pint or a flight of whiskey with your dinner.
As always, MADEATS pleadingly requests (but does not require) that you RSVP by Monday, March 16th at 10:00 p.m. Karen Brack, [email protected], 214.477.1151.

DFW's Best Irish Pub | Gillepie's Tavern #1 Irish Pub near you in Richardson & Plano. Authentic Irish food, drink specials, live Irish music, karaoke & more. Join us to watch Premier League matches.

Intelligence doesn’t need to compete.

It needs room.

That’s what makes certain spaces different.

Roman carnelian intaglio depicting a grasshopper driving a chariot being drawn by two butterflies, c. 1st century B.C - 1st century A.D.

This 14-Year-Old Is Using Origami to Imagine Emergency Shelters That Are Sturdy, Cost-Efficient and Easy to Deploy Miles Wu folded a variant of the Miura-ori pattern that can hold 10,000 times its own weight

MADEATS Says Gung Hay Fat Choy!

If you've never had dim sum before but you're curious, this is the perfect time to try it!

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 7:00p.m.

M.A.D.E.A.T.S. (Mostly Affordable Diverse Eating Around Town SIG)
Kirin Court
221 W Polk St #200, Richardson, TX 75081
https://www.kirincourt.com/

The Lunar New Year of the Fire Horse starts Feb. 17th. In honor of the occasion, we're going to dim sum favorite, Kirin Court in Richardson.
Dim sum primarily comes from Southern China,
specifically, Guangdong Province (Canton) and its capital, Guangzhou, as well as Hong Kong, where it evolved in teahouses as snacks for travelers along the Silk Road, becoming a signature part of Cantonese cuisine known for delicate, bite-sized dishes. While Cantonese style is most famous, other regions like Shanghai (with soup dumplings) and Sichuan also have unique dim sum traditions.
As usual, RSVPs are forcefully requested, but not required. Karen Brack, [email protected], 214.477.1151.

Kirin Court - Best Dim Sum in DFW Looking for a place to eat great dim sum? Kirin Court in Dallas, Texas has the best Dim Sum in town!