Mavericks nice Dirk Nowitzki getting DFW airport restaurant

In the event you’re flying by way of the Dallas/Fort Price Worldwide Airport sooner or later in 2023, it is possible for you to to cease by “Nowitzki” in Terminal C.

On Thursday, the airport introduced {that a} bar and restaurant idea honoring Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was authorised by the airport’s board. It’s scheduled to open subsequent 12 months. The restaurant is being designed by D&B Mitchell Group. Nowitzki, who led the Mavs to their solely NBA title, seems to be concerned in designing the menu.

“My objective was to have a menu that mirrored not solely what I like to eat but additionally how I like to eat,” Nowitzki, who performed his total 21-year profession with the Mavs, mentioned on the corporate’s web site. “Whether or not it is in coaching, with my household, or touring the globe, I wished my menu to replicate who I’m so you may get to know me by way of this restaurant.”

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Nowitzki even broke down his favourite objects on the menu. He described the hen tikka masala as “advanced and alluring.”

In regards to the Thai spicy beef, Nowitzki mentioned, “I really like spicy meals — nothing higher than the thrill of Thai spices dancing on lean sliced beef.”

From Wurzburg, Germany, the menu additionally options classics from Nowitzki’s dwelling nation, together with hen schnitzel, bratwurst and burgers, which Nowitzki notes was invented in Germany.

Nowitzki is simply the newest athlete with an eponymous airport restaurant. Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Drew Pearson has a sports activities bar in DFW. Texas Longhorns Heisman winner Earl Campbell has a spot within the Austin-Bergstrom Airport. Former Denver Broncos QB John Elway has one in Denver Worldwide Airport.