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17 delectable ways to celebrate summer

Have you been dreading a scorcher of a summer? Well, don't sweat it: Even as temperatures rise, there are a jillion delicious ways to chill in Big D.

The straight-up burger at Off-Site Kitchen restaurant
The straight-up burger at Off-Site Kitchen restaurant(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)

Throw some burgers on the grill -- or head to a killer burger spot, like Off-site Kitchen.

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Highballs at Remedy (left to right): The Better Lemon, Hystrix Rickey and Lansky
Highballs at Remedy (left to right): The Better Lemon, Hystrix Rickey and Lansky (Allison Slomowitz / Special Contributor)
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Sip a tall, ice-cold cocktail from a paper straw -- maybe one of Maté Hartai's dreamy highballs at Remedy.

Just-picked peaches for sale at Ham Orchard
Just-picked peaches for sale at Ham Orchard(KYE R. LEE / 104110)
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Eat your fill of juicy Texas peaches, bursting with flavor. Head to Ham Orchard in Terrell, and you can make a delicious excursion of it!

Ten's hiyashi chuka (cold ramen)
Ten's hiyashi chuka (cold ramen)

Dive into a bowl of hiyashi chuka -- cold ramen noodles -- at Ten, Teiichi Sakurai's new place in Sylvan Thirty.

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Ceviche at Mesero
Ceviche at Mesero(Rex C. Curry / Special Contributor)

Fall in love with ceviche, like this shrimp-and-avocado number at Mesero in Inwood Village.  I haven't been to C'Viche Tequila Bar on Greenville yet, but our Mark Vamos found plenty to love about it.  El Bolero, the new Mexican place in the Design District, has a bunch on its menu, too.

Get lost in a gin and tonic. I'm partial to one starring the Botanist Gin and Fever-Tree tonic at the Mitchell downtown.

A raw root vegetable salad at Lark on the Park
A raw root vegetable salad at Lark on the Park(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)

Lunch lightly (it's bathing suit weather!)  -- maybe on a beautiful salad at Lark on the Park.

Or go all in -- with fried chicken on the patio at Chicken Scratch.

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Banana flower salad with chicken at Mot Hai Ba
Banana flower salad with chicken at Mot Hai Ba(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)

Feeling more exotic? Ask for the banana flower salad with chicken at Mot Hai Ba.

Rosé wines
Rosé wines(Evans Caglage / Staff Photographer)

Have a glass of rosé....

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Cold country soba with duck broth Tei-An
Cold country soba with duck broth Tei-An(G.J. McCarthy / The Dallas Morning News)

...Or a basket of ice-cold hand-made soba at Tei-An.

Pecan Lodge's family-style platter, a.k.a. the Trough
Pecan Lodge's family-style platter, a.k.a. the Trough (Ben Torres / Special Contributor)

Grab a few friends and share the Trough on the patio at Pecan Lodge....

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Fresh fruit paletas at La Original Michoacana
Fresh fruit paletas at La Original Michoacana(Leslie Brenner / Staff)

....then head to Bishop Arts for paletas in fabulous fresh fruit flavors at La Original Michoacana.

Margaritas at Rafa's Mexican Cafe
Margaritas at Rafa's Mexican Cafe (Kirsten Kearse / Staff photographer)

Have a margarita at Rafa's Mexican Cafe.

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A Maine lobster cull special at Lefty's Lobster and Chowder House
A Maine lobster cull special at Lefty's Lobster and Chowder House(Rex C. Curry / Special Contributor)

Go to a New England clam bake -- or the closest thing around, Lefty's Lobster and Chowder House in Addison.

Chocolate ice cream cone at Henry's of Plano
Chocolate ice cream cone at Henry's of Plano(Leslie Brenner / Staff)

You can always treat yourself to an ice cream cone -- maybe at Henry's of Plano. You know you deserve it.