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Volume 2025 November 7

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At the Table

Dallas, the capital of a revival

A small mahjong brand lands on Oprah's Favorite Things.

Mini Mahjer, a travel-sized mahjong game from two Dallas women, was named to Oprah's Favorite Things in November 2025, a moment chronicled by D Magazine in a micropost by Kathy Wise.

The same piece offered a line worth keeping: Dallas, it argued, is currently the capital of the American mahjong revolution. The evidence is a small brand breaking out on a national gift list.

OOTT has no affiliation with Mini Mahjer. We simply like the proof that a small, taste-forward maker can find a wide table.

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