Banfi Vineyards has put up Spanish-language billboards for Riunite wine around the DFW area, porque hay muchos mas hispanios beber vino. As recently reported by Advertising Age, wine consumption among Hispanics has surged in the past five years, growing at three times the rate of the general market. About half…

Thanksgiving celebrants who are still fretting about which wine to serve with their turkey feasts will no doubt be pleased to know 7-Eleven’s put three new private-label varietals on its shelves. The convenience store chain this week introduced Cherrywood Cellars Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. All three wines are priced…

A party at Bolsa next week is timed to commemorate the end of Prohibition, but the event will also celebrate the start of the Oak Cliff restaurant’s new cocktail program. “As people know, Jason Kosmas has come over,” Eddie “Lucky” Campbell says of his partner behind the bar, who recently…

Even eaters who dine out only on special occasions have typically been exposed to Berkshire pork and Waygu beef. But when it comes to duck, few restaurants bother to reveal which breed they’re serving. “Every time I see duck on the menu, it just says duck,” says Ted Hill, co-chair…

Coca-Cola last week introduced a new type of freestanding recycling center, setting up its first “Reimagine” unit near a Kroger store at 2210 S Fielder Road in Arlington. The “Reimagine,” described as “the size of a delivery truck”, accepts unsorted bottles and cans in bulk — even those not manufactured…

The New York Times this weekend dipped into a discussion that’s always swirling around the practice of food criticism: Why write about restaurants where many readers can’t afford to eat? “Times reviews create the illusion that indulging in expensive pleasures is common and normative,” reader Ishwar Bridgelal complained in a…

TJ’s Fresh Seafood market is spinning its lobster promotion this weekend as an antidote to turkey, but it’s almost certain Pilgrims wouldn’t have taken advantage of the deal. Befitting the first Thanksgiving’s coastal venue, the table the Pilgrims and Wampanoags shared was piled high with sea creatures. The shore dwellers,…

For much of the last century, many workers who worried about which stuffing recipe to use and whether to serve Aunt Gertrude a second glass of wine didn’t have to fret about buying a turkey, which came courtesy of the boss man. But the ritual of rewarding every worker with…

A pair of Austin vegans is tackling the food group many ethical eaters consider the most difficult to recreate without resorting to animal slaughter: Seafood. While liquid smoke and seitan make a passable faux roast, even talented cooks have trouble conjuring the nuanced flavors of seafood in soy. That doesn’t…

Travel + Leisure’s just released its list of America’s favorite cities, which conveniently leaves Dallasites a few hours to get to Austin for dinner. Dallas-Fort Worth didn’t fare well in the food and dining categories, finishing 32nd out of 35 cities ranked in the online survey conducted this summer. San…

Buying local is supposed to foster community, which may be why I repressed the Artizone concept soon after Tom Spicer told me about it. “People don’t want to leave their houses,” he told me, outlining the brand new service that arranges home delivery of artisan foods. But they do want…

While all the recent dining news has revolved around chef departures — Pegasus News’ Teresa Gubbins, who deserves some sort of spa treatment this weekend, scored a scoop trifecta with the revelations that Tiffany Derry, Sharon Hage and Dan Landsberg were all moving on — our sister paper in Los…

It’s a safe bet Thanksgiving coverage fatigue’s set in when a national publication looks to a French-born Dallas chef for a vegetarian holiday dish. But The Mansion’s Bruno Davaillon came through for Tara Parker-Pope, who blogs about health for The New York Times. His recipes for endive salad, chestnut-apple casserole…

Sadler’s Smokehouse this week donated 13,000 pounds of pit-smoked brisket, ribs, pork and chicken to the North Texas Food Bank, a gift that poses a holiday cooking quandary for recipients: Just how do you build a Thanksgiving celebration around a nontraditional protein? According to Katherine Lindholm, the food bank’s nutritional…

According to Dallas Area Interfaith’s website, the nonprofit’s lobbied for more police officers, organized immigration reform marches and helped house evacuees from Hurricane Katrina. But the network of more than 60 faith institutions — many of which hold regular socials and suppers — has never put together a food event…

Savvy locavores already know the sad story of declining bee populations; as The Dallas Morning News put it earlier this week, “Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that huge numbers of honey bees across the United States are succumbing to a mysterious phenomenon known as colony collapse…

The closure of York Street this weekend, reported first today by Teresa Gubbins at Pegasus News, leaves a void that produce salesman Tom Spicer suggested he might be inclined to fill. “One of the reasons I haven’t opened a restaurant is because (York Street owner Sharon Hage) was in business,”…

Food & Wine has showered some of its list-love on Smoke’s Tim Byres, naming his smoked pork jowls with pickles a best restaurant dish of 2010. As Editor Kate Krader describes the dish: “He slowly smokes cured pork jowl over pecan wood and serves thin slices of the luscious meat…

I’m a great believer in the restorative power of cheese. I’ve found even the dreariest meal can be salvaged by a great cheese plate. But that discovery doesn’t seem to have done me much good lately, as I’ve encountered a few fairly pathetic cheese programs. I’ve always assumed a restaurant…

Pity those drinkers who were in search of an expertly made cocktail last night: All of the state’s best mixologists were gathered on the pool deck at the Joule, drinking daiquiris and cheering on participants in the North Texas Bartenders Guild’s Legacy Cocktail Competition. Sponsor Bacardi flew in bartenders from…