Deep Ellum venues located on Main Street open their doors every third Thursday evening for Wine Walk. This event is perfect for the art-lover whose resveratrol levels could use a little pick-me-up. For $5 you get a specially designed wine glass which will be topped off as you meander through…
What do WWE and beer and wine have in common? They all lend themselves to a good smackdown. Speaking of which, Scardello will referee a Beer vs. Wine smackdown this Thursday. Come see the two heavyweights battle it out before a crowd of lightweights. For $40, you can participate in…
Put away your pleather pants and forget about the DJ: this year, everyone who’s anyone will be ringing in the New Year with a little lederhosen and a whole lot of rotkraut. Bavarian Grill in Plano will have two seatings, each of which will feature a prix fixe menu of…
Christmas is a time for family and for making memories. Sometimes, though, you just need to extricate yourself from the people who share your genes and repress the memories you made with them. For those times, The Rustic will be open on Christmas night. They’ve fashioned a Christmas tree out…
“However, this bottle was not marked `poison,’ so Alice ventured to taste it, and finding it very nice, (it had, in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffee, and hot buttered toast,) she very soon finished it off.” Clearly, if Alice were real and…
Unleash your inner Dowager Countess of Grantham at The Dallas Arboretum. The Arboretum is hosting a special three-course holiday tea every day from now through January 4. Guests will enjoy a first course of roasted chestnut soup with cheese wafer, a second course of assorted tea sandwiches and a dessert…
“Cheesemonger’s Birthday Surprise.” Is it: A) a clunky translation of the 1960s classic French film, “Joyeux Anniversaire, Propriétaire Fromagerie” B) an actual food event C) the term for an illicit act believed to have originated in Antiguan prisons…
For this special edition of the food calendar, we present to you a meticulously curated collection of restaurants. Because let’s face it, your family isn’t going to love you anymore if you spend 16 hours doing meal prep. (Also, you just don’t have the upper body strength required to stuff…
Grapevine Craft Brewery is celebrating one blissfully hoppy year of craft brewing. It’s a civic affair, this celebration, or so the guest list would imply. Grapevine’s mayor is expected to be in attendance, as are lots of other people who can’t be identified in a crowd. Ten beers — including…
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Gee, these all-you-can-eat pancakes sure are tasty. But you know what would make them even better? A cash bar, art by over 50 emerging artists and live body painting demonstrations.” Yeah, I didn’t think so. But some weirdo genius did, and they turned that…
Meat Fight 2014 is sold out, of course, but I wanted to mention it just to remind all of you who don’t have tickets how awesome it’s going to be. There there. Don’t be meat sads. I would dry your tears away with some paper towels, but they have to…
So, technically speaking, we should probably file this under Period Costume Events, but that file doesn’t exist. But hey, there’s a picnic involved and it sounds like an awesome time, so Food Event it is then. This event is sponsored by the DFW Costumers Guild (which are said to be…
There are two tours of note happening on Saturday, November 16. The first, Taste of the Bishop Arts District Walking Food & Historical Tour, will come in handy if your parents are in town. Nothing says “I’m an adult now, see” like an educational tour peppered with provisions from the…
The third annual Dallas Whiskey and Fine Spirits Festival will take place Saturday, November 15 at Centennial Hall in Fair Park. General admission tickets include entry to the event plus access to beer, wine, spirits and food samples. That’s right, you get three different classes of alcohol plus snacks. Just…
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Gee, these all-you-can-eat pancakes sure are tasty. But you know what would make them even better? A cash bar, art by over 50 emerging artists and live body painting demonstrations.” Yeah, I didn’t think so. But some weirdo genius did, and they turned that…
The Meow-O-Ween Pub Prowl: because really, you can never have too many slightly inebriated co-eds in cat costumes walking down Camp Bowie Boulevard. But hey — it’s for a good cause (and let’s face it, ladies, cat costumes are easy, cheap and promote positive human-cat interactions.) Proceeds from the prowl…
Lactobacillus fans, this one’s for you. As part of their Super Sour Power Week, Strangeways has 35 different sour beers on tap through Sunday, October 26. So what are you waiting for? Make like a wild yeast strain get at it. What it be: Super Sour Power Week When it…
The Five Commandmeats Lesson #1: “sold out” signs at BBQ restaurants are what distinguish the truly hungry from the peckish. Bet the House BBQ is sold out. The sign on the front window says so in clear, authoritative lettering. Having never let a sign deter me before (stop signs? more…
Every Thursday, the Dallas Farmers Market — newly renovated and bustling with vendors — stays open late. For vegetable lovers, these extended hours represent a rare opportunity to get their late-night-produce-groove on, while others see the combination of food trucks, an open-air market and beer and wine vendors as prime…
Thursday evenings are good for doing life stuff — washing the car, balancing the check book, the sort of activities that lend themselves to the steady drumbeat of functional adulthood. This Thursday, though, why not forgo those things in lieu of eating many foods and drinking much beer? Grace will…
In case you missed last week’s opportunity to hob-nob with John Tesar, fear not. Tesar will be joining a host of celebrity chefs for everyone’s favorite alliterative meat and booze combo: the 6th Annual Burgers & Burgundy event. The chefs will “be rep-representin'” their slider and wine pairings which were…
Come rub shoulders with the man who loves to rub shoulders (usually pork, but sometimes human) this Thursday evening. John Tesar will step down from his meaty throne for Foodiepalooza, a benefit to raise money for the East Dallas Boys and Girls Club. Tesar will be on hand in order…
