Checking out the local flora is great and all, but don’t you find the great outdoors is made even better by a glass of nice wine and a snack in hand? Join the Dallas Arboretum for its annual food and wine festival, hosted in conjunction with the Dallas Blooms festival…
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in true Irish style with copious amounts of beer and merriment. Enjoy Shannon Brewing Co.’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration, where they’ll be tapping beers reserved just for the occasion. There will be more than 20 beers on tap, live music and food galore. A $20 ticket (advance…
When the Addison location of El Fenix closed in the summer of 2017, it left behind the sad shell of a former Tex-Mex kingdom. Gone were the smell of chips fresh from the fryer and El Fenix’s nuclear-cheese backbone. But before long, that sad shell started to take shape once…
Get a jump start on St. Patrick’s Day at Shannon Brewing Co. The brewery is hosting St. Patty’s themed events throughout the week, and they’re kicking things off right with some moderate exercise and perhaps not-so-moderate beer consumption. Enjoy a 5k walk/run starting at 9 a.m., and then enjoy pancakes…
When it comes to green eggs and ham, what’s your opinion? Like the protagonist of Dr. Seuss’ story, do you profess disdain for them, swearing to not eat them in a house, or with a mouse? What if the greens eggs and ham were consumed in the name of charity…
Swing a dead cat on National Margarita Day, and you’ll hit a margarita special. You can get the drink for $2 at Taqueria la Ventana, $3 at Ten 50 BBQ or $5 at Mexican Sugar (or spring for the margarita flight for $15). Who doesn’t love a good, discounted tequila-based cocktail?…
About a month ago, Misao Masuda quietly opened The Creek Cafe in the Lakewood Shopping Center. Masuda is new to Texas after cutting his culinary teeth at high-end restaurants in Japan and Hawaii. Now he’s here, serving breakfast and lunch from his small four-table eatery. The food is fast-casual, aimed at…
Scardello’s chocolate, cheese and bubbles tasting is the perfect event to mask emotional pain. What better coping mechanism is there than a curated collection of food and alcohol? This Lonely Hearts Edition of Scardello’s multi-day tasting involves some special pairings and solo-style treats. Tickets are $45 and selling fast, just…
This time of year, you may find yourself overtaken by a particular flavor of malaise that can only be eased with vacation planning. While the next few months may be barren of three-day weekends and company holidays, the promise of a few beach-filled days is often just the brand of anticipation…
Are you young? Are you hungry? We have the event for you. Browse a curated selection of denim from Deep Ellum Denim and check out Jack Mason’s custom watches as part of this event, which celebrates local entrepreneurs and the Deep Ellum maker and creative scene. There will also be…
Today’s restaurant industry landscape is saturated in bespoke lighting and rustic-modern fixtures, with design seemingly giving way to parody. At two stories tall, Carrollton’s Cafe Brown Sugar is a bit of a standout in this sea of cookie-cutter archetypes. Upstairs, biblical wallpaper — a remnant of the space’s former life…
Girl Scout cookies and craft beer: a pairing so indulgent, it’s sure to make even the most lenient dietitian cringe. Luck will pair four Girl Scout cookies with four craft beers, and unlike last year’s ticket-only pairings, you can try these without a ticket. This year’s pairings include Do-si-dos with…
Become intimately acquainted with the Scoville Scale at ZestFest 2018. This three-day festival celebrating all things spicy will include food tastings, celebrity chef appearances and, of course, obligatory atomic wing- and fiery food-eating contests. Admission is $12 to $15. What it be: ZestFest When it do: Friday, Jan. 26, to…
Avocado toast. An egg-white omelet. A spinach-forward frittata. These are sensible brunches, brunches that can be paired with a mimosa that’s heavy on the OJ and light on the bubbly. Brunches good for fueling a busy, productive day ahead. Make no mistake about it: You can have a type-A brunch…
At the Chocolate and Art Show, there will be chocolate (duh), art (also duh), naked people, music, more naked people and, oh yeah, did we mention naked people? At the event, you can eat chocolate, peruse art from more than 100 Texas artists and admire models participating in nude body…
The window-side tables at Veracruz Cafe in the Bishop Arts District make for excellent people-watching. They afford views of the rosy-cheeked toddler and his grandfather as they loiter outside of their home and of the quick-walking passersby who clip by the toddler in hot pursuit of a piece of pie,…
5Ks come in all flavors these days. In October, runners don lederhosen and quench their thirst not with water but with dark German beer. Then there are the color runs, the disco runs and the rubber-duck-inspired runs. But among these novel exercises in community and, well, exercise, you will find the…
Wine and cheese. Beer and pizza. Some food and drink combinations were just meant to be. But what about tequila and tamales? Not only are they alliterative, but they also make for a winning pairing. Enjoy both tamales and tequila Saturday at Jettison. Hosted by Union Tamale, this event will…
In the window at T-swirl Crepe in Carrollton is a collection of life-sized, polymer crepes. These beauties are filled with fruit that will never rot, scoops of mossy green matcha ice cream that can’t melt and shrimp that will remain ever-fresh. They provide a startlingly accurate depiction of the food that inspired…
If you’re reading this, it is likely that you have been charged with planning a New Year’s weekend gathering out on the town. The people who entrusted you with this responsibility are kind, wonderful people whom you feel lucky enough to call your friends. It’s funny, then, how your friends…
91.3. According to the National Chicken Council, that’s how many pounds of chicken Americans will have consumed, per capita, in 2017. If that projection holds, it will mean that we as a country ate more of our fine, feathered friends than ever before in one year. And can you blame us?…
Drink, be merry, keep toasty, repeat. As the shortest day of the year — which also marks the first day of winter, according to the astronomical calendar — approaches, it’s time to hunker down and stay warm. What better place to hunker than the Flying Saucer, and what better warming…
