Six Awesome Food Events, August 4-7: All the Booze

Fromage eez good, yes? Or, said another way that is less patronizing to the French: you like cheese, right? Of course you do. Who doesn’t appreciate a nice Roquefort? Taste a variety of French cheeses, which will be paired with wine, for $40 per person at Scardello in Oak Lawn…

Savor’s Saké Sangria: The Perfect People-Watching Cocktail

You know what they say: People in glass restaurants should make delicious drinks. (Wait, is that how that goes?) Savor Gastropub is nestled at the edge of Klyde Warren Park and offers great food, well-crafted cocktails and amazing people watching. Their saké sangria is a new slant on a traditional…

Ocean Prime’s New Rum Punch Packs a Chocolatey Punch

One of Ocean Prime’s newest cocktails, the Rum Punch, is an exciting version of an old classic thanks to the addition of Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur and a touch of chocolate bitters. The spice from the chile liqueur is faint but noticeable, and then you’re left with a slight whisper…

Meet the Belgian Beer Cocktail of Your Summer Dreams

Great minds do think alike – like mine and the bar manager’s at Meddlesome Moth. We both decided that during the Moth’s Belgian Beer Week there should be a cocktail featuring a Belgian beer. This beertail features one of their features for Belgian Beer Week in a simple, yet delicious cocktail,…

HopHeads, Start Your Engines: BrewFest Pre-Sale Starts Today

Get ready, beer fans: The Dallas Observer’s sixth annual BrewFest, sponsored by Whole Foods Market, will take over the Dallas Farmers Market on Saturday, September 10. The outdoor beer sampling event features more than 400 beers from around the globe, plus live music and local food vendors. The ticket price for…

There Are Only 650 Bottles of Balcones’ New Texas Rum

Balcones Distillery in Waco last week released a small batch of Texas rum that the distillery says will slowly makes its way onto Texas shelves — and then quickly disappear. This particular batch of rum, Balcones’ third, started with Barbados-style and blackstrap molasses and was put away to mature in…

Cocktail of the Week: The Smoke on the Water at Abacus

A relative to tequila has been showing up of late on cocktail menus all over Dallas. Mezcal is a spirit made from agave, but with some seriously smoky notes. For the uninitiated, Abacus’ Smoke on the Water is the perfect gateway drink to the smoky spirit, thanks to tequila infused with…