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Cune Crianza: Old-World Rioja Without the Old-World Price

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:13:03 Z

(Crave DFW) Some wines earn their price through packaging and a good marketing budget. Cune Crianza earns it the harder way: a hundred and forty-five years of not screwing up a formula that already worked. The winery traces back to 1879, when brothers Eusebio...

SHEF Food + Wine Is Back, Bigger, and Still Grand Prairie’s Best Kept Secret

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:34:01 Z

(Crave DFW) Two years in, and Tiffany Derry s food festival already feels like it s been part of the fall calendar forever. SHEF Food + Wine returns for its third run October 9 through 11 at EpicCentral in Grand Prairie, and this time Derry didn t just bring...

2026 New York International Wine Competition – Texas Results

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:22:43 Z

(Texas Winer Lover) These are the Texas winery results for the 2026 New York International Wine Competition Read More

Twenty-Three Years In, Besa’s Is Still the Neighborhood’s Best-Kept Secret

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:46:35 Z

(Crave DFW) Twenty-three years is a long time to keep a restaurant open, and longer still to keep it feeling like the same place it was on day one. Besa s has managed both. Garland s own tourism site sums up owner Al Shala in one line: he waits on guests like he...

Hospitality Duo Opens Third Location in a Year – Cafe Olivita

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:32:10 Z

(Crave DFW) Torry Cray and Adrian Verdin (we ve followed Verdin through his hospitality career and he s a keeper) have been on quite a run. Three restaurants in one year, all under the Café Olivia name, and this one might be the most interesting of the bunch....

Hudson House Opening 12th Location in Southlake on September 11

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:06:22 Z

(Crave DFW) Hudson House started as one restaurant in Highland Park. It s about to open its twelfth, and this time it s landing in Southlake, a city that says a lot about how far this brand has traveled from its first neighborhood spot. The new location opens...

Morris Ranch Cellars: Preserving History Through Texas Wine

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:45:32 Z

(Texas Winer Lover) Morris Ranch Cellars blends Texas wine with a remarkable piece of Hill Country history. Owner John Luke Mannix is preserving the legacy of Morris Ranch while creating a new destination for wine lovers near Fredericksburg. Read More

Mil Veranos Vineyard & Ranch Grower Profile

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 03:56:56 Z

(Texas Winer Lover) This month's Grower Profile features Mil Veranos Vineyard Ranch which is owned by Virginia Lopez Rodriguez Read More

Seven Dishes, Seven Dallas Restaurants, No Debate Necessary

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 03:12:00 Z

(Crave DFW) Every serious Dallas eater has a running list like this one, dishes they d order again without hesitation, the ones that make a whole reservation worth booking. Some of these plates come with decades of history attached. Others are newer, but they ve...

The Smashburger Spot in Plano That’s Secretly a Story About a 1940s Band

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:35:15 Z

(Crave DFW) Bonnie Shea spent years just trying to make sure her mother s story didn t disappear. Patty Lou Peters fronted an all-female western swing band called Patty Lou and the Texas Sweethearts back in the 1940s and 50s, back when female touring groups...

What’s the Hot Music at this Year’s State Fair?

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:46:31 Z

(Crave DFW) Tripping Daisy Most people show up to the State Fair of Texas thinking about corny dogs and butter sculptures, and forget there s an entire free music festival built into the ticket price. The Chevrolet Main Stage has been doing this for almost 30...

This Hidden Lovers Lane Taco Spot Is About to Get a Full Liquor License

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:21:12 Z

(Crave DFW) Behind a gas station and an auto shop on Lovers Lane, there s a taco spot with no real sign, just a black wall with gold mortar marking where to walk in. It s called Mi Rey Restaurant Bar , and it s exactly the kind of place Dallas is full of and...

From Function to Style: How Table Accessories Shape Restaurant Ambiance

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:28:53 Z

(Crave DFW) When guests walk into a restaurant, they begin forming an impression before they read the menu or taste the food. The lighting, furniture, colors, tableware, and small decorative details all contribute to the atmosphere. While major design elements...

GrapeFest Celebrates Milestone Event with New Experiences, Wine Traditions, and Four Days of Festival Fun

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:42:28 Z

(Texas Winer Lover) GrapeFest invites you to celebrate its 40th anniversary with wine tastings, great food, shopping, and unforgettable memories. This year there are new experiences for everyone to enjoy. Read More

State Fair of Texas Staycation Weekend

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:14:12 Z

(Crave DFW) The State Fair of Texas runs September 25 through October 18 this year, and if you live here, it s easy to treat it like an errand: drive in, eat a corny dog , drive home. But a fair weekend deserves better than that. Turn it into an actual...

Burrito Bellas in Uptown Dallas with a Creative Twist on Mexican and Italian

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:18:30 Z

(Crave DFW) Burrito Bellas just opened on McKinney Avenue, and it s doing something Uptown hasn t quite seen before: putting Mexican and Italian food in the same burrito instead of picking a lane. Shawn Horne is behind it, a longtime figure in Dallas dining with...

Élephante to Bring Coastal Southern Italian Dining to Uptown Dallas September 1

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:50:35 Z

(Crave DFW) Élephante opens its doors in Uptown Dallas on September 1 , and the whole idea behind it traces back to a rock. Back in the summer of 2014, Wish You Were Here Group founder Nicholas Mathers was traveling through Pantelleria, a small volcanic island...

Reduced Midway Prices and New Everyday Values Collection Announced for State Fair of Texas

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:23:10 Z

(Crave DFW) The State Fair of Texas has been chipping away at the idea that a day at Fair Park has to wear out your wallet before it wears out your feet, and this year it s making that official. Building on the reduced admission and parking pricing announced...

Oak & Stone Launches OAKtoberfest Menu Special for Fall

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:36:08 Z

(Crave DFW) Oak & Stone is getting into the Oktoberfest spirit a little early this year, and it s doing it with beer cheese in nearly everything. Starting September 15 and running through October 31, the McKinney restaurant is rolling out a limited-time menu...

Texas Mead & Music Festival to Be Held in North Texas – Buy Tickets Now!

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:18:07 Z

(Texas Winer Lover) The Texas Mead Music Festival, to be held on September 19, is moving to North Texas this year at the Scarborough Faire in Waxahachie. Tickets are now on sale. Read More

Yang’s Smokehouse Is Cooking Guizhou Province in a Plano Strip Mall

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:19:39 Z

(Crave DFW) In 1980, in the city of Guiyang in southwestern China, a widow named Yang lost her husband at 30 years old. She had five children to raise. She started with one charcoal stall. That stall became Yang s Smokehouse , now open in Plano at 240 Legacy Dr...

Kuluntu Bakery’s New Home is Still Built Around One Word: Community

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:42:43 Z

(Crave DFW) For eight years, the only way to get a loaf from Kuluntu Bakery was to order ahead and pick it up from a house in North Oak Cliff, sometimes off a basket lowered from a second-story balcony so nobody had to touch anything during the pandemic. This...

55 Seventy’s Dallas Brunch Just Became the Standard to Beat

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:04:49 Z

(Crave DFW) Houston is trying to copy something Dallas built almost by accident. 55 Seventy started four years ago as a place for Preston Center residents to store wine they didn t have room for at home. Members would rent space, open a bottle on the couches...

Smokey John’s Hits 50, and the Reaves Family is Still Cooking

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:36:21 Z

(Crave DFW) Fifty years ago, John Reaves wasn t running a restaurant. He was running a roofing and construction business, and smoking turkeys and hams in his backyard as thank-you gifts for clients. The gifts got so popular he ran out of room and started storing...