This week in gluttony

These are the 8 best food and drink events in Fort Worth this week

There's a new bar in a space where others have tried.

Celebrate the Year of the Tiger this week with two tasty events marking Chinese New Year. Girl Scout Cookie season also continues this week with two more pairing events — one with beer and the other with wine. There’s also a free gin tasting, a not-so-free eight-course bourbon pairing dinner, a charcuterie class paired with frozen margaritas, and the grand opening of a new bar in a familiar space.

Thursday, January 27

The Dogwood Grand Opening
The Dogwood Fort Worth, a new bar at 1100 Foch St. (formerly the short-lived Punch Bowl Social, and before that, Times Ten Cellars), celebrates its grand opening with a night of libations and live music. Doors open at 4 pm, Texas country artist Roger Creager goes on stage at 7 pm, followed by DJ Aiden Brasher at 10 pm. There'll also be ice luge and shotski activations, cocktails from Deep Eddy Vodka, and a food menu until 10 pm. The event is free to attend.

Girl Scout Cookie Pairing at Two Brothers Winery
The Keller wine bar will pair five wine varietals with five different Girl Scout Cookies during this sweet tasting event, which will run from 6-8 pm. The $25 price also includes a souvenir wine glass.

Garrison Brothers Chef Pairing Dinner at Café Modern
Arrive hungry as there’ll be eight courses at this bourbon dinner featuring Garrison Brothers “bourbon evangelist” Hunter Hein, who’ll guide guests on nosing and tasting fine bourbon. Each course will be paired with a bourbon cocktail or neat pour. Standout menu items include prime steak tartare with black garlic; scallops with white chocolate orange sabayon; and a duck trio including foie boudin. Tickets are $185 per person, plus tax and gratuity, and dinner starts at 6 pm.

Charcuterie with Me at Muy Frio Margaritas
Sip on a frozen marg while creating a tasty charcuterie board to take home at this hands-on class, led by Queso + Carne. The class is $65, plus purchase of margaritas. The popular margarita and daiquiri shop has several flavors to choose from, including mango, blue coconut, and classic margarita. Class begins at 6:30 pm.

Friday, January 28

Meet the Maker: Roxor Gin at Toro Toro
Visit the downtown Fort Worth hotel bar and restaurant for a complimentary gin tasting. Learn about the gin-making process and the history of the Roxor brand. Come and go anytime between 5-7 pm.

Lucky You Chinese New Year Pop-Up at Rahr & Sons Brewing Company
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger at this beer and bao bun dinner event at Rahr. The menu includes choice of bao bun (made with sweet, white dough typically filled with meats), two Rahr beers, and a souvenir pint glass. Choose from beef ($23), pork belly ($23), shrimp ($25), and tofu ($22). The event begins at 7 pm.

Saturday, January 29

Asian New Year Celebration at Mason & Dixie
The Grapevine Southern restaurant will welcome guest chef Hao Tran of The Table Market & Culinary Studio for a six-course dinner celebrating the Chinese New Year. Menu highlights include edamame truffle dumplings, banh mi crostinis, and five-spice chocolate cake. Each course will be paired with wine or sake. Tickets are $100 per person and the event begins at 7 pm.

Sunday, January 30

Girl Scout Cookie Pairing at Legal Draft Beer Co.
The Arlington brewery will pair five different Girl Scout cookies with five-ounce pours of five different beers. The menu includes Toast-Yay! with Legal Grounds Coffee Lager; Adventurefuls with Accused Amber Lager; Lemonades with Mangoes Free gluten-free mango IPA; Caramel deLites with Fall Guys spiced amber ale; and Peanut Butter Patties with Legal Holiday. The $20 pairing is available anytime from 1-5 pm. Don’t leave the kids at home — there’s a $15 option for cookies paired with Moot Beer — the brewery’s non-alcoholic root beer. Note that tickets must be purchased in advance.

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Doughnut News

Luscious doughnut shop Duck Donuts makes Fort Worth debut

Photo courtesy of Visit Addison

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A decadent new doughnut shop is coming to Fort Worth: Duck Donuts, a North Carolina-based chain known for serving doughnuts made to order, will open a shop at 6387 Camp Bowie Blvd. #A within the Ridglea Plaza Shopping Center in Fort Worth.

According to a release, the shop will open on Saturday December 21 at 7 am.

Duck Donuts opened its first locations in 2007 in the beach resort towns of Duck and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with the intention to create an oasis for vacationers. They're now headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and began franchising in 2013, with more than 150 locally owned and operated shops across 26 states and international locations. There was previously a DFW location in Addison on Belt Line Road that opened in 2020 but it did not survive the pandemic.

The Fort Worth shop is owned and operated by husband-and-wife Justin and Morgan Thomas.

“We are delighted to be opening in Fort Worth,” Justin says in a statement. “The community has been patiently waiting for us to open our doors, and now we cannot wait to sprinkle happiness to all with our warm, delicious and made-to-order doubhnuts.”

The 1,035-square-foot shop reflects the franchise’s reimagined design which gives a modern twist on their iconic beach theme and family-friendly atmosphere. Upon entering the store, customers are greeted by the aroma of warm, light vanilla cake doughnuts.

Customers can create their own combination by choosing from coatings, toppings, and drizzles, including traditional favorites such as chocolate icing with sprinkles and more adventurous creations such as maple icing with bacon.

Key to their appeal is the viewing area where children and adults alike can watch their doughnuts being made.

Many of their flavors have a beachy theme such as the Beach, a cake doughnut with vanilla icing dusted with cinnamon sugar; the Sunrise with lemon icing and raspberry drizzle; and the Beach Ball with vanilla icing, rainbow sprinkles, and chocolate drizzle.

They rotate in seasonal offerings such as the current lineup of mint-flavored flavors including chocolate icing with mint buttercream. The doughnuts themselves are limited to vanilla and chocolate cake; the flavors come primarily from icing.

In addition to doughnuts, the Fort Worth location will serve coffee, doughnut breakfast sandwiches, doughnut sundaes — in which a doughnut is topped with ice cream and syrup — plus frozen beverages and milkshakes.

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