This week in gluttony

These are the 5 best food and drink events in Fort Worth this week

A fancy dinner amps up Cowtown Unplugged at the Fort Worth Omni.

Photo courtesy of Omni Fort Worth Hotel

From Texas foods to Texas music, events this week provide for a big taste of the Lone Star State. There’s a Texas festival at a gourmet grocery store, and an intimate Texas country concert paired with a Texas-inspired dinner and breakfast at a downtown hotel. Save room for wine, tequila and whiskey tastings this week, too.

Wednesday, May 25

National Wine Day Riedel Glass Tasting at Hotel Vin
Celebrate National Wine Day by learning why the shape of wine glasses matter. This class will lead participants through a tasting of four wines (from Sauvignon Blanc to Cabernet) in Riedel glassware specific to their varietal. Taste the difference and even take the glasses home if desired. Class is $60 (or $125 if keeping the glassware) and begins at 6 pm.

Thursday, May 26

Texas Steakhouse cooking class at Central Market
As part of its "Really Into Texas" event, the Fort Worth Central Market cooking school hosts a hands-on cooking class featuring Texas steakhouse favorites. Learn how to make Lambert's Chopped Salad, Texas Rib-eye with Three-Pepper Compound Butter, Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake with Ice Cream & Caramel Praline Sauce, and more. Registration is $75 per person, and the class begins at 6:30 pm. Through May 31, the gourmet grocer will continue spotlighting Texas-made and locally sourced items throughout each store, including Dr Pepper ribs, brisket corn dip, Gulf oysters, Texas tomatoes, and buttermilk pecan pie, and more.

John Wayne Day in the Fort Worth Stockyards
An all-day event at the Stockyards' John Wayne: An American Experience museum will celebrate the Hollywood icon's 115th birthday and include some fun bites and sips. It will start with a coffee tasting by Gold Handle Coffee (9-11 am), a new brand that commemorates the traditional gold-handled mugs John Wayne always gave the cast and crew of his films. Then there'll be a complimentary tasting of Duke Spirits from 12-4 pm, featuring John Wayne’s line of whiskeys and tequila. A cake-cutting ceremony with members of the Wayne family will take place at 12:45 pm, followed by a meet-and-greet until 3 pm.

Meet the Maker: Jefferson’s Bourbon at Toro Toro Fort Worth
Learn about Jefferson’s Bourbon with sips, bar bites, a live Q&A at the downtown Latin steakhouse. Visit anytime from 5-7 pm for the complimentary tasting, then enjoy happy hour at the Toro Toro bar. Free valet parking will be provided.

Sunday, May 29

Cowtown Unplugged at Omni Fort Worth Hotel
Delicious dishes and live acoustic music combine for a Texas-themed holiday weekend staycation. The Omni Fort Worth Hotel hosts its twice-yearly Cowtown Unplugged country concert event for hotel guests. This year features Max and Heather Stalling and headliner Hayes Carll. A preshow dinner, reserved for VIP package holders, features house-smoked buffalo brisket, honey habanero pork spare ribs, charcuterie, passed hors d’oeuvres, and several sweet treats including Dr Pepper cupcakes. All packages include a Texas-themed breakfast buffet the next morning. Packages start at $299 per couple.

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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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