This week in gluttony

These are the 6 best food and drink events in Fort Worth this week

Funky Picnic is throwing a birthday party.

This weekend is all about the boozy picnics. Funky Picnic Cafe & Brewery is celebrating its second anniversary with a big, tented party, while TX Whiskey is inviting people back to the Ranch with an afternoon picnic. There's also a chill ice cream social, an Italian wine dinner, and not one but two events that involve painting.

Wednesday, June 23

Summer Social with MELT Ice Creams at Worthington Renaissance Hotel
"Because it's summer." That's really the only excuse you need to unwind with ice cream, instead of cocktails, at an after-work happy hour. The downtown Fort Worth hotel is hosting an ice cream social that's free to attend and open to anyone, from 5-7 pm. Cool off with complimentary (yes, free!) scoops of MELT handcrafted ice cream, or indulge in a margarita for $5, while mingling in the lobby lounge. It's meant to be a networking event, so stop by solo or meet up with friends. No RSVP required.

Thursday, June 24

Live Painting and Artist Meet & Greet at 97 West Kitchen & Bar
Hotel Drover's 97 West Kitchen & Bar will host "A Spirited Night with Laura Goodson," who has two paintings hanging in the new Stockyards hotel. Attendees can nosh on hor d'oeuvres, sip on sparkling wine and signature cocktails, listen to live music, meet the artist, and watch as Goodson paints a new work, which will then be sold in a silent auction benefiting ACH Child & Family Services. Tickets to the two-and-a-half-hour charity benefit are $175, available here.

Saturday, June 26

Funky Picnic Brewery & Cafe 2nd Anniversary Party
Funky Picnic Brewery and Black Cat Pizza will celebrate two years in business with an event that expands into the parking lot (and don't worry, an outside tent and tables will be set up for shaded outdoor dining). There'll be beer stations and food options, and they'll be tapping several specialty beers for the special occasion. A wristband gets guests three 10-ounce pours of their choice of beer. Guests can purchase a commemorative enamel campfire mug for an additional beer pour. The event takes place 12-6 pm, and tickets with wristbands are $15.

Picnic Day at TX Whiskey Ranch
Whiskey Ranch, the Fort Worth home of TX Whiskey, is officially back open for visits and events. They're hosting a picnic for guests (21+ and up) to enjoy great eats, drinks, and beautiful views of the downtown skyline. Ticket price of $65 includes admission for two people, a commemorative TX Whiskey picnic blanket, two drink tickets, and two picnic snack boxes. Note that an 11 am time slot is sold out, so the last remaining window is 2-4 pm.

Sunday, June 27

Trap Vegan Brunch and Paint at Rebirth of Food
Spend Sunday afternoon dining on delicious vegan brunch dishes, vibing to some cool hip-hop/R&B tunes, and painting a masterpiece on a 16x20 canvas. There's limited seating at this event at Rebirth of Food, a vegan restaurant on Oakland Boulevard in East Fort Worth. There are two sessions, from 12-2 pm and 3-5 pm. Seating is limited, and each $25 ticket includes one free mimosa.

Monday, June 28

Antinori Wine Dinner at Wishbone & Flynt
Chef Stefon Rishel will prepare a custom, five-course meal to pair with Antinori Wines from Italy. The menu includes Roasted Beet Gnocchi (paired with Antica Vineyard Single Vineyard Cabernet 2013); Rosemary and Ricotta Agnolotti with Braised Pork Cheeks (paired with Guado al Tasso Super Tuscan 2017); and much more. The dinner begins at 7 pm, and tickets are $210 (plus taxes and fees).

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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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