This Week in Gluttony

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

Beerfeast is a craft beer lover's dream.

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There’s an event nearly every day this week, so plan on being busy. Three wine dinners include one in Colleyville, one on West Magnolia Avenue, and one in the Shops at Clearfork. There’s also a local beer dinner at a bowling alley, a social run paired with brunch, and a beer festival so big it’ll fill Sundance Square Plaza.

Tuesday, October 8

Shafer Wine Dinner at Next Bistro
Enjoy Chardonnay, a red blend, and two Cabernet Sauvignon selections from Shafer Winery paired with a three-course dinner at the Colleyville bistro. Crab galette, duck confit, and beef en croute round out the menu. Dinner is $139 per person, plus tax and gratuity, and begins at 6:45 pm.

Wednesday, October 9

Switchback Ridge Wine Dinner at Ellerbe Fine Foods
Ashley Peterson from the Peterson Family Vineyard in Calistoga, California will visit the restaurant for this four-course dinner to be paired with five wines. Chef Molly McCook will prepare chicken torchon, roasted mushrooms with crisp farrotto cake, beef braisole with Swiss chard and gorgonzola glazed white beans, and a dark chocolate crepe. The dinner is $140 per person, plus tax and gratuity, and begins at 6:30 pm.

Thursday, October 10

Four-Course Beer Dinner featuring Martin House Brewing Company at Pinstripes
Enjoy four Martin House brews — a pilsner, raspberry sour ale, double red IPA, and Texas Bock — during this four-course dinner. Dishes include shishito chicken satay, raspberry salad, mesquite smoked Black Angus brisket, and bock French toast for dessert. The $60 price includes tax and gratuity and dinner begins at 7 pm.

Friday, October 11

Patz & Hall Wine Dinner at Fixe Southern House
The fine Southern-inspired restaurant will serve five rich courses paired with six wines. Indulge in cold smoked halibut, pork belly burnt end steamed buns, blackened veal medallion, and a dessert dreams are made of — monkey bread made with Fixe’s mouthwatering biscuits. Arrive at 6 pm for tray-passed hors d’oeuvres and champagne. The dinner is $150, including tax and gratuity.

Saturday, October 12

Run & Brunch at Cork & Pig
Banana pancakes are calling. Get up early for this social 5K run over the Seventh Street bridge and through the heart of Crockett Row. Then sit on the Cork & Pig patio for a mimosa bar and brunch, which includes eggs, sausage, and those banana pancakes. Register for $35 until October 10 or for $40 the day of the event. The run starts at 9 am at Cork & Pig.

14th Annual Flying Saucer Beerfeast
The annual craft brew festival is back in the Sundance Square Plaza this year. Patrons can sample 12 beers (two-ounce pours) from a lineup of more than 80 from all over the world for a general admission price of $40 (or $45 at the gate). Pay $65 and receive early admission at noon (general admission gets in at 1 pm), a tasting glass, and access to VIP-only beers and complimentary refreshments. Additional tasting cards will be available for purchase. The event will run until 5 pm.

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Doughnut News

Luscious doughnut shop Duck Donuts makes Fort Worth debut

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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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