This Week in Gluttony

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

The only thing better than doughnuts and beer is enjoying them together.

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It’s a week of anniversary parties — one for barbecue and one for beer — plus a posh wine tasting, a brand new brunch option, and a beer and doughnut pairing worth every glorious calorie.

Thursday, October 26

Silver Oak & Twomey Wine Tasting at 3 Vino
Taste wines from two of California’s most revered names in the industry at this charming Roanoke wine bar. The $45 tasting will include five wines along with a cheese plate. Guests can also take advantage of deeply discounted pricing on bottles the night of the event. No reservations are necessary and the tasting runs from 6-8:30 pm.

Riscky’s 90^th Anniversary
It was 1927 when Polish immigrants Joe and Mary Riscky opened their namesake grocery store and market, and the original location is still open on Azle Avenue in north Fort Worth. The barbecue joint will commemorate 90 years with a party in the Stockyards at the Exchange Avenue location, where spectators can enjoy free barbecue samples, complimentary Rahr beer, and a live radio remote with 95.9 The Ranch. The event runs from 5-7 pm, and admission is free. All Riscky’s locations will also offer 90-cent chopped beef sandwiches through October 29.

Saturday, October 28

Brunch Bash at Trio New American Cuisine
The Colleyville restaurant will launch Saturday brunch service with a party worth waking up early for. Enjoy complimentary mimosas, live music, and brunch dishes like bananas Foster Belgian waffles, pork belly hash, and spicy cornflake-crusted chicken and waffles. Brunch will be served from 10 am-2 pm, and reservations are recommended.

Revolver Brewing 5thAnniversary Party
It’s been five years since father-son duo Ron and Rhett Keisler partnered with master brewer Grant Wood to open Granbury’s first brewery, and there’s a big party on tap to celebrate. Admission is to the family-friendly event is $10 (kids under 18 are admitted free) and includes a fifth anniversary logo pint glass and eight 4-ounce beer tastings for those 21 and older. Guests can choose from 25 different selections, including some never-before-seen brews. Cresson-based BBQ on the Brazos will be on site selling smoked brisket, and there’ll be live music by the Shane Rogers Band. Festivities run from 12-3 pm.

Sunday, October 29

Donuts & Drafts at Legal Draft Beer Co.
It’s the ultimate Sunday Funday combo: gourmet doughnuts and craft beer. Indulge in Funky Town Donuts' handcrafted goodies paired with a beer flight from Legal Draft Beer Co. The $15 ticket is good for five mini doughnuts and five 5-ounce pours. Choose from two reservation times — 1 pm or 3 pm — and bring the kids for their own pairing of doughnuts and root beer for $10.

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Scones News

Fort Worth baker pops up around town with fresh baked scones

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Scones from Sunrise Scones

Fort Worth has a pop-up baker dedicated entirely to the wonderful world of scones: Called Sunrise Scones, it's a mobile bakery that pops up twice a week, selling scones ready to eat or take home and bake.

Sunrise is from baker Gretchen Seegel, who has been baking and selling scones since 2021. Fans seek out out every Saturday at Clearfork Farmers Market at 4801 Edwards Ranch Rd. And during September, she's been popping-up every Wednesday from 10 am-2 pm at Sweet Lucy’s Pies, inside Bluebonnet Circle Park at 3520 Blue Bonnet Cir.

Her signature item is her blueberry lemon scone, a golden-brown pastry featuring whole blueberries and lemon zest. Other flavors include double chocolate, vanilla cream, and s’mores topped with graham cracker crumbles and a chocolate square.

She also does savory flavors such as parmesan pesto that almost resembles focaccia, with its topping of dusted herbs and melted cheese.

Single scones like a pie-shaped wedge, a couple inches high, and most of her flavors come with icing or sprinkled toppings which add to their visual appeal. A single scone is $5, although the more popular order is a four-pack for $20. Orders can be made during markets or through preorder on the site.

In addition to already baked, she also offers a take-and-bake — "so people can buy frozen scones, bring them home, and bake them when they want a fresh scone," she says.

Seegel began baking scones because she could never find ones she liked.

“I love bakeries but more often than not, I was disappointed in the scone,” Seegel says. “They were either overworked, over-mixed, or super sweet.”

Scones were a fun pivot for Seegel, a creative soul who previously designed and sewed children's clothes under her brand called Beatrice Tuley, which she closed when she launched her baking business.

The biggest challenges in the scones operation have been finding quality ingredients while keeping prices reasonable, but she loves the process of creating flavors, with an eye towards seasonality. She's already working on apples and pumpkin for the fall.

"I just think about what would pair well with other flavors and try to find some unique pairings," she says.