This Week In Gluttony

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

Proper's holiday cocktail pop-up event will take place until January 1.

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Why count calories when there are opportunities to indulge well beyond Thanksgiving? Keep the feeding frenzy going the entire holiday weekend with Black Friday brunch, Christmas cocktails, a boozy Christmas lights tours, and a doughnut and beer pairing. Also get a pre-opening peek of South Fort Worth’s newest restaurant on Thanksgiving Day.

Thursday, November 23

Thanksgiving at Taste Project
The nonprofit will officially open its pay-what-you-want Taste Community Restaurant on South Main Street in Fort Worth on December 5, but patrons can get a sneak peek on Thanksgiving Day, from 11 am-2 pm. Chef and founder Jeff Williams’ lunch menu will include turkey and traditional sides, along with pumpkin and pecan bars. To avoid food waste, reservations are recommended.

Friday, November 24

Black Friday Brunch at Chef Point Café
The gas station gourmet restaurant will fuel Black Friday shoppers with an extra day of brunch from 11 am-2 pm. Stick-to-your-ribs dishes include chicken and waffles, crab eggs Benedict, huevos rancheros, and steak and eggs. Patrons can sip on a bacon Bloody Mary or a $15 mimosa flight with bottle of champagne and four juices for pairing. Reservations are not required.

Saturday, November 25

Miracle in Cowtown Pop-Up Bar at Proper
The West Magnolia Avenue craft cocktail lounge will host a Fort Worth version of the New York City-based traveling holiday bar, complete with Christmas-themed glassware and vintage Christmas décor. The roster of festive cocktails includes How the Gimlet Stole Christmas, made with gin, sage, pine, and caraway cordial, and the Run Run Rudolph, featuring tequila blanco, coffee liqueur, iced hot chocolate, and Mexican spices. To complete the spirited setting, Proper will deck the halls with lights, garlands, ribbons, and nostalgic decorations. The pop-up bar will run through January 1.

Brews & Lights Tour
Meet at Legal Draft Beer Company in Arlington for four pours and a souvenir pint glass. Then hop aboard the Brew Bird Bus for more brew and a chauffeured Christmas light tour of Prairie Lights drive-through park in Grand Prairie. Tickets are $50 and the fun starts at 5 pm. Choose from two dates — Saturday, November 25 and Sunday, November 26.

Sunday, November 26

Donuts & Drafts
Funky Town Donuts is back at Legal Draft Beer Company for a gourmet doughnut pairing. The $15 ticket is good for a box of 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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Holiday Brunch News

These Fort Worth restaurants are serving Easter brunch 2025

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The basis of Easter is celebrating a religious event, but it also ushers in spring, new beginnings, and best of all, brunch. The holiday falls a little later this year on Sunday, April 20. Plenty of time to make reservations at one of these Fort Worth restaurants.

Here's where to brunch on Easter in Fort Worth this year:

Blue Mesa Grill. Restaurant will host brunch with beef tenderloin chimichurri, ginger-chipotle glazed ham, red chile salmon, a build-your-own street taco bar, omelets, huevos rancheros, Belgian waffles with fried chicken. Dessert will feature mini flans, sopapilla cheesecake, and fruit cobblers. Mimosas are included. $45, or $15 for children 6-11. April 19 from 10 am-3 pm, April 20 from 8 am-4 pm. Fort Worth 817-332-6372, Addison 972-934-0165, Plano 214-387-4407.

Chumley House. Restaurant will offer prix-fixe menu featuring a special egg dish and a sweet bread dish for brunch. After 4 pm, there will be two special savory items on the prix-fixe menu available for dinner service. $125. 11 am-8 pm. 469-960-6541.

Cut and Bourbon. Live! by Loews Hotel restaurant will host brunch buffet featuring a chilled seafood display, charcuterie, a carving station with applewood smoked ham and rosemary, salads, and desserts including salted caramel pot de crème and dark chocolate espresso tarts. Plus, eggs Benedict and omelets available a la carte. $65, or $35 for children under 12. 7 am-3 pm. 682-277-4950.

Ferah Tex-Med. Southlake Mediterranean restaurant will host brunch buffet featuring prime rib carving station, charcuterie and cheese display, chicken shish, Mediterranean salmon, Greek gyro with caramelized onions, meze dips, and Greek salad. $38, or $15 for children 12 and under. 10 am-2:30 pm. 682-477-4585.

Jellico's. Southlake restaurant will host a brunch buffet featuring a grazing board, garden salad bar, scrambled eggs, bacon, cinnamon roll pancakes, omelette station, and carving station. $75, or $30 for children 5-12. 11 am-3 pm. 817-873-1900.

Hotel Vin, Autograph Collection. Hotel will host an Easter brunch buffet featuring an egg station, pancake station, carving station, chilled seafood, and dessert. There will also be an egg hunt for kids and kids' buffet station. $99, or $45 for children 6-12. Seatings at 11 am and 1:30 pm. 817-796-9696.

Omni Fort Worth. Hotel will host a brunch buffet featuring fruit, cheese and charcuterie boards, salads, carving station, and sushi bar. $84, or $44 for children 12 and under. 11 am-3 pm. 817-535-6664.

Perry's Steakhouse & Grille. Grapevine location will offer a double smoked triple glazed ham dish with choice of Perry’s pear salad or carrot ginger soup, and entrée served with whipped potatoes and green bean almondine. An individual serving of white chocolate cheesecake can be added for $9. $49. Reservations encouraged. 11 am-9 pm. 682-477-2261.

Toro Toro. Brazilian steakhouse will offer 6-course bottomless brunch with . $95, or $45 for children 12 and under. Seatings at 9 am, 11:30 am, and 2 pm. 817-975-9895.

Whiskey Cake. Restaurant will offer an Easter prime rib feast featuring a 44 Farms prime rib smoked tableside with bourbon-rosemary jus, paired with baby potato salad, grilled jumbo asparagus, and poppyseed potato rolls with whipped brown butter. $55. Available all day for dine-in and takeout, April 17-20. Available at Fort Worth 817-289-3691, Las Colinas 469-941-2253, and Plano 972-993-2253.

Wicked Butcher. Steakhouse will offer Easter brunch featuring dressed oysters, steak tartare, cauliflower soup, chicken and waffles, breakfast tacos, and green curry salmon. Prices a la carte. 11 am-2:30 pm. Fort Worth 682-231-8214, Dallas 214-444-7740.

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