This week in gluttony

These are the 7 best food and drink events in Fort Worth this week

Dos Mares will host its next tuna ronqueo this week.

Photo courtesy of Dos Mares

A rare opportunity to taste tuna fresh from the first cut happens this week as a notable seafood destination performs a tuna ronqueo. The coastal-inspired cocktail party is followed by a reserve wine tasting inside a museum, a local beer pairing dinner inside a gourmet grocery store, and a food festival at a racecar track. Then plan for not one, but two Sunday suppers.

Wednesday, June 3

Tuna Ronqueo Event at Dos Mares
Back by popular demand, chef Rodrigo Cardenas and his team will perform a ronqueo de atún – a traditional tuna cutting ceremony with precise technique that results in the freshest raw tuna for immediate enjoyment. The cocktail party-style event also includes tuna in cooked preparations including grilled tuna tacos and a tuna tostada station along with a raw bar, oysters, caviar, empanadas, and more. The $195 ticket includes a welcome margarita, martini, and champagne. The event begins at 6:30 pm.

Thursday, June 4

Reserve Wine Tasting at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Hosted by the Fort Worth Food + Wine Foundation, this elevated evening at the Modern Art Museum will offer more than two dozen high-end wine selections for sampling, plus passed appetizers by Jett Mora and his Café Modern culinary team. Tickets are $129 and the event will run from 6:30-8:30 pm.

Friday, June 5

FoodieLand Fort Worth
Touted as the nation's largest food festival with more than 200 vendors, FoodieLand will make a stop in Fort Worth at Texas Motor Speedway Friday through Sunday. Vendors specialize in global flavors, but patrons can also expect tradition fair food, too. There'll also be artisan shops, games, and live music. Entry is $12.99 (children five and under get in free) and the event hours are 3-10 pm on Friday and 1-10 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Note that parking is $12 per vehicle.

Saturday, June 6

North Texas Wine Jam at Lost Oak Winery
The Burleson winery will host a Texas wine festival featuring 10 other North Texas wineries, including Messina Hof, Landon Winery, and Neighbors Place Winery, to name a few. Tickets start at $38 in advance, good for two tastes from each winery plus access to food vendors, shopping, and a full day of live music on the main stage. Or go VIP for $68 and get 10 additional tastes plus table seating and complimentary snacks. The festival will run from 3-9 pm.

Three Wide Brewing Co. Beer Pairing Dinner at Central Market
The far north Fort Worth brewery will collaborate with Central Market to host a beer pairing dinner in the gourmet grocer’s cooking school. The five-course menu includes kettle cooked chips with crème fraiche and caviar; grilled chicken with mango slaw; Wagyu beef sliders; burnt ends gouda mac and cheese; and brie and apple galette with brie ice cream. The dinner is $110 and begins at 6 pm.

Sunday, June 7

June Sunday Supper at Ellerbe Fine Foods
The farm-to-table restaurant is celebrating its 17th anniversary with a family-style Sunday supper this weekend. Indulge in a Southern-inspired meal of cornmeal fried catfish with remoulade and jalapeno hot sauce, barbecue baked beans, collard greens, vinegar slaw, grilled cheese with fruit for the kids, and banana pudding with wafers and whipped cream. The dinner is $45 ($15 for kids), and reservations are currently available from 6:30-8 pm.

Meals with Meaning Supper Club at Brewed
This multicourse dinner featuring dishes by Hao Tran (Hao’s Grocery & Cafe) and chef Luu Lac will benefit Meals with Meaning, a Fort Worth nonprofit whose programs help nourish the community. The seven courses will serve as a preview of Duong Deville, which Hao and Lac will open in White Settlement this year. Menu items include steamed beef pate with glass noodles, lemongrass grilled beef, and mango sticky rice, to name a few. Tickets are $99 and the dinner begins at 6:30 pm at Brewed.

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Coming attraction

Chimy's team anchors riverfront restaurant at Westside Village Fort Worth

Rendering courtesy of RSDG

Levee Porch and Tailwaters are coming to Westside Village along the Trinity River.

A new restaurant from the team behind Chimy's is dropping anchor at Fort Worth's forthcoming Westside Village development: Called Levee Porch, it'll be a fast-casual restaurant and beer garden opening alongside a new Fort Worth outpost of Tailwaters Fly Fishing Co., according to a release. Both spots are expected to open in the first quarter of 2027.

The concepts are part of Westside Village, the $1.7 billion, 37-acre mixed-use development taking shape along the West Fork of the Trinity River west of downtown Fort Worth.

Levee Porch comes from Kyle Wright and Jason Finley, owner-operators of longtime Fort Worth favorite Chimy's. According to the release, the restaurant will feature burgers, hot dogs, cheesesteaks, Cubans, beer, mojitos, and margaritas.

The restaurant and fly fishing shop are being designed to work together, the owners say. Tailwaters' 1,500-square-foot retail store will connect to Levee Porch's outdoor-focused layout, which includes a bar, covered porch, patio seating, and beer garden overlooking the river corridor.

"The Levee Porch will be a laid back, fast casual hideaway that will be a ton of fun for the family and a perfect place for a biker or kayaker to come down the trail and find an oasis on the West Fork of the Trinity," Wright says in the release. "Handheld bites will be paired by craft cocktails and ice cold beer.

"Wander into the LP bar, and you will find the nautical door that leads you to our buddies at Tailwaters Fly Fishing Shop. We hope to create a unique experience that is both community driven and tailored to the avid adventure seeker.”

Levee Porch, Tailwaters Come for a beer, stay for some fly fishing.Rendering courtesy of RSDG

Tailwaters was founded in Dallas in 2007 and operates as a fly-fishing retailer, guide service, and travel outfitter. This will be the first Fort Worth location.

“We have often thought about opening a second store but could never find the right location, synergy, or deal that made sense," David Leake, co-owner of Tailwaters Fly Fishing Co., says in the release. "It is only fitting that we enter our 20th year in business with a new location in Fort Worth, on the West Fork of the Trinity, and in partnership with old friend and supporter, Kyle Wright.

"We are viewing a second door as an incredible opportunity to expand our overall shop offerings and make stronger ties with the traveling angler community in Fort Worth. What better spot to do it than in conjunction with what will surely be one of the most popular and fun restaurants and watering holes in the city.”

According to the release, the concepts also plan to host community events such as fly-fishing film screenings, casting competitions, and fun runs.

The projects draw inspiration from Old Florida and Mexican haciendas, "reinterpreted through a modern Texas lens," they say. Design elements will include hardwood floors, stucco walls, terracotta-toned metal roofs, exposed trusses, and hanging fish mounts. Guests will eventually be able to arrive by foot, bicycle, or kayak, with plans for a dedicated kayak launch connected to the Trinity River.

The concepts are among the latest tenants announced for Westside Village, a project that is expected to include office space, apartments, retail, restaurants, and a boutique hotel. At full build-out, the development will have about 238,000 square feet of retail space, 880,000 square feet of office space, and nearly 1,800 residential units.

“We are thrilled to welcome Tailwaters and Levee Porch to Westside Village," says Larkspur Capital vice president of development Schafer Smartt in the release. "These concepts align perfectly with our vision for the project, creating an authentic Fort Worth gathering place that leverages one of the city’s great civic assets, the West Fork of the Trinity River."

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