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The 7 best food & drink events and Father's Day brunches in Fort Worth this week

This Sunday, make sure Dad's well-fed.

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A new happy hour launch, a rosé tasting, and a steakhouse cooking class combine for tasty times this week. But Dad takes center stage on Sunday for Father’s Day, and a few restaurants are offering scrumptious specials to celebrate. From steak and eggs to prime rib eye tacos and Nutella-stuffed French toast, dishes he’ll love are all on the menu.

Tuesday, June 13

Happy Hour Launch at Chama Gaucha
Recently opened in Grapevine, the Brazilian steakhouse has launched weekday happy hour. Offered Monday through Friday from 4:30-6:30 pm, the menu features special pricing on an array of apps, including lobster bisque, Wagyu bruschetta, and seared Ahi tuna. Also, martinis are $10, margaritas are $9, wines by the glass are $8, and select beers are $5. See the menu here. The steakhouse will also be open for all-you-can-eat dining on Father’s Day.

Friday, June 16

Rosé All the Way at Wine Thief
The Omni Fort Worth Hotel wine bar invites patrons to drink pink during this rosé wine tasting. Learn from an advanced sommelier while sipping several varietals paired with light bites. The tasting is $45, plus tax and gratuity, and is available anytime between 5-7 pm.

Steakhouse Dinner Class at Indulge
The downtown cooking studio will teach participants how to make a steakhouse worthy dinner at home. Learn how to choose the right cuts, what tools are needed, and how to cook the perfect steak along with sides including truffle-whipped mashed potatoes and honey-glazed carrots. End with lemon berry cheesecake. Class will be led by Nathanael Gassett of Wero Kitchen. The price is $89 and the start time is 6:30 pm.

Sunday, June 18

Father’s Day Brunch at Blue Mesa Grill
Brunch buffet specials will range from carved beef tenderloin and red chile salmon to cheese blue corn enchiladas and made-to-order omelets. The $35 price includes mimosas, coffee, tea, and soft drinks. The price for children 6-11 years old is $10. Reservations are recommended and the brunch will run from 9 am-4 pm.

Dia de Los Padres at Toro Toro
The Latin steakhouse inside the Renaissance Worthington hotel will serve Father’s Day lunch and dinner with two specials: prime ribeye tacos and a specialty cocktail called El Padre. Toro Toro will also serve its regular bottomless brunch menu from 10 am-2 pm. Bonus that complimentary valet is always included.

Father’s Day Brunch at Wicked Butcher
The underground steakhouse inside The Sinclair hotel downtown will serve Father’s Day brunch with a la carte specials. Dishes range from shaved pastrami Benedict and bucatini carbonara to steak and eggs and Nutella-stuffed French toast. Brunch will be served from 11 am-3 pm.

Father’s Day Brunch at Willhoite’s
The longtime downtown Grapevine biker bar and restaurant will host a brunch buffet with all-you-can-eat breakfast and lunch favorites for Dad and family. Menu items will include waffles, made-to-order omelets, fried chicken, and salad bar. Pricing is $20 for adults and $7 for 12 and under. Note that seating is first-come, first-served and the brunch will run from 10 am-2 pm.

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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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