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Sour beer fest tops 6 best food and drink events in Fort Worth this week

Sour beers are on tap this Saturday at Martin House Brewing Company

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Pucker up for an annual sour beer festival at one of Fort Worth's most popular breweries this weekend. But first, wind down with mid-week yoga at a wine bar for grown-ups, or plan for yoga with your kiddos before a fun hands-on cooking class. End the week with a margarita crawl or pasta-making class.

Wednesday, July 15

Wine Down Wednesday at WineHaus
Take a midweek break for yoga paired with wine. Urban Yoga will host a calming class upstairs at WineHaus that comes with a complimentary post-class glass of sparkling white wine. Tickets are $15, and class will run from 6-7 pm.

Thursday, July 16

Wine Tasting at 3 Vino Wine Bar
The Roanoke wine bar and bottle shop will host a California wine tasting featuring five wines paired with a cheeseboard for $30. Wines will include Hendry Unoaked Chardonnay 2024, Valravn Pinot Noir 2024, Lost Chapters Cabernet Franc 2023, Turley California Old Vines Zinfandel 2023, and J. McClelland Cabernet Sauvignon 2019. Visit anytime between 4-8 pm. No reservations required.

Saturday, July 18

Cool, Calm & Connected: A Family Yoga & Cooking Workshop at Central Market
This unique summertime parent-and-child workshop (for kids 7-12) begins with a playful yoga session by Yogi Squad on Central Market’s upstairs patio before a hands-on cooking class and shared meal. The menu includes tropical green smoothies, mini corndog bites with homemade ketchup, and chocolate avocado pudding “dirt” cups. Tickets are $85 for parents and $55 for children. The event will run from 10 am-1:30 pm.

Sour Fest at Martin House Brewing Company
Sour beer lovers, this event is for you. Martin House Brewing Company will feature a lineup of four new taproom exclusive sour beers on tap and in tallboy cans ($6) to go. Flavors include blue raspberry, lemon, cherry limeade, and bubblegum. The brewery will also bring out a half-dozen kegs from the cellar with even more sour options, and feature a taproom comeback of The Salty Lady, which was discontinued last year. There’ll be live music, food truck fare, and vendors. Wristbands are $20 and good for four 12-ounce pours and a souvenir cup. The event will run from 12-5 pm.

Margarita Crawl at Texas Live!
Sip your way through Texas Live! in Arlington during this bar crawl featuring custom margaritas, themed food specials, DJ music, giveaways, and games on all the big screens. General admission ($26) includes two specialty margaritas and access to food and beverage specials, including $5 flavored margs. Or go VIP ($59) and get four specialty margaritas, one food voucher, and an event t-shirt. The event will run from 12-5 pm.

Authentic Tagliatelle al Pesto Class at The Culinary School of Fort Worth
Hosted by CocuSocial, this hands-on cooking class will take place in the spacious professional kitchen of The Culinary School of Fort Worth. Using authentic techniques (think mortar and pestle), participants will prepare hand-made egg tagliatelle pasta with basil pesto. The class is $59 and begins at 5:30 pm.

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Restaurant closure

Fort Worth chef Jon Bonnell closes Jon's Grille near TCU after 4 years

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A beloved Fort Worth chef and restaurateur has turned off the grills at his popular burger joint near TCU. Chef Jon Bonnell has shuttered Jon's Grille, his four-year-old burger-and-BBQ restaurant at 2905 W. Berry St., Fort Worth.

He announced the closure in a post on social media late Saturday night, July 11.

"This wasn't a decision we made lightly," Bonnell says in the post. "Like many independent restaurants, we've faced significant economic challenges over the past several years..."

Bonnell also said his health played a role in the decision. He recently battled throat and tongue cancer, and is now a passionate advocate for HPV vaccinations.

"Combined with my recent health journey, it's simply become the right time to close this chapter," he says.

The chef's other concepts - Bonnell’s Fine Texas Cuisine, Buffalo Bros, and Waters - will remain open and will honor gift certificates or coupons for Jon's Grille.

Born and raised in Fort Worth and with a penchant for hunting and fishing, Bonnell is widely considered the modern-day godfather of Cowtown’s culinary scene. He opened his namesake restaurant, Bonnell’s Fine Texas Cuisine, in 2001, intentionally spotlighting local farmers and ranchers on his wild game-centric menu. Buffalo Bros, Waters, and Jon’s Grille followed, as did his dedication to the promotion of Fort Worth’s food scene.

Bonnell won Chef of the Year in the 2026 CultureMap Fort Worth Tastemaker Awards.

He opened Jon's Grille in the old Aardvark space on West Berry Street in 2022, alongside his brother Dr. Ric Bonnell and longtime partner chef Ed McOwen. He revived a sentimental favorite first founded in 1989 by Jon Meyerson that was located across from TCU in what is now Dutch's Hamburgers.

Meyerson was beloved for his personal touch and for contributing to the Berry Street scene, and the restaurant featured a large photograph of him as a tribute. The restaurant also featured a mural by artist Juan Velazquez of actor Sam Elliott, who became a local hero-of-sorts following the filming of the Yellowstone spinoff 1883 in Fort Worth. The dining room also featured 11 big-screen TVs, making it a prime spot for sports-viewing.

The restaurant adhered to a ranch-to-table philosophy that celebrated "the best of Texas with locally sourced food, beer, and spirits from across the Lone Star State," they said.

Burgers came in two sizes: the third-pound “Flatty” and the half-pound “Fatty.” Each burger was served on fresh bread from Signature Baking Company, or could be eaten as a bowl.

In his post about the Jon's Grille closure, he called the restaurant's tenure "four wonderful years."

Hundreds of comments have expressed disappointment and have wished him well.

Former Fort Worth mayor Betsy Price even commented, "Hate to hear this; its so good! Thanks for several years of fun dining."

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Teresa Gubbins and Celestina Blok contributed to this story.

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