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

Fort Brewery will host its first-ever TCU College Night featuring pizza, beer, and seltzer specials.

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Break out the boots and shine the turquoise. The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is in full swing, and one local chef is hosting ticketed dinners with an early start time just for the occasion. Also on the list are two wine tastings, a pasta making class, and a new college night with some special sports guests at a local brewery.

Wednesday, January 18

Grady Spears Rodeo Dinners at Fort Brewery
In case you missed it: chicken fried steak king Grady Spears (formerly of Horseshoe Hill Café) is making guest chef appearances at Fort Brewery in the Foundry District. Now he’s added more days and an earlier start time to coincide with the start of rodeo season. Tuck into Spears’ fork-tender chicken fried steak starting at 5:30 pm and be out by 7 pm just in for 7:30 pm rodeos at Dickies Arena. Spears is there Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights through February 3. Guests have three options: A vegetarian plate ($45) with roasted fall vegetables, candied carrots, mashed potatoes, and sauteed spinach; pepper crusted beef tenderloin ($65) with mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables, or Spears’ famed chicken fried steak ($55) with cream gravy, mashed potatoes, and candied carrots. All options start with pan de campo and family-style greens to share, along with buneulos with caramelized bananas and vanilla bean ice cream for dessert. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Australian Wine Tasting at 3 Vino Wine Bar & Bottle Shop
Travel to Australia for an evening via this Roanoke wine bar, which will host a tasting featuring wines from the seventh largest wine-producing region in the world. The $29 price include five Australian wines in a flight and an artisan cheese board. No reservations required and arrive anytime, 6-8 pm.

Thursday, January 19

Pasta Making Class at Rancho Loma Vineyards
This popular class is sure to sell out, so book your spot early. Led by the folks from Gnocchi-Dokie, the hands-on lesson will guide participants through making their own handcrafted pasta. The $40 ticket includes your finished pasta dish paired with a glass of Rancho Loma Vineyards wine. Class times are 6 pm and 8 pm.

TCU College Night at Fort Brewery & Pizza
Still licking wounds from those Georgia Bulldog bites at the National Championship? Gear up for the start of TCU Baseball season during this player meet-and-greet at Fort Brewery. There’ll be $5 beer and seltzers, pizza, and DJ music. Note that this event is for ages 21 and up and begins at 8 pm.

Friday, January 20

New Year, New World Wine Tasting at Wine Thief
Celebrate the New Year by learning about New World wines at the Omni Fort Wort Hotel’s swanky wine bar. Guests will sip on several varietals paired with small bites while hearing from a guest speaker. Reservations are $45, plus tax and gratuity, and the tasting will run from 5-7 pm.

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Doughnut News

Luscious doughnut shop Duck Donuts makes Fort Worth debut

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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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