A Toast to Jessie's Girl

Rocker Rick Springfield to free-sample his celebrity rum in Fort Worth

Rick Springfield toasts you with his celebrity rum.

Sammy's Beach Bar Rum

Fans of "Jessie's Girl" will get a chance to rub elbows with rock singer Rick Springfield when he visits Fort Worth in late August to sign bottles of his celebrity rum brand.

Joining a growing field of rock stars and other celebrities dabbling in spirits, Springfield has partnered with fellow rock star Sammy Hagar to promote Sammy's Beach Bar Rum, a Puerto Rican-made rum Hagar originally founded in 2012. The line now includes a Platinum Rum, Red Head Rum, and Kola Nut Spiced Rum.

A release notes that Springfield and Hagar have been friends since 1981, when Hagar wrote the Springfield's top 10 hit song “I’ve Done Everything for You” from his breakout album, Working Class Dog.

Springfield will stop by Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods at 2750 S. Hulen St. on Monday, August 21 to give away samples and sign bottles. The exact time of his appearance is TBD; check with the store for details. (UPDATE - 8/2/23: Springfield's appearance will start at 2:30 pm, although it is recommended to show up earlier to get in line.)

For Springfield, it'll be a two-fer: He'll already be in town, headlining the “I Want My 80’s” concert tour with The Hooters, Tommy Tutone, and Paul Young, which stops at Dickies Arena on August 20.

If he really wanted to wow the crowd, he'd work as a bartender as Mark Wahlberg did in February when he came to town to hype his Fletch Azul Tequila.

But concertgoers at the Dickies show will be able to purchase cocktails featuring Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum as well as a special Jessie’s Girl cocktail made with Sammy’s Beach Bar Platinum Rum, pineapple juice, sweet & sour mix, and triple sec.

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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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