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Peaches rule the 6 best food and drink events in Fort Worth this week

Peach season arrives with the annual Parker County Peach Festival.

Photo courtesy of Parker County Peach Festival

The 40th edition of a sweet and peachy summer tradition arrives this Saturday. But first, some Fort Worth restaurants are hosting fundraisers this week for Texas Hill Country flood relief efforts. Save room for a fine chocolate and craft brew pairing, then end the week with yoga at a whiskey distillery.

Monday, July 7, 2025

Texas Hill Country Flood Relief Fundraiser at La Bistro Italian Grill
Now through Thursday, Hurst’s La Bistro Italian Grill will donate 100 percent of all sales to families impacted by the Texas Hill Country floods. The restaurant promises every dollar from all food and drink sales will go to the cause. The restaurant is open daily at 5 pm. Calling ahead at 817-281-9333 for parties of four or more is encouraged.

Texas Hill Country Flood Relief Fundraiser at Bonnell’s Restaurant Group
Now through Friday, 10 percent of all sales from Jon Bonnell’s restaurant group will go towards Hill Country flood relief efforts. Bonnell says funds will be routed “straight to those who need it most,” from counseling services to feeding first responders. The restaurant group includes Jon’s Grille, Buffalo Bros, Bonnell’s Fine Texas Cuisine, and Waters.

Tuesday, July 8

Beer & Chocolate Pairing at Central Market
Taste four premium chocolate bars paired with four craft beers during this guided pairing led by one of only eight Advanced Cicerones in Texas, Collin Zreet. The lineup includes Central Market’s 71% dark chocolate bar paired with Founders Porter, DAR Ecuador 72% chocolate bar paired with North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout, JCoco brown butter cardamon and pecan bar paired with Duvel Belgian Golden Strong Ale, and Chocopologie fig & honey bar paired with Rodenbach Grand Gru Flanders Red Ale. The pairing will take place from 6:30–7:30 pm in the Central Market Cooking School and is $75.

Friday, July 11

Celebrity Chef Dinner at Taste Project
To support Taste Project’s mission of providing “pay-what-you-can” meals to the community, this multi-course fundraising dinner will feature dishes by Restaurant 506 executive chef David Pacheco. Tables of two and four are available for $80 a person, and the BYOB dinner will run from 6 – 8 pm at Taste Project’s Arlington location (200 N. Cooper St.)

Saturday, July 12

40th Annual Parker County Peach Festival
Peach season is officially here, as cued by the annual Parker County Peach Festival. Thousands will embark on Historic Downtown Weatherford to celebrate the region’s stone fruit with more than 200 artisan vendors, live music, and peach-themed eats from ice cream and cobbler to salsa and fresh peaches by the bushel. The festival will run from 8 am–4 pm and admission is $11.50 for adults and $5.75 for children 5–12.

Yoga at TX Whiskey Ranch
This stretch-and-sip session at Whiskey Ranch – the sprawling distillery that’s home to TX Whiskey – includes an hour-long, all-levels yoga class and a TX Whiskey cocktail to follow. Class begins at 11 am and tickets are $25.

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Biscuit News

Great Biscuit & Spice brings homey breakfast and lunch to Saginaw

Great Biscuit Co.

Saginaw has a sweet mom-and-pop cafe and market serving breakfast, lunch, and meals to go: Called Great Biscuit & Spice Co., it's located at 100 S. Hampshire St. #100, in a former florist shop near the library west of Saginaw Boulevard.

Great Biscuit is from husband-and-wife Jon Julien and Malinda Julien, who dedicated a year to renovating the tiny 1,100-square-foot space, including installing a commercial kitchen.

Malinda, a former private investigator, is the chef. She learned to cook at an early age from her grandparents and housekeeper. Menu mainstays at the cafe include biscuits & gravy, biscuit sandwiches, blueberry biscuits, and a $10 breakfast plate with eggs and sausage or bacon.

Lunch options include chicken salad sandwich, a BLT, a burger, and a rice bowl with choice of chicken or beef tips.

They also offer packaged meals to go with stick-to-your-ribs items like pot roast, meatloaf, pork ribs, chicken alfredo, and rosemary chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and broccoli, priced from $10-$20.

"I guess you would just call it home cooking," Malinda says. "It's not Texan. I'll throw some Mexican in there. We'll throw in some South Carolina."

She's also an accomplished baker who makes bread, cinnamon rolls, cookies, and occasional desserts like bread pudding.

“We really felt like there was a need for just some solid food that didn't have a lot of preservatives and stuff that was ready and affordable for people to take home,” she says.

The space boasts a warm, homey vibe, with pine wood cabinets, a wooden community table and chairs, a black-and-white checkered tile floor, and a metal baker's rack painted a cheerful yellow.

“Diners come in and say, 'This is like my grandmother's house,'" Malinda says.

There’s about 500 square feet of dining space, initially set up as a waiting area but now ready to accommodate dine-in patrons. Next door to the cafe is a photography studio that the Juliens own, called Julien & Lambert. Malinda hopes to use that space to host tastings, cooking classes, and other events.

“We just really want you to feel emotionally and physically nourished when you eat here,” she says.

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