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Celeb chef Fabio Viviani goes sweet on Fort Worth with exclusive treat

Jars By Fabio Viviani has a special dessert exclusively for Fort Worth.

Jars By Fabio Viviani

Celebrity chef Fabio Viviani really knows his way into Fort Worth diners' hearts: Jars by Fabio Viviani, the dessert chain that Viviani founded in 2021, has debuted a limited-edition purple-tinted treat honoring the Horned Frogs, the football team at TCU — and it's available exclusively in Fort Worth.

Called the "Froggy Bliss," it's a decadent banana blueberry cheesecake in a jar, with layers of banana cheesecake custard, sponge cake, blueberries, graham cracker, and buttercream.

The savvy inclusion of blueberry gives it that essential purple hue, paying homage to the team's iconic colors. The custard is a deep purple while the buttercream is a lovely lavender. Sitting atop the plume of cream is a trio of blueberries and a cute little purple-and-white chocolate frog.

The dessert is at $8, although obviously it would be a bargain at any price.

Longtime fans of Top Chef will recall that Fabio was a contestant in 2008, voted "fan favorite," and among the most engaging contestants to appear on the series.

He founded Jars as a gourmet quick-serve dessert concept serving classic desserts from around the world in a single-serve jar. He's always had a soft spot for Fort Worth, opening his first DFW Jars in Fort Worth in January 2024, at 3000 S. Hulen St. #150 (with the help of husband-and-wife franchisees Jason and Tejal Wible, of course!).

There are now six locations, including the original in Chicago, as well as a location in Dallas on Greenville Avenue, which opened in May 2024.

Jars' menu features decadent treats, pies, and desserts such as red velvet cheesecake, banana cream pie, tiramisu, and gluten-free chocolate caramel cheesecake.

The limited-edition treat will be available throughout football season, which ends on November 30.

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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