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Pollo Rosa Vineyard and Winery Grower Profile

Texas Wine Lover 8/4 3:39A Jeff Cope

This month's Grower Profile features Duane and Donna Patrick of Pollo Rosa Vineyard and Winery. Besides having a popular winery, the couple grows a vineyard next to the winery and is also working on two other small vineyards. Read More

Meridian’s Chef Collective Welcomes Phillip Halff for a One-Night Dinner August 12

Crave DFW 8/3 5:44A Steven Doyle

Meridian is handing part of its kitchen over again. On Wednesday, August 12 , the modern American restaurant at The Village Dallas continues its Chef Collective series with a one-night collaboration between executive chef Eduardo Osorio and...

Blue Goose Cantina Celebrates 24th Annual Hatch Chile Fest

Farmers Branch BubbleLife iReporter 7/29 11:36P Kathy Beazley

The arrival of Hatch chile season is one of the Southwest's most anticipated culinary traditions, and Blue Goose Cantina is celebrating the annual harvest with the return of its 24th Annual Hatch...

Canada’s Biggest Dessert Chain Picked Carrollton for Its First U.S. Location

Crave DFW 7/28 6:57A Steven Doyle

Of every city in the country a Canadian dessert chain could have chosen for its American debut, it picked a strip center off the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Carrollton. D-Spot Dessert Café , which has...

Zepeda Vineyard & Winery: Muscadines, Memories, and Great East Texas Hospitality

Texas Wine Lover 7/27 3:12A Ron Martin

Discover Zepeda Vineyard Winery located in Pittsburg, Texas. The family-run winery is led by Mary and Julio Zepeda. Read More

Why Certain Wines Keep Appearing at Casino Tables

Texas Wine Lover 7/25 1:34A Gus Hall

Find out what dictates wine at casino tables, focusing on practicality over marketing in casino beverage selections. Read More

Tickets for Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival Now on Sale

Texas Wine Lover 7/23 3:44A Jeff Cope

Get your early bird ticket prices now for the Fredericksburg Wine Festival that will be held October 22-25. Enjoy four days of food and wine in the Texas Hill Country. Read More

Ridge Creek Ranch Wine Bar: Twenty-Five Years in the Making

Texas Wine Lover 7/17 1:20A Ron Martin

Discover Ridge Creek Ranch Winery, a dream realized over 25 years in the making, located near Cedar Creek Lake and owned by Tony and Lisa Alexander Read More

Make Your Plans for Messina Hof Winery’s 49th Annual Harvest Festival

Texas Wine Lover 7/16 12:05A Jeff Cope

Messina Hof's 49th annual Harvest Festival is taking place in July and August at two locations. See all the events that are taking place and sign up for one or more! Read More

8th Fort Worth Burger Week is Aug. 17-23; Burgers Are $8 – Dallas Added

Crave DFW 7/15 5:35A Steven Doyle

Fort Worth has kept a good thing mostly to itself for seven years. That ends this August, when the eighth annual Fort Worth Burger Week runs August 17 through 23 and Dallas finally gets a Burger Week of its own, held the same week, with the same...

Texas Fine Wine Gives a 2026 Harvest Outlook

Texas Wine Lover 7/14 10:22P Jeff Cope

Texas Fine Wine tells the stories behind the Texas harvest of 2026 and the resilience of their wineries amid challenging weather conditions Read More

Texas Hill Country Wineries Welcomes Three New Member Wineries

Texas Wine Lover 7/13 10:43P Jeff Cope

The Texas Hill Country Wineries has added three new member wineries to their association Read More

There’s an H-E-B in Texas With Five Restaurants and a Full Bar

Crave DFW 7/13 11:22A Steven Doyle

Somewhere along the way, H-E-B stopped thinking like a grocery store. The clearest evidence sits inside the company s Mueller location in Austin, where shoppers can finish the weekly run, order duck...

Celebrate National Ice Cream Day in Dallas!

Crave DFW 7/13 10:19A Steven Doyle

Sunday, July 19 is National Ice Cream Day, a holiday Ronald Reagan put on the books in 1984 and one of the few proclamations everyone has managed to agree on since. In a Dallas July, it barely needs...