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Bella Mia Winery: A Story of Pivots and Perseverance

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:33:16 Z

(Texas Wine Lover) Bella Mia Winery’s path to opening involved canceled vineyard plans, three years of construction delays, and plenty of unexpected pivots. Now, the Texas winery has found its home inside a beautifully restored 1885 building in downtown Pilot Point....

Guest House Makes Its Dallas Debut This October

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:31:26 Z

(Crave DFW) Another Austin concept is coming up I-35, and this one is at least honest about wanting to be a party. Guest House opens in October at 1900 Cedar Springs Rd . in Uptown, the fourth location for a brand that started in Austin in the spring of 2024 and...

Chef Eduardo Osorio Named Culinary Director of The Village

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:09:08 Z

(Crave DFW) Eduardo Osorio is taking over the food at all of it. The Village Dallas named him culinary director this morning, which puts him over Meridian, Over Under, Village Beach Club, Anise and Buzz & Bustle, plus whatever the property opens next. He stays...

Texas Hill Country Wineries’ Texas Wine Month Passport Now Available

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:33:22 Z

(Texas Wine Lover) Celebrate Texas Wine Month with the Texas Hill Country Wineries passport event in October. Experience the beauty of the Hill Country and enjoy tastings at over 45 wineries with tickets you can buy now. Use the Texas Wine Lover mobile app to help you...

Where Dallas Eats Brunch When Nobody’s Trying to Impress Anyone

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:40:43 Z

(Crave DFW) Brunch here has drifted toward the reservation, the bottomless carafe and the seventy-dollar table for two. Some mornings do not call for any of that. Five Dallas rooms where the coffee keeps coming, the plates land fast and nobody upsells you a...

Retro Film Review: West Side Story (1961)

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:03:53 Z

(Crave DFW) The film opens on a finger snap. No dialogue, no exposition, just a helicopter shot dropping out of the Manhattan sky onto a playground, and then a gang of young men moving down a street with the coiled economy of dancers pretending not to be...

Enjoying Brunch at Crown Block

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:06:50 Z

(Crave DFW) Duck Hash The elevator does the work of an overture. You step in at ground level in a parking structure off Reunion Boulevard, the doors close, and by the time they open again the city is 561 feet below and coming at you through glass on every side....

Canada’s Most Luxurious Rail Trek Across the Country

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:46:42 Z

(Crave DFW) The blind goes up somewhere west of Edmonton and the window fills with fir trees running past at speed. Then the trees drop away and the eastern wall of the Rockies stands there in the early light, pink at the top, close enough to feel rude. Coffee...

Cune Crianza: Old-World Rioja Without the Old-World Price

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:13:03 Z

(Crave DFW) Some wines earn their price through packaging and a good marketing budget. Cune Crianza earns it the harder way: a hundred and forty-five years of not screwing up a formula that already worked. The winery traces back to 1879, when brothers Eusebio...

SHEF Food + Wine Is Back, Bigger, and Still Grand Prairie’s Best Kept Secret

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:34:01 Z

(Crave DFW) Two years in, and Tiffany Derry s food festival already feels like it s been part of the fall calendar forever. SHEF Food + Wine returns for its third run October 9 through 11 at EpicCentral in Grand Prairie, and this time Derry didn t just bring...

2026 New York International Wine Competition – Texas Results

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:22:43 Z

(Texas Wine Lover) These are the Texas winery results for the 2026 New York International Wine Competition Read More

Twenty-Three Years In, Besa’s Is Still the Neighborhood’s Best-Kept Secret

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:46:35 Z

(Crave DFW) Twenty-three years is a long time to keep a restaurant open, and longer still to keep it feeling like the same place it was on day one. Besa s has managed both. Garland s own tourism site sums up owner Al Shala in one line: he waits on guests like he...

Hospitality Duo Opens Third Location in a Year – Cafe Olivita

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:32:10 Z

(Crave DFW) Torry Cray and Adrian Verdin (we ve followed Verdin through his hospitality career and he s a keeper) have been on quite a run. Three restaurants in one year, all under the Café Olivia name, and this one might be the most interesting of the bunch....

Hudson House Opening 12th Location in Southlake on September 11

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:06:22 Z

(Crave DFW) Hudson House started as one restaurant in Highland Park. It s about to open its twelfth, and this time it s landing in Southlake, a city that says a lot about how far this brand has traveled from its first neighborhood spot. The new location opens...

Morris Ranch Cellars: Preserving History Through Texas Wine

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:45:32 Z

(Texas Wine Lover) Morris Ranch Cellars blends Texas wine with a remarkable piece of Hill Country history. Owner John Luke Mannix is preserving the legacy of Morris Ranch while creating a new destination for wine lovers near Fredericksburg. Read More

Mil Veranos Vineyard & Ranch Grower Profile

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 03:56:56 Z

(Texas Wine Lover) This month's Grower Profile features Mil Veranos Vineyard Ranch which is owned by Virginia Lopez Rodriguez Read More

Seven Dishes, Seven Dallas Restaurants, No Debate Necessary

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 03:12:00 Z

(Crave DFW) Every serious Dallas eater has a running list like this one, dishes they d order again without hesitation, the ones that make a whole reservation worth booking. Some of these plates come with decades of history attached. Others are newer, but they ve...

The Smashburger Spot in Plano That’s Secretly a Story About a 1940s Band

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:35:15 Z

(Crave DFW) Bonnie Shea spent years just trying to make sure her mother s story didn t disappear. Patty Lou Peters fronted an all-female western swing band called Patty Lou and the Texas Sweethearts back in the 1940s and 50s, back when female touring groups...

What’s the Hot Music at this Year’s State Fair?

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:46:31 Z

(Crave DFW) Tripping Daisy Most people show up to the State Fair of Texas thinking about corny dogs and butter sculptures, and forget there s an entire free music festival built into the ticket price. The Chevrolet Main Stage has been doing this for almost 30...

This Hidden Lovers Lane Taco Spot Is About to Get a Full Liquor License

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:21:12 Z

(Crave DFW) Behind a gas station and an auto shop on Lovers Lane, there s a taco spot with no real sign, just a black wall with gold mortar marking where to walk in. It s called Mi Rey Restaurant Bar , and it s exactly the kind of place Dallas is full of and...

From Function to Style: How Table Accessories Shape Restaurant Ambiance

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:28:53 Z

(Crave DFW) When guests walk into a restaurant, they begin forming an impression before they read the menu or taste the food. The lighting, furniture, colors, tableware, and small decorative details all contribute to the atmosphere. While major design elements...

GrapeFest Celebrates Milestone Event with New Experiences, Wine Traditions, and Four Days of Festival Fun

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:42:28 Z

(Texas Wine Lover) GrapeFest invites you to celebrate its 40th anniversary with wine tastings, great food, shopping, and unforgettable memories. This year there are new experiences for everyone to enjoy. Read More