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BBQ fundraiser and burger birthday top best food events in Dallas this week

Prepare to feast mid-week, when the bulk of the food events are happening. Beer and wine dinners are on the agenda, plus an anniversary for a burger favorite and a barbecue fundraiser to help North Texas tornado victims.

Tuesday, January 12

Community Beer Company Dinner at Greenville Bar & Grill
Head over to this Greenville Avenue hot spot for a three-course dinner paired with Community brews. Courses include chicken lettuce wraps, pot roast French dip, and fried cheesecake. Tickets are $37.92, and they must be purchased in advance. Dinner begins at 7 pm.

Hall & Walt Wine Dinner at Savor
Join Hall & Walt’s Chad Nuzum for a five-course dinner paired with exceptional wines. Courses include hamachi tartare, lobster with delicata squash, pork belly with watercress pudding, buffalo tenderloin with butter poached Yukons, and chocolate and chai. Reception starts at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner at 7. Cost is $125 per person, and you can reserve by calling 214-306-5597.

Wednesday, January 13

First Anniversary Celebration at Rodeo Goat Dallas
Rodeo Goat celebrates a year in Dallas with a good old-fashioned burger battle. Current fan favorite, Royale with Cheese, faces off against a Fort Worth favorite, the Chupacabra Burger. Cheese fries are also half off, and all 23 taps feature Dallas drafts with glassware available for select beers and breweries. Rodeo Goat also plans to have a rare tapping of a 24th beer, thanks to one of the area’s favorite breweries. The fun starts at 11 am and lasts all day.

North Texas Tornado Victim Fundraiser at Ten50 BBQ
From 10:50 am to 9 pm, 25 percent of sales at the restaurant benefit First Rowlett United Methodist Church. The entire Ten 50 BBQ menu is available, including Ten50’s USDA Prime brisket.

Texas Ale Project Beer Dinner at CiboDivino Marketplace
Chef Ryan Olmos creates a five-course menu paired with brews from Texas Ale Project. Dishes served family-style include roasted banana with toasted sage and pancetta; butter-poached leeks, grilled fruit, and fresh mozzarella; tasso ham and white cheddar hash; and lamb belly ice cream with espresso caramel and daikon chips. The night ends with a first tasting of a new brew called The Caucasian. Tickets are $55, and seating starts at 6 pm.

Rodeo Goat celebrates a year in the Dallas Design District on January 13.

Photo courtesy of Rodeo Goat

Rodeo Goat celebrates a year in the Dallas Design District on January 13.

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Oak Cliff Dallas address says bye Swank and hello Indian restaurant

Elephant Indian Bar and Grill

A location in Oak Cliff Dallas that has seen some turnover in recent years is about to see some more: It starts with Swank, the ambitious restaurant from chef Luke Rogers, which is leaving its address at 1115 N. Beckley Ave. after a year and relocating to a new space still to be determined. The restaurant's final day at its current location will be Saturday, July 26.

"We want to give guests one last chance to toast the place that started it all," Rogers says in a statement.

But 1115 N. Beckley Ave. won't be empty for too long: The space will soon be home to Elephant Indian Bar and Grill, an Indian restaurant from chef Praveen Prasannan, an industry veteran with international experience working in the kitchens of hotels and on cruise ships.

This will be a second location of Elephant Indian Bar and Grill following the original that opened in the original Buzzbrews location at 4154 N. Central Expwy. in 2024.

Prasannan says he wants to expand his customer base by bringing Indian food to areas currently lacking in Indian options. He's also opening an Elephant to-go spinoff in the Park Cities, at 5601 W. Lovers Ln. #110.

He also owns Shivas Bar and Grill, an elevated Indian concept, with his brother Prinu, which has locations in downtown Dallas and Allen.

The menu at Elephant Indian features Indian classics such as chicken tikka masala, butter masala, tandoori, and a variety of biryani, the comforting rice dish.

There are also Indo-Chinese fusion dishes, such as veggie fried rice, chilli paneer, and hakka noodles; plus wraps, hummus with naan bread, and thali, a selection of different dishes served in small bowls on a round tray, served with choices of steamed rice or naan.

Prasannan is a forward-thinking chef who has also created a number of vegan items and meatless versions of their signature dishes, including a rare vegan version of butter chicken and Kadai vegetables, a mix of stir-fried vegetables. Prices are affordable, ranging from $6 for a soup or salad to $26 for lamb biryani.

Prior to Swank, 1115 N. Beckley Ave. was home to some big-name restaurants over the years, most recently Beckley 1115, and before that VH, and before that Outpost, and before that, Campo featuring chef Matt McAllister, and before that an Argentinian place called La Carreta Argentina.

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