This Week in Gluttony

These are the 5 best food and drink events in Dallas this week

This week seems to be a pretty sleepy week on the food events front. Could it be that folks are saving up for an epic Easter brunch? Whatever the case may be, it seems like IPA and fresh seafood are in the forecast.

Thursday, April 13

IPA Beer Tournament at Eno's Pizza Tavern
It's a bracket-style beer tasting tournament with California, Colorado, and Texas battling head-to-head to find out which state has the best IPA. Through six rounds, participants blind taste test four beers from each state and vote for their favorites until one IPA comes out on top. Tickets are $35, and the fun begins at 7 pm.

Saturday, April 15

Bike + Brunch at Vital Fitness Studio
Put a spin on your weekend with a calorie-blasting 45-minute performance ride in The Joule's cycling studio, immediately followed by a delicious brunch at Americano. Brunch comes complete with coffee, a mimosa, Nutella doughnuts, and a choice of entrée from a prix-fixe menu. Tickets are $40 a person, and the cycling class starts at 11:15 am.

Eastside Brew Bus Tour
The tour visits three local breweries — Four Bullets, Good Neighbor Brews, and Lakewood Brewing Company. Guests sample several brews at each place and learn how they are made. Guests also have the opportunity to enjoy grub from some of the area's best food trucks parked at some of the breweries. Tickets are $55, and guests are instructed to arrive at Lakewood Brewing Company no later than 11:15 am.

Sunday, March 16

Looking for places to brunch on Easter? We've got you covered.

Monday, April 17

Chef's Table at Jettison
Angela Hernandez (Top Knot), Justin Holt (Lucia), and Nick Walker (CBD Provisions) are teaming up with luxury foods distributor Regalis TX to offer a six-course menu featuring caviar, live seafood, truffles, and wild-foraged edibles. Courses include Miyazaki A5 Wagyu beef, fresh Balfego Spanish bluefin tuna and Cape Hatteras oysters. Jettison mixologist George Kaiho is pairing the menu with signature cocktails and specially selected wines. Tickets are $125 with optional beverage pairings for an extra $35. Dinner starts at 7 pm.

Escape to Riviera Maya at Filament
Enjoy Jackson Family Wines and gourmet bites reflective of Mexico with chef Matt McCallister while learning about the Lone Star Series Food, Art, & Music Festival that is happening in Riviera Maya at El Dorado Royale this summer. Karisma Hotels & Resorts’ food personalities are planning to attend to give guests a taste of what's to come. The event is free and starts at 6 pm.

Good Neighbor Brews is just one of the stops on the Eastside Brew Bus tour on April 15.

Photo courtesy of Good Neighbor Brews/Facebook

Good Neighbor Brews is just one of the stops on the Eastside Brew Bus tour on April 15.

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Where to Drink

Where to drink in Dallas right now: 5 new happy hours for February

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The Frozen John D at Even Coast.

The February edition of Where to Drink, CultureMap's monthly column on restaurants and bars you can get a drink at, travels far and wide to find the best and most exotic happy hours around: From sushi deals in downtown Dallas to $5 margaritas in Collin County to Indian bar bites in Irving.

(If you're in a more date-night frame of mind, be sure to consult our list of places where you can share a sweet Valentine's Day meal.)

Here are five happy hours to try in February:

Cafe Gecko
Laid-back perennial favorite in Richardson has just unveiled a brand new happy hour menu featuring their delectable versions of classic bar food treats including pizza fries, pretzel bites, chicharrones, onion rings, and fried pickles, priced from $5-$7, plus $1 off everything in the bar. It's served Monday all day, and Tuesday-Friday from 3-7 pm.

Dozo Omakase
Omakase sushi restaurant which opened a year ago at Trinity Groves with a compact menu that includes the trendy multi-course omakase style of dining, available in small or large versions. They do a cool approach to happy hour by introducing a new menu nearly every month. For February, it includes items from the sushi bar and the kitchen including half-price nigiri, sushi hand rolls for $8, gyoza for $6, crispy rice tuna for $10, and miso soup for a bargain $2.50. Cocktails include sake for $9 and a Kyoto highball cocktail for $11.

Even Coast
Neighborhood restaurant from chef Omar Flores opened on the Addison-Dallas line in 2024 with seafood, pastas, and steaks — and now happy hour. It's a good one, served from 2-6 pm every day with its own menu of $3 oysters, $10 cheeseburgers, and salmon dip. House cocktails are $9, including a rotating flavor frozen drink; a pint of beer is $6, and wine by the glass is $9. The only restriction is where: On Friday-Saturday, it's available only at the bar; Sunday-Thursday, it's also available in the dining room and on the patio.

Neon Cactus
Congenial Mexican restaurant in Fairview has a happy hour with deals that surely seem worth driving for: They run Monday-Friday from 3-6 pm and include margaritas for $5, domestic beers for $4, wine by the glass for $5, and well drinks for $4. They also have daily food specials that run all day, such as queso blanco and chicken tinga flautas, $10 each on Thursdays, and taco plates with rice and beans, $10 to $12 on Tuesdays.

Nirvana
Sultry Indian lounge at Toyota Music Factory with DJ, dance floor, and rooftop patio has what may be the worst website in the world — but buried beneath the PTSD flash graphics and music is a worthy happy hour, served from 4-7 pm featuring $2 off all cocktails, including the Hunan Heatwave with tequila and tandoori pineapple, and the Beijing Berry mocktail with mixed berries and ginger ale. Plus Indian-themed bar snacks such as "drums of heaven" AKA chicken lollipops; street-style chow mein, and crispy chili corn.

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