Foodie Fest

Every delicious detail Dallasites need to know before Park & Palate

It's back, y'all. Park & Palate, the massive food and wine fundraiser put on by Klyde Warren Park, is returning for its fifth year.

That means you should get your stretchy pants ready for the Grand Taste on Saturday, October 26, from 12:30-4 pm, where you can sample bites from more than 40 of Dallas' favorite restaurants, pit masters and chefs.

What else do you need to know? Here's a handy checklist before the big day.

Tickets
Entry to the Grand Taste is $75, though for $125 you can be a VIP and enjoy early entry at noon, an open bar in the VIP lounge, and complimentary self parking. Buy them here.

Who'll be there
Get ready for tastings prepared by a who's who of Dallas culinary geniuses. Kent Rathbun is the host chef and Drew Hendricks is the host master sommelier, so you know the menus are going to be outstanding. Don't forget to check out the always-popular BBQ Alley, because this is Texas, after all.

Drink up
In addition to all that gourmet goodness, more than 30 wine, spirit, and brewery brands will be offering sips to accompany the inspired culinary offerings. A full-on beer garden awaits craft brew fans.

Get down
Live music, cookbook signings, pop-up shops, and lawn games round out the agenda of activities on this most delicious day. But if you want to do nothing but eat and drink, we won't stop you.

Pump up the park
Proceeds from Park & Palate pay for the park's daily maintenance and hundreds of free programs and educational events throughout the year. The 5.2-acre park is privately funded and operated by the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation, relying only on contributions from donors to support special programming and educational activities, and to provide a clean, safe environment for the more than one million guests each year.

The fine print
All guests must be 21 or over to attend Park & Palate (children, babies or infants, and strollers are not permitted). The event is rain or shine, but if there are extreme weather circumstances, the event will be canceled. All purchases are non-refundable. Park & Palate is presented by Republic National Distributing Company.

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Tickets to Park & Palate's Grand Taste are on sale now and available here.

General admission and VIP tickets are available.

Photo by Marcy Meeks

General admission and VIP tickets are available.

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Pizza News

Dallas' love affair with pizza peaks with 2 pizza festivals on deck

Eataly

Many pizzas on the menu at Eataly Pizza Fest

Dallas loves pizza so much right now, there are two festivals to celebrate it. That includes Eataly Dallas Pizza Fest, a food-fest hosted by Eataly at NorthPark Center with more than two dozen pizza purveyors serving up hot slices.

The festival takes place on Sunday, April 19, spotlighting more than 10 pizza styles – from Neapolitan to New York to Detroit-style.

This is the second year for the festival, which launched in 2025. Taking place in the parking lot in front of Eataly's entrance, it feastures tasting stations where pizzerias hand out samples. There'll also be beverage stations serving Italian wine and local beer, plus hands-on pizza making, chef demos, and guest appearances.

(Note: This is also not Dallas' only pizza festival: There's another one called Dallas Pizza Fest taking place on April 26 at Epic Central in Grand Prairie. It's a family-friendly event with games, pizza trucks, and a pizza eating contest. Entry to that festival is free, and you pay for your pizza per slice.)

While pizza has been trending up across Dallas-Fort Worth for a few years, things have really crested as of late, with a growing number of places offering pizza by the slice, as well as a sudden influx of artisanal pizzerias debuting in Fort Worth.

Participants at Eataly's Dallas Pizza Fest will include:

Andrew’s American Pizza
Cenzo’s Pizza & Deli
Delucca Gaucho Pizza and Wine
Doughbird
Fireova Pizza
Fortunate Son
Greenville Avenue Pizza Co.
Il Forno
Jet’s Pizza
Mimi’s Pizzeria
NEONY Pizza Works
Olivella's Pizza & Wine
Partenope Ristorante
Pazzeria by Pietro's
Pizzana
Pizzeria Carina
Poco Fiasco
Salisbury’s Pizza
San Martin Bakery
SauceBros
Starship Bagel
Urban Crust
Zoli’s

In addition, Eataly Dallas will showcase two types of pizza from its offering – Roman-style pizza alla pala and Neapolitan pizza — in collaboration with Rossopomodoro.

Eataly previewed the event on March 19 with a sit-down dinner attended by two dozen influencers and their plus-ones.

It started with a trio of salads, followed by four pizza courses from highlighted entrants:

Diavola Dolce, a spicy salami pizza from Rossopomodoro
Mexican elote, featuring corn, Mexican crema sauce, and cilantro, from DeLucca (who were one of the two winners of Best Pizza in. 2025)
Star Luca, a star-shaped thin-crust pizza with Calabrian spicy salami from MisterO1
Leche Quemada, a decadent dessert offering from Starship Bagel, featuring bagel dough topped with whipped cream cheese, condensed milk, Leche Quemada candies, cinnamon, and vanilla

The festival will be open with two time slots: early/lunch from 11:30 am-2:30 pm, or afternoon from 4-7 pm.

General admission tickets are $75. VIP passes are $125, with access to a dedicated lounge, cocktail bars, and exclusive bites. Admission is free for children under the age of 10, with RSVP.

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