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    This Week in Gluttony

    Feast of the Seven Fishes tops best food and drink events in Dallas

    Jonathan Rienstra
    Dec 17, 2013 | 6:00 am

    How many tacky sweaters should one own? Are you allowed to recycle them for multiple tacky sweater parties, or is that considered too gauche? I ask only because this week there are two ugly sweater parties.

    Now they’re both on the same night, so you could probably get away with just one ugly sweater, but maybe consult with your most fashionable friend before. Because it’s one thing to make an ironic fashion faux pas, but to unintentionally pile a non-ironic miscue on top is simply uncouth.

    Elsewhere, Cook Hall and Deep Ellum Brewing are doing a dinner together, the Italian Club of Dallas is bringing out all the fish for the annual feast, and NorthPark Center has a bunch of baked goods if you’re willing to go to the mall the Saturday before Christmas.

    Wednesday, December 18

    Ugly Sweater Party at Victor Tangos
    Put on your ugliest Christmas sweater for a night out at Victor Tangos beginning at 7 pm. Maker’s Mark cocktails are $5, and guests compete for three prizes for ugliest holiday sweater. Prizes are $100 to Victor Tangos for first place, $75 for second and $50 for third. The party is free to attend.

    Tamales & Tacky Sweater Party at Urban Taco
    Grab a tacky sweater and join Feed Me Dallas and Urban Taco for a four-course dinner beginning at 6:30 pm. Plates include pozole verde and a tamale trio. The best sweater wins a prize and Mexican ponche is included in the meal. Seats are $25 and can be ordered online.

    Friday, December 20

    Deep Ellum Brewing Beer Dinner at Cook Hall
    Cook Hall and Deep Ellum Brewing team up for a five-course beer dinner beginning at 7 pm. Pairings include grilled pork chop with chili glaze, King Oyster mushroom and broccoli rabe paired with Deep Ellum IPA, and braised rabbit with ricotta gnocchi and currant glaze paired with Rye Pils. Tickets are $55 and reservations can be made by calling 214-397-4111.

    Saturday, December 21

    Treats of Christmas at NorthPark Center
    Brave NorthPark Center for a chance to visit the ultimate holiday bake sale beginning at 10 am. Treats of Christmas is presented by Texas Chefs Association and features dozens of local chefs selling gourmet cakes, sweets, pies and cookies. Proceeds benefit the North Texas Food Bank’s Cooking Matters program, which gives local families the skills and knowledge to prepare healthy meals.

    Sunday, December 22

    Feast of the Seven Fishes at the Italian Club of Dallas
    The Italian Club of Dallas hosts its annual Feast of the Seven Fishes beginning at 7 pm. Normally held on Christmas Eve, this year’s feast is a few days before. Guests can gorge on a plethora of fish options, including fried smelts, calamari, anchovies, sardines, eels, octopus, shrimp, mussels and clams. Also enjoy wine, desserts, pastas and more. Tickets are $35 for members and $45 for non-members. They can be purchased online.

    Treats of Christmas at NorthPark Center on December 21 benefits North Texas Food Bank's Cooking Matters program.

    Christmas treats at NorthPark Center
      
    Photo courtesy of NorthPark Center
    Treats of Christmas at NorthPark Center on December 21 benefits North Texas Food Bank's Cooking Matters program.
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    Pizza News

    Eataly Pizza Fest at NorthPark Center in Dallas crushed it

    Teresa Gubbins
    Apr 7, 2025 | 4:47 pm
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    Dallas' full-blown love affair with pizza was plain to see on Sunday, April 6 at Eataly Pizza Fest - Dallas, the largest all-inclusive, citywide pizza festival bringing together nearly 30 of DFW's best pizza spots to celebrate one of the best foods in the world.

    The event took place at NorthPark Center, in the parking lot outside the entrance to Eataly, at the northwest corner of Boedeker Street and Northwest Highway, where a massive tent filled with booths had been erected — each booth backed up by an oven where pizzeria teams were cooking pizzas to order, to be cut into varying bite-sized samples.

    They represented more than six styles of pizza, including Neapolitan, New York-style, Detroit, tavern, and Chicago. It presented an ideal opportunity to wander from booth to booth, comparing pizza styles, toppings, and crust.

    The event drew famed pizzaiolo Chris Bianco, founder of nationally acclaimed Pizzeria Bianco, which has locations in Phoenix and Los Angeles, who participated in welcome speeches on the main stage and hosted a seminar on the education stage, where he shared his journey and held a meet & greet with attendees.

    They broke the event into two time slots: 11 am-2:30 pm, and 3:30-7 pm. According to estimates, the total attendance for the day was more than 3,500 people, with the majority showing up for the second afternoon session.

    Attendees were given tokens to vote on their favorites, and one winner was proclaimed for each time zone:

    • For the early slot, the winner was DeLucca Gaucho, the small pizzeria chain that takes a Brazilian-style all-you-can-eat approach.
    • For the afternoon slot, the winner was Partenope, the mom-and-pop from pizzaiolo Dino Santonicola and Megan Santonicola.

    Eataly Pizza FestMegan and Dino Santonicola from Partenope at Eataly Pizza FestEataly/Michael Dee

    But there was not a bad pizza in the house.

    At peak times, each pizza stand had lines a dozen people deep. However, they were slinging pizzas so briskly that the lines moved quickly. Blissfully, nobody asked about gluten-free options. There was gluten everywhere.

    The tent was a like a giant U-shape. Lined up on one side were the dome-shaped ovens that signify Neapolitan-style pizza, where purveyors included Pizzeria Testa, Fireova Pizza, Cane Rosso, Il Forno, Poco Fiasco, and Partenope.

    On the other side, deck ovens stood shoulder-to-shoulder, behind slingers that included Dough Bird, Mimi's, Fortunate Son, Greenville Avenue Pizza Co., Cenzo's Pizza & Deli, Jet's Pizza, Neony Pizza Works, Prego Pasta House, South Polk Pizzeria, and Salisbury's Pizza.

    Outside the main tent were two more rows of pizza stands, with one entire row dedicated to Eataly, who had side-by-side stands serving items such as mozzarella balls and desserts.

    Lining the perimeter were 30 drink booths, pouring everything from craft beer by Peticolas, White Rock Brewing, Tupps, and more, to wines, spritzes, alcohol-free wines, and a cool Italian version of cola called Molecola.

    To their credit, the organizers used paper boats instead of plastic or styrofoam, lessening the environmental impact.

    Eataly Pizza FestEataly Pizza FestEataly/Michael Dee

    There was a band playing way too loud and the weather was just short of freezing, but few in the crowd seemed to mind.

    Some favorites: I was there for the crust and brought a friend who was throwing away her crusts, so we ended up sharing a single portion, with me eating the crust and her eating the center.

    • Dough Bird, the restaurant from Fox Restaurant Concepts (Flower Child, Culinary Dropout), had a great biscuit like crust with a crunchy bottom and a moist fluffy top.
    • Neony Pizza Works, the highly personal Oak Cliff pizzeria, had a refreshing "banh mi" variety with all the sweet and piquant flavors of a banh mi sandwich as toppings including thinly sliced cucumber and thinly shaved carrot.
    • Fortunate Son, the Garland pizzeria from the owners of Goodfriend Burger House, had an amazing crust with lots of flavor and dark brown edges.
    • Starship Bagel, the award-winning bagel chain from founder Oren Salomon, used bagel dough as the crust, and it had a killer flavor with loads of depth and complexity in the flavor.
    • Fireova, a mobile food truck-only, was the best of the Neapolitan options, with a nice fermented flavor and some dark crisp spots on the crust — maybe because they're a food truck only and are accustomed to producing a pizza that succeeds in circumstances like these.

    The full lineup included Andrew's American Pizza, Cane Rosso, Cenzo's, DeLucca Gaucho, Dough Bird, Eataly, Fireova, Fortunate Son, Greenville Avenue Pizza Co., Il Forno (San Antonio), Jet's Pizza, Mimi's Pizzeria, Neony Pizza Works, Paradize, Partenope, Pietro's Pizza (Longview), Pizzeria Testa, Poco Fiasco, Prego Pasta House, RossoPomodoro, Salisbury's Pizza, Sauce Bros., Starship Bagel, South Polk Pizzeria, San Martin Bistro, Urban Crust, and Vestals.

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