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Legendary pizzeria's closure tops this week's 5 most-read Dallas stories
Fireside Pies had been on Henderson Avenue for two decades.
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1. Original Dallas location of game-changing Fireside Pies pizza closes. A legendary pizzeria has shuttered: The original location of Dallas pizza chain Fireside Pies, located at 2820 N. Henderson Ave., has closed, after 20 years in the space.
2. Year-end restaurant & bar closures begin to pile up in Dallas. One not-so-pleasant custom at the end of the year is the arrival in Dallas of "restaurant closure season," a depressing yet consistent annual tradition when restaurants and bars take a look at the books and make the decision to cut their losses before the New Year begins.
3. Italian food store in Dallas' Oak Cliff proffers pastas, sauces, and charm. Foodies in Oak Cliff have a new place to get their Italian food fix, right in the neighborhood. Called Ari's Pantry, it's a cool little grocery and market coming soon to 1307 ½ W. Davis St. in Winnetka Heights, selling pastas, tomato sauces, olive oils, and imported Italian foodstuffs.
4. Dallas' Richard Rawlings ditches Lite - gasp - for new beer partnership. Famed Gas Monkey Garage owner Richard Rawlings has found a new beer. According to a release, the Dallas entrepreneur and notorious beer aficionado — he is always always cracking open a Lite — has shifted gears (what a clever press release verb!) to team up with Garage Beer, a craft light beer made by Braxton Brewing, a Kentucky-based brewer founded in 2014 by brothers Evan and Jake Rouse.
5. Dallas' Crystal Charity Ball 2023 exhibits the art of a masterpiece gala. Crystal Charity Ball 2023 brought artistic élan to Dallas' most glamorous gala. Ball chair Angie Kadesky crafted the theme “Masterpieces in the Making,” which, she had explained, would be a double entendre: "While classic artistic masterpieces will be the decorative motif at the ball, the real masterpieces in the making are the children we serve."
Cowboys fans were out in full force.Photo by Ashley Gongora
Tailgating is all about the food.Photo by Ashley Gongora
An array of beverages ensured guests had fun all night.Photo by Ashley Gongora
Buffalo shrimp and blue cheese grits from McRae's American Bistro & Cocktails won the best dish of the night.Photo by Ashley Gongora
The silent auction inspired competitive bidding.Photo by Ashley Gongora