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These are the 8 best food and drink events in Dallas this week

All the red wine, please.

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Get creative with Valentine’s celebrations this week, as there’s more to do than just dinner out. From a wine and cheese fest and a bubbly and chocolate pairing to a bourbon tasting and craft beer dinner to-go, the options are many. It’s also Super Bowl week, and one venue is hosting a watch party with a 24-foot LED screen so not one second of the action (or the halftime show) will be missed. Still looking for Valentine's dinner plans? Find that list here.

Thursday, February 10

15 Shades of Red Wine & Cheese Fest at Eataly
Pair more than 15 Italian wines with bites from multiple chef stations during this storewide tasting event. Grab your wine glass and branded Eataly holder and get ready to sip and stroll. Note that tickets are only valid for specific timeslots, including 5:30-7 pm, 6:30-8 pm, and 7:30-9 pm.

Texas Spirits Tasting at Bourbon & Banter
The Statler speakeasy will host a three-course tasting featuring Texas spirits Waterloo Gin and Treaty Oak Bourbon. Courses include a charcuterie board, butter-based sea bass with lemon caper sauce, and black pepper-crusted ribeye. Guests will partake in samplings of three Waterloo gins and four bourbons from Treaty Oak. Tickets are $100 per person and the tasting begins at 6 pm.

Cocktail Class at Tricky Fish
Preston Hollow’s new Tricky Fish location will host its first cocktail class featuring Roxor Gin. Participants will be guided through creating two full-size gin cocktails to be enjoyed with lots of bar bites. The event is $25 per person, and two lucky guests will win either a $25 Tricky Fish gift card or a bottle of Roxor Gin. Class begins at 6 pm.

Bubbly & Chocolate Tasting at The Crescent Club
Bubbles and chocolate are always a good idea. Taste three different sparkling wines paired with chocolates during this tasting, set to take place in the 17th floor Crescent Club bar. The tasting is $48 per person and begins at 6 pm.

Friday, February 11

Lynmar Estate Valentine’s Weekend Tastings at Crozier Hall
Located in a remodeled historic high school, Crozier Hall will be the setting for this weekend of wine tasting events. (Saturday is already sold out.) Lymar Estate Winery, recognized for its award-winning Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, will be featured. The $65 per-person ticket price includes five wines and a charcuterie box from Café Momentum. The tasting is at 7 pm Friday and 2 pm Sunday.

Saturday, February 12

Mutts Love with Rahr to the Rescue
The dog park and cantina will host an all-day adoption event in partnership with Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. There’ll be $4 Rahr drafts all day, and anyone who adopts will receive a free one-year membership to the dog park. The event will run from 11 am-5 pm.

Sunday, February 13

The Big Game Watch Party at Legacy Hall
Watch Super Bowl LVI on a 24-foot LED screen with access to bites and beverages from 20 eateries and bars at Legacy Hall. Seating is first-come, first-served but private party areas may be booked for groups for a fee. They'll offer $10 Super Bowl squares available for purchase for those feeling lucky.

Monday, February 14

Valentine’s Day Beer Dinner To Go from Deep Ellum Brewing Co.
The Dallas brewery will package up a three-course dinner for two paired with seasonal and specialty brews to-go. Menu includes an amuse bouche, lump crab cakes, choice of entrée including braised short rib, Scottish salmon, and lemon-celery risotto, and red velvet lava cake with Tillamook vanilla ice cream. Beers will include a mixed 6-pack of cans and a 32-ounce crowler of Berry Chocolate Double Brown Stout. The feast is $100 and pick-up is between 4-7 pm on Valentine's Day.

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Coffee news

Black Sheep Coffee from the U.K. brews up new shop for Little Elm

Photo courtesy of Black Sheep Coffee

Black Sheep Coffee is now open in Little Elm.

A new Dallas-Fort Worth outpost of Black Sheep Coffee, the U.K.-born coffee chain that focuses on showcasing robusta beans, is now brewing in Little Elm.

Black Sheep Coffee will host a grand opening celebration at its newest location at 26912 E University Dr., Suite 100 on Saturday, January 10, with $2 lattes and location-specific merch, along with giveaways and other opening day festivities, according to a release.

The Little Elm location is the fourth in DFW, joining the first Black Sheep location in DFW, which opened in Dallas on Mockingbird Lane in 2023, and shops in Plano and Aubrey.

“Little Elm is booming, and we’re thrilled to become part of this vibrant and dynamic community,” says Gabriel Shohet, co-founder of Black Sheep Coffee, in the release.

Black Sheep Coffee was founded by college roommates Shohet and Eirik Holth in 2013, and has since expanded to a slew of locations across the U.K., Europe, Asia, the U.S., and the Middle East.

Black Sheep has earned a reputation in the coffee world for its use of 100% robusta beans, which were previously scorned by baristas and serious coffee snobs as inferior to the arabica coffee bean, which is most pervasive in coffee shops. The robusta bean can be richer in flavor than arabica beans, and, perhaps most importantly,

"We're the only coffee company in the world to focus 100 percent on specialty robusta," Shohet told CultureMap in 2023. "Everybody is always touting arabica, but if you can find a great robusta that’s not commercial grade, you have a cool product."

Those robusta beans are brewed into both classic coffee drinks like Americanos and drip coffee, along with inventive lattes like the Cardamom-Oat Latte and Lion’s Mane Latte, the latter of which is spiked with a “focus mushroom blend.” There’s also a “Babyccino,” or steamed milk with cocoa or cinnamon for the kids, and “Puppycinos” for patrons with furry friends.

In addition to the coffee, Black Sheep locations also serve matcha drinks, fruit-infused lemonades, smoothies, and adorable heart-shaped Norwegian waffles stuffed with fillings like Nutella, strawberries, and Biscoff. Bagels, breakfast sandwiches, acai bowls, and pastries like danishes and croissants are also on offer.

The Little Elm outpost of Black Sheep Coffee is part of a major expansion into Dallas-Fort Worth for the brand. In 2023, Shohet told CultureMap that the chain had plans to open as many as seven locations in the metroplex, along with potential franchise locations.

Black Sheep Coffee in Little Elm is now open from 5 am-9 Monday-Friday, and 6 am-9 pm Saturday and Sunday. To score the $2 latte deal on Saturday, you’ll need to download and order your drink through the Black Sheep Coffee mobile app.

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