This Week in Gluttony

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

Celebrate Fat Tuesday with Hookline from 11 am-10 pm on February 13.

Between Fat Tuesday and Valentine's Day, this week is sure to be a (boozy) doozy. Food and drink events in Dallas abound, and some of them are downright fabulous. By the way, if you have not yet booked Valentine's dinner reservations, check out this complete list now — before you're stuck ordering take-out.

Tuesday, February 13

Fat Tuesday Celebration at Hookline
Partake in an all-day crawfish boil in honor of Mardi Gras. Starting at 11 am, enjoy cocktails like hurricanes, sazaracs, dark & stormies, and the cinco de bayou for just $5. Long necks and draft beers are also on special, and the Just Friends Dixie Land band is performing from 5-10 pm.

Mardi Craw Party at The Rustic
The good times will roll while Cajun cooking and cocktails flow. Tomar and the FCs are headlining the party, and there will be lots of free Mardi Gras swag, face painting, New Orleans-inspired tunes, and photos by Photo Wagon. Tickets are free with RSVP or $30 for VIP, which includes access to a buffet, cash bar, and special seating in front of the stage. The fun kicks off at 5:30 pm.

Wednesday, February 14

Vintage Valentine's Bash at The Statler
Share with your sweetheart an old-school evening, featuring dinner, drinking, and dancing the night away in The Statler's grand ballroom. The evening includes a three-course dinner and the smooth, sweet tunes of Hunter Sullivan and his 15-piece big band orchestra. Tickets are $119 and the evening begins at 7:30 pm. The last dance is at 11 pm.

Thursday, February 15

Monthly Cut at Dallas Chop House
This special, monthly dinner features a four-course dinner of chef-prepared dishes and champagne from G.H. Mumm and Perrier-Jouët. Courses include she-crab soup, crab legs, petite filet, and more. Tickets are $60 and dinners starts at 6 pm. If the dinner happens to sell out, call 214-736-7300 to get added to the waitlist.

Saturday, February 17

The Morning After at Dallas Farmers Market
Only Dallas would have an epic festival dedicated to our favorite meal of the day — brunch. This sampling event features bites from local brunch hot spots, alongside drink samples and live music. Tickets are $40 and the event kicks off at 11:30 am.

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Where to Drink

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

Esco Dallas

The best-tasting drinks are blue.

It's time for the September installment of Where to Drink, our monthly column on the best places for cocktails and more. We're looking at our favorite theme — best happy hours — and have found five places taking it seriously in all the far reaches of Dallas: from Frisco to Wylie to downtown Dallas, even to the Park Cities, because they need a drink discount, too.

Here's where to drink in Dallas right now:

Ainsworth
Elevated sports bar at the Shops at Legacy has a weekday happy hour from 11 am-7 pm. And on Fridays, they add two extra hours of joy with an extended happy hour from 11 am-9 pm. Drink specials include $4 drafts, $5 wells, $7 house wines, and $8 signature cocktails. Select appetizers are $5, such as chips & salsa, spinach dip, and mozzerella sticks. The Friday dining deals include $7 flatbreads.

Casa Mia
Frisco Mexican restaurant has a daily happy hour from 4-7 pm with discounts on frozen and rocks margaritas, draft, and bottle beers. Select drinks are $4-$6.50, including house margaritas, exotic flavor margaritas, and domestic and imported beer. There are also deals on bites, including $6.50 tacos and $7.50 nachos and quesadillas.

Esco Dallas
Buzzy tapas restaurant in downtown Dallas from rapper 2Chainz has rotating happy hour specials Tuesday-Friday from 4-7 pm. Tuesdays are $3 well shots and $10 for three tacos. Wednesdays feature $5 wine by the glass, plus rum drinks and shots. Thursdays feature $7 Crown Royal and Dusse drinks. Friday, it's $9 Casamigos drinks.

Ferah Smokehouse
Wylie smokehouse and family-owned concept has a new daily happy hour from 3-6 pm, with an amazing array of items all priced at $4. Here's all the things you can get for $4: mojitos, margaritas, Moscow mules, cosmos, and house cocktails; plus brisket mac & cheese balls, meatballs, creamy elotes, and queso.

Half Shells
Snider Plaza, where Half Shells resides, is under renovation, so the Half Shells is compensating with weekday specials from 3-6 pm, including oysters for $2.50, shrimp nachos for $8, shrimp & crab queso for $8, and a cheeseburger for $10. Drink specials include $6 glasses of house wine, $2 off other glasses of wine, $6 Gold Margarita, and $6 wells. Mondays is happy hour all day.