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These are the 6 best food and drink events in Dallas this week

B&B Butchers & Restaurant is hosting a pop-up dinner at NM Cafe Clearfork in Fort Worth on June 13.

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Wine Dinner for you? Check. Happy hour for your dog? Check. Cookout for Dad for Father's Day? Check and check. Consider this week planned.

Tuesday, June 13

Sokol Blosser Wine Dinner Sea Breeze Fish Market & Grill
Experience this special five-course, Pan-Asian seafood dinner featuring the wines of Oregon's lauded Sokol Blosser Winery. Courses include hamachi crudo, Skull Island prawns, Chinese five-spice tuna with stone-fruit skewers, blueberry pot stickers, and more. Dinner costs $100 and begins at 7 pm. Call 972-473-2722 for reservations.

Wednesday, June 14

A Match Made in Texas Wine Dinner at Ocean Prime
Rosewood Ranches and Fall Creek Vineyards come to Uptown for this six-course menu, handcrafted by Ocean Prime’s chef Sonny Pache. Courses include scallops, short rib, ox tail, halibut, and more. A highlight will be Rosewood Ranches’ signature Wagyu beef, a popular selection on the Ocean Prime Dallas menu. Dinner costs $165 and begins at 6:30 pm. Call 214-965-0440 for reservations.

Thursday, June 15

B&B Butchers & Restaurant Pop-Up Dinner at NM Cafe Clearfork
The Texas-based upscale steakhouse has partnered with Neiman Marcus Fort Worth to host an exclusive preview dinner. The experience features cocktails, passed hors d'oeuvre, and a four-course seated dinner with wine pairings. Guests will be able to sample dishes that will be on the menu at B&B Butchers & Restaurant's Shops at Clearfork location, which is set to open in September. The dinner costs $165 and starts at 6:30 pm on both Thursday and Friday. Call 817-989-4629 for reservations. Note: advance payment is required for reservations.

Friday, June 16

Whiskey and Bourbon Tasting at Abacus
Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co. invades Dallas to help host this event that allows guests to sample five TX Blended Whiskey and TX Straight Bourbon cocktails exclusively crafted by Abacus lead bartender Jordan Gantenbein. There will also be whiskey and bourbon samples and passed bites from executive chef Christopher Patrick. The event costs $35 and begins at 5:30 pm. Call 214-559-3111 for reservations.

Saturday, June 17

Yappy Hour at City Council
The happy hour where every dog feels like royalty. Think misters and fans to keep cool on the patio, a special dog menu featuring pup-a-chinos and peanut butter pop treats, and their own dog beer and wine. The event will also feature a photo booth, tennis balls and frisbees, self dog wash, and goody bags. Did we mention its all free with an admission starting at just $12? The event lasts from 3:30-5:30 pm and a portion of event proceeds benefits Paws in the City.

Sunday, June 18

Father's Day Cookout at CiboDivino Marketplace
Guests can choose from a selection of 44 Farms steak cuts, prepared by chef Ryan Olmos, and enjoy classic sides and pasta salads to round off a delicious meal. They can also pair their food with one of CiboDivino’s 11 craft beers on tap or one of Daniele Puleo’s top picks for vino, including varietals from his own label, Puleo. There will also be lawn games since this is, of course, a family affair. Food items are available à la carte, and the cookout lasts from 12-5 pm.

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Oak Cliff Dallas address says bye Swank and hello Indian restaurant

Elephant Indian Bar and Grill

A location in Oak Cliff Dallas that has seen some turnover in recent years is about to see some more: It starts with Swank, the ambitious restaurant from chef Luke Rogers, which is leaving its address at 1115 N. Beckley Ave. after a year and relocating to a new space still to be determined. The restaurant's final day at its current location will be Saturday, July 26.

"We want to give guests one last chance to toast the place that started it all," Rogers says in a statement.

But 1115 N. Beckley Ave. won't be empty for too long: The space will soon be home to Elephant Indian Bar and Grill, an Indian restaurant from chef Praveen Prasannan, an industry veteran with international experience working in the kitchens of hotels and on cruise ships.

This will be a second location of Elephant Indian Bar and Grill following the original that opened in the original Buzzbrews location at 4154 N. Central Expwy. in 2024.

Prasannan says he wants to expand his customer base by bringing Indian food to areas currently lacking in Indian options. He's also opening an Elephant to-go spinoff in the Park Cities, at 5601 W. Lovers Ln. #110.

He also owns Shivas Bar and Grill, an elevated Indian concept, with his brother Prinu, which has locations in downtown Dallas and Allen.

The menu at Elephant Indian features Indian classics such as chicken tikka masala, butter masala, tandoori, and a variety of biryani, the comforting rice dish.

There are also Indo-Chinese fusion dishes, such as veggie fried rice, chilli paneer, and hakka noodles; plus wraps, hummus with naan bread, and thali, a selection of different dishes served in small bowls on a round tray, served with choices of steamed rice or naan.

Prasannan is a forward-thinking chef who has also created a number of vegan items and meatless versions of their signature dishes, including a rare vegan version of butter chicken and Kadai vegetables, a mix of stir-fried vegetables. Prices are affordable, ranging from $6 for a soup or salad to $26 for lamb biryani.

Prior to Swank, 1115 N. Beckley Ave. was home to some big-name restaurants over the years, most recently Beckley 1115, and before that VH, and before that Outpost, and before that, Campo featuring chef Matt McAllister, and before that an Argentinian place called La Carreta Argentina.

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