This Week in Gluttony

These are the 7 best food and drink events in Dallas this week

Join Kate Weiser Chocolate for a hand-painted bonbon class at her shop in Trinity Groves on June 29.

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This week is well paced on the food events front. It's fairly tame during the week, and the weekend is packed with plans for delicious domination. Which event are you planning to attend? There are special dinners for wine and whiskey lovers, the launch of a beer inspired by a famous dessert, a chocolate class, and more. Why limit yourself to just one?

Tuesday, June 25

Duckhorn Wine & Food Dinner at Sevy's Grill
This special evening features the winery's distinctive Bordeaux wine varieties and guest Caitlin Hartwigsen, Duckhorn regional manager, who will share the stories of each selection. Courses include goat's milk ricotta tortellini, duck leg, beef tenderloin Wellington, and more. Tickets are $96, and the dinner starts at 6:30 pm. Reserve your spot by calling 214-265-7389.

Thursday, June 27

Whiskey and Wine Dinner at Oak
Dubbed the "Allocated & Rare Dinner," this event features whiskey, wine, and food not found in everyday restaurants or liquor stores. Beverages include Krug Rosé, Domaine Parent Grand Cru Corton Blanc 2010, Macallan Rare, and more. Food menu is TBD. Tickets are $225, and dinner kicks off at 7 pm. Call 214-712-9700 to reserve your seat.

Friday, June 28

Art Beyond The Glass at Sheraton Dallas' The Parlor
Dallas' newest cocktail bar, located within the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, is hosting an immersive art show featuring the work of two local artists, along with live music and a Roxor gin tasting. Falk Houben will showcase his urban-style animal street art on canvas, and Alec DeJesus will present his vibrant paintings with a message of strength and pride through perseverance. The event is free and lasts from 5-10 pm.

Saturday, June 29

Bananas Foster Pastry Beer Collab at Community Beer Co.
Community Beer Co. teams up with Kitty Bunny Bakery for the debut of a delectable specialty beer inspired by its famous Bananas Foster cupcakes. This limited-edition pastry beer will be available only on draft in the taproom for a short time, and Kitty Bunny Bakery will have its new bakery food truck on site. Tickets start at $10, and the fun starts at 2 pm.

World of Foodies Fest at Downtown Historic Carrollton
This inaugural food festival allows guests to chow down on a world of culture and cuisine. Other activities includes a free henna design, face painting, the classic British game "pass the parcel," and tiki-themed games, including a "Limbo" bar. Guests can stop for a photo op in front of the seven-foot “Around the World” map, where they can mark the places they have visited and see where others have been. The event also features performances by Los Mariachi Locos, Watusi Trio, Bollywood dancers, and African drummers. Admission is free, and the event gets going at 3 pm.

Fourth of July Activities at Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden kicks off Independence Day events with live music, $2 hot dogs and root beer floats, and complimentary beer samples. Events are happening through the weekend; check out the full schedule of events here.

Hand-painted Bonbon Class at Kate Weiser Chocolate
Learn the ins and outs of making beautiful crafted hand-painted bonbons in this hands-on class. Each student paints, shells, fills, and caps assorted flavors of bonbons while learning skills such as making ganache and tempering chocolate. Class will be divided into four teams, and each team creates a unique Kate Weiser Chocolate bonbon. At the end of class, flavors are shared to package a 35-piece box for each student to take home. Tickets are $100, and the class starts at 7 pm.

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Pizza News

Yonx Pizza seduces north Dallas suburbs with New York-style pies

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Yonx Pizza, by the slice.

A pizzeria with a dedicated following has debuted in Melissa: Yonx Pizza Bar & Co., an indie spot that does New York-style pizzas as well as pizza by the slice, has opened a location at 1521 McKinney St. #700 — an address that had pizza history as it was home for nearly a decade to a Palio's Pizza, which closed in 2025.

Yonx is from Robert Hede, a restaurant veteran who was previously involved with the Village Burger Bar chain, where he was a partner. He switched from burgers to pizza in 2022 when he connected with NY Pizza and Pints, a small local pizzeria chain, opening a location in Wylie at 1125 FM 544 #800. After two years, he broke off from the chain to found Yonx at the same address.

Yonx does the kind of New York-style thin-crust pizza that Dallas-Fort Worth loves, in a standard 14-inch, as well as a massive 24-inch "Kong" size. They also do slices, which can be ordered as a lunch with a Caesar salad for $9.99.

Varieties include familiar favorites like pepperoni, as well as slightly gourmet options with New York-inspired names such as:

Balsamic on Bleeker St., with garlic sauce, mushrooms, shaved ribeye, mozzarella cheese, arugula, and balsamic drizzle
Bronx Bomb, with Sicilian marinara, mozzarella, meatballs, mushrooms, and ricotta cheese
Brooklyn, basically a meat-lovers with Sicilian marinara, mozzarella, sliced ham, chopped meatball, beef, & pepperoni
Greenwich Garden, a vegetarian with Sicilian marinara, mozzarella, red & green bell peppers, white onions, mushrooms, spinach, & black olives

Prices range from $16 for a 14-inch cheese pizza to $46 for a NY Giant Supreme Soho with Sicilian marinara, mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, beef, red & green bell peppers, white onions, sliced mushrooms, & black olives.

Yonx Pizza soup in a bread bowl.Photo courtesy of Yonx

There are also sandwiches on house-made toasted focaccia such as the Italian tower with melted provolone cheese, sliced ham, salami, lettuce, red onion, pepperoncinis, & sundried tomato aioli.

Appetizers include comforting soups served in a bread bowl including tomato basil and jalapeno cream soup with charred jalapenos. Plus wings, garlic knots, and "Brooklyn Ballers" — their signature meatballs in marinara, made in-house. topped with whipped ricotta and Parmesan, served with pesto and focaccia ends.

A full bar features frozen margaritas and frozen mojitos made with agave gold tequila. The best day to order those is "Frozen Fridays" from 11 am-10:30 pm when the blueberry mojitos are $6 and the margaritas are $5.

The Melissa location opened in January, with the same menu as the Wylie original, and has been met with an unprecedented wave of positive reviews on Facebook: one comment after another raving over how great the pizza is, and what a godsend it is — positive reviews that began to stack up even before the place had officially opened, the likes of which have been rarely seen.

Hede, who has been hands-on at the Melissa location since it opened, says he's all-in on these northernmost suburbs of Dallas.

"I like this area — I feel like all the growth is heading out in this direction, there's just a lot of activity up here," he says.

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