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

Stop and tastes the rosés this week.

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The Summer Olympics are underway in Tokyo, and there’s an Olympic-themed bar crawl to celebrate. Also on tap this week: a cognac tasting, cheese-making class, and a whiskey pairing dinner. It’s also officially rosé season, and there’s a festival happening for that, too.

Thursday, July 29

Heaven’s Door Dinner at Knife Plano
A cocktail reception will precede a four-course dinner featuring Heaven’s Door whiskey and bourbon, a brand co-owned by music artist Bob Dylan. Menu highlights from chef John Tesar include beef tartare, quail, dry-aged ribeye, and chocolate whiskey cake. Tickets are $99 per person (plus tax and gratuity). The event begins at 6 pm.

Wine & Cheese Fest: A Dozen Rosé at Eataly Dallas
The vibrant Italian marketplace at NorthPark Center will host a rosé tasting paired with an array of gourmet bites. Guests can taste a dozen Italian rosés (plus a few reds and whites) while perusing five chef stations featuring artisanal cheeses and cured meats. The ticket price is $49 and includes an Eataly branded wine glass and holder. The event begins at 6 pm.

Friday, July 30

Cognac Tasting at The Whiskey Spot
Become a cognac connoisseur and learn what makes a good one, as well as cognac lingo like VS, VSOP, and XO. The tasting includes seven cognacs, paired bites, cognac cocktails, and even cigars if desired. Tickets are $97 per person, or $150 per couple. The tasting will run from 7-9 pm.

Saturday, July 31

Cheesemaking Class at The Mozzarella Company
This completely hands-on class lets students learn how to make fresh ricotta to form into mozzarella. Class includes a tour and ends with a wine and cheese tasting party. Registration is $75 per person and there are two class times, 12 pm and 3 pm.

Deep Ellum Olympics Bar Crawl
More than 10 Deep Ellum bars will participate in this endurance test for bar-hoppers. Participants (grouped by teams) will pick up wristbands and maps at Deep Ellum Distillery (arrive between 12-2 pm) and then embark on a journey to visit every spot. The $15 fee grants free entry, access to drink specials, and a souvenir at each bar, but note that alcohol is not included. An afterparty will take place at Mama Tried at 5 pm, including live music and photo opps.

Siren Rock Brewing Company Grand Opening
The highly anticipated brewery, tasting room, kitchen, and beer garden officially opens in the historic downtown district in Rockwall with an all-day event featuring live music, craft vendors, and of course plenty of beer. Tickets are $25 per person, which includes three beers; the event runs 11 am-10 pm.

Sunday, August 1

Miss Bemeo Pastries Pop-up at Magic Cup
The McKinney coffee and bubble tea shop, smoothie, and juice bar will team up with Miss Bemeo dessert shop to offer handcrafted sweets like their signature ube butter mochi, pandan or lychee rose crème brûlée, and more. Pair them with Asian-inspired teas, smoothies, or coffees for an afternoon treat, 1-4 pm. Contact the dessert makers for pre-orders here.

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Bakery news

Paris Baguette bakes up bread and croissants for new Dallas suburb

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Croissants, breads, fruit-filled pastries, cream tarts.

International bakery-café Paris Baguette is bringing sweet things to Richardson, with the recent opening of a new location at 7615 Campbell Rd., Suite 106.

The Richardson restaurant (which technically comes up as North Dallas in the locations list, but is being called "Richardson") is headed by franchisees Sweta Goyal, Puneet Mittal, Mamta Singhal, and Rajneesh Singhal, two Dallas-based couples who grew up in India and turned their shared love for Paris Baguette into a five-unit development agreement, according to a release. The Richardson-area café is their first, with four more locations on the way.

“Paris Baguette was always a place our families loved to visit — it felt like a true neighborhood café,” Goyal says in the release. “Our goal is to bring that same warmth and sense of connection to the Richardson community and create a space where people can gather, relax, and enjoy fresh, high-quality baked goods every day.”

The Richardson café is the fast-growing brand’s 25th Texas. The first Dallas-Fort Worth location opened in Lewisville in 2019. They're quickly conquering every city in North Texas, from Mansfield to The Colony, from Rockwall to Flower Mound. Welcome to the fold, Richardson.

Paris Baguette is a chain known for its cakes, pastries, croissants, and breads, founded in Korea. The brand was founded in 1988 by Korean businessman Hur Young-in, and has locations in South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, and China.

Their lineup includes classic French-style goods that sometimes incorporate Asian ingredients, such as buns stuffed with red-bean filling.

Many of their items are croissant-based, and more than a few are savory, filled with ingredients like sausage and crab croquettes. They also have doughnuts, cronuts, cream puffs, and cream-filled pastries of all kinds. People also rave about their cakes.

As is the case with this style of bakery, most of the pastries are self-serve; you load them onto a tray and head for the cashier.

“We’re on a mission to reestablish the neighborhood bakery café as the heart of the community and we’re excited to see Sweta, Puneet, Mamta, and Rajneesh bring this to life in their local trade area,” says Darren Tipton, CEO of Paris Baguette, in the release. “In our cafés, we like to say, ‘Happy to see you. Happier to serve you.’ And we know the Richardson team will wholeheartedly embrace this approach in their neighborhood.”

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