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These cute, bubbly canned wines are what we're drinking this fall

Take your pick, babe.

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Using a glass is so passé — canned wine can follow you to the pool (yes, even the kiddie one in your backyard), on walks around the neighborhood, while floating down the river, and whatever other adventures you might be up to.

BABE canned wine doesn't limit your fun, nor does it skimp out on taste, quality, or even volume. You get two glasses of wine in each can, meaning you get extra time to sit back, sip, and enjoy.

This ingenious idea all started due to the infamous Southampton rosé shortage of 2015.

Josh Ostrovsky (aka The Fat Jew) paired up with Tanner and David Oliver Cohen, founders of the popular Babe Walker Twitter account, to create Swish Beverages and their first product, a dry Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel blend.

A year later, the cute, delicious, take-anywhere bubbly wine in a can, BABE Rosé, arrived, and two years, later the family expanded with BABE Grigio and BABE Red. The latter took home the title of world's best CO2-infused sparkling wine at the 2020 World Sparkling Wine Awards. The competition was dominated by bottled wine — BABE was the only wine in a can to receive an award.

With its Instagram-worthy can, BABE wine makes the perfect accessory for any occasion. Now no matter what you're craving or where you're going (or not going), you can do it with all the portable wine your heart desires.

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Head here to find where to buy BABE canned wine online.

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Skewer News

Vila Brazil to bring affordable Brazilian steakhouse to Cedar Hill

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A Brazilian steakhouse known for its low-for-steak prices is coming to Garland: Called Vila Brazil, it's part of a small local chain and will open in Cedar Hill, at 305 W. RM Rd. 1382 #316, in the former Crab & Bar space, in late 2025.

Vila Brazil was founded by restaurateur Roberto de Sa, who opened the first location in Irving in 2011, as a home-grown rendition of churrascaria-type restaurants such as Fogo de Chao. A second location opened in Garland in 2024.

According to co-owner Gabriel de Sa, the Cedar Hill location will feature the same menu, including rotating chef specials at the buffet.

Vila Brazil features a lower-cost version of churrascaria, a Brazilian style of serving cuts of grilled meat from giant skewers onto diners’ plates. They offer eight cuts of meat including picanha steak, sirloin, chicken, lamb, and pork.

There’s also a salad bar buffet featuring rice, salads, vegetables, and Brazilian-inspired dishes such as cheese bread rolls and cinnamon-grilled pineapple.

Weekday lunch is $25 and dinner is $40 daily. For the buffet only, it’s $18-$21.

They own other restaurants including VB's steakhouse in Arlington and Casa Pollastro, a Brazilian-Italian concept in North Dallas. But Gabriel says they take a different approach with Vila Brazil than some of the other more expensive churrascaria restaurants in town.

"Instead we offer homemade food at an affordable price with great quality and flavor,” he says. "Our guests on average visit our store three times a month — much more frequently than your typical churrascaria."

The Cedar Hill location will be fairly large, in a 6,528 square-foot space, with an approachable casual dining atmosphere.

“We choose the Cedar Hill community for the same reason we opened in Garland, to serve an underserved community,” Gabriel says. “A fusion between a fast casual buffet and a Brazilian Churrascaria Vila Brazil is accessible to all members of the community with high value.”

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