This Week in Gluttony

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

Local Yocal is presenting its last "spirited" dinner of 2019.

Photo courtesy of Local Yocal BBQ & Grill

It's a big week for food festivals, and that includes the largest and longest-running vegan fest in Texas. There's also a cool wine dinner and celebrity wine tasting at Good Records, mixing free wine and music together — how can you go wrong.

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

Tuesday, October 29

Local Yocal BBQ & Grill Whiskey Dinner
Local Yocal BBQ & Grill will present their last spirited dinner of the year, in partnership with award-winning Ironroot Republic Distillery, a grain to glass distillery located in Denison. This special event will showcase an Ironroot Republic Barrel, handpicked by the team at Local Yocal, and paired with a five-course dinner created by chef Adam West to highlight the one and only whiskey. The dinner is at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $110. Reservations are required: Call 469-225-0800.

Wednesday, October 30

Red Vinyl Rock & Roll Wine Dinner at The Lounge Here
Five-course dinner features five wines from Nicolas-Jay, paired with dishes from Lounge Here. Nicolas-Jay is a collaboration between Burgundian winemaker Jean-Nicolas Méo and music visionary Jay Boberg, founder of IRS Records. They're applying methods of the grands crus of Burgundy to make impeccable Oregon pinot noir. The dinner begins at 7 pm, and will be preceded by a happy hour tasting from 5-6:30 pm at Good Records, where Boberg will pour tastes of his Red Vinyl Pinot Noir and spin selections from the IRS Records catalog. Tickets are $125 and can be purchased here.

Friday, November 1

NTX Beer Week
November 1 is the kickoff of this annual 10-day celebration of DFW's craft beer scene, now in its 7th year, and marked at restaurants, bars, and breweries across North Texas. It weaves in already-existing trivia nights and other weekly beer events but also spotlights special events such as the Manhattan Project party on November 1 at The Common Table in Uptown Dallas. The list of events runs through November 10 and include dinners and rare beer tappings, with tickets and entry specific to each individual event.

Saturday, November 2

Festicle 2019
This is the premier annual event for beer nerds, hosted by Braindead Brewing in Deep Ellum. Now on its fifth year, it spotlights some of the most advanced beers out there including barrel-aged and wild beers, brewed in an artisanal manner with wild strains of yeast. You get a glass and can sample a variety of different beers, with proceeds going to the Brain Injury Network of Dallas. The event runs from 2-6 pm. General admission tickets are $38.75 — can we just call it $40? — while VIP tickets are $120. Both can be purchased here.

10th Annual Texas Veggie Fair
The largest and longest-running vegan festival in the state is celebrating its 10th anniversary, this time at a new location: Dallas Farmers Market. There'll be an appearance by Kendrick Farris, a three-time U.S. Olympian and one of the plant-based athletes featured in the film The Game Changers, plus cooking demos, vendors, and a cornucopia of vegan goods, clothing, accessories, and nosh including Beyond Meat, which is coming to the fair for the very first time. It runs from 11 am-6 pm, and is free to enter. Get your tickets here.

Sunday, November 3

Chefs for Farmers Main Tasting
Annual foodie event features chefs, restaurants, wineries, distilleries, and breweries. Participating chefs include John Tesar of Knife Steakhouse, Joel Orsini of Izkina, Alex Astranti of Uchi and Uchiba, Dean Fearing of Fearing's, Donny Sirisavath of Khao Noodle Shop, Robert Lyford of Patina Green, Matt Pitman of Meat Church, and Alex Seidel of Fruition Restaurant and Mercantile Dining & Provision. It's at 2 pm at Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 S. Harwood St., and tickets are $99-$165.

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Let's meat

Luxury steakhouse Steak 48 poised for Dallas debut at prime location

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A luxury steakhouse from a celebrated culinary family is coming to Dallas. Steak 48 will soon begin construction on a 14,000-square-foot restaurant in Dallas' Knox-Henderson area, at the corner of McKinney and Monticello avenues.

Spearheaded by brothers Jeffrey and Michael Mastro, Steak 48 Dallas will showcase "the signature personalized service, prime steaks, fresh seafood, world-class Wagyu selections, and luxury dining experience" that the family is known for, the announcement says.

In recent decades, the Mastro family has become famous in the food world for their modern takes on the classic steakhouse. They first created Mastro’s Steakhouse and Mastro’s Ocean Club, which they sold in 2007. Steak 48 is one of six concepts currently under their Prime Steak Concepts umbrella; Dallas will mark the seventh location.

The new Dallas steakhouse will be the group's second restaurant — and largest — in Texas. It promises a “distinctly Dallas” menu and atmosphere, which will include what is sure to be a showstopping, second-floor indoor pool surrounded by chic, white-tablecloth dining.

All of that square footage will accommodate a variety of dining atmospheres under one roof, including a room that allows guests to watch everything going on inside the kitchen through floor-to-ceiling glass walls.

“We love Dallas and have spent years searching for the right location. We are so grateful to have found one and to finally be coming to this city,” says Oliver Badgio, chief brand officer, in the announcement. “This neighborhood has an energy that’s hard to miss, which makes it an exciting place for us to put down roots and build something special.”

Steak 48 Dallas will offer an upmarket take on the classic American steakhouse, with prime steaks, fresh seafood, and shellfish complemented by an array of inventive appetizers, entrées, and sides. Steaks come in a variety of cuts and sizes, and even less-carnivorous diners will be able to enjoy a range of appetizers, side dishes, and raw bar delights.

Signature Steak 48 offerings that will make the cut on the Dallas menu include the Colossal Shrimp Cocktail, Chef's Cut Hanging Bacon, Corn Crème Brûlée, and Caviar Cones.

The food menu is complemented by an extensive wine list and craft cocktail program, and, of utmost importance, according to the release, is sourcing the highest quality ingredients and prioritizing locally grown products when available.

Construction on the Dallas location is set to begin soon, with an anticipated opening date still to be announced.

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