This Week In Gluttony

These are the 9 best food and drink events in Dallas this week

This Week in Gluttony has it all: beer, bourbon, bacon, and barbecue. More than one of these tasty happenings also features live music. Good tunes + good food and drink = good times.

Thursday, November 10

Alamo Beer Live at Harvest House
Enjoy this Americana-inspired concert series presented by Alamo Beer Company and produced by Untapped. The Denton concert features Possessed by Paul James with Doug Burr and is free with an online RSVP. The concert kicks off at 7 pm.

Friday, November 11

Beer and Bacon Festival at Julia Pearl Southern Cuisine
Chef Jermaine Brown is serving Southern comfort food in a five-course tasting. Rob Holbert & Company is tasked with keeping the groove going as you savor various dishes while sampling delicious bourbons and beers. Tickets are $50, and dinner starts at 7 pm.

Blues, Bandits & BBQ at Kidd Springs Park
This two-day festival features 30 barbecue teams showcasing the best food they have to offer. In addition to the food and drinks available, the event includes a great music lineup in a nod to Oak Cliff’s history as the birthplace of legends like Stevie Ray Vaughn and T-Bone Walker. Barbecue tasting tickets start at $20, and doors open at 6 pm on Friday, and noon on Saturday.

33rd Annual French-American Chamber of Commerce Wine Festival at Frontiers of Flight Museum
Formerly the Beaujolais & Beyond Wine Festival, this rebranded event features a new name and new venue but the same great collection of French and American wines. Guests can also enjoy savory and sweet delicacies from some of the top restaurants and gourmet food providers in Dallas-Fort Worth. Other highlights include live music from Rockestra, photo opportunities and autographs from Miss Texas 2016, and a silent auction. Tickets start at $75, and the event kicks off at 7:30 pm.

Holiday Wine Tasting at Pappas Bros. Steakhouse
Raise a glass, kick off the holiday season, and celebrate a year full of great wines and good cheer. Selections come from France, Italy, Portugal, California, and more. Tickets are $75, and the event begins at 6 pm. Call 214-366-2000 for reservations.

Saturday, November 12

Untapped at Fair Park
This is the fifth year for the popular craft beer and music festival featuring more than 100 breweries and 400-plus craft beers. Festival-goers can also enjoy live music from local and national bands, snack on delicious food from local restaurants, and peruse a village of crafty vendors. Tickets start at $35, and general admission gates open at 3:30 pm.

Monday, November 14

The Barman’s Fund Night for Dallas CASA at Top Knot
Brian Floyd of the Barman’s Fund is once again joining the Top Knot team for a great cause. He’s mixing up four specialty cocktails, and all tips from 8-11 pm benefit Dallas CASA. Guests can also enjoy chef de cuisine Angela Hernandez’s Korean fried chicken as part of the “Seoul Food” series that happens every Sunday and Monday.

School of Bourbon at the Venue at 400 North Ervay
At this interactive tasting, pair Woodford Reserve with some of your favorite foods — aged cheese, toasted nuts, citrus fruit, dark chocolate, dried cranberries — to train your palate to identify the flavors in every sip. Tickets are $30, and the event starts at 6:30 pm.

Sicilian Wine Dinner at Americano
This special wine dinner features Cantine Barbera, a winery in southwestern Sicily. The evening takes place on the restaurant’s open-air patio and begins at 7 pm with a welcome reception, followed by a seated Sicilian-inspired five-course dinner from executive chef Matt Ford. Courses include assorted meats and cheeses, tuna crudo, pasta with fresh prawns, assorted pizzas, lamb shoulder, and sheep’s milk ricotta cannolis. Tickets are $80; call 214-261-4600 for reservations.

On November 13, enjoy Korean fried chicken and cocktails for a cause at Top Knot.

Fried chicken at Top Knot restaurant in Dallas

Photo by Logan Crable

On November 13, enjoy Korean fried chicken and cocktails for a cause at Top Knot.

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Taking the field

Dak Prescott-backed Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux kicks off in Wylie

Photo courtesy of Walk-Ons

Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux is opening in Wylie on August 10.

A Louisiana sports bar chain that counts Cowboys QB Dak Prescott as a partner continues to build its fan base in Dallas-Fort Worth: Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux is set to open a new location in Wylie on Monday, August 10.

Announced earlier this year, the restaurant is at 906 FM 544, near the intersection of Highway 78 and FM 544. The opening marks the chain's 20th Texas location and its second operating restaurant in the DFW area.

Founded in Baton Rouge in 2003 by former LSU basketball "walk-ons" Brandon Landry and Jack Warner, Walk-On's has grown to more than 80 locations nationwide. The company is co-owned by former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (an Austin native), and franchise partners include Prescott, along with former NFL player Derrick Brooks, and college football coach Dabo Swinney.

Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux Wylie The new Walk-On's is at 906 FM 544, Wylie.Photo courtesy of Walk-On's

The menu is centered on seafood and classic Louisiana dishes: fried seafood platters, pastas, burgers, sandwiches, po'boys, fried oysters, gumbo, fried alligator, and boudin balls. Prices range from $10 to $20.

Starters include waffle cheese fries, fried pickles, boneless wings, cheeseburger sliders, spinach-artichoke dip, and venison nachos. They have a bread pudding made with Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

There's also a plentiful selection of beers on tap, plus margaritas and other crafty-ish cocktails.

The Wylie restaurant is owned by franchisee Cooper Thomson, who says the community made the city an appealing place to expand.

"I am thrilled to expand Walk-On's presence in Dallas, and particularly in the community of Wylie," Thomson says in a release. "To be a part of the growth in this area - to serve families and be a place where little league teams celebrate and football fans cheer on their team - is such a special opportunity."

Although Walk-On's has been in the DFW market since pre-pandemic times, Wylie will be its second restaurant in DFW open currently, joining a location at Grandscape in The Colony. Earlier Dallas-area locations in Irving and Arlington have closed, although the company has previously said it plans to reopen the Arlington restaurant at a new location.

The Wylie restaurant features a sports bar with dozens of TVs, a large outdoor patio, and a family-friendly dining room designed for game-day crowds.

Grand opening festivities will kick off at 10:30 am on Monday, August 10, with a ceremony featuring Walk-On's founder Brandon Landry, franchise owner Cooper Thomson, Wylie Mayor Matthew Porter, city officials, and representatives from Wylie High School and Wylie East High School.

The celebration will include donations to the two schools' athletic departments, followed by a ribbon-cutting at 10:45 am. Doors open to the public at 11 am, and the first 100 guests to dine will have a chance to win free Walk-On's for a year.

Walk-On's will be the second sports bar concept with celebrity cred to open in DFW within a few days' time. Shark Club, from Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi, opened Friday, August 7 in Northlake.

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