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Tamales happening at Dallas Farmers Market and more shops around town

Tamales are on the tip of everyone's tongue right now.

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With Christmas looming, there's one thing many Dallas shoppers have on their list: tamales. The Dallas Farmers Market is making it easy by hosting Tamales Day in The Shed, an all-day throwdown on Saturday December 11, with tamales of all types available, sweet or savory, classic or vegan, with fillings that include pork, chicken, beef, or soy-rizo, with some wrapped in corn husk and others in banana leaves.

Farmers market vendors who will be participating include:

El Mero Mero Tamalero, offering pork, pork-jalapeno, beef, chicken, and veggie
Folklore & Tradition Artisan Boutique, offering Oaxacan mole negro (with cacao) tamales, cafe de olla, champurrado, and their traditional Oaxacan concha bread
Sierra Valley Foods, offering vegan black bean tamales, vegan chicken & salsa tamales, and vegan pork tamales
Taqueria Taxco, the same family that is soon opening new restaurant The Reserve at the market, will have a stand, offering tamales with a variety of fillings

The tamale-thon begins at 9 am and runs all day. Santa will arrive at The Shed at 10 am and stick around until 2 pm for photo sessions with the family, pets included.

Obviously, this is an important event to attend, but for those who can't make it, here's a list of other tamales in town:

Becerra's Tex-Mex Tamales, at Saint Michael's Farmers Market, 4344 Colgate Ave., Dallas
Casa Masa, pop-up shop at Encina in Oak Cliff
Dallas Tortilla & Tamale Factory, 309 N Marsalis Ave, Dallas
La Nueva De Zacatecas Tortillerias, 14902 Preston Rd, Dallas
La Popular Tamale House, 5310 Junius St, Dallas
Limon's, 3105 W. Davis St., Dallas
Luna's Tortilla Factory, 2225 Connector Dr., Dallas
Oak'd BBQ, 5500 Greenville Ave, #1300, Dallas
Pecan Lodge, 2702 Main St.
Strangeways, 2429 N. Fitzhugh Ave., Dallas
Tamales Guerrero, 3003 Buckner Blvd. Dallas
Tamaleria Nuevo Leon, 2139 Buckingham Rd. Richardson
The Tamale Co., 626 S Cedar Ridge Dr., Duncanville
Yes Yes Tamales, delivery only

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cheap pints and good times

DFW Airport is home to the No. 1 best airport bar in the U.S.

TGIF

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Airport bars are not known for being much more than a pitstop in between flights. But among airport drinkeries, DFW Airport reigns supreme: According to a recent study by online sports betting website BetUS, DFW's own TGI Fridays seized the No. 1 slot for best airport bar in the U.S.

In the survey, called "The Top 10 Airport Bars in the U.S.," BetUS experts determined the rankings by comparing the location of each bar within each airport, plus Google review scores, menu size, and menu item pricing.

TGI Fridays earned high marks for its budget-friendly status, thanks to its relatively affordable prices for a draft beer, cheeseburger, and French fries.

"With their draft beer priced at $5, their cheeseburger priced at $12.98, and their French fries priced at $2.86, TGI Fridays within the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport provides not only Texas travelers the best and most affordable airport bar option, but the best option for travelers across the United States," the report said.

For context, Billy Goat Tavern at Chicago O'Hare International Airport – which ranked one spot behind TGI Friday's – had the most expensive price for a draft beer ($8.50) out of all 10 airport bars on the list.

Pedal Haus Brewery (No. 7) at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport had the most expensive cheeseburger ($16), and Providence Provisions at T.F. Green International had the priciest French fries ($7) among the top 10.

TGI Fridays also boasts a 3.9-star ranking on Google with more than one thousand reviews, which offers further proof as to how well-received the restaurant is at the airport.

TGI Fridays first opened in Manhattan in 1965, and has since expanded to become a staple suburban hangout known for its ribs, potato skins topped with cheese & bacon, and a decor bedecked with red stripes and Tiffany-style lamps.

The casual restaurant chain operates not one, but five total locations at DFW airport, which means there's plenty of cheap beer to go around without worrying about each haunt being too busy. Sadly, they are the only remaining TGIF locations in Dallas-Fort Worth after the brand filed for bankruptcy in early November and closed its six non-airport Dallas-area locations.

The top 10 best airport bars in the U.S. are:

No. 1 – TGI Fridays at Dallas-Fort Worth International
No. 2 – Billy Goat Tavern at Chicago O'Hare International
NO. 3 – Chili's at Milwaukee Mitchell International
No. 4 – Gourmandise Euro-Diner & Bakery at Salt Lake City International
No. 5 – Village Pub Vegas at Harry Reid International
No. 6 – SkyDine Services at Sioux Falls International
No. 7 – Pedal Haus Brewery at Phoenix Sky Harbor International
No. 8 – Bardenay at Boise Airport
No. 9 – OMB at Charlotte Douglas International
No. 10 – Providence Provisions at T.F. Green International

"The convenience, ambiance, and comfortability these bars provide travelers in enjoying a nice drink and or even a good meal with it before a flight is desired more than ever these days," the report said.