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Spring fest rings in 6 best food & drink events in Dallas this week

The Dallas Arboretum Food & Wine Festival arrives this week.

Photo courtesy of Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

Sip and stroll amid spring blooms during a major annual food and wine festival happening this week. But first, make plans for two wine dinners featuring two big-name female winemakers. Save room for barbecue and some cold Fort Worth beer, too.

Tuesday, March 25

Mahjong & Meze Night at Nikki Greek Bistro & Lounge
Game night is back at Nikki Greek, this time for two nights due to popular demand. Enjoy a three-course dinner with choice of soup or salad, entrée, and dessert before partaking in mahjong and half-priced bottles of wine. The three-course dinner is $40 plus tax and gratuity and is available starting at 5 pm before a 7 pm mahjong start time. Tuesday is for beginners with a learn-and-play ticket for $45. On Wednesday, tickets for open play are $25. A glass of bubbly is included both nights.

Raymond Vineyards Pairing Dinner at Haywire Uptown
Raymond Vineyards winemaker Stephanie Putnam (a big name in Napa Valley) will visit the Uptown outlet of Haywire for a five-course pairing dinner. Menu highlights include duck with raspberry cilantro salsa, snapper crudo, and chocolate mousse with smoked red wine strawberries. Dinner is $100 plus tax and gratuity, and begins at 7 pm.

Wednesday, March 26

Hall Wines Dinner at Hall Arts Hotel
Special guest Kathryn Hall, owner and vintner of Hall, Walt, and Baca wines, will visit Hall Arts Hotel for this five-course pairing menu featuring her wines. The menu includes spinach agnolotti, Bronzini Meunière, Wagyu beef tenderloin, and dark chocolate custard with black cherry jam and meringue. The $175 ticket includes gratuity and valet parking and the dinner begins at 6:30 pm.

Thursday, March 27

Ice House Beer Dinner featuring Martin House Brewing Company at PGA Frisco
Barbecue will be paired with Fort Worth-based Martin House brews during this interactive dinner. Menu items will include Wagyu brisket, 44 Farms ribeye, and Diestel turkey, along with sides like lobster & brisket manicotti, whiskey glazed carrots, fried Brussels sprouts, smoked watermelon salad, seafood ceviche, fried pickles, baked potato bar, and jalapeno poppers. Save room for smoked peach cobbler. The dinner is $158 plus tax and fee, and begins at 6:30 pm.

Dallas Arboretum Food & Wine Festival
Guests can savor more than three dozen gourmet small plates and 125-plus wine varieties while strolling through the Arboretum’s 500,000 blooming bulbs. Participating restaurants include Monarch, Catbird, Asian Mint, and Empire Baking Company. Tickets are $159 ($139 for members) and general admission begins at 7 pm.

Saturday, March 29

French Wine Dinner at Café Momentum
The nonprofit restaurant and training facility for justice-involved youth will host a five-course pairing dinner featuring French wines. Menu items include a duo of oysters, duck confit salad, goat cheese tart, striploin with mushroom bordelaise, and chocolate profiterole with house-made vanilla ice cream. Tickets are $109 plus tax and gratuity, and dinner begins at 6:30 pm.

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Pie News

White Rhino Coffee acquires Dallas bakery chain Emporium Pies

Photo courtesy of Emporium Pies

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A Dallas pie company has a new boss: Emporium Pies, a small chain of pie shops founded in 2012, has been acquired by White Rhino Coffee, the Dallas-born coffee company known for its community-driven cafés and craft-focused approach.

Emporium Pie owners and sisters Landon Perdue, Jen Abohosh, and Addie Roberts say in a release that the transition reflects a natural alignment in values.

"Part of our shared mission is hospitality and giving people a reason to celebrate," Roberts says. "We love the team, who I’ll continue working alongside, and I’m excited for this next chapter together. There’s something about dessert that brings people joy in a way nothing else can, and we’re thrilled to see that legacy carried forward."

Emporium began as a small operation selling pies from a 1930s bungalow in Bishop Arts. A second location opened in McKinney in 2013, followed by Deep Ellum which opened in 2016, and Fort Worth which opened in 2021, for a total of four shops. This is the second time the chain has changed hands; the original founders sold the company in 2022.

White Rhino was founded in 2007 and currently has 12 locations, the most recent being a location at Cypress Waters, inside a conference room, which opened in 2025.

“Emporium Pies has built an extraordinary legacy,” said Sara Escamilla, CEO of White Rhino Coffee. “Their products are consistently excellent, impeccably crafted, and beloved. Every pie is made with the highest quality ingredients. To be able to support and grow a concept of this caliber is an honor.”

The bakers and Addie Roberts will remain on staff, ensuring that the recipes remain unchanged. While the businesses will operate as usual for now, White Rhino Coffee plans to explore expanding Emporium Pies’ footprint across the Dallas–Fort Worth area.

They'll also introduce collaborations and menu integrations such as signature pie-and-coffee pairings.

“For now, it simply means coffee and pie - two of life’s best comforts - can be enjoyed across both brands,” Escamilla says.

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