This Week in Gluttony

These are the 8 best food and drink events in Dallas this week

Jeremiah's Italian ice layered with soft serve, arriving in Addison this week.

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Pairing events get creative this week; there’s watercolor and wine, Girl Scout cookie cupcakes and cider, and bourbon cocktails with comfort food. Save room for Italian ice in a new venue celebrating its grand opening this weekend.

Tuesday, April 11

Ciao! From Italy Wine Dinner at Carraba’s Italian Grill
Casual Italian chain will host a communal four-course wine dinner featuring comfort favorites like lasagna Bolognese, bruschetta chicken, and shrimp & scallop alla vodka. End with olive oil cake with lemon curd, blackberries, and mint chiffonade. Courses will be paired with wine and a cocktail to start. Dinner is $55 per person, plus tax and gratuity, and begins at 6:30 pm. Carraba’s has locations in Dallas, Plano, and Hurst.

Wednesday, April 12

Watercolor & Wine at Ellie’s
Local artist Brie Milam will teach watercolor techniques for guests to create their own masterpieces while sipping wine. The best thing about this class is the location: It will take place on Ellie’s Terrace at Hall Arts Hotel. Tickets are $75 and include a glass of wine, light bites, all supplies, and valet parking. Class will run from 6:30-8:30 pm.

Bourbon Dinner Series at Yardbird Table & Bar
Miami-based, James Beard-nominated restaurant will host a series of bourbon pairing dinners at Yardbird locations from Vegas to D.C. with a stop in Dallas in between. The four-course dinner will include lobster mac & cheese with black truffles, chicken piccata, Wagyu with gouda grits, and a chocolate tart with caramel coffee sauce. All courses will be paired with Knob Creek bourbon cocktails. The dinner is $140 per person, plus tax and gratuity, and begins at 7 pm.

Thursday, April 13

Sip & Stroll at The Shops at Highland Village
Grab a glass and enjoy wine and food pairings around the Shops at Highland Village during this evening sip and stroll that will benefit Communities in Schools North Texas. A $12 donation gets you a goody bag and wine glass, and there’ll be photo ops, a caricature artist, fortune teller, and DJ music along the way. Food and wine pairings will be provided by Whole Foods Market. The event will run from 6:30-9 pm. Check in outside Barnes & Noble.

Rodney Strong Wine Dinner at Knife Steakhouse Plano
Here’s a fresh seasonal pairing of wine and food at chef John Tesar’s Plano steakhouse. Courses feature Hamachi ceviche, seared branzino, duck confit, and New York strip. All courses will be paired with different wines, including Alexander Valley cabernet. Dinner is $150 per person, plus tax and gratuity, and begins at 6:30 pm.

Saturday, April 15

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice Grand Opening in Addison
Founded in Florida in 1996, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice will celebrate the grand opening of its Addison location with free samples, music, face painting, and the Mr. Gelati mascot. They'll be featuring a special dessert layering Italian ice with soft serve ice cream in flavors like coconut lime, cookies and cream, and mint chocolate chip. The two-day event will run through Sunday showcasing the new 1,785 square-foot location at 14389 Marsh Ln.

Sunday, April 16

Girl Scout Cupcakes & Cider at Trinity Cider
Taste Girl Scout cookies in cupcake form during this sweet pairing event at Trinity Cider. Guests will get four different cupcakes, including Samoa, Thin Mint, Lemon-Ups, and Do-Si-Dos, paired with four ciders. Tickets are $28 per person and the pairings will be available from 12-5 pm.

Dallas College Bits & Bites
Culinary students will partner with some of Dallas’ best chefs for this tasting event that benefits the culinary program at Dallas College. Set to take place at the Dallas Arboretum, the event will feature beverages and bites from 30 chefs, including John Tesar (Knife Dallas), Jimmy Contreras (Taco y Vino), and Nikky Phinyawatana (Asian Mint). Tickets start at $85 per person and the event will run from 6-8 pm.

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Sushi News

Mizu Sushi opens at Greenville Ave Dallas address with sushi history

Mizu Sushi

A new sushi restaurant has debuted on Dallas' Greenville Avenue at a location with a long sushi history: Called Mizu Sushi & Handroll Bar, it opened in late November at 2014 Greenville Ave. in the space most recently occupied by Kaiyo Sushi but previously, for many years, Teppo, until it closed in 2022.

Mizu is from chef Roy Ahn, a Dallas sushi veteran who has owned or managed sushi restaurants such as Little Katana, Kome Sushi, and Sushi Zen in Southlake; he also owns Otaru, which he opened in the former Lucia Dallas space in Bishop Arts in 2024.

Ahn specializes in good sushi done well and at a fair price, and that formula is in play at Mizu, where the goal was to provide an old-school traditional sushi restaurant that could serve as a relaxed alternative to the current omakase trend, says Ahn's son, Chris Ahn.

"A lot of places that have opened lately have been omakase, but we wanted to offer an option where you don't have to break the bank," Chris says. "Not everyone has $300 — when it's that expensive, it's not easy to be able to indulge all the time."

If you really want omakase, they do have an omakase-style offering — "but we are also there if you don't want a formal experience — if you just want to come in and order a few items a la carte, and in a more casual style," Chris says.

Their menu features traditional sushi and hand rolls, with all the classics from tuna to uni to hamachi. "That's my father's style — to offer a variety of good-quality fish from Japan and around the world," Chris says.

They also have a full bar with cocktails, wine, beer, and sake.

They took over the location from chef Jimmy Park, who opened Kaiyo there in November 2023, but who says he wanted to place all his focus on Shoyo, his award-winning restaurant.

Mizu means water, Chris says.

"Japan is surrounded by water, and if you look inside the restaurant, it has a lot of blue neon lights that are reminiscent of water," he says. "We just wanted to creat a place with music, vibes, good lighting — just a nice place to get traditional sushi," he says.

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