This week in gluttony

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

Rose all day this weekend at Sixty Vines for brunch.

Sixty Vines

Summer is far from over in Dallas, even though this weekend marks the unofficial end of the season. (The actual summer solstice ends September 21.) Keep those vacay vibes going with a rose brunch pop-up paradise - no plane ticket required. Save room for pizza, a wine dinner, and jarred desserts for a good cause.

Thursday, August 29

Thunderbird Pies 3rd Anniversary All You Can Eat Buffet Night
Detroit-style pizzeria will celebrate its third anniversary with its first buffet night. Partake in all-you-can-eat pizzas of different varieties from 5-9 pm, with potential for a few unique specials. Price is $15 for adults and $8 for kids.

Quattro Mani at La Pizza & La Pasta
Monthly pizza pop-up collaboration series, held at La Pizza & La Pasta inside Eataly at NorthPark Center, will welcome 400 Gradi as this month’s special guest. The Italian Neapolitan pizzeria will take over one of Eataly’s pizza ovens to create a new off-menu pie – the Vesuvio made with fior di latte, hot salami, crispy bacon, caramelized onions, and spicy honey. A portion of the evening’s sales will benefit Hope Supply Co. The pop-up will run from 5-10 pm.

Rewa Vineyards Wine Dinner at Stillwell’s
Dallas steakhouse will host a four-course wine dinner featuring Napa’s Rewa Vineyards. Menu items include pain au fromage, bluefin tuna, choice of Wagyu or smoked poussin (spring chicken), and espresso pot de crème with hazelnut and cinnamon. Wines include Sauvignon Blanc and two Cabs. The dinner is $185 plus tax and gratuity, and begins at 6:30 pm.

Amalfi Coast Dinner by Roots Hospitality
Sunnyvale caterer hosts its first underground dinner in the facility's "root cellar" with a four-course menu by chef Jeff Qualls. It includes panzanella salad, spaghetti alla Nerano with einkorn pasta and crispy zucchini, Diver scallops with lemon risotto, and lemon posset with pistachio shortbread. They'll start at 7 pm with passed appetizers; dinner begins at 7:45 pm. It's $75, and is BYOB.

Friday, August 30

Ronald McDonald House Fundraiser at JARS by Fabio Viviani
The jarred dessert destination will partner with the Ronald McDonald Houses of Dallas and Fort Worth for a fundraising event in which 50 percent of all sales will benefit the charity in each respective city. JARS has locations in Dallas at 3610 Greenville Ave. (12-10 pm) and Fort Worth at 3000 South Hulen St. (11 am-10 pm).

Saturday, August 31

Rosè Getaway at Sixty Vines
Both the Uptown and Plano locations of this wine-focused restaurant will transform into a rosè-themed paradise for a three-day weekend brunch. Think: floral walls, pink umbrellas, pretty (pretend) tattoos, and brand-new brunch items, including maple banana French toast, Tuscan eggs Benedict, and summertime sips like the Daou Froze and Rose Bouquet wine flight. Brunch will run from 10 am-3 pm Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

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Spicy Food News

New restaurant Dallas Spicy Chinese Cuisine does it for real in Plano

Dallas Spicy

Fried rice and chicken at Dallas Spicy Chinese Cuisine

An authentic Chinese mom-and-pop restaurant has debuted in Plano: Called Dallas Spicy Chinese Cuisine, it opened in late 2025 at 4140 Legacy Dr. #310, at Coit Road, in the same center as Sprouts, taking over a space previously occupied by 369 Chinese BBQ, a long-timer that closed in 2025 after more than a decade.

Dallas Spicy Chinese Cuisine stands apart in the Chinese restaurant field thanks to a trio of elements:

Unusual dishes
They offer an array of Sichuan, Shanghai, and Taiwanese dishes, some not commonly found in DFW, such as:

Hot & Spicy Crayfish
Cumin Beef
Sweet & Sour Pork Ribs
Sauteed Bullfrog with Pickled Peppers

Dishes like their humongous Braised Lion’s Head Meatballs, a Huaiyang-style dish from Eastern China featuring pork meatballs simmered with Napa cabbage, and their Spicy Stinky Tofu — a Chinese tofu dish often sold as a snack at roadside stands — are earning raves for their home-cooked authenticity.

The menu has a big assortment of vegetable dishes, mostly stir-fries such as stir-fried shredded cabbage and stir-fried green beans with garlic, which has emerged as a major crowd-pleaser.

There are rice and noodle dishes such as chow mein, beef noodle soup, and dan dan noodles, a Sichuan classic with noodles, minced pork, scallions, and peanuts. An "American Chinese" category on the menu offers familiar staples such as honey walnut shrimp, orange chicken, and broccoli & beef.

Set price
A second distinction at Dallas Spicy is their "set price" dinner, like a Chinese version of omakase, featuring 10 dishes for about $150. It can be ordered in spicy or non-spicy versions.

The pandas
Dallas Spicy is obsessed with pandas: They've made pandas their decorative them, putting them everywhere: panda wall stickers, panda condiment shakers, and a massive installation featuring dozens of stuffed panda toys tacked to the wall in a heart shape.

The owners are hard to reach; they rarely answer the phone. But they'll provide attentive service if you dine in. They vow to be more than just a restaurant. According to their manifesto, they're a place "where stories are told through taste."

Dallas Spicy decor Pandas rule the decor at Dallas Spicy Chinese.Yelp

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