This week in gluttony

These are the 7 best food and drink events in Dallas this week

Tequila is on the menu multiple times this week.

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Tequila is on the menu as half of this week’s events feature the Mexican spirit. Also on the list: a beer dinner, wine walk, and a musical revival party with themed food and drinks to match.

Tuesday, July 25

Taste of Jalisco Tequila Pairing Dinner at Mexican Sugar
All three Dallas-area Mexican Sugar locations will keep the tequila flowing this week with tequila pairing dinners. A tequila expert from Casa San Matias will talk patrons through pairings, from blanco tequila to extra anejo. Highlights from the four-course menu include duck barbacoa and shrimp ceviche. The dinner will be held on Tuesday at Mexican Sugar in Plano, Wednesday in Las Colinas, and Thursday in Uptown. All dinners are $110, plus tax and gratuity, and begin at 7 pm.

Wednesday, July 26

Maestro Dobel Tequila Dinner at Te Deseo
The Harwood District Latin restaurant will host a multicourse tequila and dinner pairing, which will end with salsa dancing and complimentary cigar rolling on the rooftop. Menu highlights include octopus tacos with grilled pineapple and tri-tip steak. Maestro Tequila will be featured for pairings. Tickets are $75 and the event begins at 6 pm with a cocktail reception.

Thursday, July 27

Bishop Arts Wine Walk
At least two dozen shops will participate in this Bishop Arts District sip-and-stroll event, so get your walking shoes ready. The $25 ticket includes a wine glass and wine pours at each stop, along with exclusive promotions at participating locations. Check in at Mosiac Makers to pick up your glass and map starting at 6 pm.

Tequila Aging 101 at Tango Room
The Design District dining destination has launched the Explorer Series, a 60-minute guided wine and spirits tasting held every Thursday at the communal chef’s table. This week features tequila, and guests will get to know the differences between reposado, anejo, and extra anejo. The $115 price (which includes gratuity, but not tax) includes a three-drink flight and chef’s selection of small bites. The tasting begins promptly at 6 pm. Make a reservation for dinner afterward and get 20 percent off your bill.

Tupps Beer Dinner at Scout
The Statler hotel restaurant will host a three-course beer-pairing dinner featuring brews by Tupps. Enjoy beer-can chicken, beer-braised beef shank, and stout chocolate cake. The dinner is $75, plus tax and gratuity, and begins at 7 pm.

Friday, July 28

Ska Party at Revelers Hall
Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the 1950s as a precursor to reggae. Celebrate a ska revival during this themed party featuring music and food specials, including fish and chips and Pimm’s Cup cocktails. Entry is $10 per person and the party will run from 8 pm-12 am.

Monday, July 31

Margarita Brawl Dinner at Urban Crust
The wood-fired pizza restaurant in Plano will host a battle for the best margarita. Staff members will compete and patrons get to judge. The $85 price, which includes tax and gratuity, comes with four courses paired with four margaritas. Dinner starts at 6:30 pm.

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Ice Cream News

Global gourmet ice cream chain debuts in U.S. with 2 Dallas-area shops

Dumont Ice Cream

An ice cream concept from India has made its U.S. debut, right here in Texas: Called Dumont Creamery & Cafe, it's an ice cream chain founded in Hyderabad that now has two locations in the Dallas area.

Their first location was Frisco, which opened at 1951 FM 423 at the end of 2023; a second location opened in late October in Coppell at 1535 S. Belt Line Rd. #160.

Dumont was founded in 1999 by brothers Vivek and Bhashkaar, and currently has 23 locations in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Vijayawada listed on their website.

Bringing the concept to Texas are local franchisees and friends Sai Sashank and Tarang Tirumala, who moved to the U.S. in 2005 to attend college.

Both have successful consulting careers, but craved a taste of home.

Ice cream is the centerpiece at Dumont with more than two dozen flavors, ranging from gourmet to classics to flavors boasting global influences: from Italian-inspired sorbet to a New Zealand-inspired honey ice cream called "hokey pokey."

There is vanilla, chocolate, and mint chocolate chip — but also unique options such as cake and jam, an ice cream with a vanilla base, bites of cake, and spiced jam; and kheer, a coconut ice cream studded with dried fruits and nuts — a nod to the kheer rice pudding that's one of India's favorite desserts.

A single scoop is $4. They have cups and a cute version of waffle cones: shorter and fatter than usual, to provide a greater ratio of ice cream-to-cone.

In addition to ice cream, they have a beverage program with coffee and espresso drinks such as lattes, plus boba tea. There are also special drinks like falooda — an exotic Indian milkshake with rose syrup and vermicelli — as well as limited-edition drinks like iced kheer, a cool beverage version of that same popular rice pudding dessert.

Both locations are spacious, bright, and clean, with pale green banquettes at Frisco, and pale blue chairs and tables at Coppell. Both feature an astronaut theme with statues and framed photos and cartoons on the wall. The Coppell location also has a mural dedicated to great moments in Coppell history.