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    This week in gluttony

    Gingerbread, decadent chocolate and wine aplenty: The best food and booze eventsin Dallas

    Jonathan Rienstra
    Nov 27, 2012 | 12:00 am
    • The 29th annual Beaujolais & Beyond Wine Festival on November 30 features winesfrom France, Texas, California and the Pacific Northwest.
    • Chocolate Secrets' Kate Weiser leads a chocolate-and-wine pairing at People'sLast Stand November 27.
      Chocolate Secrets/Facebook
    • Gingertown Dallas kicks off November 27 as teams create their houses to beauctioned off. The village is on display through December 1 outside of Nordstromat NorthPark.
      Photo courtesy of Gingertown Dallas
    • The Irving Convention Center hosts the 29th annual Beaujolais & Beyond WineFestival November 30.
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    You should finally be done eating leftover turkey sandwiches by now, so we found some food and drink events that have absolutely no turkey in them.

    There’s more Beaujolais to be had, a chocolate session with one of our own and plenty of holiday seasoning now that it’s okay to play Christmas music.

    Tuesday, November 27

    Nosh Duckhorn Wine Dinner
    The Plano location of NOSH is throwing a wine dinner beginning at 6:30 pm. For $105 per person, you can enjoy a four-course meal featuring seared scallops, duck confit, medallions of beef and lamb, and a dark chocolate tart to finish. Duckhorn Vineyards out of Napa brings the featured wines. Reservations required. Call 972-612-3200.

    Cook for a Cause Guest Chef at The People's Last Stand
    The People’s Last Stand has teamed up with Kate Weiser of Chocolate Secrets for the Cook for a Cause event from 7:30-9:30 pm. Guests sample a selection of chocolates prepared by Weiser and wine pairings picked by TPLS. You also get tips on wine and chocolate pairings and a gift bag. Tickets are $15, and all proceeds go to Naomi’s Village, which supports orphans in Africa. If that’s not enough to get you off the couch, our own Teresa Gubbins is the host.

    Gingertown Live Build
    You can eat gingerbread houses, right? Regardless, the Dallas Gingertown Live Build and Competition takes place from 5-9 pm in front of Nordstrom at NorthPark. The town stays on display through Saturday, when the silent auction goes from 11 am-8 pm. Now that we think about it, you probably shouldn’t eat the houses — homeless gingerbread families are a sad sight for the holidays.

    Friday, November 30

    Beaujolais & Beyond Wine Festival
    The French American Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 29th annual Beaujolais & Beyond Wine Festival at the Irving Convention Center from 7-9:30 pm, with wines from all over France and the United States and some craft beers to boot. Throw in small bites, a silent auction, dancers and Miss Texas 2012 Danae Couch, and you’ve got a party. General admission is $65 before or $70 at the door.

    Saturday, December 1

    British Emporium Christmas Open House
    The British Emporium in Grapevine is hosting a Christmas open house from noon-4 pm. There is a British Father Christmas to greet children and take their requests for monocles and tins of biscuits. But the big draw is Darren McGrady, who was Princess Diana’s personal chef. A Dallas regular, McGrady is signing his book, Eating Royally, from noon-2 pm.

    Dave & Buster's Grand Opening
    Dave & Buster's is moving across Walnut Hill to the space where Glen Lakes AMC used to be. Get complimentary bites and drinks at the unveiling and VIP grand opening from 7-11 pm. It's important to RSVP at Dallas_Party@daveandbusters.com so you can unleash your inner kid.

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    Tiki Time

    Dallas tiki bar Swizzle to close on Greenville Ave after 5 years

    Raven Jordan
    Jun 13, 2025 | 12:03 pm
    Swizzle cocktails
    Photo courtesy of Swizzle
    Swizzle cocktails

    Dallas' temple of tiki is closing: Swizzle, the fun and trendy tiki bar at 1802 Greenville Ave. will close its doors after five years.

    According to a post from owners Marty Reyes and Jen Ann Tonic, their last day will be July 19. However, they plan to keep the tiki party going via pop-ups and catering events.

    "The brick and mortar may be closing but Swizzle isn’t going anywhere," the couple says. "We have been operating as Swizzle for 10 years and we don’t plan on stopping now. It started out as a pop-up and will continue as a pop-up and catering company. We will be moving forward with food and cocktail catering for parties, business events, lunches, weddings, holiday parties and everything in between."

    "If your heart is breaking, try to imagine how we feel," they say.

    As to why they are closing now, they said, "think of a reason, or ten, they are probably all correct," but attributed it mostly to the struggles that small businesses are facing right now.

    "We have worked tirelessly to change this course against the waves of circumstance beating down on us and our incredible staff. We have all gone through more than y’all will ever hear about, because our struggles are not what escapism is about," they said. "Our goal was to bring you the best tiki experience we could dream of and I think we did just that."

    "Take a good look around at your favorite small businesses and support them as much as possible, nothing is getting easier for them. They need you now more than ever," their post said.

    The couple opened the bar in 2020, after already having built a tiki buzz via a series of Polynesian-style pop-ups called Swizzle Luau Lounge, which they debuted in 2016, serving mai tais and other tropical treasures.

    Tiki was on an upward trend when they opened but it was also right at the beginning of the pandemic — a bad time for any business to launch.

    Nonetheless, they've helped build a DFW tiki community over the last 10 years and thanked their followers for their support.

    "We got to see this dream come true, not everyone can say that they did that, and you have been there beside us the whole time. Thank you for everything!" they said.

    They'll be hosting and attending events, including the Tales of the Cocktail competition in New Orleans on July 22, as well as hosting their annual Dallas Tiki Week they've been bringing to DFW since 2017.

    Meanwhile they will be hosting a "Tiki Takedown Sale" on June 15 at 11 am.

    "If there is a piece of art, a tiki, a Witco or a particular barrel that you have had your eye on and if you would love to take a piece of Dallas history home with you, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!," their post says "We will be selling everything until the last day we are open. This is just your first opportunity. We have a lot of events planned from now until the last day. So come out, show some love, tell us your favorite stories and get to Swizzlin!"

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