This week in gluttony

These are the 9 best food and drink events in Dallas this week

No one leaves hungry from the Tastemaker Awards.

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One of the month's biggest foodie events of the year finally arrives this week: the 2024 CultureMap Dallas Tastemaker Awards. Happening Thursday, the sip-and-stroll awards ceremony kicks off a busy weekend of tasty happenings. Plan for yoga and mimosas, a rose soiree, wine dinners, and two festivals showcasing cuisine and culture.

Thursday, May 16

CultureMap Dallas Tastemaker Awards
Our annual celebration of Dallas’s top restaurant and bar talent finally arrives this week at the Fashion Industry Gallery. The evening will feature sample bites and specialty sips from award nominees, including Carbone, Uchiba, The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas, and Mirador. Winners will be revealed in all categories, including the reader-voted Best New Restaurant. Tickets are $75 for entry at 7 pm, or $125 for VIP tickets that include early entry at 6 pm and a dedicated bar. Proceeds benefit Cuisine for Healing.

A Murder Mystery Dinner at Bourbon & Banter
Lights, camera, murder. This old Hollywood-themed interactive murder mystery dinner (as seen on Shark Tank) will take place at Bourbon & Banter featuring three courses. Menu highlights include seafood bruschetta, short rib osso bucco, and Sicilian cannoli. Tickets are $80, plus tax and fee, and are sold by tables of two, four, and six. Dress in evening wear and suits and arrive for dinner by 7 pm.

Saturday, May 18

Yoga & Mimosas at Monument Realty PGA District
Ground your senses then sip some bubbly during this outdoor yoga session on the lawn at Monument Realty PGA District in Frisco, adjacent to the sprawling Omni PGA Frisco Resort. The $10 ticket includes the all-levels class and a post-class mimosa. Class begins at 10:30 am. Bring your own yoga mat.

Sip, Sip Rosé at Hall Arts Hotel
The third annual event will take place on the terrace at Ellie’s inside Dallas’ Hall Arts Hotel. There’ll be bites, live music, shopping experiences, and lots of rosé. The $45 ticket, plus tax, includes rose tastings and two full glasses, spring-inspired pairing, photo ops, live fashion drawings, and complimentary parking. The event will run from 11 am-1 pm.

Taste of Korea
Plano will host a festival of Korean cuisine and culture featuring vendors and entertainment. The event will take place at 2001 Coit Rd. from 12-8 pm and admission is free.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival
The second annual event will celebrate Asian Pacific American culture and cuisine and is set to take place at Winters Park Amphitheater from 2-10 pm. There’ll be live music, cultural performances, and several food vendors. Admission is free.

Dulce Vida Tequila Dinner at Cantina Laredo
The Addison outlet of the Mexico City-inspired chain will host a four-course pairing dinner featuring popular Dulce Vida Tequila. Menu items include shrimp empanadas, roasted poblano soup, grilled grouper with chile de arbol or orange-chipotle glazed bone-in pork chop, and coconut pecan ice cream. Each course will come with a unique tequila cocktail. Dinner is $70, and the event begins with a cocktail reception at 7 pm.

Sunday, May 19

Taste at Grandscape
The Colony entertainment district will host a Sunday afternoon tasting event featuring nearly two dozen area restaurants and food vendors. Participants include Thirsty Lion, Portillo’s, Hard Eight Barbecue, Tandi Thai, and more. There’ll also be live music and activations in the beer and wine garden. Tickets are $5 per taste sample or $30 for 10. The event will run from 12-5 pm.

Gerard Bertrand Winery Dinner at Sea Breeze Fish Market & Grill
Restaurant at Plano’s LakeSide Market is partnering with Gérard Bertrand Winery for a five-course dinner featuring fried oyster nachos, crab salad, tuna au poivre, herb crusted lamb chops, and fig clafoutis, paired with Gérard Bertrand Winery wines. $125. Cocktail hour starts at 6 pm, dinner is at 7 pm.

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Holiday Dining

These Dallas restaurants are open for dining on Christmas Day 2024

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Dallas restaurants are almost always ready to serve — with one exception: Christmas Day. Most restaurants close, whether it's because of fewer customers or just to give their employees the day off.

But there are still the brave, the few, who persevere with hospitality and lavish spreads — and those generally get rewarded with mobs of diners grateful for a place to grab a bite.

That is what this list is about: Dallas restaurants that are open on Christmas day. (This list does not include Christmas Eve or Christmas to-go.)

Here's what's open in Dallas on Christmas Day:

Bacchus Kitchen and Bar. Grapevine restaurant is offering a four-course Christmas Day feast featuring frisèe & arugula salad, leek & potato cream soup, Prime rib roast, truffle mash, Brussels sprouts, and chocolate marquis paired with layers of chocolate ganache. $95. 5-9:30 pm. 817-251-3040.

Bar Louie. Four-course dinner for two features one bar bite to share, choice of soup or salad, entrée, and one dessert to share. Options include citrus grilled salmon, parmesan crusted chicken, and cinnamon donut holes. $75-$85 at select locations. 3-10 pm. Park Lane 469-638-8050, Las Colinas 469-472-1050.

The Crescent Club. Hotel Crescent Court restaurant will host Christmas brunch featuring holiday specials and desserts. $150, or $60 for 11 and under. 10:30 am - 3 pm. 214-871-3200.

Cut & Bourbon. Live! by Loews Arlington restaurant is hosting Christmas brunch and dinner with specials like Beef Wellington, and a traditional dinner menu of king crab legs, New York strip, and salmon. Prices are a la carte. Brunch is 9 am-2 pm, dinner 5 pm-10 pm. 682-277-4950.

Del Frisco's Double Eagle. Christmas feast features 38-ounce bone-in New York strip King cut and side of sweet potato casserole for an additional $19. $195. Dinner 2-8 pm. Dallas 972-490-9000, Plano 972-312-9115.

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Del Frisco's Grille. Holiday feature filet mignon and lobster tail, apple cranberry cobbler, and red velvet cheesecake. 12-8 pm. Plano 469-661-8012.

Dolce Riviera. Brunch buffet includes omelet bar, bruschetta bar, carving station, and dessert station. $95, or $35 for 12 and under. All reservations require a $50 deposit. 10 am-4 pm. Harwood District 469-458-6623.

Ebb & Flow. Open with the regular menu featuring toasted ravioli, Cubano egg rolls, salmon piccata, and a brown sugar soy-glazed porterhouse pork chop with mashed potatoes and sautéed spinach. 3 pm-2 am. Available at both Dallas 972-913-2322 and Plano 972-483-2266.

Ellie's Dallas. Three-course prix fixe menu for dinner features winter greens salad, gnocchi, slow-cooked beef picanha, sea bass, and buche de noel sponge cake, plus a la carte selections and festive cocktails. $95. 972-629-0924.

Farena. Loews Arlington Hotel restaurant is offering an Italian Continental breakfast buffet featuring baked pastries, seasonal fruits, and traditional breakfast dishes. The traditional dinner menu includes a classic Margherita pizza, veal milanese, prime 10-ounce filet mignon, and Executive Chef Tony France's Christmas special, herb crusted osso buco. $35 breakfast buffet; a la carte dinner pricing. Breakfast buffet 7 am - 12 pm, dinner 5-10 pm. 682-318-2810.

Fearing's. Christmas brunch features seafood raw bar, kale & spinach sesame salad, fruit & berries, bagels & spreads, smoked salmon, and meat carving stations. $185. 214-922-4848. 11 am-2:30 pm.

Hall Park Hotel. Newly opened Frisco hotel wll offer a grand buffet in the seventh-floor ballroom with a hot cocoa bar, carving station, desserts, juice and coffee, and dedicated kids' buffet station. $99, or $27 for 12 and under. Buy tickets here. 11 am–3 pm. 469-922-2442.

Harwood Arms. Pub will be open on Christmas Day and feature a traditional roast. $30-$50. 11 am-2 pm. Harwood District 214-273-5151.

Knife Italian. Ritz Carlton-Las Colinas restaurant is offering a pre-fixe menu featuring cream of wild mushroom soup, winter salad, Dr Pepper glazed ham, and 60-day dry age 14-ounce ribeye of beef. $159. Lunch 12-10 pm. 972-717-2420.

Kona Grill. Special menu includes roasted turkey, baked glazed ham, prime rib, and pumpkin pie. Holiday cocktails will also be available for $16 each. 11:30 am-11 pm. Dallas 214-369-7600, Plano 214-945-2500.

Monarch. Holiday specials include pork belly porchetta with creamy fennel salad, chestnut agnolotti with parmesan, brandied chestnuts, and Meyer lemon, and The Grinch, a chocolate cake with strawberry filling and chocolate ganache. Plus a custom Monarch crystal ornament as a festive keepsake. Prices are a la carte from $28-$45. 4-9 pm. 214-945-2222.

Montage. JW Marriott Dallas Arts District hotel restaurant is hosting holiday brunch including a seafood tower, charcuterie board, omelet station, chilaquiles station, and carving stations featuring bone-in prime rib and roasted pork loin. $75. 10:30 am-2 pm. 214-736-7760.

NDA Brasserie. Harwood District spot will serve a three-course brunch with a champagne activation and custom mimosa bar. $75, or $40 for 12 and under. All reservations require a $50 deposit. 10 am-3 pm. 945-910-4671.

Pyramid. Fairmont Hotel restaurant is hosting Christmas brunch featuring made-to-order omelets, Viennoiseries, avocado toast, lobster roll, smash burger, braised short rib, and smoked prime rib. Prices a la carte. 10 am-3 pm. 214-720-2020.

Ryder Grille. Frisco restaurant has holiday specials including Prime Rib with rosemary fingerling potatoes, pork belly, creamed spinach served in cast iron, glazed carrots, creamy horseradish and au jus for $48; and lamb chops with polenta, glazed carrots, roasted cippolini, and lamb jus for $44. Texas Pecan Pie with Bourbon whipped cream will be available for dessert. 7 am-9 pm. 469-888-5850.

Sanjh Restaurant & Bar. Elevated Indian restaurant has a Christmas buffet featuring Mulligatawny soup, paneer shashlik tikka, chicken haryali tikka, and ajwaini fish tikka. Plus live stations with made-to-order dosas served with sambar and chutney, omelet station, and a roasted counter with turkey and assorted breads. Desserts include plum cake, stollen, and a chocolate and candy station. $65, or $32.50 for 12 and under. 11 am-3 pm. 972-239-1800.

SER Steak + Spirits. Holiday specials include $18 roasted chestnut mushroom soup, market price Texas Wagyu Chateaubriand, and an "Underneath the Tree" dessert with ginger sable, peppermint mocha gateau, rompope, and praline bonbon. 5-10 pm. 214-761-7479.

Stillwell’s. Hotel Swexan’s steakhouse will offer a Christmas dinner including a la carte dishes and classic Beef Wellington. $95. 469-405-1911.

STK Steakhouse. Uptown steakhouse is open for Christmas Day with Wagyu, prime rib, holiday cocktails and the Holiday Features menu, with premium Wagyu cuts and caviar. Prices are a la carte. 11 am-10 pm. 972-842-9450.

Sushi Marquee. Frisco sushi restaurant will be open Christmas Day serving regular menu, including sushi, rolls, and ramen. 3 pm-2 am. 972-833-1608.

TK's Addison. Comedy club will do a three-course dinner with choics from lobster bisque or Caesar salad, filet mignon with crusted potato croquet and bernaise sauce, butternut squash ravioli with brown butter sage sauce, or Bay of Funday salmon with garlic whipped mashed potatoes & roasted red-pepper sauce. Third course features creme brulee or bananas Foster bread pudding with boozy caramel sauce. $75. 5-9 pm. 945-800-7668.

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