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Put the 9 best food and drink events in Dallas on your plate this week

JOA Grill will host its first tequila and mezcal pairing dinner this week.

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Wine dinners abound this week, some with special guest appearances by the winemakers themselves. Tequila and mezcal is also on the menu in the form of pairing dinners — one with tacos and one with Korean barbecue. Save room for Halloween-themed cocktails by the weekend.

Tuesday, October 22

The Winemaker’s Table: Lunch with Rob Fisher at Sixty Vines
Winemaker Rob Fisher of Fisher Vineyards will visit the Plano outlet of Sixty Vines to share three of his wines paired with three courses. Burrata bites will go with Fisher Unity Chardonnay, wood-grilled shrimp with roasted corn and peppers with Fisher Mountain Estate Chardonnay, and filet with pickled cherry and blue cheese with Fisher Unity Cabernet Sauvignon, a Sixty Vines keg exclusive. The lunch is $71.45 including taxes and fees and begins at 12 pm.

Wednesday, October 23

Meet the Maker at Ellie’s Lounge
Hall Arts Hotel terrace level restaurant gets artsy with a cocktail party and meet-and-greet with painter Marcelyn McNeil. Visit for complimentary light bites and a Maker’s Mark cocktail tasting along with a hosted interview of the artist. The event is from 5–7 pm.

Lamborn Family Vineyards Wine Dinner at Table 13
Winemaker Brian Tyler Lamborn of Lamborn Family Vineyards will visit Table 13 in Addison for a four-course dinner featuring their wines. The menu will offer seared scallops with blue cheese polenta & lemon truffle drizzle, duck confit, buffalo tenderloin Oscar, and tiramisu. The dinner is $99 plus tax and gratuity, and begins at 6 pm.

Flames & Spirits: Tequila and Mezcal Dinner at JOA Grill
The upscale Korean barbecue restaurant will partner with Wild Common spirits to host its first-ever tequila and mezcal dinner. Four courses will be paired with different expressions of Wild Common tequila and mezcal. The dinner is $80 plus tax and gratuity, and begins at 6 pm.

Thursday, October 24

Wild Common Tequila and Mezcal Dinner at Chido Taco Lounge
Four courses will be paired with four straight pours of Wild Common tequila and mezcal at the Dallas location of Chido Taco Lounge. The menu includes barbacoa sope, apple and pear salad, sous vide pork chops with sweet potato tamal, and Mexican chocolate brownie sundae. Dinner is $120 plus tax and gratuity, and begins at 7 pm.

Friday, October 25

Wizarding Feast at TLC Vegan Café
TLC Vegan Café will host a “magical night of culinary alchemy” during this six-course meal featuring “potion procurements” from Mushroom Street Farms. Menu highlights include Blood Moon soup with pumpkin and chestnut mushroom cream, Frangelico cake, and mushroom coffee. Dinner is $110 and proceeds will benefit North Texas Wildlife Rescue. Two seating times include 5 pm and 8 pm.

Halloween “Boos” Crawl at PGA Frisco
To be held on the grounds of the Monument Realty PGA District, this adults-only “boos” crawl will let guests stroll and sip on 10 different cocktail samples. The lineup includes Tito’s Transfusion Syringe shot, pumpkin spice latte martini, There Will Be Blood Orange mezcal, The Bride of Frankenstein whiskey cocktail, Day of the Dead margarita, and more. Tickets are $50 plus tax and a fee, and the event will run from 6–9 pm. Arrive in costume for a chance to win prizes.

Saturday, October 26

Gala in the Garden
This strolling benefit dinner taking place at Waterboy Farms in Lucas will feature cuisine from five chefs and restaurants, including Harvest at the Masonic, Rick's Chophouse, The Heritage Table, Local Yocal BBQ & Grill, and Bresnan Bread and Pastry. There’ll also be cocktails, a live and silent auction, and live music. Tickets are $200 and proceeds will go towards The Seed Project Foundation. The event begins at 6 pm.

Sunday, October 27

Halloween Soiree at Ida Claire
Addison restaurant will host a Halloween party complete with a tarot reader, DJ music, costume contest, and a lineup of creepy cocktails – such as the Body Snatcher, Death Note, and Dead Man’s Chest – priced at $10 each. The party will run from 7–10 pm.

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Openings

Dallas salad-sandwich pioneer Bread Zeppelin lands in McKinney

Wrap sandwich at Bread Zeppelin restaurant in Irving

Photo courtesy of Bread Zeppelin

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A Dallas restaurant chain famous for its salad-stuffed-inside-baguettes approach to sandwich making has opened a new location in McKinney: Bread Zeppelin debuted at 3241 S. Custer Road, Suite 107, on Monday, February 2.

The new shop marks the eighth location in Dallas-Fort Worth since they launched in 2013 in Irving, with more to come in 2026, they tease in a release. According to the website, locations are also coming soon to Frisco, Richardson, and Allen. They're marching through the 'burbs.

Bread Zeppelin's unique sandwich-making process involves taking a freshly baked baguette, hollowing it out, and stuffing a salad inside. It's a portable salad on the go — one you can eat in the car, no fork, no muss.

Their Chicken Caesar, with bites of grilled chicken, croutons, Parmesan, and chopped Romaine, made CultureMap's "Definitive list of 16 great sandwiches in Dallas for fall 2024." The writer noted, "The bread is really good — crunchy but light, and absorbing the salad dressing ever so slightly. For only $10."

For those who eschew bread, a "Zeppelin" can also be ordered as a bowl; they also offer soups and limited-time offerings, including the Chicken Tinga, available at the new location.

“As we’ve grown from our first restaurant in Irving, Texas, McKinney has always felt like a natural fit,” says co-founder Troy Charhon in the release. “It’s a community that values quality and care, which mirrors how we’ve approached Bread Zeppelin from day one — making fresh food, served by engaged employees in a new unique way, our signature Zeppelin."

To celebrate opening week, Bread Zeppelin is offering free Zeppelins and bowls on Wednesday, February 4, available in-store only until 3 pm, limited to one entrée per guest.

“We can’t wait to introduce our Zeppelins to new friends in McKinney while we work to become a welcoming and supportive addition to this vibrant community," says co-founder Andrew Schoellkopf.

The McKinney restaurant is open daily from 10:30 am-9 pm.

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