Dining Events

Restaurant Week leads 6 best food and drink events in Dallas this week

Al Biernat's steak

Al Biernat's

The annual dine-out Restaurant Week fundraiser kicks off this week with more than 150 Dallas restaurants offering discounted meals benefitting two charities. This week also gets spicy with a pepper party, and the grand reopening of a longtime restaurant in Dallas' West End.

Monday, August 4

DFW Restaurant Week
The 2025 edition of DFW Restaurant Week is in full swing. Patrons can choose three-course dinners for $49 or $59 at steakhouses and restaurants such as Catbird and The Charles. There's also a two-course lunch or brunch option for $29. Note: Most restaurants are extending their specials through August 31.

Thursday, August 7

Summer Supper Club at Jettison
Newly reopened West Dallas cocktail lounge will host a chef pop-up dinner featuring Meridian chefs Eduardo Osorio and Rogelio Chavez, alongside Elephant East chef Oscar Gonzales. Highlights from the six-course “taste of summer” menu include blue crab tater tot, sturgeon with saffron aji puree & arugula pesto, and bucatini carbonara. Three to four cocktails from Jettison bartenders are included in the $165 ticket price. Seating times are 5 pm or 8 pm.

Friday, August 8

Eataly After Hours
Line up for this popular late-night summer soiree that takes guests on a tour of Eataly in party mode. The $111 ticket includes chef-crafted bites, Italian wine, beer, and cocktails, multiple DJ sets, a game lounge, photo ops, and late-night karaoke. The event will run from 8 pm–12 am.

Saturday, August 9

Pepperpalooza at the Dallas Arboretum
This piquant party will happen at A Tasteful Place inside the Dallas Arboretum, where guests can enjoy chef demos, tastings, a sweet and spicy vendor market, and educational guided strolls. The event will take place from 10 am–3 pm and entry is included with general garden admission, which is free for members, $26 for adults, and $22 for children 2–12.

4th Annual IPA Fest at TUPPS Brewery
Downtown McKinney brewery will host a party featuring nearly two dozen IPAs and hoppy beers for tasting. Varieties range from Matador Grapefruit IPA and Pina Colada Hazy to Espresso IPA and Evil Dankster Imperial IPA. A $35 tasting card includes eight 6-ounce pours plus a logo festival glass and access to limited festival beers. (Tasting card purchase not required for entry.) The party will run from 6–10:30 pm with live music starting at 7:30 pm.

Monday, August 11

Hooters West End Grand Reopening
After a fire forced its closure in July of 2024, one of Dallas’ oldest Hooters locations (originally opened in 1989) will reopen with a party. The first 50 guests at Hooters West End (2201 N. Lamar St.) will receive 10 free boneless wings starting at 4 pm. There’ll also be gift card giveaways every hour on the hour until 10 pm.

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Supermarket News

Tom Thumb debuts 2 new supermarkets in the Dallas area

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Venerable supermarket chain Tom Thumb is celebrating the opening of two new stores in the Dallas area.

Sanger
A new Tom Thumb opened in Sanger at 1413 W Chapman Drive in Sanger on December 12. The long-awaited store spans 50,000 square feet with tens of thousands of items plus more than 1,000 local products.

The store features a bakery, deli, meat & seafood, produce, and floral, as well as an in-store Starbucks coffee kiosk, pharmacy in store plus drive-thru lane, and Drive-Up-N-Go grocery pick-up.

“We are so excited to open this Tom Thumb for the Sanger communities," says Division President Bill Neve in a statement. “Tom Thumb is excited to showcase our full-service grocery store and fresh new items that customers in Sanger will love."

Sunnyvale
On December 17, a Tom Thumb will open in Sunnyvale at 3400 N. Belt Line Rd. The first 300 shoppers will receive a bag of groceries, and all shoppers will enjoy the incredible deals and sensational offerings.

The Sunnyvale store is slightly larger, spanning 59,000 square feet, but with a similar lineup of bakery, deli, meat & seafood, produce, and floral. The store will also feature an in-store Starbucks coffee kiosk, pharmacy in store plus drive-thru lane, and Drive-Up-N-Go grocery pick-up. The Sunnyvale in-store Starbucks kiosk is the first for Tom Thumb to offer mobile ordering in addition to in-store ordering.

Division President Bill Neve says that they're "incredibly grateful to the town of Sunnyvale for their support of this new store and have been looking forward to meeting our newest customers and welcome them into their Tom Thumb!"

Store details
Store details include:

Prepared foods: Sushi made in-store, full-service salad case, hot line offerings, 400-plus cheese and charcuterie items, and what they call "the best fried chicken in town"
Bakery: Bread baked daily, deserts, five-star cake decorator on staff, in-store fried doughnuts, and exclusive items such as Christie’s cookies and Blue Bell ice cream cakes
Floral: Texas grown poinsettias for the holidays, bouquets, and arrangements, FTD service, balloon bar
Meat & Seafood: USDA choice and prime beef, organic and grass-fed, plus seafood purchases steamed at no additional charge
Wine and Beer: More than 1,000 wines and 85 local Texas craft brews

Starbucks coffee baristas are ready to make customers’ favorite beverages whether they are hot or cold, including Nitro and Cold Brew, along with Starbucks brand pastries.

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