Campisi’s Is Coming to Preston Royal This August

Crave DFW 6/8 5:29A Steven Doyle

The Campisi family has been feeding Dallas since Carlo and Antonia arrived from Sicily and tossed the city s first pizza dough at a bar called the Idle Hour on the corner of Knox and McKinney in 1946....

2026 Pacific Rim Wine Competition – Texas Results

Texas Wine Lover 6/5 1:45A Jeff Cope

The Pacific Rim International Wine Competition was founded in 1985 by a group of winemakers, vintners, and educators passionate about making great wines accessible to the public. The Pacific Rim Competition took place at the historic National...

The Dallas Steakhouse Guide: Great Beef, by Neighborhood

Crave DFW 6/4 8:06A Steven Doyle

Dallas has always taken its beef seriously. Long before the city had a fine dining scene worth talking about, it had steakhouses — and the best of them have held their ground through every food trend that s blown through town. Today the options...

5th Annual Texas Wine Auction Weekend Raises Over $300,000 for Mental Health and Texas Wine Industry...

Texas Wine Lover 6/4 2:45A Jeff Cope

Photo Credit: Stacy Lorraine Photography Press Release The Texas Wine Auction Foundation celebrated a successful 5th Annual Texas Wine Auction Weekend on May 1–2 at Carter Creek Winery Resort & Spa , bringing together more than 300 guests,...

Asian Mint Has Been Feeding Dallas for 20 Years

Crave DFW 6/3 6:14A Steven Doyle

Nikky Phinyawatana grew up between two cities and two ways of thinking about food. Bangkok, where she spent her early years, treated Thai cooking as something worth taking seriously — fresh...

Bending Branch Promotes Jennifer Cernosek

Texas Wine Lover 6/3 1:42A Jeff Cope

Jennifer Cernosek Press Release Bending Branch announced it has named its first Chief Operating Officer, promoting Jennifer Cernosek to the new position. Since joining the winery as direct-to-consumer manager in 2018, Cernosek has advanced from...

FIFA World Cup Dallas Dining Guide: North Dallas & Addison

Crave DFW 6/2 7:21A Steven Doyle

Addison has more restaurants per capita than any city in Texas and consistently ranks among the highest restaurant-dense cities in the entire country. That statistic surprises people who think of it as a suburb on the way to somewhere else. The...

Sueño Opens in Snider Plaza on June 10 Alongside New Tequila Lounge, Alma Agave

Crave DFW 6/2 7:00A Steven Doyle

Sueño Cocteleria Mexicana , the acclaimed elevated Mexican dining concept from founders Julio Pineda and Cristian Lujano ,  will officially open its second location in Dallas’ Snider Plaza at  6600...

7 Creeks Vineyard Grower Profile

Texas Wine Lover 6/2 12:19A Jeff Cope

Jerry Horne Another popular Hill Country winery with an estate vineyard is 7 Creeks Vineyard . The winery is located in Burnet and is family-run by the Horne family, with everyone taking a certain role. We previously featured Briggs Horne with a...

Amsler Hills Winery Wins at Wine Competition

Texas Wine Lover 5/29 12:47A Jeff Cope

Press Release Amsler Hills Winery is pleased to announce that we earned four medals at the 2026 National Small Producer Wine Invitational, including a Gold Medal for our Private Reserve Red Texas Blend. Our award‑winning wines include: Private...

FIFA World Cup Dallas Dining Guide: Downtown Dallas

Crave DFW 5/28 10:01A Steven Doyle

Most World Cup visitors staying in Dallas will be staying downtown. The hotels are here — the Omni, the Thompson, the Sheraton, the Adolphus, the Westin — and so is the AT&T Discovery District, the...

Barrels & Bites 2026 Invites Wine Lovers to Explore the Texas Hill Country One Sip at a Time

Texas Wine Lover 5/26 12:07A Jeff Cope

Texas Hill Country Wineries is once again bringing wine lovers together for one of the most anticipated tasting events of the summer with the return of Barrels & Bites, happening June 12-14, 2026, across the Texas Hill Country. This immersive,...

Morgan Lee Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 5/19 12:13A Jeff Cope

At Covington Cellars , winemaker Morgan Lee brings a unique perspective shaped by more than two decades in the wine industry and a passion for crafting wines that are both thoughtful and approachable. While the winery’s roots are in Washington,...

Crossroads Diner is Better Than Ever

Crave DFW 5/18 5:22A Steven Doyle

Tom Fleming has been cooking professionally since 1990. He spent decades in fine dining — the kind of kitchens where you don t leave until midnight and the pressure never really lets up. At some point...

Republic Wine Castle Opens in Johnson City With Texas Wine, Boots, Hats, and Big Plans

Texas Wine Lover 5/14 12:23A Jeff Cope

Back in January, the announcement that Republic Boot Company had purchased the iconic former 290 Wine Castle property in Johnson City created a massive buzz across Texas wine and Hill Country tourism circles. The idea of combining handcrafted...