2021 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition – Texas Results

Texas Wine Lover 6/24 1:03A Jeff Cope

The results have been released from the 2021 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition which was held June 15-18, 2021. A Best of Class Vinifera Red Blend was awarded to Ron Yates for their 2017...

Legendary State Fair of Texas Funnel Cake Purveyor Wanda ‘Fernie’ Winter Dies at 95

Eater Dallas 6/23 7:42A Brittanie Shey

Wanda ‘Fernie’ Winter of Fernie’s Funnel Cakes has died. | State Fair of Texas /Facebook Plus more Dallas-Fort Worth dining intel Welcome to AM Intel, a (mostly) daily round-up of easily digestible...

Tony Offill of William Chris Vineyards Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 6/22 11:58P Jeff Cope

One of the most popular wineries in the Texas Hill Country is William Chris Vineyards . The winemaking team there has been fortunate to have skilled winemakers over the years and the current winemaker...

Chicago-Inspired Restaurant Will Bring Thin-Crust Pizza, Mid-Century Vibes to University Park

Eater Dallas 6/21 6:20A Brittanie Shey

Expect Chicago-style pizzas like those at sibling restaurant Drake’s, and more Windy City eats, when D.L. Mack’s opens later this year. | Drake’s /Facebook D.L. Mack’s is the newest place-inspired...

Blind Tasting with the Palate Club

Texas Wine Lover 6/19 4:17A Jeff Cope

I love blind tastings! There is no better way to tell your true opinion of a wine without being influenced by the label or other knowledge of the wine. The online wine club Palate Club allows you to...

Keeping the Faith: Soulmans Bar-B-Que Stays the Course

Garland BubbleLife iReporter 6/17 11:52P Dana Cobb

Soulmans opened its doors in Pleasant Grove, a suburb of Dallas, on October 19, 1974. Using timeless BBQ techniques and old family recipes (which they still use today), Soulmans quickly became a...

Eat Me: Cannon’s Corner Scotch Eggs

Crave DFW 6/14 7:00A Steven Doyle

by Steven Doyle Built in 1922 and renovated in 2014, the building is appropriately known as Cannon’s Village after Cannon’s 5-Cent store became the anchor tenant in the 1950’s. Cannon’s Corner...

Dr. Vijay Reddy Reflects on Vineyard’s Family Legacy

Texas Wine Lover 6/8 12:19A Jeff Cope

Reddy Vineyards , pioneers of Texas grape growing and winemaking, has proudly grown grapes on their family vineyard since 1997. Dr. Vijay Reddy reflects on his time working with his son, Akhil Reddy,...

William Chris Vineyards and Texas Sommelier Ali Schmidt Release Texas Red Blend Benefitting Feeding...

Texas Wine Lover 6/4 12:19A Jeff Cope

William Chris Vineyards co-owner and winemaker Chris Brundrett is excited to announce the launch of the Wanderer Series Relief Project II, featuring a new wine benefitting Feeding Texas created in...

Covington Hill Country Says Howdy in Hye

Texas Wine Lover 6/1 12:20A Shelly Wilfong

Covington Hill Country is one of the newest tasting rooms in the Texas Hill Country. Proprietors Cindy and David Lawson hosted an industry night open house on Thursday, May 27 at the new tasting room...

Best Burgers of 2021

Crave DFW 5/28 5:00A Steven Doyle

by Steven Doyle Today is National Cheeseburger Day and we have been planning for this day since for quite a while in anticipation of today s list. So many burgers were consumed that we decided to...

Book Review: Family, Tradition, & Romance – The Messina Hof Story

Texas Wine Lover 5/28 12:36A Jeff Cope

Messina Hof Winery & Resort was founded in 1977 in Bryan, Texas, by Paul V. and Merrill Bonarrigo. At the time of planting their first vineyard, there were two producing wineries in Texas. You can...

Four National Restaurant Chains Open Their First Ghost Kitchen: Revolving Kitchen Virtual Food Hall

Crave DFW 5/27 10:16A Steven Doyle

by Joey Stewart with photos by Joey Stewart Revolving Kitchen, the 25-unit commissary and virtual food hall has announced that Five Guys Burgers, Wing Stop, Cotton Patch and Hawaiian Bros are all...

Flaming Desserts All The Rage In Dallas

Crave DFW 5/27 5:02A Steven Doyle

by Steven Doyle No one enjoys table-side service as much as yours truly. In a discussion about this subject last evening it made me think of not just service, but table-side desserts in the Dallas...

Messina Hof Wins at Multiple Major Award Competitions

Texas Wine Lover 5/26 12:42A Jeff Cope

Messina Hof Wine Cellars, Inc. ( Messina Hof ), the most award-winning winery in Texas, has announced it has been awarded prestigious honors at various 2021 wine competitions. Messina Hof was named...