For the first time in its 11-year history, Vitruvian Lights is kicking off the season BEFORE Black Friday. The tree lighting of the largest FREE holiday lights display in North Texas is moving up a week to Saturday, Nov. 18. Santa will “flip the switch” at 6 p.m. that night to turn on more than 1.5 million sparkling LED lights wrapped around 555 trees. That means we’ll have six extra days to enjoy the magic that is Vitruvian Lights!
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The Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival, North Texas’ premier culinary festival, announced today full details about its fall offerings including a seated dinner, “Far Out Feast,” featuring the dynamic culinary duo Felipe Armenta and Graham Elliot, and an autumnal version of “Night Market,” a global street market-inspired event now delighting guest earlier in the festival season. This highly anticipated fall lineup of events sets the stage for even more ways for Fort Worth culinary connoisseurs to support the North Texas culinary community.
As it gears up for the 2024 Spring Festival (April 4-7, 2024), and the Fort Worth Food + Wine Foundation’s 10th anniversary, this year’s offerings promise to be bigger, better, and more delicious than ever, with tickets officially on sale starting December 1, 2023.
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Two years in the making, local nonprofit DFW Italians proudly presents the inaugural DFW Italian Festival to celebrate the rich heritage and culture of Italy. The one-day festival will be filled with Italian food, wine tastings, stage performances by local and national artists, arts and crafts for kids, gondola rides and more.
Rain or shine, the festival will be held at the southeast corner of Las Colinas Blvd. and N. O’Connor Blvd. at 5220 N. O’Connor Blvd. Irving, TX 75039 on Saturday, October 7, 2023, from 12 pm to 10 pm. General admission tickets start at $5 and kids 10 years old and under are free. These tickets can be purchased on their website (recommended) or in person. Parking is available in the surrounding areas. Visit the website at www.dfwitalianfestival.com for a map and more information.
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The Louisiana Food & Wine Festival, taking place in Lake Charles, LA, September 14 – 17, 2023, announced today that Benchawan Jabthong Painter, recently named 2023 James Beard Foundation Best Chef Texas will be joining the festival’s Grand Tasting line-up on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Bord du Lac Park, in Lake Charles, LA. Chef Painter, also known as “Chef G” at her restaurant, Street to Kitchen in Houston, TX will also be appearing on the Rouses Markets Cooking Demo Stage at the festival on Saturday.
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James Beard Foundation announced semi-finalists today with new rules in place that eliminates white male biases along with new awards categories to include an emerging chef award without an age cutoff, as well as regional best chef categories that now include separate awards for California, Texas, and New York in hopes of recognizing a broader geographic range of winners. ]\
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