Oktoberfests, Idina Menzel and the State Fair: Your Big DFW Weekend Guide

Crave DFW 9/25 9:45P Steven Doyle

North Texas doesn t do quiet weekends in late September, and this one might be the busiest of the fall. The State Fair opens Friday. There s a German festival in McKinney, a Broadway legend at the...

Formando Vineyards to Open New Texas Hill Country Tasting Room on October 1

Texas Wine Lover 9/24 10:55A Jeff Cope

Formando Vineyards in the Texas Hill Country is set to open October 1st, 2026. The winery north of Fredericksburg features wines with fruit grown at its Willow Creek estate. Read More

Isaac Rousso Brings Fair Park’s Old Mill Inn Back to Life

Crave DFW 9/24 8:08A Steven Doyle

The paddlewheel is turning again at Fair Park. If you grew up going to the State Fair, you know the Old Mill Inn by sight. It s the timber-and-stone building on Grand Avenue with the big water wheel...

Six DFW Roasters Worth a Detour This National Coffee Day

Crave DFW 9/24 7:06A Steven Doyle

Cultivar National Coffee Day lands on Tuesday, September 29, and the chains will spend it handing out free cups with an app download. Fine. Take the freebie if it s on your way. Then spend the rest of...

Iconic Dallas Dish: Mia’s Brisket Tacos

Crave DFW 9/24 6:47A Steven Doyle

Back in the early 90s, the best thing at Mia s Tex-Mex wasn t on the menu. You had to know to ask for it, you had to come on a Wednesday, and you had to get there before it ran out. Today it has a...

2026 People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic winners at the 40th Annual GrapeFest

Texas Wine Lover 9/24 6:44A Jeff Cope

These are the 2026 People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic winners at the 40th Annual GrapeFest. Congratulations to all the Texas wineries. Read More

How Texas Wineries Turn Festival Booths into Loyal Fans

Texas Wine Lover 9/24 6:23A Gus Hall

Learn about Texas wine festivals and their importance in showcasing local wineries. Join the celebration of wine culture and heritage. Read More

Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg

Crave DFW 9/24 4:08A Steven Doyle

The tuba gets there first. Somewhere under a striped tent on Marktplatz, an oompah band finds its footing, and the sound rolls down Main Street past the limestone storefronts. By the time you reach the gate, the air smells like grilled sausage, and...

A Perfect Sunday Afternoon in Bishop Arts: Where to Eat, Shop and Drink

Crave DFW 9/23 7:17A Steven Doyle

Sunday in Bishop Arts moves at its own speed. Dogs outnumber cars on some blocks, every patio seems to have a spritz on it, and around 2 o clock you can hear a brass band before you can see it. Nobody is in a hurry, and that is exactly the right...

10 Dallas-Fort Worth Dishes That Are Older Than You

Crave DFW 9/23 6:46A Steven Doyle

Ask a room full of Dallas people where they ate as kids and you will hear the same dozen names. Some of those places are gone. A surprising number are not. Your grandparents may have ordered these...

From a Bottle of Bourbon to a Chocolate Corny Dog: The Full Fletcher’s Story

Crave DFW 9/18 5:44A Steven Doyle

Every year around this time, something starts happening to people who grew up in Dallas. They smell a deep fryer that isn t there yet, or they catch themselves thinking about mustard, and they realize the State Fair is close. A lot of that...

Five Dallas Burgers for National Cheeseburger Day, From Two Dollars to Twenty-Nine

Crave DFW 9/18 5:21A Steven Doyle

Today is National Cheeseburger Day , which is a real, official, calendar-sanctioned holiday, and also an excuse nobody needs twice. Dallas doesn t have one burger. It has about forty of them, spread...

On the Rocks Is Open, and Kent Rathbun’s Lobster Shooter Already Has a Trophy

Crave DFW 9/16 6:55A Steven Doyle

Kent Rathbun has been one of the defining names in Dallas dining for the better part of three decades. He opened Abacus in 1999, followed it with Jasper s in 2003, cooked for Queen Elizabeth and the...

Mercado369 and the Restaurants That Surround It Are Oak Cliff’s Real Hispanic Heritage Month

Crave DFW 9/16 6:24A Steven Doyle

Hispanic Heritage Month began yesterday, and today, September 16, is Mexican Independence Day . Dallas will mark it with parades and festival stages across the city. Oak Cliff has been marking it...

Beef Lounge Is Back at Goldee’s Wednesday — And It Might Be the Last Pop-Up

Crave DFW 9/15 6:52A Steven Doyle

We wrote about Jonny Butch back in May, before most people in Dallas-Fort Worth had heard his name. If you missed it, here s the short version: Butch works the pits at Goldee s Barbecue in Fort Worth,...