Food and Drink Festivals in Dallas to Put on Your Calendar This November
Before we settle down for the Christmas season, there are some big food festivals that are sure to get you ready for the next two months of family reunions.
World Food Championship
5th-7th November, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Centennial Hall, Fair Park, 1001 Washington St.
The World Food Championships (WFC) called “The Olympics of Food” is a multi-day cooking competition that involves chefs in 10 categories: bacon, barbecue, dessert, sandwich, cook (I don’t think you cooks eat, but I do wasn’t there yet, so …), seafood and much more. While this may seem like a lot, that’s just the tip of the foodie iceberg. In numbers: more than 1,500 Top chefs and amateur chefs fight for a cool one $ 300,000 Price; 20-plus Tasting experiences, an opportunity to play judge by doing some of the 8,000 Competition courts; an esteemed 25,000 Festival goers; approximately a kajillion Calories. And as Ben Swanger recently stated, the WFC is poised to turn all that interest into “$ 4 million in economic impact.”
What else is going on A whole lot. There’s BBQ Ranch, a block-party barbecue bash where “Pitmasters and celebrity chefs light thousands of pounds of grilled food from the hottest grills and pits on the market,” according to the website. If biscuits are your jam, head to the Biscuits & Jampionship event. How about a Pitmaster Challenge for women only? Then there’s Granny Grilling, a live-action smackdown where each “grandma” cooks from a mysterious box of chopped-style ingredients. For an additional fee, sip bourbon (bourb’n’que, it’s called) next to the barbecue, or sip mimosas in the weekend brunch bar.
Tickets are $ 45 for a three-day weekend pass or $ 20 for a day pass.
Cooks for farmers
4th-7th November | Different places
Last year, Chefs For Farmers went virtual for obvious reasons, but it’s back to its real-world format. And the Dallas food and wine event is getting big for its 10th anniversary – really huge. For those looking to explore the idyllic North Texas countryside, head to The Farm Tour (November 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Travel to three farms where drinks and food are served by incredible local chefs like Joel Orsini, Andrew Shackleford and Erika Radtke.
New this year is the DEVOUR Street Food Festival (November 6th, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.), which will turn the Exchange Hall in the AT&T Discovery District into a street food market of sorts with stalls selling canapes from more than 13 Dallas restaurants. Beverage stations are parked in the entire food hall and on the plaza in the city center.
You will recognize many of the notable chefs attending this year’s main event (The 10th Annual Chefs For Farmers, November 7th, 3pm to 6pm or 2pm entry for VIPs). Discover the best of the best – appetizers, breweries, wineries, distilleries, chefs, local farms – at the Dallas Heritage Village. Stroll through the park and make pit stops at the Rosé Garden, Tailgate Par-TAY, and the Go Texan Area.
Tickets cost between $ 85 and $ 125 ($ 195 VIP) depending on the event.
All You Can Eataly opening party
November 12th | Eataly Dallas, 8687 N. Central Expy
Almost a year after his arrival, Eataly Dallas is hosting a major soiree. The market closes at 3 p.m. and the whole place essentially turns into a food festival with 30 tasting stations, wine tastings, pasta (everywhere) and an entire parking lot with food. A huge grill hurls arrosticini (lamb skewers, a dish from Abruzzo), porceddu (a whole roasted pork, Sardinian style) and other flame-licking dishes. An Aperol Spritz Bar is also parked outside, along with cooking demonstrations and live music.
Tickets are $ 99 for general admission (entry at 7 p.m.) and $ 149 for VIP (early entry at 6 p.m.).
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