Texas Hill Country Wine Weekend Itinerary for First Timers

Texas Wine Lover 1/21 8:00A Gus Hall

This guide is for 21+ visitors (legal drinking age in the U.S.). Texas Hill Country is one of those places where a weekend can feel full without feeling packed. The secret is pacing: fewer stops, more time to actually sit down, snack, talk, and...

Great Dumplings of Dallas

Crave DFW 1/20 7:12A Steven Doyle

Dallas has quietly become one of North Texas’s most rewarding cities for dumpling lovers, offering everything from refined, old-guard Chinese dining rooms to casual, dumpling-forward specialists....

Legendary Restaurant Brands and 19 More Restaurant News Headliners of the Past Week

Restaurant News 1/18 11:58P RestaurantNews.com

Legendary Restaurant Brands, Jersey Mike s Subs, The Peach Cobbler Factory, Bobby s Burgers by Bobby Flay, and White Castle lead RestaurantNews.com s Top 20 stories for the week ending January 18, 2026.   1) Steak and Ale and Bennigan s Reach...

Small, But Many: A Texas Gulf Coast Wine Growers’ Perspective

Texas Wine Lover 1/16 5:11A Jeff Cope

By James Kasparek Vineyards in the Texas Gulf Coast region are small, but many. These small growers form the backbone of the largest white grape variety grown in Texas, Blanc du Bois, which is...

J. Alexander’s Celebrates First DFW Restaurant with Plano Grand Opening

Restaurant News 1/15 8:08A RestaurantNews.com

Upscale casual restaurant to mark opening with ribbon-cutting, champagne christening and donation to local nonprofit Plano, TX  ( RestaurantNews.com )  J. Alexander’s , the premier dining destination known for its wood-fired cuisine, handcrafted...

A Night of Champions: Texas Wine Shines at the San Antonio Champion Wine Auction

Texas Wine Lover 1/13 12:52A Robin English-Bircher

For 15 years, the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo has held wine events to raise money for S.A.L.E. (San Antonio Livestock Exposition). As has become tradition, the rodeo recently held the Champion Wine Auction to celebrate the winning wineries...

The Wine Society of Texas Announces 2026 Scholarship Program

Texas Wine Lover 1/8 10:29P Jeff Cope

Press Release The Wine Society of Texas (WST) is pleased to announce that it will provide up to $11,000 in scholarships to worthy students or individuals pursuing wine and winery education,...

How Texas Wineries Compete with Global Wine Destinations

Texas Wine Lover 1/8 10:23P Gus Hall

It may come as a surprise to those just starting off in American viticulture, but Texas is one of the biggest and best wine producers in the U.S. Though it s principally known for being a rough-and-ready state with a history of rodeo, farming,...

Oak & Stone to Open First Texas Location in McKinney Spring 2026

Crave DFW 1/7 4:17A Steven Doyle

Oak & Stone , the elevated American restaurant known for bold flavors, genuine hospitality, and its self-pour tap wall experience , will make its Texas debut in McKinney in Spring 2026. The restaurant...

Starry Night Farms Grower Profile

Texas Wine Lover 1/6 7:48A Jeff Cope

Farming wine grapes along the Texas Gulf Coast takes equal parts optimism, grit, and a willingness to learn the hard way, just as farming wine grapes in the Texas High Plains does. Those qualities define Starry Night Farms in Industry, Texas....

Wray Executive Search Announces Leadership Transition as Kevin Stockslager and Ray Kelley Assume...

Restaurant News 1/5 12:00A RestaurantNews.com

Tampa, FL  ( RestaurantNews.com )  Wray Executive Search , the leader in restaurant, franchise, foodservice, and hospitality retained executive search, today announced a planned leadership transition designed to support long-term continuity and...

Wine: It’s All About the Experience

Texas Wine Lover 12/31 2:36A Jeff Cope

Wine is rarely just about what’s in the glass. When you step into a winery, sit down for a tasting, and share a bottle with friends or family, the experience surrounding the wine often matters just as...

Blue Mint Thai Launches National Franchise Expansion with Franchise Marketing Systems, Backed by...

Restaurant News 12/30 5:20A RestaurantNews.com

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX  ( RestaurantNews.com )  Blue Mint Thai & Asian Cuisine ®, an award-winning, veteran-owned restaurant brand headquartered in North Texas, announced the launch of its national franchise expansion in partnership with Franchise...

Chill at Home and on the Go: Ca’Lefort Wine Station

Texas Wine Lover 12/23 12:15A Robin English-Bircher

We received the product for review and all opinions are our own. For those who need a solid wine chiller with a few bells and whistles, the Model KCC2-04 Ca’Lefort Wine Station fits the bill. Ca’Lefort sent me the wine chiller during the busy...

Layne’s Chicken Fingers Appoints Cuyler Esposito as Vice President of Culture Operations

Restaurant News 12/18 11:47P RestaurantNews.com

Cuyler Esposito The former multi-unit franchisee joins the leadership team to prioritize culture-first operations as the chicken finger franchise rapidly expands its national footprint. Frisco, TX  ( RestaurantNews.com )  Layne s Chicken Fingers...