Get Your Tickets Now for the Wine Lovers Celebration Passport 2026

Texas Wine Lover 1/23 3:41A Jeff Cope

Love is in the air, wine is in your glass, and the Texas Hill Country is calling. From January 26 through February 27, 2026, the Texas Hill Country Wineries’ (THCW s)  Wine Lovers Celebration invites you to explore more than 55 participating...

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...

Retro Movie Review: Some Like it Hot (1959)

Crave DFW 1/20 8:22A Steven Doyle

Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot (1959) remains one of cinema’s most enduring comedies, a film that effortlessly blends sharp wit, sophisticated farce, and pointed social commentary. At its heart, the...

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....

Nothing Bundt Cakes Named America’s #1 Food Brand for Second Year in a Row

Restaurant News 1/20 6:49A RestaurantNews.com

America s No. 1 favorite food brand invites fans nationwide to join in the fun with VIP sweepstakes and limited-time BOGO Bundtlet offer Dallas, TX  ( RestaurantNews.com )  Nothing Bundt Cakes , the nation’s largest specialty cake brand, has once...

Restaurant Franchise News from Juice It Up!, Gyro Republic, Jersey Mike’s Subs, and More!

Restaurant News 1/20 12:16A RestaurantNews.com

Checking out restaurant franchises? Catch up on the latest restaurant franchise news from Juice It Up!, Gyro Republic, Jersey Mike s Subs, Chili Shack, Weird Brothers Coffee, Beyond Juicery + Eatery, Mountain Mike s Pizza, Steak and Ale, and...

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...

American Street Food Franchise Gyro Republic Signs Nine Texas Locations, Fueling National Expansion

Restaurant News 1/15 6:00A RestaurantNews.com

Gyro Republic, the fast casual franchise bringing New York City halal cart culture to America s suburbs, has signed three development agreements totaling nine locations across Texas: five in Austin, three in San Antonio, and one in Dallas, as the...

Steak and Ale and Bennigan’s Reach Major Milestones, Positioning Legendary Restaurant Brands for...

Restaurant News 1/15 3:15A RestaurantNews.com

Popular Irish-inspired restaurant turns 50, iconic steakhouse turns 60, in 2026 Dallas, TX  ( RestaurantNews.com )  Legendary Restaurant Brands , the parent company of Bennigan’s ,  Bennigan’s On The Fly and Steak and Ale , enters 2026 with...

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...

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard Enters 2026 With Record Growth, 600th Shop Milestone and...

Restaurant News 1/9 8:44A RestaurantNews.com

Brand posts double-digit year-over-year growth, launches new franchise incentives and accelerates Sunbelt expansion Philadelphia, PA  ( Restaurant News Release )  Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard is entering 2026 with strong momentum following...

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,...