It’s a 35-45 minute drive West that separates our fair Dallas from Cowboys paradise Ft. Worth. With a reputation for gallon hats and meat lovers fare, Ft. Worths food scene is shaping up in chic form. That’s right, for all the whining and crap we give the sister city to the West, new restaurants are shining a beacon of culinary light upon Cowtown. Here’s how its going down…
Where Ryan’s Fine Grocery once resided, Jay Jerrier is seizing the space for his widely known and loved pizza joint. A Ft. Worth outpost makes his 4th pizza spot in DFW. Making friends with the gents from The Usual and the Italian transplants at Nonna Tata, the Cane Rosso space on Magnolia Ave will be a fine addition. Ft. Worth has be deprived of the famous certified thin-crust Neapolitan pizza, and now the void will be filled.
Working on plans…lets get this thing rolling. – Cane Rosso Facebook
The highly anticipated Consilient concept is advertised as coming in Summer of 2013, but it seems the plans have been a bit delayed. Once it does open in the lively West 7th district of Ft. Worth, the restaurant is sure to excite and comfort with its menu and bar program. The site describes it as an “upscale American Bar and Grill that combines key elements of The Porch restaurant in Dallas and Westside Tavern in Los Angeles. American F+B will specialize in the sourcing and in-house production of artisan ingredients, with an emphasis on seasonality. The menu and kitchen for American F+B will be developed and overseen by Warren Schwartz, who recently moved to Fort Worth from Los Angeles where he previously helmed the kitchen at Westside Tavern.” With touted Schwartz at the wheel, the city will be at baited breath until opening.
Fort Worth Food & Wine Festival
I know I’ve talked about this before but I really am excited to see what our friends to the West have in store in March of next year. With more than 20 events planned, the four-day Fort Worth Food & Wine Festival honors the distinctive nature of Fort Worth cooking, food, and beverage traditions in a multi-day festival highlighting culinary diversity in Fort Worth and North Texas. Chairman Russell Kirkpatrick of Reata says that the event will bring in top chefs from all of DFW. I can’t wait to see the final lineup of chefs and events soon.
I’m hungry just thinking about the awesome things coming to Ft. Worth. These 3 upcoming food scene announcements will surely be worth the drive and who knows, we might just stop for a Joe T. Garcias margarita or peek in to see how the renovations on Tim Loves Lonesome Dove are coming along!
