Eating and drinking events in Dallas-Fort Worth, November 4-10

by Teresa Gubbins

Consider the ethics of food, and then practice what you preach at the 15th Annual Farmers Market Hoedown.

The week's top picks:

Thursday

American Craft Beer Dinner

Grace showcases domestic craft brewers such as Brooklyn Brewery, Dogfish Head, Stone Brewing, and Victory Brewing with a dinner that includes potato and arugula soup, five-spice scallops, Berkshire pork stone-ground grits, flatiron of beef, and a pumpkin tart with cardamom-honey cream and salted caramel.

15th Annual Farmers Market Friends Hoedown

The Friends' annual Hoedown is its largest fundraiser. Texan farmers donate ingredients used by local chefs to create delicious samplings, and samples are also offered by local specialty food producers, from cheese to salsa to tapenades and dips.

Friday

The Ethics of Food

Nationally-known environmental historian Dr. James McWilliams will explore what it means to eat responsibly and what consequences affect our environment and the lives of other people.

November Friday Night Flight

For $20, you get: pork belly, pine nut-garlic-currant sofrito, duck breast, and Regina Blu Cheese with a Grana Padano tuile and cranberries. Best value ever.

Saturday

Romanian Festival

All your favorite Romanian foods: "sarmale," "mititei," "carnati," and "mamaliga."

Sunday

Stephan Pyles Celebrity Chef Dinner

Five celeb chefs including Chef Pyles will present a five-course wine dinner along with a live auction to fund one of the nation’s largest culinary scholarships.

Tuesday

Deerfield Wine Dinner

Tre Amici's first wine dinner welcomes Robert Rex, winemaker and owner of Deerfield Ranch Winery. Includes a cheese course, Tre Amici Salad, prime filet wrapped with applewood smoked bacon, and a Kahlua cappuccino cheesecake.