Celestina Blok

Fort Worth

Food and Travel Writer at CultureMap Fort Worth

Food/travel writer @culturemapftw, Author of 100 Things To Do in Fort Worth Before You Die and Lost Restaurants of Fort Worth. [email protected]

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Taste Addison tops 6 best food and drink events in Dallas this week

3 days ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Celestina Blok

The 30th anniversary of Taste Addison happens this week, providing for three straight days of tastings, sips, music, and visual arts. But that's not all there is to eat: Save room for a cabernet vertical tasting, pie, a student-produced farmers market, and lots of pie.
Top 10 chefs in Fort Worth are creating a vibrant food scene

3 days ago | fortworth.culturemap.com | Celestina Blok

It's our final story highlighting all of the talented nominees for the 2025 CultureMap Fort Worth Tastemaker Awards, in which we recognize the 10 top chefs in Fort Worth. They're an accomplished group: Some natives, some transplants, all have contributed to Cowtown's culinary prowess over the past year with their delicious dishes that keep customers coming back for more. One will be crowned Chef of the Year this Wednesday, April 23 at the 4 Eleven.
Tastemaker Awards rules 5 best food & drink events in Fort Worth

3 days ago | fortworth.culturemap.com | Celestina Blok

Our latest roundup of dining news around Fort Worth has more than a few openings, spring menus, and new limited edition dishes. Speaking of limited edition, be sure to get your hot cross buns — that sweet Easter favorite — because they'll soon be gone. Here's what's happening in Fort Worth restaurant news:Mr Gatti's, the pizza chain, is now open inside Walmart at 1035 Hickory Blvd.
Foodies forge through chilly 2025 Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival

1 week ago | fortworth.culturemap.com | Celestina Blok

Rain, wind, and chilly temperatures didn’t stop foodies from coming out in force for the annual Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival. Held April 3-6 on an unusually cold spring weekend that saw highs only in the 40s and 50s, the four-day fete welcomed nearly 5,000 guests across four events – one less than usual thanks to a last-minute cancellation of Rise + Dine, the festival’s brunch-inspired event that was called off after heavy downpours Saturday morning.
10 best restaurants in Fort Worth set the city's standard for dining

1 week ago | fortworth.culturemap.com | Celestina Blok

Fort Worth diners crave comfort, community, and creativity, as demonstrated by this lineup of top tier restaurants nominated for 2025 Tastemaker Awards Restaurant of the Year. Some reopened after periods of dormancy, others revitalized dilapidated areas, and still others became so successful, they’ve spun off new locations. On the list is a Michelin Guide recommendation, a restaurant that sustains itself by giving back to the community, and a nearly 100-year-old institution.
Tickets going fast for 7 best food & drink events in Dallas this week

1 week ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Celestina Blok

Today is the day when North Dallasites get a new place for breakfast: First Watch, the breakfast, brunch, and lunch chain, is opening a new location in Carrollton, at 3204 E. Hebron Pkwy, where it will brings a menu of breakfast and lunch classics plus rotating seasonal offerings. According to a release, it opens April 14.
Easter hops into 5 best food and drink events in Fort Worth this week

1 week ago | fortworth.culturemap.com | Celestina Blok

A new Japanese restaurant is bringing excellent ramen and more to Haltom City: Called Yoichi Ramen & Donburi, it's a new mom-and-pop specializing in ramen and rice bowls, now open in a former Thai restaurant space at 4613 Denton Hwy. # 35, near Hoffbrau Steakhouse. Yoichi comes from chef Han Choi and his wife Jessie, who handles front of house duties. The couple moved to Texas from the West Coast, where Han worked in ramen shops and other restaurants in California and Oregon.
10 nominees for Fort Worth's Bar of the Year lift our spirits

1 week ago | fortworth.culturemap.com | Celestina Blok

The bar scene in Fort Worth is a wide-ranging lineup from bougie, be-seen spots to low-key watering holes. This list of the 10 best for the 2025 CultureMap Fort Worth Tastemaker Awards includes a snazzy rooftop escape, a chic riverside wine chateau, and a punk-inspired dive bar. One will be named "Bar of the Year" on Wednesday, April 23 at The 4 Eleven (411 S. Main St.) during a big foodie extravaganza with an awards ceremony hosted by chef Jon Bonnell.
Fort Worth's 10 best pastry chefs whip up the sweetest treats in town

2 weeks ago | fortworth.culturemap.com | Celestina Blok

Try not to salivate while reading about these sweet nominees for Pastry Chef of the Year and their delectable desserts. From flaky crusted pies and cream-filled cookies to croissants, cruffins, cakes, and everything in between, the lineup of treats from this talented crew is over the top.
Dallas College tops the 6 best food & drink events in Dallas this week

2 weeks ago | dallas.culturemap.com | Celestina Blok

Luka Doncic returns to Dallas this week, and one local sports bar is marking the event with specials and giveaways to celebrate. There's also a chef-studded foodie festival from Dallas College, and a Korean barbecue spot will host a pairing dinner starring a Korean liquor called soju. And don't miss a fun vegan brunch and bingo in Oak Cliff.