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Mum’s the Word Ate Days of food events for your Ma ’n’ ’em.
BY ELAINE WILDER
Several food festivals are happening soon. Plus, it’s time to start thinking about your mom. (You know, because Mother’s Day? Geez.) Here’s an overview of upcoming events you might want to mark on your calendar.
Fri-Sun, Apr 24-26
The annual Lone Star Smokeout is back with an event this spring: three full days of barbecue, beer, and live music from artists like Riley Green, Koe Wetzel, Shaboozey, and more this Fri-Sun in the parking lot of AT&T Stadium (1 AT&T Way, 817-892-8687). Tickets start at $69 at LoneStarSmokeout.com.
Sat, Apr 25
The fourth annual Texas Street Food Festival is taking over the inside and outside of Billy Bob’s Texas (2520 Rodeo Plaza, 817-624-7117) 2pm8pm Sat with more than 40 food trucks and restaurants serving fare from around the world priced at $10 or less, including some $5 bites. The live entertainment includes breakdancing showcases, live music on multiple stages, and DJs spinning tunes. Along with the mechanical bull rides and dance lessons always available at Billy Bob’s, other activities include axe throwing, cooking demonstrations, eating contests, and kid-friendly zones. Tickets are $6.99 to $61.99 on Eventbrite.com.
Sat, May 2
The Greater Keller Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Kentucky Derby watch party. The Derby Soiree of Hope at The Kalla (121 S Elm St, 808-435-2552) on Sat, May 2, from 4pm to 7pm includes Southern-inspired cuisine, signature cocktails, live race viewing, and casino games. Proceeds will benefit the Community Storehouse, which provides food assistance, educational support, and other essential resources to help North Texas children succeed. Tickets start at $125 at CommunityStorehouse.org/KentuckyDerby.
Now, call your mother!
Sat-Sun, May 9-10
For Mother’s Day weekend, Blue Mesa (612 Carroll St, Fort Worth, 817-332-6372) is celebrating with extended hours and its biggest brunch spread of the year. At 10am-3pm Sat or 8am-4pm Sun, brunch is buffet-style with a grill station (carne asada, garlic-basil pork tenderloin, ginger-chipotle-glazed ham, and red chile salmon); a cook-to-order breakfast station (omelets, huevos rancheros, Belgian waffles with crispy fried chicken or berries and whipped cream); a street-taco station; and classic favorites like the signature Adobe Pie, brisket enchiladas, king ranch chicken, blue corn cheese enchiladas, sweet corn cake, Southwest mac ’n’ cheese, and Chimayo corn. Fruits, salads, and a sweets station are also available. The buffet price is $50 per person ($18 for kids ages 6 to 11) and includes mimosas (21+) and soft drinks. Children ages 5 and younger are free. Reserve your table at BlueMesaGrill.com.
Sun, May 10
Barrel & Bones (9143 Grapevine Hwy, Ste 620, North Richland Hills, 817-393-3118), which claims to offer one of the largest selections of bourbon and whiskey in North Texas, is also known for “chef-driven interpretations of classics.” For Mother’s Day Brunch (11am-3pm), the twist on a classic is the Brisket Montecristo ($15.99), with chopped brisket, pepper jack, vanilla Texas toast, spicy raspberry preserves, and breakfast taters. Other offerings include chicken and waffles ($16.99) with hand-breaded chicken tenders, spicy maple syrup, and vanilla browned butter; the breakfast burrito ($13.99) with pulled pork pibil, scrambled eggs, potatoes, chorizo, kale, onion, continued on page 13
The fourth annual Texas Street Food Festival is taking over the inside and outside of Billy Bob’s Texas on Saturday.
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El Chico is celebrating the holiday with a sweet treat for moms: Strawberry Nachos.
Courtesy El Chico
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peppers, and chipotle baconaisse; and a stuffed French toast ($13.99): Texas toast dipped in vanilla royale butter with fresh berries, Grade A maple syrup, and whipped cream. Drink specials include Ketel One nitro espresso martinis ($8) and mimosas ($1.99). For more information or reservations, visit BarrelandBonesTX.com.
El Chico is celebrating the holiday with a sweet treat for moms. At select locations, including Pantego (1549 S Bowen Rd, 817-265-8335) and Richland Hills (7621 Baker Blvd,817-589-0737), Mom will receive a free order of Strawberry Nachos with the purchase of an entrée from 11am to 8pm. Available only on special occasions, this dessert features cinnamon chips topped with fresh strawberries, whipped cream, and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. For more information, visit ElChico.com.
Typically closed on Sundays, Silver Fox (1651 S University Dr., Fort Worth, 817-332-9060) will welcome guests from 11am to 8pm on Mother’s Day, offering their signature menu alongside an elevated one-day-only feature. Roasted Beef Tenderloin Benedict ($69) is served with poached eggs plus hollandaise, asparagus, and fingerling potatoes. Drink specials include the Southern Socialite ($19, Garrison Brothers HoneyDew Bourbon, Aperol, Bittermens Burlesque Bitters, Lunetta Prosecco, and strawberries); a Bloody Mary ($18) with Tito’s Handmade Vodka; and mimosas ($12). Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling the restaurant. For more information, visit SilverFoxCafe.com.
If your mom enjoys farmers’ markets, flea markets, and treasure hunting, bring her to Second Sunday at the Fort Worth Community Market. It’s a special Mother’s Day Market from 11am to 3pm at South Main MicroPark (105 S Main St, Fort Worth) with farmers, growers, baked goods, spices, coffee, cheeses, plants, honey, canned goods, health/wellness, bath/body, artisans, and other homegrown/handmade vendors. When you get hungry, visit the food trucks and stands, plus enjoy a MOMosa at the open-air bar. Free parking is available on streets and parking lots, as well as paid parking options. Carpooling is always recommended. Traveling by train? This event is located just one block southeast of the TEXRail station at T&P.
Wed, Apr 29
If the thought of dealing with your parents makes you want to drink, meet me back here next week for Cinco de Madre (yes, we made that up) and check out some Cinco de Mayo events, along with more about options for Mother’s Day. l
If your mom enjoys farmers’ markets, flea markets, and treasure hunting, bring her to Second Sunday at the Fort Worth Community Market.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 5-8:00 PM TEVIN WILLIAMS | JAZZ SAXOPHONE
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 6-9:00 PM
SHELLEY CARROL QUARTET | JAZZ
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 5:30-9 PM BROTHER THUNDER | SOUL & PSYCHEDELIC ROCK
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 12-3:30 PM MEL GARSEK | COUNTRY
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Meet Me at Sarah’s Place
The Camp Bowie dive bar recently celebrated 20 years and is still going strong.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY CODY NEATHERY
Rumbling across the uneven bricks of Camp Bowie Boulevard, drivers gain a glimpse of life when the area transitioned from a World War I training camp that witnessed approximately 100,000 soldiers funnel through for the U.S. Army’s 36th Division to a bustling thoroughfare surrounded by residential districts for mostly middle-class families.
After the war’s end, Camp Bowie was demolished and the name changed from Arlington Heights Boulevard to Camp Bowie Boulevard by the Federation of Women’s Clubs to commemorate the area’s military history. Bricks from Thurber, Texas, were laid in 1927, and commercial strips sprouted to accommodate the emerging neighborhood. The Civilian Conservation Corps played a significant role in the boulevard’s transition. Among those employed laying bricks were two future golf legends, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson. That nugget of knowledge is provided by Sarah Ten Brink. For most, “Sarah” and “Camp Bowie” are synonymous with beloved dive bar Sarah’s Place that celebrated 20 years in 2025. That’s two decades of rollicking good times in a campy bar inside a building constructed around
1945 that splits walls with a convenience store and is known for karaoke.
Walking into the dimly lit room, you will need a few seconds for your eyes to adjust before a wall-length shuffleboard table surrounded by cases of beer grabs your attention, along with the neon backlit bar and staff who have slung two-ingredient drinks for years. The dartboard area to the left of the entrance serves as the karaoke stage as well. Don’t worry. There’s no dodging sharp objects once the singing kicks in.
“I’ve been lucky all my life,” Sarah proclaimed several times when discussing the many ups and downs faced from Day 1 to Day 7,300 of being open. That line serves as a constant reminder of her gratitude and humility.
Over the years, I have asked lots of people about the background of Sarah’s Place, and answers have ranged from it’s a dive and karaoke bar to a lesbian bar or “It’s always been there.” So, an air of mystique surrounded it.
Yes and no to most of those answers, however there’s more to the story. While Sarah’s has been known as Sarah’s for 20 years, in a previous life, it was another bar named The Pirate’s Cove from 1977 until 2005, when Sarah acquired it. As far as what it was before 1977, it’s anyone’s guess, but that keeps the mystique alive.
Following graduation at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Sarah was hired by the Colonial Country Club in 1981 at the age of 27 as the clubhouse manager. For 10 years, she was the only female attending meetings of the Club Manager’s Association of America.
When asked about the personal and professional obstacles to overcome in a male-dominated sport, Sarah replied with a slight smile, “I’m female, homosexual, and a Democrat. There were
just a few minor ones. At the age of 50 when a new manager came in, it wasn’t a fruitful situation, and I opted to leave.”
Sarah had kept watch on Pirate’s Cove and noticed it had been slipping with a gradual decline in sales. But what prompted her to seek out restaurant and bar ownership?
Simple, she always wanted to.
“Easter weekend, I went in Pirate’s Cove,” she said. “I was looking for a bar and ended up buying it on the spot. Now, I didn’t actually have the money, so I had to borrow it from another guest I knew who didn’t even charge interest. He was a very good, very smart businessman with a giant heart.”
It was a testament to someone who believed in her and wanted to see the bar thrive again.
“I left crying after getting the loan,” Sarah recalled, “ran a red light and went down the continued on page 17
Sarah’s prized Cadillac is a statement piece that announces her presence when parked out front.
Bobbleheads and figurines galore add a playful vibe to the bar.
opposite way on a one-way because I wasn’t paying attention. The biggest female cop I’ve ever seen pulled next to me and mouthed ‘pull over.’ So, I got a ticket. But I also got a bar out of it.”
Showing her collection of tchotchkes composed of bobbleheads on the back shelves, she explained how she wanted a bar that was a safe place.
“People assumed it was a gay bar because my sexual orientation, but I didn’t want labels and wanted everyone to feel welcomed as long as you’re not a jerk,” she said. “No derogatory talk toward anyone is allowed. Once that label faded away, it took off around Year 5.”
This wouldn’t have occurred without the assistance of her wife of 11 years, Ginger Smith. They met at the bar and dated for five years before tying the knot in Manhattan.
“Ginger was instrumental in keeping us afloat as she’s the numbers mind, whereas I’m not,” Sarah said. “She definitely got me out of the frying pan.”
Sarah went on to describe her various bobbleheads, one representing each religion (she added that she’s a recovering Catholic), figurines from both sides of the political aisle. Even Elvis and the Queen of England are perched alongside dancing dashboard hula girls. The mermaid décor started showing up because guests assumed that since Sarah was lesbian, she liked mermaids. And ghost stories? Every staff member has experienced the same happenings, although the activity doesn’t seem to carry any malice. A guest once painted a
portrait of a partially nude Elizabeth Taylor from the 1960 film Butterfield 8 to hang on the back bar.
“Well, it looked like Michael Jackson in drag,” Sarah said. “It was horrendous. We hung it for about a month and decided it had to go. A drunk customer wanted it much to the opposition of his wife. He got it anyway.
“When I purchased the bar,” she continued, “there were only two TVs. I went and bought five more, and knowing I was strapped for cash, my accountant asked, ‘What are you trying to do?’ I replied, ‘Trying to get business.’ I wanted it to be a low-lit cocktail lounge with interesting objects like European ashtrays. They all ‘disappeared’ within a couple days.”
Greeting every guest by name as they walked in as hour happy started to warm up, Sarah
explained that she removed the three pool tables immediately, not only because they ate up a lot of real estate, but in her words: “Two things cause fights — pool and girls. Shortly after we opened, I took a knife away from a customer and kicked him out. He returned the next day wanting his knife back. That was probably the dumbest thing I’ve done. I don’t carry a gun either because I can have a temper.”
COVID knocked the bar down and nearly out. Sarah was days away from closing for good and retiring to her cabin in Northwest Arkansas before help started trickling in. With the assistance of knowledgeable guests and Ginger, they secured grants and loans to ride it out. Even friends from
high school donated as she witnessed a community come together.
“We have 15 staff,” she said, “and I couldn’t fail them.”
At 71, Sarah doesn’t carry herself as someone ready to slow down. With enough stories and one-liners to keep things interesting, she stands by one motto regarding hospitality, “Everything taught in hospitality is service first. The definition of service is knowing what your client wants before they know it.”
What’s in store for the next 20 years?
Sitting behind the wheel of her princess-green Cadillac, she said, “We will keep doing what we’ve always done. I’ve been lucky all my life but carry a lot of ChapStick.” l
The bar might be tiny, but it sure is mighty.
Could it be a proper dive bar without taxidermy and strands of Christmas lights decking the walls?
Darts are fine with Sarah. Pool? Not so much, because she says two things cause fights at bars: girls and pool.
SCREEN
Red Fabric Ghosts, dresses, and pop stars populate David Lowery’s supernatural entry Mother Mary.
BY KRISITA LIN
David Lowery has never lacked ambition, and so the North Texas product aims for a great many things with Mother Mary. His latest film means to be a study of a friendship suffocated by one person’s global fame, a body-horror exercise like The Substance, a commentary on pop-music megastardom, a metaphysical meditation on the afterlife, a story about a fashion designer making a dress under a tight deadline, and an evocation of what Taylor Swift’s Eras tour would have looked like to someone tripping balls on bad shrooms. The film only succeeds at perhaps that last one, though its nightmarish qualities make it way more interesting than the other movie about a pop star currently in theaters.
Our story begins on a rain-soaked afternoon when pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) shows up unannounced and bedraggled at the English countryside atelier of Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel), her former best friend and costumer. More than 10 years after she fell or jumped from a suspended piece of a concert stage, Mary is preparing a comeback. She hates all the dresses that her people have made for her tour, so she comes crawling back to Sam to design and make her a new garment, giving her a bit more than 72 hours to do that before Mary’s first concert date begins.
Mary had already severed ties with Sam before her fall, and now that Sam has built her own fashion reputation in the interim, she’s willing to make Mary
beg for her help. All right, but it leads to pages’ worth of overwritten dialogue from Lowery with Sam maundering about the burdens of living in a celebrity’s shadow. Oddly, Coel is currently co-starring in another movie that essentially contains two actors, and Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers (now playing in Dallas) has much more to say about an artist reckoning with the cost of their fame.
Mother Mary does jerk to life when Mary performs her choreography for Sam. Rather than a dance double, it’s clearly Hathaway gyrating violently and throwing herself to the floor, and an alarmed Sam asks, “How are you supposed to sing while doing that?” Besides showcasing Hathaway’s remarkable performance, the scene allows the movie to turn away from Sam’s passive-aggressive response to Mary’s brokenness. Mother Mary’s weirdness, like Lowery’s in general, doesn’t always catch, but it is responsible for some of their most memorable moments.
Elsewhere, flashbacks take place on what are clearly sets adjoining Sam’s workshop (with our protagonists witnessing the actions of their past selves), and the ghost manifests itself as a large sheet of red fabric. Mary’s follow-up story about seeing the same ghost is recreated on a bare black soundstage à la Under the Skin, as well as on a packed concert stage that would be at home in Smile 2. Lowery’s film references range from The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant to Moulin Rouge! to In Fabric, and these make the movie fun for cinephiles like me.
If only the movie’s music were on the same level. Mother Mary is imagined as a star who presents herself in angelic costumes replete with halos while singing dark, morbid lyrics about love grown toxic, a fresh idea that costume designer Bina Daigeler does more with than Lowery. For all the superstar-level talent penning the music (including Jack Antonoff, Charli xcx, and FKA twigs, who also appears in the movie as a fan who summons the ghost into Mother Mary’s life), songs such as “Burial” and “Blue Flame” fall well short of what they promise.
Although the film looks good, Lowery has his eye on so many balls at once that nothing comes together. Mary’s final, belated apology to Sam for ditching her feels like a perfunctory ending, and the movie’s supernatural moments fail to instill us with either wonder or horror. Lowery’s talent behind the camera remains everywhere in evidence, and I’m not about to suggest that he needs to go back to his roots like Mother Mary does. This film feels very much like him. It also leaves the feeling of a substandard pop album by an artist who can do better. l
Michaela Coel sees a ghost take an unusual form in Mother Mary.
Mother Mary Starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel. Written and directed by David Lowery. Rated R.
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Raise the Flag
There’s still something charming yet bittersweet about Pancho’s Mexican Buffet.
Pancho’s Mexican Buffet, 2434 Jacksboro Hwy, Fort Worth. 817-625-1529. 11am-9pm Sun-Thu, 11am-9:30pm Fri-Sat.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY CODY NEATHERY
In 1958, one year before Marty Robbins crooned about a young senorita in “Rose’s Cantina,” Jesse Arrambide Jr. created his first restaurant concept out in the West Texas town of El Paso. After cooking large quantities of food for service members on a U.S. Naval warship during World War II, he took
his mother’s recipes to form the basis of the menu for his family’s bar, Pancho’s. Arrambide Jr. was an innovator of the All-You-Can-Eat (AYCE) business model, becoming one of the pioneer restaurateurs to introduce Tex-Mex cuisine to the masses.
An early staple of Pancho’s was the table flag that customers would raise to signal the need for more food from servers. This transformed into the buffet concept that caught fire, trailed by moving headquarters to Fort Worth in 1966. By 1988, Pancho’s Mexican Buffet was a Tex-Mex
juggernaut, operating more than 70 locations in 1994 at peak performance with locations across multiple states. Arrambide Jr. died in 1993 but not before witnessing this achievement.
Struggles began before moving headquarters to Dallas in 2007, which propelled corporate to disband only five years later. (Thanks, Big D.) A slow descent of numerous closings occurred along the way, and as of 2026, only four locations endure, with two as family-owned franchises in Tarrant County: Fort Worth and Arlington.
It’s been roughly two decades between visits for me. Having driven past the Fort Worth location on Jacksboro Highway for years, I finally caved to my childlike curiosity not too long ago, reckoning a $13 lunch buffet would be a cheap ticket down Memory Lane.
As a kid, I was naturally drawn to the colorful hacienda-style atmosphere of floral tiles and murals; strung papel picado (tissue paper cut in elaborate designs); hand-chiseled, wood-framed portraits; and a caricature of the infamous Pancho Villa as the mascot. Blinking arcades and buzzing vending games offered families a fun night out when phones weren’t glued to hands.
As an adult, I was happy to see this type of décor still present at the North Fort Worth location when our group waltzed in. I was flooded with cheery memories as excitement built upon approaching a buffet line of food that I always likened to the Tex-Mex frozen section of Walmart but glorious nonetheless.
This is when a sad reality set in. Visually, the food didn’t exude that fresh appearance as remembered. All the items had been suffering in stainless continued on page 17
Though some of Pancho’s flavors will remain a mystery, the beef enchiladas hit the spot.
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steel chafers collecting moisture under heat lamps while awaiting customers.
Staff proceeded to load us up with fried flautas, fried taquitos, fried burritos, fried rice, refried beans, and enchiladas with tortillas that were mushy from condensation in the warming containers. The red sauce covering the soggy things provided a mouth mystery that we likened to an odd tomato jelly none of us had ever tasted before, and the sour cream sauce was gelatin-based and void of any flavors like sour or cream. The world may never know what ingredients these recipes hold. That’s probably for the best.
It’s been over two decades since the author visited the Pancho’s on Jacksboro, and it was fun and sad all at the same time.
Flavorless, yellow, oozy dressing is the best description for Pancho’s queso that showed no signs of life, but a bright spot was the ground beef enchiladas smothered in chile con carne, which seemed on par with other Tex-Mex joints. Admittingly, seconds were had of these.
Other high notes were the flautas and taquitos as their tortillas retained crisp integrity wrapped around meaty ingredients.
Sadly, the current state of sopapillas bore zero resemblance to the soft, fried ones of our youth. Gone is the puffy, squared bread that cradled honey like a mother and her newborn, replaced as
After running more than 70 Pancho’s across most of the country, the company is down to four franchises, with two in Tarrant County (Fort Worth and Arlington).
hardened chips dusted with sugar and cinnamon. The sopapilla station once manned by staff working nonstop to keep up with the demand now sits empty, and lonely baskets of chips grow stale under heat lamps. This brought a tear to my glass eye.
Keeping in mind these Pancho’s locations still provide financial livelihood for someone’s family, I’d return and encourage you to revisit as well because once they’re gone, that’s it. Empires aren’t built in a day, and some don’t fall in a day. Others refuse to give up even when the throne has crumbled. These franchises remain nostalgic shells of their former selves, and they don’t need to be
anything more. For me, Pancho’s isn’t just about the food. It’s an experience that recaptures a time of innocence for us all.
I left the notorious flag stationed at half-staff in honor of my childhood memories, but I was glad to have made a new one. l
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At $13, the lunch buffet will certainly fill you up and keep you full long afterward.
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Ate Days of Early May
Cinco de Mayo and Meals for Madre are here.
BY ELAINE WILDER
Early May is when we celebrate mothers everywhere and Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza. In Texas, these occasions are led by a thirst for mimosas, tequila, and tacos. Got plans the next two weekends? Start here.
Cinco de Mayo
Toyota Music Factory (300 W Las Colinas Blvd., Irving, 214-978-4888) is celebrating Cinco de Mayo early this year. From noon to 10pm on Sat, May 2, the free Fiesta on the Plaza is open to all ages and will include DJs spinning tunes, live mariachi music, festive food, and margaritas (for those 21 and up). There are VIP opportunities available as well. For more info, visit ToyotaMusicFactory.com.
Traders Village (2602 Mayfield Rd, Grand Prairie, 972-647-8205) is also hosting an early event this year. On Sun, May 3, from 1pm to 5pm, there will be live performances by Sol de la Kumbia and Javier Aguilar y su Mariachi Pura Sangre. Come early for food, shopping, and family-friendly fun. Admission is free, and parking is $6.
Conundrum Farms (5544 Rocky Creek Park Rd, Crowley, 817-330-9490) is celebrating with an immersive farm-to-table dinner. On Tue, May 5, from 6pm to 9pm, Chef Jacqueline Anaya will prepare a seasonal multicourse dinner with fresh ingredients from the land. The evening will begin with ambient music, a cucumber-and-herb agua fresca, and a golden-hour farm tour. From there, guests will be welcomed to a beautifully set communal table for a meal with Mexicaninspired flavors. Tickets are $150 per person at ConundrumFarms.com.
As Cinco de Mayo falls on #TacoTuesday this year, take advantage of the Tikka Tuesday specials at Velvet Taco (2700 W 7th St, Fort Worth, 817-887-9810). The tikka chicken bowls are $7.50 and tacos $3.75, each featuring spicy chicken tenders, tikka sauce, basmati rice,
raita crema, and Thai basil. There’s also the “Say What?! Combo” for $15.50 that includes your choice of any two tacos — like the spicy tikka chicken and the hatch chile pork tacos pictured or a taco bowl, plus an individual side (queso, elote, guac, rice, or salsa) and a fountain drink. For another $7.50, wash it all down wth a margarita upgrade instead. The Kick Ass Margarita is made with Lunazul premium blanco tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, and agave nectar. From Cinco thru June, a spicy pineapple margarita will also be available, infused with jalapeño and fresh pineapple.
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When I hopped onto the website for El Chingon (2800 Bledsoe St, Ste 100, Fort Worth, 817870-9997), I expected to find drinko-de-mayo
offerings, but instead I found info about a lovely Mother’s Day event. Taste of Guadalajara starts at 2:30pm on Sun, May 10, and features a threecourse lunch for $47.50 per person. Through mariachi and dance, this show tells the story of a trip to Guadalajara, the home of mariachi music. Make your reservations at Eventbrite.com.
Celebrate Mother’s Day weekend with brunch at il Modo (714 Main St, Fort Worth, 817-415-0144) Sat-Sun, May 9-10, from 6:30am to 2:30pm. Along with the regular brunch menu, featured specials include Lobster Benedict, a New York strip steak, smoked salmon avocado toast, and more. Reservations are encouraged at ilModoRestaurant.com/experiences.
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Seven Stages of Entertainment Carnival Rides Amazing Festival Food Market Vendors Free Children’s Area with Crafts and Activities Axe Throwing Paint Ball Range Kayaking Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show Pig Races and a Swimming Pig!
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Hwy, Fort Worth, 817-392-6560) on Sun, May 10, from 10:30am to 2pm features brioche French toast, roasted strip loin, and Cajun salmon by Chef Branndon Green for $36 per adult and $18 per child (4-12). Mimosas are also available for an additional $4 each in traditional orange as well as blackberry, mango, and pineapple. For reservations, go to tinyurl.com/53stpccc.
When it comes to dining, Scarborough Renaissance Festival (2511 FM 66, Waxahachie, 972-938-3247) offers lots of options for Mom. Whether she prefers a leisurely sit-down meal or wants to graze her way through the village, it’s all on the table. The Rose & Crown Inn offers classic European fare such as shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash, and savory meat pies. Wanderers can find handheld food throughout the grounds, including artisan breads, charcuterie-style bites, and the ever-popular turkey legs. On Sun, May 10, there are lots of special activities as well. To read about them and enter to win a special Mother’s Day experience, go to SRFestival.com/rtw-mom. l
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Chef Branndon Green is serving brioche French toast and more on Mother’s Day at Rockwood Park Golf Club.