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WILLIAM W. HARRELL
You served Arlington Heights with honor (graduate & past President of Alumni Association)
You served TCU with honor (graduate 1969, Addran College Board of Visitors, Leadership Board of Partners, past President of TCU Frog Club, past President of TCU National Alumni Board, former Trustee of TCU)
You served your country with honor (United States Air Force Pilot 1969-1979: Air Force Legion of Merit, Air Force Commendation Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, & the Air Force Combat Medal)
You served Rogers Wealth Group and all the clients you advised with honor (Senior Vice President 1996-2018)
In addition, you were involved and made a significant impact in countless other boards, charities, social groups.
We want to thank you for the difference you made to our firm and all of the fortunate clients and coworkers you befriended along your journey. May God bless the next chapter in your life!
Happy Retirement Bill, Craig C. Rogers
Dale C. Rogers
Rogers Wealth Group
The Fort Worth Bucket List Sure, you live here; you’ve tried the tacos, the burgers, the barbecue; you’ve visited the Trinity and the zoo and The Modern. But admit it — you haven’t seen everything. This bucket list is all about rediscovering the Fort Worth you never knew. So, let’s see how many you’ve checked off. Presenting, the 40 things every Fort Worthian must do.
42 A Marriage of Style
Get to know local couple Brett and Kara Phillips as they balance their hectic yet adventurous life as real estate developers, parents, and future HGTV stars.
by Jennifer Casseday-Blair
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The Restaurants of River Oaks Ice cream nachos, mammoth burgers and doughnuts with history — come along for a food tour through a neighborhood you’re forgetting about. by Malcolm Mayhew
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2018 Top Dentists
The best in the city for those pearly whites.
60
Home of Dreams 2018: Westlake Meet a few of the vendors behind this year’s Home of Dreams. by Scott Nishimura
A Mai Tai from this Japanese spot is a must. Turn to page 38 to find out where to get it.
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Helicopter Skiing in Colorado
15
Ball of Fun An exhibition from a renowned Japanese artist arrives at The Modern.
16
Up Next for Panther Island
The project takes its next big step — this time, with housing.
18
Fort Worthian The filmmakers behind the Fort Worth Stories series celebrate an anniversary.
21
Depth of Field
She’s the photographer making waves after a whirlwind tour with Leon Bridges. What makes her tick? Here, we step inside the mind of Rambo.
24
The Great American Bucket List Take your list outside Fort Worth with these 15 U.S. sights you need to see.
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Hear Them Roar A rave review from Texas Monthly’s BBQ Snob sets one Near Southside food truck in the spotlight. So, what’s its secret?
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Francophile Fantasy at Paris 7th Saint-Emilion starts a new life in Le Cep’s old space, and the menu is a Francophile’s dream.
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The Feed Gourmet doughnuts take on the West Side, a favorite local caterer jumps on the pop-up trend, and more news from the food front.
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Restaurant Listings
A comprehensive guide to area restaurants.
72. Sweating Buckets
Heywood has a bucket list too — of things he’ll never do.
74. Ten Things to Do This Month Head to the basement of a local arts center for a lesson on abstract painting. capture
62. Best Of 64. 2018 Top Realtors, Steeplechase
close 104. This duck sure is lucky.
Raising Them Right
While it all culminates with the day of judging, the lessons learned along the way will last a lifetime. There’s been too little sleep and too much grooming, pre-dawn alarms and late night feedings. But when it’s all said and done, you wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. At Heritage Land Bank, we congratulate the young men and women of 4-H and FFA. You are the future of our industry and we are committed to your success.
This Is How You Do It
» There are about three different responses I hear when I tell people I’m from Houston. The first, “Oh gosh, I don’t know how anyone deals with the traffic down there.” The second, “Oh gosh, I don’t know how anyone deals with the humidity down there.” Or the third, “Oh gosh, it’s so . . . big.” Astute observations. And as an incredibly loyal person, I used to react with an eye roll or a simple, “That’s rude.” Until one day, I heard someone else with the perfect response. “If you don’t like it, you’re doing it wrong.” Amen.
Thankfully, saying you’re from or you live in Fort Worth doesn’t come with the same kind of vitriol. People instead respond with phrases about how nice everyone is or how Fort Worth is a lot like Austin used to be.
Still, the same logic goes for Fort Worth — if you don’t like it, you’re doing it wrong. If you go to the same burger restaurant every weekend, if you’ve never tried the city’s truly authentic Mexican food, if you’ve never listened to live music while floating in a tube, you’re doing it wrong. So this month, we have 40 different ways to do it right — consider it your ultimate Fort Worth bucket list. Turn to page 30 to get started.
Here’s another one. If you’ve never tried the restaurants in River Oaks, you’re doing it wrong. But writer Malcolm Mayhew is here to help. His guide to River Oaks restaurants kicks off a new occasional series you’ll find from time to time — Spotlight: Neighborhood Eats. Turn to page 48 to read the first installation highlighting the restaurants and the people that make them what they are. These spots are so good, they must be doing something right.
Cheers.
ON THE COVER: Every weekend on North University Boulevard, vendors set up shop at Pequeño Mexico Market with a myriad of items — fruit, tacos, boots, tires, birds, soup. “On Sunday mornings, two different vendors sell authentic mouthwatering menudo, a great hangover cure, and they compete, so it’s cool to see who gets the most patrons,” says Pequeño Mexico Market managing partner Andrew de la Torre. “No joke, it’s fierce competition.” De la Torre says that the same core vendors have been coming to the market for 30 years — Fort Worth’s original food truck. The best times to visit are spring and fall in the evenings,” he says, “but you can always grab a cold beer or a snow cone in the hot months to beat the heat.” He couldn’t help but mention a few specific vendors — El Barrio Taco, Mr. Pollo and Ruiz Ruiteria.
To Mr. Pollo we went. The colorful and delicious chicken spot took up residence inside Pequeño Mexico Market 16 years ago, and it’s still drawing a big crowd and running out of chicken daily. The chicken is grilled golden over a Mexican mesquite charcoal and served with a side of Mexican rice, refried beans, grilled onions, grilled pepper and tortillas.
For good measure, we tried some tacos, too, and everything was undeniably good. But it was the colors inside the quirky food stand/food truck/warehouse that drew us in for the cover shoot. We took our models (Brandi, a Fort Worth Magazine intern, and Tommy, a part of our digital team) and just let them enjoy some barbacoa, chorizo and chicken. And while we were shooting, construction workers, cowboys, elderly women, all came in for their lunch fix and made our cover what it is. Too bad for them, we had already eaten all the chicken.
Pequeño Mexico Market is open every weekend, weather permitting, and Mr. Pollo is open Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 9:30 a.m.- 8:30 p.m. The chicken sells out early.
Have any corrections? Comments? Concerns? Send to Executive Editor Kendall Louis at klouis@fwtexas.com.
Kendall Louis Executive Editor
COMING NEXT MONTH » Fort Worth Magazine’s 2018 Home of Dreams
GET TO KNOW OUR SUMMER INTERNS
Brandi Addison
Hometown: Weatherford
School: Texas Tech University
Dream Job:
WWF outreach or National Geographic editorial writer
The weirdest thing that’s happened in the office so far: “I walked into the owner’s office on the second day to introduce myself. Turns out we are college rivals [Hal Brown is a TCU alum], and I happen to know his daughter.”
Sheila Ellis
Hometown: North Richland Hills
School: Oklahoma Christian University
Dream Job:
Journalist stationed at the impending Mars Colony
The weirdest thing that’s happened in the office so far:
“The front door slams throughout the day. This could be because it doesn’t shut every time it’s used, and the wind catches it, but I’m 99 percent sure the office is actually haunted by a passiveaggressive ghost.”
Erin Pinkham
Hometown: Flower Mound
School: University of North Texas
Dream Job:
The next Anna Wintour who also has a successful novel series
The weirdest thing that’s happened in the office so far: “The weirdest thing was walking in the first day of work and realizing that I wasn’t the shortest person there.”
VOLUME 21, NUMBER 07, JULY 2018
owner/publisher hal a. brown
associate publisher diane ayres
editorial
executive editor kendall louis
creative director craig sylva
art director spray gleaves, ayla haynes
advertising art director ed woolf
associate editor samantha calimbahin
photographer olaf growald
contributing writers scott nishimura, jennifer casseday-blair, courtney dabney, jocelyn tatum, malcolm mayhew
style contributor jenny b. davis
travel writer kyle whitecotton
column writer hugh savage
proofreader sharon casseday illustrator charles marsh
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher.
Jocelyn Tatum tackles our cover story on page 30 — “The Fort Worth Bucket List.” The next item on hers?
“To be able to open up the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, blazing down the arena horseback in glitter-clad outfits, with hair and makeup done, is the bucket list item I would want to accomplish the most because it seems so invigorating and glamorous. The flag girls also have a rich history at this event, and to be a part of that history that is deeply rooted in Fort Worth tradition would be an unimaginable adventure.”
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Scoring Buckets
We surveyed some of Fort Worth Magazine’s staff to see who’s done the most off “The Fort Worth Bucket List.” Who came out on top?
NATASHA FREIMARK - 5/40
Director of Events and Marketing
ON HER LIST: Wait in line at Heim Barbecue on Magnolia Avenue.
“While waiting in line at Heim’s, you need to drink a beer.”
ED
WOOLF - 8/40
Advertising Art Director
ON HIS LIST: Kayak on the Trinity River. “Kayaking the Trinity is always interesting. Different sections of the river make for different experiences: the West Fork when Lake Worth floods, rowing upstream from Southwest Boulevard on the Clear Fork, and sharing the downtown section with a very large nutria [a beaver-like animal] near West Seventh Street Bridge.”
TAMMY
DENAPOLI - 12/40
Account Executive
ON HER LIST: Drink a pitcher of margaritas in line at Joe T’s. “Too many margaritas to count.”
GINA WIGGINTON - 13/40
Advertising Account Supervisor
ON HER LIST: Buy a pair of boots from M.L. Leddy’s Bootmakers & Saddlery.
“Not bought but received a pair of custom-made, full-quill ostrich boots as
a gift from an ex-boyfriend that worked there back in the mid-’90s. I still have those expensive boots.”
SPRAY GLEAVES -
14/40
Art Director
ON HER LIST: Drive through Eskimo Hut for a to-go daiquiri.
“Driving through Eskimo Hut for a togo daiquiri used to be a standard Fort Worth Magazine creative team outing.”
WINNER:
KENDALL LOUIS -
20/40
Executive Editor
ON HER LIST: Run the Cowtown Marathon in the freezing cold.
“OK, so I didn’t run the marathon, but I ran the 5K. I hate running and I hate the cold, but I loved this. The path takes you through some of the charming neighborhoods around the Cultural District, and the houses distracted me from how out of breath I was.”
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 » Takashi Murakami’s shockingly colorful exhibition, “The Octopus Eats His Own Leg,” is now on display at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The quirky title is a common Japanese expression — an octopus in distress can chew off a damaged leg for survival, and a new one will grow in its place. Murakami thinks of himself as an octopus of sorts, feeding off of his own prior artwork to create new art. The superstar artist has reached mainstream acclaim, thanks to collaborations with Kanye West (a piece titled “Kanye Bear” is also on display at The Modern), Louis Vuitton and Pharrell Williams.
Strongly influenced by pop culture and anime, the Japanese artist uses a style he calls “superflat,” pairing traditional Japanese painting techniques with a contemporary aesthetic within a flattened picture plane. The exhibition, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, is a major retrospective of his paintings, featuring 50 works that span three decades of his career.
“The Octopus Eats His Own Leg” is on display through Sept. 16.
14,496
The number of votes Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and former Dallas County Sheriff, Lupe Valdez received in Tarrant County in the May runoff election against Harris County’s Andrew White (9,300 votes). Valdez pulled 52.7 percent of the votes in Texas and became the first openly gay and first Latina candidate to win a major party nomination for Texas governor. She will face incumbent Governor Greg Abbott in November.
Up Next for Panther Island
The next step in the Panther Island Project? Housing. Construction on a 300unit, 3.45-acre multifamily community is now underway. The project, dubbed Encore Panther Island (it’s being built by Dallas-based commercial real estate company Encore Enterprises), will be located at the intersection of Fourth and North Main streets, right along the forthcoming Panther Island canals. The building’s design includes waterfront balconies, an infinity pool with cascading waterfalls and views of downtown from the top-floor lounge; and future residents will be walking distance of Panther Island Brewing, Coyote DriveIn and Panther Island Pavilion. Likewise, the first section of the Panther Island canal system is being built as well, which will not just be part of the public boardwalk, but also provide stormwater relief. Construction is expected to finish in 2020.
Smoking Ban Expands
About a month from now, smoking will no longer be allowed in city parks, “except in certain instances,” according to the City of Fort Worth — those certain instances being outdoor areas of municipal golf courses and the Will Rogers Memorial Center. It’s an expansion of the smoking ban that the Fort Worth City Council approved in December, which prohibits smoking in bars, bingo parlors and retail smoke shops within 300 feet of schools, universities and hospitals. According to city staff, Fort Worth is the only large Texas city that allowed smoking in parks. Despite the ban, the Park and Recreation Department director will still be able to create designated smoking areas within the parks. The ban takes effect Aug. 15.
Takashi Murakami
“Kanye Bear,” 2003
Sewell salutes the Fort Worth Fire Department and the Fort Worth Police Department for their service to our community.
Jules and Warren Cook
Fort Worth filmmakers
BY SAMANTHA CALIMBAHIN
IHow did y’all meet?
f you went to Visit Fort Worth’s Annual Meeting and Breakfast in February (or, at least, follow Fort Worth accounts on social media), you’ve probably seen the work of Make Something Beautiful, the local film company behind Fort Worth Stories — a series of cinematic shorts featuring interviews with influencers around the city — from photographer Rambo to TCU’s associate athletics director Drew Martin. Behind the series — Jules and Warren Cook, a husband-and-wife duo who’s celebrating 27 years of marriage this month. Between traveling, raising a family and telling stories of people in the city for their Fort Worth Funky video series (a personal passion project of theirs), the Cooks stopped by the Fort Worth Magazine offices to talk life, love and what it means to, well, make something beautiful.
W: Wow, so long ago. We came from San Diego, both of us. [During high school] we met at a little church called El Cajon Wesleyan. One day a group of us were at Fuddruckers, and I saw her as more than a friend and decided to ask her out.
J: He sent a dozen red roses to my school with a note asking me out. So romantic.
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W: We went to see a movie, “The Pick-up Artist.” That has been a big theme of our life — watching and now producing films.
And you have kids?
J: Four. Two that are out of the house now in college, and two still at home.
So, why Fort Worth? What prompted you to move here?
J: We had visited family here several times, and when we were ready for an adventure outside of San Diego, we moved here. It’s been 14 years, and we love it … I remember being in the grocery checkout lane and the lady [starting a conversation] with me — it was so foreign to me. I knew that she was sincere. That was not something we were accustomed to coming from California. People here have a lot of heart. They find these things they love to do.
Which part of Fort Worth would you say is the most fun to film?
J: Our neighborhood. We live in Fairmount; we love that whole area.
Your videos have a noticeable cinematic feel and grittiness to them What’s the mindset behind this aesthetic?
W: Some people go do an interview, and it’s like, blurred out background, focus on the people — we make it look like a set; tell a story from what you’re seeing all over the screen. That’s important to us. That’s definitely a style thing. It’s fun to light a room and show their story where they’re sitting.
J: A lot of people just feel like, “Oh, I’m not anything special, not anything important.” We’re able to come and be like, “No, you are amazing.”
W: It’s so cool when somebody gets to see how cool they are, when you’re able to pull that out and they go, “Wow, that’s me.” That’s what we feel so proud of.
What are you doing when you’re not filming?
J: Traveling, hanging out with the fam — Warren plays music, so definitely checking out local music.
What do you play?
W: Guitar. Right now I’m with [Dallas band] Reinventing Jude.
So, what’s next for y’all?
J: This year we will be adding more funky characters to our lineup of [Fort Worth Funky] stories and are producing our own short film that will be entered into South by Southwest. We’re also partnering with several local agencies in producing commercials.
Y’all are going to be married 27 years this month. What has being in this business taught you about your relationship?
W: Wow, we don’t want to go there.
J: It’s like a counseling session! [laughs] I think we work together well because we have defined roles. Warren is the creative side; I’m the business side.
W: She runs the business, and I just play — no, I’m just kidding…
Jules and Warren’s Essentials »
1. Stickers. Wherever they go, the Cooks like to leave a sticker where they’ve been.
2. Drone. The Cooks are fond of drone footage. “It takes you where we’re at,” Warren says.
3. Laptop. Obviously.
4. Audio recorder. Interviews are a big part of telling the video subject’s story.
5. Warren’s hat. He’s almost always wearing one.
6. Jules’ planner. “I’m not an electronic calendar girl,” she says.
7. Passport. The Cooks aren’t always in Fort Worth; they love to travel.
Depth of Field
Local photography tastemaker, Rambo, has found her focus.
BY JENNY B. DAVIS
Self portrait by Rambo Elliott
It’s the Monday after Mother’s Day, and internationally renowned photographer Rambo Elliott is finally home.
Rambo — the mononym she uses in her personal and professional life — had been on an extended road trip at the behest of a major fashion brand, cramped in a van with her husband and two professional models as they journeyed to national parks and documented their adventures.
to learn,” she says. “I needed the time to say, ‘What am I apart from this?’”
Rambo began exploring fashion photography and thinking critically — and comically — about her own androgynous style (check out her Instagram stories for the latest musings). “I actually dress quite extra on the weekends,” she says with a laugh. “I have a lot of formal wear that I force into social situations that probably don’t call for it. I’m a fan of silk gloves, and I also wear a bandana almost every day.”
But when it’s work time, she lives in black jeans. She made a short film and shot artists and musicians at South by Southwest in Austin and for Fort Worth’s Fortress Festival. She now has corporate clients, including an ongoing relationship with Visit Fort Worth, one she says she truly enjoys. “I want to help the city develop, to make it better, safer — and weirder!” she adds with a laugh.
Although she’s back in her own bed, work commitments continue full tilt. There’s an upcoming premiere of a short film she wrote and directed, social media posts to catch up on, shoots to plan, plus photo editing from this latest trip.
But today the sun is strong in a clear blue sky, and the front porch beckons. Rambo and her husband kick back with a friend and banter about board games and music and cooking. Cars whizz by. Somewhere, a leaf blower roars. Time passes, but no one is wearing a watch.
In just four years, Rambo established a career that includes prestigious credits like GQ, Rolling Stone and Essence. Many of her most recognized photographs feature local-musician-gone-global Leon Bridges. Their artistic partnership started in 2014 when she was getting serious about photography and his career was taking off. She became his exclusive tour photographer, and together they traveled the world at breakneck speed.
But Rambo’s aesthetics remain rooted in portraiture, an art form she believes has been overlooked by this generation. Much of her new work explores the feminine form — “a woman’s perspective on a woman’s body” — supplanting body shame with beauty and strength. “The human body has always been the most important thing for me,” she explains. “I’ve always been interested in humans and healing.”
In a sense, it’s a continuation of longplaying life themes. Rambo grew up dreaming of being a doctor, believing that a medical career would be her ticket out of a chaotic life in rural Arkansas. It was. After earning a degree from the University of Oklahoma, she became a neuromuscular therapist. Then, a violent event, the circumstances of which she’s not keen to discuss, changed everything in an instant. As part of her recovery, she picked up a camera.
Finally, she had to take a break. “From the moment I started photography, people considered me successful, but I still had a lot
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1. Black jeans. Rambo lives in black jeans. They form the foundation of her everyday uniform, which usually includes a white T-shirt and a comfortable, closed-toe shoe. After all, when your job takes you from concert venues to national parks, and you have to move, crouch and kneel to get the shot, the best style is an effortless one.
2. Telephones. Rambo has been collecting vintage telephones since she was 16, an homage to her grandmother, who worked for the phone company. She has an impressive collection, ranging from doughnut circles to rotary-dial, wall mount styles, and she displays them in groups like art installations throughout her home.
The connection was instant and organic, as was the acclaim. Not that Rambo intends to stop and enjoy it. “I always want to challenge myself,” she says. “I never want to be in the mindset of being finished — I always want to be unfinished. Always.”
3. Board Games. Sunday night is game night, and Rambo relishes the “real people experience” of getting together in friendly competition over a piece of colorful cardboard. Favorites include Scattergories and Hungry Hungry Hippos. Her only rule of play: The game isn’t over until everybody wins.
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The Great American Bucket List
Need help building your list of U.S. sights to see? Here are 15 places to start.
BY KYLE WHITECOTTON
No two bucket lists are the same. Many people fill their bucket with physical achievements like marathons and mountains, while others check off landmarks like Mount Rushmore and the Hoover Dam. There’s whale-watching and bird-spotting. There’s learning new languages and mastering new instruments. There’s Mardi Gras and Burning Man.
Whether you want to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge, stand atop the Empire State Building, watch the sunset in Key West’s Mallory Square or visit every Major League Baseball stadium, what’s most important is not the actual things that populate your bucket list but the lifelong quest itself. What matters most is actually taking the time to compile and then complete your own personal set of accomplishments.
So while the following list may not meet your exact bucket list standards, let it inspire some adventures of your own. Build your personal collection of achievements and adventures you want to complete before kicking the bucket and then cross them off one at a time.
A Grand Canyon Week
ARIZONA
Anyone can drive to the Grand Canyon and look down, but the ultimate Grand Canyon experience is a weeklong rafting journey with Western River Expeditions. The journey covers 188 miles of spectacular scenery, natural history and more than 60 thrilling whitewater rapids. Daily side hikes encounter glistening streams and tranquil pools, cascading waterfalls, lush hanging gardens, Anasazi ruins and even Havasu Falls. Camp in comfort along the river’s edge each night, and enjoy fresh and hardy guide-prepared meals throughout the day.
The Home of Haystack Rock
OREGON COAST
The 363 miles of Oregon’s coastline are
crowded with dramatic oceanfront scenery, and there’s no better way to see the sights than by following Highway 101 from the Columbia River to the California line. Explore the Tillamook Cheese factory and the Oregon Coast Aquarium, and then see the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area and the Umpqua Lighthouse. But for the complete Oregon Coast experience, visit Cannon Beach, home of 235-foot Haystack Rock and the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. What’s more, the area is a nesting ground for tufted puffins.
Paddling the Pictured Rocks
MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore stretches 42 miles along Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The scenery here is filled with natural
arches, waterfalls, sand dunes and the many caves and rock formations that adorn a famous 15-mile stretch of 200-foot colorful sandstone cliffs. A guided tour in a tandem sea kayak offers visitors an up-close view of the colorful sandstone cliffs with dramatic highlights like Lover’s Leap, Rainbow Caves, Chapel Cave and Battleship Row.
A Virgin River Hike
ZION NATIONAL PARK, UTAH
During Utah’s scorching summer months, hiking ankle-deep in the Virgin River as it meanders between colorful 1,500-foot slot canyon walls is a refreshing undertaking. The trek from the Temple of Sinawava upstream to Big Spring and back is a strenuous 10-mile round trip wellcompensated by turquoise waters, majestic waterfalls, quiet beaches, fairy-tale rock formations and those faint beams of sunlight showering down. Make the hike less strenuous by turning back at any time, but at least aim for “Wall Street,” the hike’s most dramatic section.
A Room at the Edge of the Sky
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With four walls of windows offering a 360-de-
Virgin River in Zion National Park, Utah
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gree mountaintop view, fire lookout towers have aided the search for wildfires since the early 1900s. Modern technology, however, has left many of these structures unmanned throughout the Mountain West. With the highest density of these unique architectural structures, the state of Idaho offers your best chance to experience a summit sunrise without leaving your bed. Reserve a night in the remote Arid Peak Lookout, the beautiful Shorty Peak Lookout or any of the others at recreation.gov.
Historic Harlem Jazz
NEW YORK CITY
Harlem in the 1920s was the epicenter of jazz music; today it’s once again a cultural destination with a host of historic venues that replay that bygone era when jazz music was in your face. Shrines to the history of jazz are plentiful here, including Minton’s Playhouse where the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday once played and Bill’s Place, Harlem’s only authentic speakeasy, where Harlem legend Bill Saxton performs every Friday and Saturday night. And don’t miss The National Jazz Museum, Harlem Heritage Tours and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in August.
The Grand Ole Opry Tour
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
The story of the Grand Ole Opry began in 1925 and includes names like Patsy Cline, Hank Williams and Tammy Wynette. Today an Opry performance along with the rest that Nashville offers is a prerequisite for country music fans. Opry show packages include a backstage tour of the Grand Ole Opry House, a tour of the Ryman Auditorium and admission to the Johnny Cash Museum.
A Mustang Ride for City Slickers
SHELL, WYOMING
At the foot of the Big Horn Mountains, east of Yellowstone National Park, The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch is a working cattle ranch with 650,000 acres of land to work and explore. In addition to world-class offerings like fly-fishing and trapshooting, guests here can learn the art of working cattle, take part in horsemanship clinics and set out on beautiful trail rides across a unique diversity of terrain including wide-open prairies, hidden canyons and mountain pastures. Since 2010, The Hideout has also been adopting and training mustangs for their guests to ride on the trails.
Helicopter-Skiing
TELLURIDE, COLORADO
With access to over 200 square miles of untracked terrain in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, Telluride Helitrax offers skiers the alpine adventure of a lifetime. With hundreds of helicopter drop-off locations well above tree line, advanced skiers will find plenty of dramatic ski terrain, while intermediate skiers will enjoy plenty of runs equivalent to double-blue and black runs. Warm up for this adventure on the slopes of Telluride and then relax in the town’s European-style mountain village with a host of world-class amenities and winter activities.
Fall Foliage From Above
NEW ENGLAND
New England’s fall foliage is legendary, but for a truly memorable autumn in New England, take to the skies. Ride a gondola to the summit of Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, New York, or view the northern Catskills from Hunter Mountain’s six-person ski lift. A canopy tour at New Hampshire’s Bretton Woods ski area consists of sky bridges and zip lines descending over 1,000 feet, while a hot air balloon ride with Berkshire Balloons soars over Connecticut’s colorful Farmington River Valley.
A Journey Through Hallowed Ground
PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, WEST VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA
The Journey Through Hallowed Ground
National Heritage Area is a road trip through American history including Civil War and Revolutionary War battle sites, presidential homes and thousands of historic sites. From Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello, in Charlottesville, Virginia, this 180-mile drive along U.S. Route 15 encounters historic towns like Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and Waterford, Virginia. See battlefields like Antietam, Manassas and Kettle Run, and visit historic homes belonging to James Madison and George Gilmore. Travelers will also encounter 13 national parks and a ton of recreation opportunities.
Airboat Through a River of Grass SOUTH FLORIDA
To many, Florida’s Everglades National Park is just a bunch of sawgrass and water, but the 1.5 million acres that make up the country’s largest subtropical wilderness contain nine distinct
ecosystems and an assortment of flora and fauna found nowhere else on earth. A private airboat tour is the best way to experience this river of grass and have safe, up-close encounters with wildlife like the American alligator and visit islands and sites otherwise inaccessible to visitors. For a real breathtaking show, take a sunset tour of the Everglades.
Nine-Acre Market SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Within the heart of downtown Seattle’s historic district exists a bustling year-round market unlike any other in the country. Since its early days in 1907, Pike Place Market has developed into a 9-acre spectacle of owner-operated bakeries, fish markets, butcher shops and art galleries. Here, local farmers, artisans and small businesses gather to sell fresh produce, specialty foods and unique crafts. Mixed in are tons of exceptional public art pieces including murals, sculptures and functional art, as well as some truly talented street performers.
Squares of Southern Gothic SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Visiting Savannah is all about exploring its 22 public squares. From the haunted Hampton Lillibridge House at Washington Square and the slave cemetery at Calhoun Square to the Wormsloe Fountain at Columbia Square and The Olde Pink House restaurant at Reynolds Square, each one offers its own unique mix of history and beauty. Walk the squares and experience Civil War and Revolutionary War history, Southern Gothic architecture and a host of statues and monuments with their own unique stories to tell. And who could forget all those drapes of Spanish Moss?
The Lighthouse State MAINE
Maine’s 5,000 miles of rocky coastline, inlets and islands are dotted with 65 historic lighthouses. That’s more than any other state. There’s Portland Head Light, the state’s oldest; Pemaquid Point, Maine’s most photographed; Cape Neddick Lighthouse, arguably the state’s most picturesque; and Monhegan Light, one of the most remote. Many of Maine’s lighthouses offer overnight accommodations like The Inn at Cuckolds Lighthouse or The Keeper’s House Inn, six miles out to sea on Isle au Haut. For an exceptional lighthouse tour full of stories and exceptional views, consider a lighthouse cruise.
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the fort worth Bucket List
The 40 Things Every Fort Worthian Must Do
BY FORT WORTH MAGAZINE STAFF WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JOCELYN
If you’re anything like us, you make hopeful plans to explore your hometown in new ways but don’t actually make it happen often enough. So, with a fine line between“I totally agree; I’ve done that a million times” and “Why haven’t I ever thought of that?,” we came up with the Fort Worth Bucket List. We’ve intentionally overlooked some of the obvious (we’re looking at you, Water Gardens) and instead have embraced specificity and some spots off the beaten path. Then there are others that would be blasphemous to leave off – so, yes, Billy Bob’s Texas and the Fort Worth Herd cattle drive made the list. This is Fort Worth, after all. So, here it is. The 40 things every Fort Worthian must do.
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Wait in Line at Joe T.’s with a pitcher of
Waiting in line at the landmark Joe T. Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant is a rite of passage for any Fort Worthian. Patrons wait for hours to sit on the seasoned patio and take it slow. Those in the know grab a pitcher of margaritas from the bar, plus a stack of salted cups, before heading to the back of the line. Pre-dinner cocktail hour is complete. joetgarcias.com
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Hold your own burger battle.
Houston has fajitas. San Antonio has enchiladas. Austin thinks it has barbecue. If we could name an official cuisine of Fort Worth, it might have to be the burger. Whether you prefer the old school — Kincaid’s, Tommy’s, Fred’s – or the new school — Rodeo Goat, Salsa Fuego, Love Shack – you can’t claim your favorite until you’ve tastetested them all.
3. Bike to the top of Gateway Park.
You will have to work for this one, but the views of downtown Fort Worth are worth the effort. Gateway Park is a 1,000-acre park with paved and unpaved trails. This overlook is on the hilly east loop trail system with mostly rough terrain. The trail runs along Interstate 30 through trees and climbs to heights for great views.
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DRIVE AN HOUR TO EAT AT MARY’S CAFÉ.
This little Strawn, Texas, café is one of the busiest little small-town cafes around. Patrons rave about the fluffy chicken-fried steak served at the diner that’s a little more than an hour drive from the middle of Fort Worth. Have a trip to West Texas planned? There’s your excuse to stop. 119 Grant Ave., Strawn
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Drive through Eskimo Hut for a to-go daiquiri.
Hidden inside a barnlike façade on West Vickery is a full daiquiri bar with an extensive menu. Or you can order a favorite custom frozen adult beverage. There’s no need to exit your vehicle either. Drive into the bar, roll down your window and place an order with a friendly employee. Your cocktail will emerge in a lidded giant Styrofoam cup filled to the brim and wrapped tightly in a plastic bag. Sitting by the pool with friends while sipping on an icy daiquiri to-go is a Fort Worth bucket list must. eskimohut.com
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7. Eat fried chicken at Drew’s Place.
Catch a Summer Movie in Sundance Square.
Bring a chair or blanket to Sundance Square Plaza in the summer for family-friendly movies projected on the big screen. sundancesquare.com
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Make your own patio bike crawl on the Trinity Trails.
Grab your bikes and helmets and hit the patios that belly up to the trails along the Trinity River. Start at Press Café before making your way to Woodshed Smokehouse, Bartaco (the newest spot in WestBend), HG Sply Co., and the Clearfork Food Park.
You don’t know fried chicken until you’ve been to Drew’s. This soul food spot in a holein-the-wall turned revamped Curzon Avenue spot with a patio regularly ends up on this magazine’s Best Of list, thanks to fried chicken that’s just as crunchy as it is juicy. And a visit isn’t complete without the namesake owner, Drew, who is always greeting customers with a smile. drewssoulfoodfw.com
9. Have a staycation in
Downtown Grapevine.
Downtown Grapevine’s Main Street is lined with charming and historic buildings and an amiable atmosphere. Cozy restaurants, cafes, wineries and breweries — like Mi Dia From Scratch, Farina’s Winery and Grapevine Craft Brewery — line the streets, creating an escape from the big city into the past when downtowns were a walkable, intimate experience. Everything can be experienced on foot from a nearby Airbnb, so spend the night and make this a mini weekend vacation. And these places at Christmastime are as charming as it gets. grapevinetexasusa.com
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Yell in the vortex at The Modern.
Just under 68 feet tall, a massive vortex-like statue created by artist Richard Serra juxtaposes the smooth, gray Modern Art Museum’s entrance. Visitors often yell into the statue because this echo chamber changes and throws sound. So next time you’re in the Cultural District, pop in and give it a yell. Interesting fact, Kendal SmithLake with the Modern said, “The sound component was not actually part of the original design, just an extra experience.” themodern.org
Eat at Partons Pizza on Cherry Lane.
This dive has served crunchy thin-crust pizza to locals since 1968, celebrating 50 years this year. The atmosphere is nostalgic — think ceilings covered in old-school wallpaper and Tiffany chandeliers. There’s nothing pretentious about Partons — this family-friendly joint welcomes children with its flat-screens tuned to the Disney Channel. Its pizza buffet is the most popular order, and guests may make requests to have their favorite toppings show up. When it gets busy, people are like sharks to blood as soon as a fresh hot pizza arrives. 2813 S. Cherry Lane
16. Host a Cliburn Competition pianist at your home.
It’s a big deal that Fort Worth hosts the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition every four years. Competitor hosts provide transportation, room and board, and emotional support for a competitor for three weeks, while showing them Texas through experiences like shooting skeet; trying the best barbecue, burgers and Mexican food in town; or boating on Eagle Mountain Lake. Steinway provides each host with a piano. Kay Howell with the Cliburn said that often the host and competitor become bonded for life, traveling across the world to visit each other. cliburn.org
17. Pass Mayor Betsy Price on your bike while cruising the Trinity Trails.
Mayor Price is known for her health initiatives in Fort Worth. In May, the University of North Texas Health Science Center awarded her honorary membership into its Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health. She is always participating in a marathon or triathlon and is the person behind the Fort Worth Bike Sharing program. If you’re lucky, you just might pass her biking on one of the Trinity Trails. Wave and say hello.
19. Tour lesser-known areas of the Kimbell.
There’s so much more to this museum than the galleries — venture on a self-led tour to see a sculpture of rock monoliths titled Constellation, by the great twentiethcentury sculptor Isamu Noguchi, for the zen-like green space on the south side of the Kimbell’s Louis Kahndesigned building, in honor of the architect. kimbellart.org
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See the Stockyards Championship Rodeo and Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show.
Ride the Art Tooth “Art Bus” from the Fort Worth Blackhouse to Gallery Night.
Twice a year the Fort Worth Art Dealers Association hosts spring and fall gallery nights. Tickets through Art Tooth include rides to five galleries, beer, and an afterparty at the Rock Island venue known as Blackhouse. You don’t know new Fort Worth until you’ve been to Blackhouse. fwblackhouse.com
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Have the Grilled Cheese of the Month from Bearded Lady.
In May, the “adult” grilled cheese of the month had apricot jam, prosciutto, arugula, brie and Muenster cheese on sourdough bread. All is then grilled in butter. Drop in each month to check out what’s currently on the menu. 1229 7th Ave.
No, this is not the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo celebrated every winter for several weeks. This is the year-round Stockyards Championship Rodeo at the historic Cowtown Coliseum on 121 E. Exchange Ave., where locals have watched some of the most skilled cowboys compete at 8 p.m. every Friday and Saturday for the last 100 years. The world’s first indoor rodeo took place here in 1918. At the same location, Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday “features trick roping, trick riding, trick shooting, cowboy songs and an entertaining look at history.” The likes of Teddy Roosevelt spoke here, and stars like Elvis Presley performed. pawneebillswildwestshow.com
Go
to
a secret concert.
Back in the 1950s, artists’ fame grew from playing endless small shows around the country. London-based company Sofar Sounds was founded to bring back that intimate experience — think no drunk people spilling beer on you or teens snapping selfies in your way. With venues like Shipping & Receiving and Blackhouse, Fort Worth was made for these shows. Eager participants apply until five days before the show and hear back the day before with a secret location — often an unconventional venue like someone’s living room or a rooftop. The musical acts? Those won’t be revealed until you get there. Past performers like Charley Crockett, Leon Bridges and Luke Wade ensure you can say you knew these up-andcomers before everyone else did. sofarsounds.com/ dallas-fort-worth
20. Have Black Forest Cake on your birthday. Except it’s not cake. Swiss Pastry Shop’s signature dish is actually the “uncake.” It’s basically two giant macaroons covered in sweet whipped cream and gourmet chocolate shavings. The result is a light and airy cake that’s become a rite of passage for blowing out another candle, year after year. swisspastryonline.com
21. Spend a weekend afternoon at the Pequeño Mexico Market on North University Drive. Chances are you’ve driven by a thousand times but never stopped in. Vendors come to Pequeño Mexico Market every weekend with fresh fruit, Mexican candy, western boots, plants, you name it. Most of the vendors have had trucks and booths at the market for almost 30 years. 960 N. University Drive
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Drink a Bloody Mary from Chef Point Café.
For $35, you get something that equals two Bloody Marys, an appetizer and a meal, all in one large cup. How does it not tip over? Chef Point is just outside town, northwest of Fort Worth in Watauga. The Bloody Mary comes with Chef Point’s “Better Than Sex Fried Chicken,” waffle fries, a Nolan Ryan Slider, a grilled jalapeño, grilled shrimp, a piece of bacon and pickled okra. Whew. That’s an experience in a cup. chefpointcafe.org
HAVE HAPPY HOUR ON REATA’S ROOFTOP.
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As Fort Worth grows bigger every week, adding more new venues and restaurants, Reata’s rooftop is somewhat forgotten to all but natives. But Reata’s rooftop is a treasure. Happy hour is from 4-7 p.m. on the fourth floor of the building on Houston Street in the heart of downtown Fort Worth. Share the appetizer sampler platter with bacon-wrapped shrimp, calf fries with cream gravy, tenderloin tamales with pecan mash, fried calamari, steak strips, and jalapeño and cheese elk sausage. This “appetizer” is solid enough to make a shared meal, and the views are stunning. reata.net
Spend the night at the Fort Worth Zoo.
You don’t need a child or to be a child to enjoy this unusual experience. A minimum of 15 adults can book an overnight at the Fort Worth Zoo and sleep next door to roaring lions, yawning hippos and cawing exotic birds. The sleepover includes guided tours at night and in the morning before the zoo opens. See behind-the-scenes places that general admission ticket holders cannot access. The zoo provides dinner, nonalcoholic drinks and a continental breakfast. Tickets are $65 a person. fortworthzoo.org
25. Instagram your FunkyTown Donuts.
As if doughnuts were not already irresistible, FunkyTown Donuts makes them even more so. Options like Maple & Candied Bacon and Banana Cream-filled have this Eighth Avenue spot selling out daily. funkytowndonuts.com
26. Wait in line at Heim Barbecue on Magnolia Avenue.
This is a thing. People stand, visit with strangers, and people-watch as they smell the goodness from the smoker behind the restaurant. Children meet and play. Dogs bark hello. Don’t worry, this line is not nearly as long as Joe T. Garcia’s … yet. heimbbq.com
WATCH LIVE MUSIC WHILE YOU FLOAT IN A TUBE ON THE TRINITY RIVER DOWNTOWN.
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Get your name on the list to dine at the Hot Box Biscuit Club.
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The Trinity River Vision Project makes this event possible every summer in Fort Worth at Texas’ only stage on water. The event is coined “Rockin’ the River.” Every Saturday for six weeks, revelers can drink beer while they float to the tune of live music. Even better, admission is free. A fireworks show caps the event. rockintheriverfw.com
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Watch The Fort Worth Herd.
Forget the New York Stock Exchange. Fort Worth has the real livestock exchange and the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive. Head to the Love Shack balcony for a bird’s-eye view while 16 Texas longhorns, each representing a decade from Fort Worth’s wild Western story, stroll their way down the brick road. fortworthstockyards.org
29. Country-Western line dance at Billy Bob’s Texas.
No Fort Worth bucket list would be complete without a nod to Billy Bob’s. Dubbed “The World’s Largest Honky Tonk,” the country and western bar and dance hall attracts visitors from around the world. It serves as a mingling spot for both tourists and cowboys and cowgirls who flow in after a Stockyards rodeo. billybobstexas.com
One of the signature biscuit sandwiches from this pop-up brunch spot graced the cover of our June Best of Fort Worth issue. Put your name on the mailing list for a chance to reserve a seat at one of the pop-ups — currently there’s no rhyme or reason to when they are held, so be ready. June brunches filled up in mere minutes. hotboxbiscuitco.com
Share Tim Love’s Signature Paella with friends at the Woodshed.
Paella’s basic makeup is seafood, meat and poultry, but the Woodshed’s chef de cuisine, Mauricio Mier, describes this dish as uniquely Texan and Woodshed. Instead of chicken, the Woodshed uses Cornish game hen and rabbit-rattlesnake sausage. The seafood is jumbo shrimp and littleneck clams fished out of the Atlantic Ocean for their quality in flavor, due to colder water temps. All of this and some poblano peppers are cooked over an open fire, Woodshed style, and added into a sofrito, which is a stew-like sauce. Mauricio adds guajillo pepper in the sauce to give it that kick diners at the Woodshed pine for. It comes with “camp bread,” also grilled on the same grill as ingredients and completed with garlic aioli. This dish serves four to six people. Plan to get comfortable on river levees at this predominately outdoor restaurant and share this huge Texas-style meal with friends.
32. GET LOST at Lost Oak Winery in Burleson.
Only moments from Fort Worth and deep into the North Texas tree belt is Lost Oak Winery. It has everything necessary for an enjoyable and relaxing afternoon — a creek, a pond, huge oak trees, a walking path that winds through the 52 acres, and wine. Lost Oak claims its own wooded nature and bike trail. Grab some award-winning wine from its tasting room and get lost on the grounds with a picnic lunch under a canopy of old oak trees. You’ll feel like you’re much farther than 22 miles away. lostoakwinery.com
woodshedsmokehouse.com
Drink
a Mai Tai in the funky bar
at Japanese Palace.
When you walk in the front door of this Hibachi-style restaurant off of Camp Bowie West, take a right instead of a left. Right puts you in a tropical enclave apart from the roaring flames of the teppanyaki cooking tables Japanese Palace is known for. Order a Mai Tai and take it easy in this quiet, dark and cool tiki-style lounge. 8445 Camp Bowie West Blvd.
See Leon Bridges in his hometown.
Sure it’s fun to see Leon Bridges skyrocket to stardom, taking the stage at places like “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “Saturday Night Live,” hey, even “Sesame Street.” But there’s something extra special about seeing him in his hometown of Fort Worth — where he still lives when he’s not on tour. He wowed a local audience in June when his international tour kicked off at Music Factory in Irving. But, sometimes you’ll catch him when you least expect it — strolling down Magnolia Avenue or Seventh Street with friends. He’s even been known to hop on stage for surprise shows from time to time.
37. RUN THE COWTOWN MARATHON IN THE FREEZING COLD
Sure, sunny skies for your marathon run would be ideal, but this annual February event goes on rain or shine, freezing or not freezing. And it’s usually freezing. That’s okay, because it hasn’t stopped the Cowtown Marathon (which includes a 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon and Ultra Marathon) from becoming the largest multi-event race in North Texas. The Cowtown Marathon’s executive director, Heidi Swartz, said a path is thoughtfully mapped out by some staff and board members — all runners themselves — so participants explore cultural landmarks and naturescapes while kicking concrete. cowtownmarathon.org
39. Buy a pair of boots from M.L. Leddy’s Bootmakers & Saddlery.
Famous actors and musicians, horsemen and kings have all ordered custom boots from M.L. Leddy’s. Several generations later, the grandson to the founder of this company, Wilson Franklin, still manages the store. The options are endless. Choose from kangaroo to cow, to ostrich leather (and more) for your boot in dozens of color options. Pick the shape of the boot’s tip, the height of the boot and whatever whimsical additions to make it your own. The store measures to ensure the boot perfectly fits your calves and feet. But patience and time, my grasshopper — you will need to wait up 12 months to get your handmade boots back. There is a long line of folks waiting.
35. Drink a Sloe Gin Fizz and relax to jazz music at the Scat Jazz Lounge in Fort Worth.
A neon arrow directs visitors to a basement entrance tucked in an alley just off Sundance Square. Step inside and hear the smooth sounds of live jazz music. Now, order a Sloe Gin Fizz. The drink, rarely found on menus around town, uses sloe gin — gin made with sloes — a type of berry similar to the plum. scatjazzlounge.com
Floating on any river would be relaxing and scenic, but floating on the Trinity River is ideal as it winds through one of the largest cities in the country located on an unnavigable river. That means no loud motorboats. The Trinity is a scenic path less traveled. 36
Kayak on the Trinity River.
Witness the monarch butterfly great migration south as they pass through North Texas.
Each fall monarch butterflies migrate to central Mexico for the winter. The 2,500-mile path south crosses through Fort Worth in October, where monarchs stop to fuel up for their journey. The result is one of the most beautiful sights of the year. Many residents plant “butterfly gardens” to attract them. Want your own little butterfly garden? In as little as 5 to 10 square feet, you can plant bottlebrush, zinnia flowers, and/or milkweed and wait for them to arrive in the fall.
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Walk through the Clearfork Farmers Market on a Saturday morning.
Bustling with vendors and visitors alike, you can find everything from local honey and homemade olive oil to fresh produce from local farms at this charming market. It rests on the bluff of the Trinity River next to Press Café, where many enjoy the “trailhead breakfast” outdoors while sipping coffee. If you have a bike, you can jump on the trail next to your house and ride up into the market. Or plan ahead and take a long walk along the trails before the sun gets too hot. farmersmarket1848.com
Brett and Kara Phillips
A MARRIAGE
Brett and Kara Phillips, local husband-and-wife duo behind the real estate and home design company, High Street Homes, and online shop, Phillips House Co, will soon be coming into living rooms nationally via their new series on HGTV, “Home to Last.”
BY JENNIFER CASSEDAY-BLAIR
Over the course of seven years, Brett and Kara Phillips have moved nine times. While all of us share the basic needs to eat, breathe and sleep, the Phillips can only be sustained if they are able to create. “A project for us is never about the location or the size or the
budget. We aren’t confined by those things. We just want to always be creating. I believe that’s why we’ve moved so many times.
Originally from California, Brett met Kara at a wedding in Fort Worth in 2009. Quickly thereafter, the couple themselves married, and Kara moved to California to be with Brett. It was an opening
The Phillips with their three boys, Walker, 4; Grant, 3; and Hayes, 1.
Keep up with Brett and Kara on Facebook, Instagram @highstreethomes, Pinterest or on their websites, highstreethomes.com and phillipshouseco.com. Tune into their new show on HGTV, “Home to Last,” set to air in July.
at TCU that brought them back to Texas in 2010. Brett ran the Neeley Leadership Program at the university, and Kara was working as cash manager at Walsh Holdings when they decided to build their first home in 2011.
Kara is no stranger to the business of building houses. Her family has built homes in Aledo her entire life. But it wasn’t until after she and her husband played a vital role in their own home build that they were bitten by the building bug.
The couple’s first job was a spec build. “We discovered how long the days feel when you’re living in your parents’ house and how important it is to work with those who are not only good at what they do but also willing to follow your vision,” Kara says. “Mostly though, we learned that we make a great team …” Kara says.
After that, High Street Homes was born. Within their boutique real estate and home design/building business, Brett and Kara wear many hats. The couple builds homes no matter how big or small, no matter the location, no matter the budget. Since launching High Street Homes in
May of 2012, Brett and Kara have designed many homes across the Metroplex and some out of state, started a real estate brokerage, renovated a 104-year-old foursquare, shot a TV pilot, launched Phillips House Co and had three sons along the way – Walker, 4; Grant, 3; and Hayes, 1.
The Phillips’ design style has been quickly embraced by Fort Worthians. They call it “California Southern” with a common tag of “Vintage Finds and Clean Lines.” Brett says that Kara contributes her Southern traditional charm, vintage rugs and meaningful heirloom pieces, and being from Santa Barbara, he brings airy wood elements and a casual vibe to a project.
“We are always thinking of new things we want to include and incorporate into our home. We essentially have no clutter,” Brett says. “We ask ourselves what we really need and invest in pieces that can be utilized in multiple ways.”
That’s immediately evident when looking at their living room. A cozy slipcovered couch sits atop a vintage rug across from a cognac leather sofa, separated by a striped upholstered ottoman (that’s available in their online store, phillipshouseco.com). Vintage-inspired art sits above a modern black fireplace between traditional and streamlined sconces. Large windows allow light to flow in.
“We always incorporate a lot of natu-
ral sunlight and other impactful lighting throughout the home,” Kara says.
Of all the projects the couple has collaborated on, they both agree that renovating a 1914 foursquare in Fairmount was their most challenging and rewarding endeavor to date. “It was a broken home. We felt honored to restore it back to its former glory,” Kara says. After completing the Fairmount project, the couple showed up on the radar of multiple production companies. Brett says, “All in one week, we had three production companies reach out to us. It was completely out of the blue. We couldn’t believe it.”
The couple says shooting the HGTV pilot for their show, set to air this month, was fun but nerve-wracking. “It’s strange and wonderful to see your significant other on television,” Brett says. “The process was unscripted and real with playful banter and creative ideas on how to transform a space.”
“Home to Last” focuses on helping people turn the house they own into a home they can love forever. Kara says that the project was like every other project they do. “The only difference is that this one was filmed, and everything was expedited. It was really authentic and ended up feeling very natural,” she says.
But it’s the Phillips’ personal home that has quickly made them a local Instagram
A banner from W Durable Goods hangs above the sofa in the playroom.
favorite. Currently the family lives on a large lot in Aledo with their 7-year-old bichon frise, Lily, just 900 feet away from Kara’s parents. “Our 2 acres back up to a creek. We designed the house around how the sun sets and rises. The windows in our home are almost like artwork,” Brett says. Painted in Sherwin-Williams Shoji White, the modern farmhouse is filled with a lot of items from family and finds from estate sales, which they visit almost weekly.
“When you move into a new home, it’s nice to layer in old things. Gives the home character,” says Kara. To the Phillips, the more dings the better when it comes to vintage furniture since they have three boys. It’s all a part of the work/home balance, which the Phillips juggle seemingly effortlessly. “So much of a successful marriage is communication. Really good communication. In our work lives, it’s fun to go into a meeting and see how Kara interacts with clients. But when you work together all day, it’s easy to not turn off that headspace. You have to make room for date nights and work at ways to keep your partner curious and interested,” Brett says.
Kara says she appreciates having a front-row seat to watching Brett in his natural element. “Currently we have one car, three kids ages 4 and under, and we work together … We are constantly getting to become better business partners and marriage partners. Spouses that have separate jobs don’t get to experience this,” she says.
GET THE LOOK.
The Phillips coined the term “California Southern” to define their mutual style. They say the pillars of the style are clean lines, timeless selections, natural light, neutral colors and personal “layers.” They sell many items that help build those layers on their retail website, phillipshouseco.com.
Nine moves in seven years? Here are some of the places the Phillips have called home.
1 Brett and Kara’s first project together was this speculative build in Aledo that they began in March 2012. They sold it by January 2013.
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The Phillips built another home on the same private road where Kara’s parents lived. They moved in September 2013, one month after their first son was born. They sold the home in October of 2015.
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After Brett and Kara expertly renovated a foursquare home in Fairmount, the production companies came calling. “We sold the home in an off-market deal to a sweet family,” Brett says.
4 November 2017. Home sweet home. The Phillips move into their newly built country house in Aledo. It’s the place they currently call home.
Cowboy Painting (20.5” X 24.5”), $178
The Restaurants of River Oaks
The first in an occasional series focusing on neighborhood restaurants and the people who dedicate their lives to them.
BY MALCOLM MAYHEW
Jessie’s Donuts owner Jesse Ricardo, 78, prepares to make a batch of doughnuts.
It’ll only take you a couple minutes to zip through River Oaks.
Hit all the lights just right on River Oaks Boulevard – the main drag that cuts through this community of about 7,000 – and you can do the town in a minute and a half. But this, the first installment in our new Spotlight: Neighborhood Eats series, is about slowing down to explore the communities many of us take for granted as we speed through them. Here in the nooks and crannies of the suburbs and side-streets of Fort Worth often lie the unpolished gems of our local restaurant scene, known only to those who live around the corner from them. While regulars of these spots may snarl as we unveil the places they hold dear, these restaurants merit audiences that go beyond city limits. Here are our picks for the quintessential River Oaks restaurants:
Boulevard Scoops
5177 River Oaks Blvd., 817-585-3205
» Every neighborhood should have an ice cream shop, and when River Oaks lost theirs last year, Tina and Jay Winnett did something about it: They opened their own. After the local Braum’s shuttered, the couple opened this charming little ice cream storefront in a strip mall on River Oaks Boulevard. There are two four-top tables, two club chairs and a small countertop crammed inside a colorful space about 500-square-feet small. “It’s exactly what we were hoping it would be,” says Tina. “A place where you can hang out with your friends, and if you don’t know the people here, you will before you leave.”
The dozen or so varieties of ice cream come from Ashby’s Sterling Ice Cream, in unusual flavors such as banana pudding, Eskimo Kisses (coconut ice cream dotted with fudge and chocolate truffles) and strawberry cheesecake, along with good ol’ fashioned vanilla and chocolate. The shop is well-known for cobblers, made fresh by Tina in a variety of flavors: peach, blueberry, cherry, strawberry and apple. The Winnetts – daughter Amanda Wooldridge helps out sometimes too – also serve funnel cakes, Italian cream sodas, banana splits and other malt shop necessities.
Essential eat : Cherry cobbler with a scoop of salted caramel ice cream.
Or else try: Perfect for families, or individuals who have given up on life, the ice cream nachos are a sheer delight, consisting of pieces of ice cream cones loaded with four scoops of ice cream; hot fudge, caramel and strawberry sauces; and whipped cream and walnuts. Mercy.
Chuy’s Mexican Restaurant
4441 River Oaks Blvd., 817-625-1107
facebook.com/ChuysMexicanRestaurant
» A prerequisite to calling yourself a Fort Worthian: Knowing the difference between the two Chuy’s in town. On West Seventh Street is a branch of the massively popular, Austin-based Tex-Mex chain. Near the gateway to River Oaks is the other Chuy’s, our Chuy’s. Found in a strip mall near the intersection of Jacksboro Highway and River Oaks Boulevard, it’s the latter that serves some of the city’s best Mexican food, in a festive, upbeat environment that is more authentic than fancy. Open since 1999, the restaurant serves gargantuan portions of food — enchiladas, tacos, tostadas, chile rellenos — for absolute steals; most plates are under $10.
Founder Jesus “Chuy” Adame opened his first restaurant on Central Avenue in 1982. Since then, locations all over North Texas have come and gone and come again; a new store recently opened on Boat Club Road.
The family is on its third generation of owners, but Jesus is still involved in the day-today operations. “I have no idea what he’ll do when he retires,” says Jesse Adame, who helps run the new store on Boat Club Road. “If he retires, that is. He loves this business.”
Essential eat: Carne guisada, bite-size chunks of meat in a thick, spicy gravy. Regulars forgo forks and instead use thick flour tortillas, made in-house, to scoop up and sop up every last drop of this wonderful dish. Or else try : Breakfast burritos, big as a plate and super-cheap, come stuffed with eggs and your choice of bacon, chorizo, cactus, potatoes and beans.
Italiano’s
5442 River Oaks Blvd., 817-720-7388
» The latest restaurant to open in River Oaks, Italiano’s takes over the space vacated by the beloved Tex-Mex haven Riva’s. Didn’t take long for locals to warm up to Italiano’s, though. On a street lined with Mexican restaurants and home-cooking spots, it’s the only pizza and pasta game in town.
Owner and Macedonia native Giovanni Halili is part of a family of restaurateurs. He ran a similar restaurant in Cleburne for more than 20 years, and his brother and cousins own a Joe’s Pizza near Everman. The menu is practically a short novel, consisting of pastas, from standards such as spaghetti and meatballs to nice surprises like lobster ravioli; New York-style pizzas; sub sandwiches; and classic entrees like chicken and eggplant parmigiana.
Essential eat: The excellent pasta trio offers a heaping sampling of the lasagna, fettuccini Alfredo and chicken parmigiana.
Or else try: Thin-crust pizzas, cooked in a brick oven.
J’s Casa Burgers
5181 River Oaks Blvd., 817-404-3244 jscasaburger.com
» When J’s Casa Burgers opened two years ago, in an inkblot of a spot that once housed a fried-chicken stand, you had two options: walk-up or drive-through; there was no seating. So burger-lovers improvised, sitting on the sidewalk, on their tailgates, on their car hoods, chowing down on some of the city’s best burgers. Kids would run around
the parking lot, and people would laugh and visit, bonding over burgers.
Last year, owner Jesus Garcia built a patio, adding seating, not to mention shade. The patio’s tight, though, so customers are still side by side. “Now they have somewhere to sit,” he laughs.
Customers come from all corners of Fort Worth for Garcia’s old-fashioned burgers, which zero in on the essentials: thick patties of quality meat, fresh toppings, housemade sauces and fantastic buns. There’s a Hawaiian burger with ham and pineapple and a breakfast burger with a fried egg, but that’s about as gourmet as it gets.
Essential eat: A bacon cheeseburger, piled high with crisp strips of bacon and American cheese. Simple and good.
Or else try: The Mexican Burger is an inexpensive mouthful, with bacon, avocado, grilled jalapeños and onions and a housemade salsa verde — for under $7.
Jessie’s Donuts
5412 River Oaks Blvd., 817-737-0237
» Imagine doing the same thing nearly every single day of your life, from the time you were 9 to now, when you’re 78. Now imagine that same thing is making doughnuts. That’s Jessie Ricardo, owner of Jessie’s Donuts, the oldest restaurant in River Oaks and quite possibly the oldest doughnut shop in the Fort Worth area. He’s worked in this tiny, funky, 1939 stucco building since he was 18, but he got his start in the doughnut biz a good decade before that, at the old Jack ’N’ Jill Donuts on University. “There was a big window where you could watch them make the doughnuts,” Ricardo says. “I’d watch all the time, just mesmerized, until one day one of the cooks motioned for me to come in. He said, ‘You wanna help?’ And that’s how I got my start.”
Decades later, little has changed. Ricardo makes the doughnuts the same way he has since he took over the business in 1959, using much of the same equipment. He begins at 4 or 5 in the morning, making the mixes, and ends hours later by cutting each doughnut by hand and painting them with frosting, coconut flecks and candy sprinkles. “Kids will sometimes look at him in the window,” says his wife, Charlie, pointing at the large window that faces
the street. “Just like he used to.”
Essential eat: A plain glazed doughnut will taste like your childhood. Or else try: Any of the sausage rolls, which are also made in-house.
Los Jimadores
4335 River Oaks Blvd., 817-625-0999 losjimadoresfw.com
» One of the best-kept secrets in Fort Worth’s Mexican/Tex-Mex scene is this family-run mini-chain, whose third location opened last year at the border of River Oaks and Fort Worth, in a long-standing building that once housed the River Oaks Steakhouse and a Dixie House Cafe.
There are fajitas and enchiladas and tacos, but the Acosta family throws plenty of interesting and welcome curveballs, like chimichangas stuffed with portobello mushrooms; squash blossom quesadillas; and stacked enchiladas, served with an egg on top; there are also 20 different kinds of margaritas.
Small details don’t go overlooked here: Both the corn and flour tortillas are made in-house, as are the chips, which come with warm salsa and complimentary black-bean dip — a nice touch.
Essential eat: The restaurant’s signature dish, Pollo Xochitl, comprised of sliced panfried chicken breast served over a mound of garlic mashed potatoes and drizzled in a tequila cream sauce.
Or else try: At breakfast, the outstanding French toast, drenched in a housemade caramel sauce.
loners and neighborhood couples swear by the housemade dinner rolls and can’t decide if they should get chocolate or apple pie.
Housed in an old Pizza Hut, Moe’s is part of owner Mazen Haddad’s empire of local cafes. He named this one, which opened in 2004, after his oldest son. Haddad also owns the similar Benbrook Café and Moe’s Country Kitchen in Azle. You remember Summers Café on Henderson? That was his, too. “Thirty-nine years I’ve been in the restaurant business,” he says. “It never gets old.”
Essential eat: Chicken-fried steak special, often priced at a super-low $4.99, comes with a healthy-sized CFS, along with two veggies (you’d be a nut to not get the mashed potatoes) and hot dinner rolls.
Or else try: The Tex-Mex Omelet, stuffed with housemade chili and jalapeños. You’ll pretty much be done for the day.
River Oaks Cafe
4837 River Oaks Blvd., 817-625-7337 facebook.com/riverokscafe
» You may not find a happier place in River Oaks than the cafe that bears the town’s name. Regulars, the curious and tourists alike jam Buck Bybee and his wife Heather Denton’s cheerful café every morning for housemade pancakes and afternoon for terrific burgers, pulled pork sandwiches and a ridiculous amount of friendliness. “It’s pretty much one of the rules of working here,” Bybee says. “I tell all my employees, ‘You treat people like you want to be treated.’ That’s why everyone around here smiles.”
4705 River Oaks Blvd., 817-378-9262 facebook.com/MoesCafeFWTX
» Those who have an affinity for the mom and pop diners found on Texas’ back roads and highways will instantly fall for Moe’s Café. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Moe’s specializes in comfort food – big platters of eggs and French toast and meat loaf and chicken-fried steak. Quintessential Texas eats, in other words. In a homey, two-room dining area, servers call you “sweetie” without an ounce of irony while the TV blares “Judge Judy.” Families and
The two certainly know their way around a place like this. Before the couple took over the cafe six years ago, they worked at two of Fort Worth’s most wellknown spots – her, Paris Coffee Shop; him, West Side Cafe. That’s how they met. After leaving Paris, Denton briefly worked at West Side. “We wanted our own place,” Bybee says. “We knew it would be hard work, but there’s a certain amount of satisfaction in running your own restaurant – and making a lot of people happy.”
Essential eat: Plate-engulfing pancakes. One, we swear, will fill you up.
Or else try: Burgers are necessary eats here, and there are 10 from which to choose.
Moe’s Cafe
3. Chuy’s Mexican Restaurant founder, Jesus “Chuy” Adame with wife,
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5. Eggs Benedict at Moe’s Cafe
6. Boulevard Scoops owners Amanda Wooldridge and Tina and Jay Winnett.
7. Italiano’s owner Giovanni Halili
1. River Oaks Cafe
2. J’s Casa Burger
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2018 TOP DENTISTS
This list is excerpted from the 2018 topDentists™ list, a database which includes listings for more than 470 dentists and specialists in the Fort Worth-Dallas Metro Area. The list is based on thousands of detailed evaluations of dentists and professionals by their peers. The complete database is available at usatopdentists.com. For more information, call 706-364-0853; write P.O. Box 970, Augusta, Georgia 30903; email info@ usatopdentists.com or visit usatopdentists.com.
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“If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?”
This is the question we’ve asked thousands of dentists to help us determine who the topDentists should be. Dentists and specialists are asked to take into consideration years of experience, continuing education, manner with patients, use of new techniques and technologies and, of course, physical results.
The nomination pool of dentists consists of dentists listed online by the ADA, as well as all dentists listed online with their local/regional dental societies, thus allowing virtually every dentist the opportunity to participate. Dentists are also given the opportunity to nominate other dentists that they feel should be included in our list.
Voters are asked to individually evaluate the practitioners on their ballot whose work they are familiar with. Once the balloting is completed, the scores are compiled and then averaged. The numerical average required for inclusion varies depending on the average for all the nominees within the specialty and the geographic area. Borderline cases
are given careful consideration by the editors. Voting characteristics and comments are taken into consideration while making decisions. Past awards a dentist has received and status in various dental academies can play a factor in our decisions.
Once the decisions have been finalized, the included dentists are checked against state dental boards for disciplinary actions to make sure they have an active license and are in good standing with the board. Then letters of congratulations are sent to all the listed dentists.
Of course, there are many fine dentists who are not included in this representative list. It is intended as a sampling of the great body of talent in the field of dentistry in Texas.
A dentist’s inclusion on our list is based on the subjective judgments of his or her fellow dentists. While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, we remain confident that our polling methodology largely corrects for any biases and that these lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate, and useful list of dentists available anywhere.
Endodontics
A dental specialist who limits his/ her practice to treating disease and injuries of the pulp and associated periradicular conditions.
James A. Elliott
Albert M. Jowid
Alicia R. Gray
Grace T. Chu
Jeffrey L. Saunders
Kirk D. Brown
Murat Ayik
T. Hank Garrett
Gerald N. Glickman
Joy W. Field
Lori A. Dees
Casey L. Turner
Charles “Trey” E. Brown III
Deborah C. Loth
Javier Ortiz
John W. Loeffelholz
Ray C. Gillespie
Ryan M. Walsh
Sayeed Attar
Steven E. Dazey
Alejandro Rios
Antonio Berto
C. Dan Bishop
Gary W. Eggleston
Jill Peterson
Kavita Doddamane
Miguel Martinez
C. Michael Larsen
David E. Witherspoon
Erick Menegazzo
Hedley Rakusin
Joel C. Small
John D. Regan
K. Paul Wong
Maheeb Jaouni
Paul Buxt
Todd W. Remmers
General Dentistry
A dental specialist whose practice is limited to treatment of patients in all age groups who take responsibility for the diagnosis, treatment, management and overall coordination of services to meet patients’ oral health needs.
Mitch A. Conditt
Abby F. Treesh
Alana K. Macalik
Barrett L. Bartell
Brett A. Nielsen
Brooks M. Stevens
Bryan S. Wall
Charles W. Wakefield
D. Brent Hicks
D. Keith Metzger
D. Michael Mabry
Dale W. Greer
Edward N. Reiter
Edwin A. McDonald III
J. Edward Irving
Jack L. Freudenfeld, Jr.
James K. Martin
Jason R. Fowler
Jason W. Erickson
John E. Barroso
Justyna S. Laska
Kenneth D. Kirkham
Lance K. Jones
Lewis H. Stephenson
Mark E. Studer
Mark R. Whitfield
Mark S. Givan
Michael J. Goulding
Michael W. Bell
Nicole L. Sivie
Peter V. Lecca
Precious G. Lloren
DISCLAIMER: This list is excerpted from the 2018 topDentists™ list, which includes listings for more than 470 dentists and specialists in the Fort Worth-Dallas Metro Area. For more information call 706-364-0853 or email (info@usatopdentists.com) or visit usatopdentists.com. topDentists has used its best efforts in assembling material for this list but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. Copyright 2012-2017 by topDentists, Augusta, GA. All rights reserved. This list, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without permission of topDentists. No fees may be charged, directly or indirectly, for the use of the information in this list without permission.
Reid J. Slaughter
Roger D. Wilson
Ronald L. Proctor
Sarah H. Kong
Shandon M. Colter
Stephen D. Dickey
Stephen G. Brogdon
Stephen P. Anderson
Steven G. Stutsman
Steven W. Thomas
Ted M. Moore
Thomas W. Dawson
Tim Oakes
William C. Whittle
A. Lee Steglich
Aly A. Sergie
Amos B. Ross
Amp W. Miller III
Amy Schorn
Ashly R. Cothern
Brent B. Hutson
Christine K. Beninger
Depal P. Parikh
Diana H. Raulston
Franklyn Alexander
Gary N. Pointer
Gary R. Granger
Gerald F. Cox, Jr.
Gregg H. Tillman
J. David Toney
James Reisman
James W. Filbeck, Jr.
Jason L. Montgomery
Jessica H. Brigati
John G. Boyd
John M. Hucklebridge
John M. Kidwell
John O. Huggins
John R. Burnett III
Johnny S. Cheng
Jon W. Williamson
Justin B. Harlin
Kathleen A. Kasper
Marissa Y. Garcia
Mark E. Gannaway
Marshall H. Wright
Michael R. McWatters
Patrick R. Malone
R. Jeff Colquitt
Richard J. Chapman
Sarah J. Morris
Sarah T. Poteet
Stacy V. Cole
Stephen J. La Rash
Steve W. Karbowski
Thomas D. Nabors
Timothy W. Robinson
Tonya K. Fuqua
Barry S. Cole
Catherine E. Chaumont
Chad Perry
Christopher Kim
Deeann L. Bennett
Diane J. Flint
J. Michael Rogers
Jacqueline Strempek
James B. Getz, Jr.
James L. Greenwood, Jr.
James L. Tritton
James R. King, Jr.
Jason S. Miller
Jean A. Tuggey
Jean E. Bainbridge
Jennette Olson
John Avila
Jonathan R. Angwin
Joshua T. Smith
Julie A. Stelly
Kelli P. Slate
Kevin J. Potts
Kevin M. Altieri
Kristen L. Angwin
Kyle G. Keeter
Larry D. Herwig
Lauren A. D. Drennan
Lee C. Dodson
Mark S. Moore
Mazin N. Nakhleh
Michael A. Colangelo
Mohsen Taleghani
Nikki P. Green
Paul G. Davis, Jr.
Richard S. McDonald
Ronald T. Sherwood
Ted R. Hume III
Thomas A. Reed
Thomas J. Novak
Timothy S. Casey
Wayne G. Feil
William C. Roddy
William H. Ralstin
William L. Cook III
Alicia L. Dwyer
Bob C. Hunsucker
Brian L. Britton
Bryan D. Schelin
Christopher A. Hawkins
Daniel L. Jones
David M. Nelson
Drew Vanderbrook
Ellis L. Ramsey
Ernie S. Lacy
Howard H. Kessner
Ibtisam Al-Hashimi
J. Bradley Loeffelholz
Jacob S. Brown
James H. Norwood III
James M. Watson
James R. Polson
You can prevent cavities simply by drinking water. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named community water fluoridation one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. Flouride in community water can prevent tooth decay by at least 25 percent.
John B. Struble
Katie M. Coniglio
Kent R. Brown
N. Dakota Davis
Philip N. Estes
Philip R. Kozlow
R. Mark Blackmore
Rebecca Doolittle
Rick Larson
Robert H. Beckmann
Shane A. Ricci
Stephen L. Crane
Susan L. Randall
T. Paul Dyer
Thomas F. Cockerell, Jr.
Timothy M. Warren
Tran B. Dang
William W. Saunders
Wilson Lo
Yahya M. Mansour
Amy N. Bender
Ashley K. Murrey
Brad Williams
Brent A. Spear
Bryan N. Henderson II
Carole L. Bates
Chad C. Duplantis
Daniel H. Davis
David J. Greer
Eric M. Wilson
Eric S. Wear
Frank L. Higginbottom
Gary L. White
Gina A. Biedermann
Gregory B. Wright
H. Chappell Riise
Howard Frysh
J. Christian Miller
Jana Mills
People who drink three or more glasses of soda each day have 62 percent more tooth decay, fillings and tooth loss than others. Put down the pop and sports drinks and pick up some nice fresh water instead.
Victoria C. Heron
William H. Gerlach
Janet E. Stukalin
Jeff Duncum
Jeffery M. Roy
Jina L. Kaiser
John C. Harris
John S. Rubin
Jonathan C. Clemetson
Keith A. Kriegel
Kimberley A. Baker
L. Matthew Miller
Lindsey A. Horwedel
Mark A. Venincasa
Partha Mukherji
Ravi V. Doctor
Ron E. Bosher
Ronald Lee
Steven D. Alaniz
Steven D. Bender
Terry L. Drennan
Timothy S. Knight
Todd White
Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery
A dental specialist whose practice is limited to the diagnosis and surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, deformities, defects and esthetic aspects of the oral and maxillofacial regions.
Arthur W. Fields
Colin S. Bell
Douglas J. Dingwerth
Gregory D. Taylor
John V. Shroyer III
Mazen Duraini
Robert G. McNeill
William R. Phillips III
Christopher Tye
Craig E. Williams
David E. Parmer
David W. Kostohryz, Jr.
Fayette C. Williams
Gilbert T. Selkin
Gregory B. Scheideman
Herman Kao
John P. Stella
John R. Zuniga
Kirk E. Scott
Larry R. Stewart
Michael D. Sheppard
Michael R. Warner
Richard Finn
Thomas C. Bourland
William F. Runyon, Jr.
Brandon R. Brown
David K. Hunter
Dean B. Spingola
Jeffrey S. Dombrowski
John D. Wallace
Steven D. Sherry
Charles R. Payerle
Christine J. Coke
Craig E. Buchmann
R. Gilbert Triplett
Randy R. Sanovich
Todd A. Kovach
Todd A. Williams
Diana Lois
G. Kevin Pollock
Robert B. Peak
Robert J. Pavelka
Oral Pathology
Oral pathologists identify and manage diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions and investigate the causes, processes and effects of these diseases.
John M. Wright, Jr.
Orthodontics
A dental specialist whose practice is limited to the interception and treatment of malocclusion of the teeth and their surrounding structures.
Basma M. Fallah
Douglas R. Crosby
Glenn T. Cohen
Jason B. Cope
Jeremy R. Lustig
Kimberly H. Travers
Mark S. Geller
Tamara S. Miller
Daniel J. Bekish
David M. Mikulencak
Hilton Goldreich
James R. Dyer
Kimberly L. Gronberg
Patricia A. Simon
Ronald D. Groves
Ronald R. Yen
Anthony Patel
Bradley S. Hall
David C. McReynolds
Gayle Glenn
George Q. Adams
Gregory T. Cohlmia
J. Moody Alexander
James D. Jensen, Jr.
John B. Wise
Jose G. Chow
Joshika B. Kanabar
Lester Kuperman
Michael J. Delgado
Monte K. Collins
Nathan P. Harris
Patrick M. Ohlenforst
Paul Robinson
Robert Gallagher
Terry L. Thames
Aaron V. Swapp
Christine P. Ellis
James Andy Barron
Mike Abou-Obeid
Nicholas R. Ridder
Richard A. McFarland
Robert J. Montoya
Shane R. Tolleson
Sheila G. Birth
Steven C. Wood
W. Coby Buchanan, Jr.
Christopher A. Sorokolit
Frederick L. Spradley
Greg D. Greenberg
John M. Kelley, Jr.
Mark D. Allen
P. Wayne Woods
Petra Schubert
Raymond E. Barbre
Scott A. Myser
Pediatric
Dentistry
A dental specialist whose practice is limited to treatment of children from birth through adolescence.
Amy K. Watts
Bridget D. McAnthony
Jack W. Morrow
Jody D. Cremer
John B. Witte
R. Nelson Beville III
Robert E. Morgan, Jr.
Sandra L. Armstrong
Austin R. Church
Daniel E. Donohue
For children younger than 3, parents should begin brushing children’s teeth as soon as they come in by using fluoride toothpaste, about the size of a grain of rice, on a toothbrush. For children 3 to 6 years of age, parents and caregivers should dispense no more than a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste.
David L. Purczinsky
E. Dale Martin
Elizabeth Gold
G. Stan Preece
Jeffrey C. Jaynes
Mark C. Lantzy
Adam M. Preece
Alejandra Villaseñor
Chris Walton
Christopher M. Davis
John R. Gober
Mark H. Kogut
R. Danford Doss
Robert C. Stroud
Sandra M. Petrocchi
Debra C. Duffy
Drew M. Jamison
Elizabeth M. Laborde
J. Diane Colter
Jason A. Zimmerman
Jennifer P. Ketchel
Karina W. Marr
Andrea Gonzales
Bruce H. Weiner
Daniel E. Wright
Harold V. Simpson II
Harry M. Stimmel
Janell I. Plocheck
Jeffrey D. Holt
Julie M. Colwick
Michael D. Plunk
Nathan G. West
The average person only brushes for 45 to 70 seconds a day; the recommended amount of time is 2-3 minutes.
Periodontics
A dental specialist whose practice is limited to the treatment of diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth.
Eduardo Tanur
Edward P. Allen
Jacqueline M. Plemons
John A. Jacobi
Marshal D. Goldberg
Matthew R. Steffer
William E. Dragolich
William M. Grover
Brent F. Gabriel
Donald J. Steinberg
Farhad E. Boltchi
Jeffrey A. Rossmann
Marshall V. Johnson
Ronald S. Stukalin
Sara A. Bender
Shelby Nelson
Stephen S. Walker
Steven R. Alspach
Brad Crump
Cindy H. Hsu
Daniela A. Zambon
Jeremiah B. Cook
Mark D. Margolin
N. Joseph Laborde III
Ruben Ovadia
Steven K. Britain
Beth M. Tomlin
Scott Bedichek
Thomas G. Wilson, Jr. E. Ellen Hall
Elizabeth D. Jaynes
Fatima T. Robertson
James D. Tilger
Prosthodontics
A dental specialist who maintains the oral health of patients who are missing or have deficient teeth and/or oral and maxillofacial tissues using biocompatible substitutes.
Annie C. Wilson
Brody J. Hildebrand
James Utter
Rowan H. Buskin
Ronald D. Woody
Sandra L. McCarthy
Steven J. Fuqua
Virgil Vacarean
D. Greg Seal
James C. Fischer
Jorge A. Gonzalez
Shab R. Krish
Sloan W. Hildebrand
Carlos G. Tello
Paulino Castellon
Todd M. Baumann
Brian Page President
The Faces of Luxury
Home of Dreams 2018: Westlake
From fence to furniture, Fort Worth Magazine teams with best-in-class vendors to present the latest in luxury home trends.
BY SCOTT NISHIMURA
Our 2018 Home of Dreams — a 6,465-square-foot, five-bedroom, six-bath home under construction in Westlake’s Granada development — showcases a top lineup of vendors wellversed in the construction, finishing and furnishing of luxury homes.
The home, designed by architect John Hathaway of Austin’s Vanguard Studio and being built by PentaVia Custom Homes, is expected to be complete in August. Dona Robinson, of Allie Beth Allman & Associates, the magazine’s official Dream Home Realtor, has listed the home, 2210 Costa Del Sol, at $2.895 million. Upon completion, the Home of Dreams will be open for tours that benefit the magazine’s official charity, a Wish with Wings. Virtually all of our 2018 vendors have collaborated with the magazine on multiple Home of Dreams and Dream Home projects.
The guts of the home are done, and PentaVia is finishing the interior. Texas Tile Roofing, a longtime luxury home partner of the magazine, has more than 30 years experience in the roof tile industry and is this year’s Home of Dreams roofer.
Loveless Gutters, another longtime partner, is putting up the Home of Dreams’ gutters. Dannie Loveless started Loveless Gutters in 1989 out of his garage. The company today has six machines, five crews and a 40,000-square-foot warehouse. Wife Robin Loveless and daughter-in-law Michelle Loveless run the office; son James Loveless runs operations.
Our partner Metro Brick and Stone has been in business for three decades, selling stone, brick, firerock fireplaces, cement and
other materials. Centurion Stone of DFW is providing the stucco materials for the massive exterior of this year’s Home of Dreams.
Red Oak Insulation provided the foam encapsulation for the thick walls of our highly energy-efficient Home of Dreams.
Durango Doors is providing the iron front gate. The family-owned Durango has specialized in custom steel doors and windows since 1999. Its principal designs are in its Millennium and Wrought Iron lines. For the Home of Dreams, Durango is providing the iron front gate that guards access to the front courtyard.
Guardado Landscaping’s Eloy Guardado is our landscape vendor. Guardado founded his landscape company in 1996 and today designs entire landscapes, including flower gardens, trees, patios, flagstone walkways, waterfalls, ponds, arbors, trellises, and irrigation systems.
Whiz-Q Stone is providing the exterior deco pavers. For more than 30 years, Whiz-Q has sold stone and landscape materials. Founder Jim Whisenand got into the business by quarrying West Texas sandstone and eventually closed his quarry operation and decided to focus on his 3-acre retail yard in east Fort Worth. A few years later, Whiz-Q moved to 8 acres in southeast Fort Worth, then later acquired the adjacent 14 acres for another expansion.
Magnolia Fence & Patio is providing the fence. Owners Robert and Michael Whittaker have continued to aggressively grow their company, providing estimation, design and installation with employee crew members and supervising jobs themselves.
Fort Worth Magazine teams with the finest builders, designers and vendors to build our long-running series of Dream Homes and Homes of Dreams. Here are our partners that have signed on so far for our 2018 Home of Dreams in Westlake.
Builder and interior designer: PentaVia Custom Homes
Interior designer and decorator: The Design Center/Western Heritage Furniture
Roof: Texas Tile Roofing
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Stone materials: Metro Brick and Stone Co.
Stucco: Centurion Stone
Foam insulation: Red Oak Insulation
Iron front gate: Durango Doors
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Appliances and accessories: The Jarrell Co.
Cabinets: Mike Conkle’s Custom Cabinets
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Paint materials: Sherwin-Williams
Landscaping, irrigation and yard lights: Guardado Landscaping
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Fencing: Magnolia Fence
Patio furniture: Yard Art Patio & Fireplace
Best Of
Fort Worth Magazine celebrated its Best of Fort Worth winners June 1 at Whiskey Ranch with a ’90s party — a nod to the 20th anniversary of the magazine, whose first issue was published in 1998. Guests came decked out in ’90s gear and danced to hits from the decade.
Shelby Gregory, Karoline Faradie
Ariel Davis, Larry Baker, Stephanie Baker, Kali Davis
Becky Redman, Brooke Whittaker, Bobby Hallum, Courtney Pierce, Areil Garcia
Brooke Hamblet, John Cornelsen
Back row: Tom Snyder, Chris Pruitt, Bunny Brown, Terry Pruitt. Front Row: Kathy Baker, Camille Brown, Hal Brown, Brad Baker
Johnny Sanford, Francis Hayes
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Fort Worth Magazine honored its 2018 Top Realtors at a reception at Norris Conference Center on May 10. Guests enjoyed lunch while listening to keynote speaker Sandi Mitchell present about the four styles of communication.
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Steeplechase
On May 24 at the home of Jeffrey and Carroll Kobs, the Steeplechase Club held its annual party welcoming new members and their 2018 Steeplechase Debutantes.
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John Shannon, John Callaway, Charlie Yager
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When asked their biggest fear, many people reply, “Going to the dentist.” It seems that there is something about sitting alone in a huge chair surrounded by unknown gadgets and the shrill of machinery that undoubtedly makes the stomach uneasy. However, the intention of dentists is not to scare you, but to leave you with a dazzling smile. To help ease your mind, local dentists have purchased space to not only inform you of their skills, but to gain your trust. The information in this section is provided by the advertisers and has not been independently verified by Fort Worth Magazine.
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Board of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, American Association of Orthodontics, Crown Council, CAMBRA Coalition, TDA, ADA, Fort Worth Dental Society, American Association of Endodontics, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, International Congress of Oral Implantologists, Academy of General Dentistry, DOCS, YPO. INNOVATIONS: Rodeo stands for relaxed entertainment and fun for the whole family. Our approach is readily apparent when walking through the doors in any of our locations. The Rodeo team provides new patients with a personal tour of our many amenities, including surround-sound movie theaters, live entertainment, actors,
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EDUCATION: Dr. David – Montana State University, Indiana University and Advanced Oral Surgical Techniques at USAF Wilford Hall Medical Center. Dr. Scott – Brigham Young University, University of Mississippi Medical Center. AWARDS/HONORS: America’s Best Dentists, 2017; Talk of the Town Award, 2012-2018; Saginaw Chamber of Commerce Corporate Business of the Year, 2011, 2014; numerous mugs and T-shirts stating “Best Dad” or “#1 Dad.” MEMBERSHIPS/ AFFILIATIONS: Dr. Dave is a member of the Disabled American Veterans. Both are members of the ADA, TDA and FWDDS. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Having a dental practice where the focus is on what matters most to our patients. Our dental team is very
proud of our culture of listening to patients and helping them achieve their goals. PRACTICE INNOVATIONS: We use digital impressions, an on-site lab and all modern technology, but no gimmicks. CHARITABLE WORK: Both are volunteer pastors in their church. Dr. Scott serves on the Advisory Board for Community Link. They are passionate about being generous with their community and try to follow the admonition of Matthew 6:33.
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SPECIALTY: Dr. Green’s expertise is in the intricate details of creating a customized, beautiful smile for every patient. Dr. Green prides herself in providing a gentle touch and a listening ear and spends time to truly understand the goals of each client. Dr. Green’s extensive clinical training has been primarily in the realm of Cosmetic Smile Design, Full Mouth Rehabilitation, Implant Dentistry, Occlusion, and same day crowns and smile makeovers. INNOVATIONS: Dr. Green insists on staying on the cutting edge of dental technology and keeping up with the latest dental advances. Whether it is the feel of their state-of-the-art facility, the experience of a porcelain crown prepared and placed in a single appointment, or watching your implant be virtually placed on a computer screen with greater accuracy and precision, you know Dr. Green and her team will change the way you experience dentistry! CHARITABLE WORK: Dr. Green works with the Open Wide Dental Foundation, provides free or low-cost dental services for the needy in our community, and provides Christian ministry outreach through HaitiVision. EDUCATION: Texas A&M University, B.A. Biology; UTHSC Houston Dental Branch, Doctorate of Dental Surgery. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Being invited to participate in the Frank Spear Education Faculty Club. MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS: Fort Worth Academy of General Dentistry; Advisory Board for North Texas Premier Dental Forum.
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Sweating Buckets
Heywood’s got a bucket list of his own.
BY HEYWOOD ILLUSTRATION BY CHARLES MARSH
Have you ever been curious about the orig in of the term “bucket list”? Me neither. I always assumed it came from the title of that 2007 movie about two terminally ill men, played by Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, who head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
Turns out I was off about 200 years. The term supposedly appears in some writings dating back to 1795. I found that interesting because one of the things on the Fort Worth bucket list was “standing in line at Joe T’s.” Those poor folks that lived back in the 1700s couldn’t have done that, especially on a Friday night. Their life expectancy wasn’t that long.
Anyway, a while back I made a fairly long bucket list. And over the years, I’ve gradually managed to scratch each one of them off. Mainly because I couldn’t
afford them. So I got to thinking. Rather than starting another list of to-dos, why not make a bucket list of things I’ll probably never do. It’s a surefire way to avoid all that pressure and possible disappointment that comes with trying to accomplish something. I’ve just gotten started, but see what you think.
1. Swim with the sharks. This is actually on top of many people’s bucket lists. Divers swear it’s a once in a lifetime experience. Well, so is getting eaten. You see, in order to swim with the sharks, they have to be attracted to that area by “chumming the water” with fish heads and other fish parts to ensure the best results. Consequently, there will be food in the water at the same time as the swimmers. Although it’s actually extremely safe, I still don’t like the risk of becoming part of a buffet.
2. Go skydiving. Shouldn’t it be called ground diving? When you dive out of an airplane, you ain’t headed for the sky.
3. Confront my fear of spiders and snakes. People
always say, “Why are you afraid of spiders? They’re smaller than you.” Yeah, well so is a grenade. Think what you want, but if I ever encounter something with more than seven legs or less than one, it won’t need to make any dinner plans.
4. Figure out a hotel showerhead in less than five minutes. It just can’t be done.
5. Get rid of my Captain Hook nightlight in the bedroom. It’s hard to believe that a small, low-voltage light bulb has kept monsters from getting under my bed ever since I was 6 years old. No way I’m getting rid of it. You can’t argue with success.
6. Do anything with the word “colonic” in it.
7. Buy the first round of drinks. That’s the only time people care about what they’re drinking.
8. Learn to use the self-checkout machine. I actually wish I could. That’s because these days, even the express lanes take 30 minutes. I’m convinced that if all the grocery stores in town went out of business, only 10 cashiers would be out of work.
Anyway, you get the drift. I like the idea of finally having a bucket list I’ll always be able to complete before the Grim Reaper starts wandering around the porch. By the way, if you have a regular bucket list, you might as well add “thumbing through the rest of this magazine” to it. You’ve got at least 10 more minutes in the 15-items-or-less lane.
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Adult Spelling Bee
July 10
Know a spelling w-hi-z? On the second Tuesday of each month, the Benbrook Public Library hosts an adult spelling bee in the taproom of The Collective Brewing Project, and it’s serious business — the competition takes place in several rounds with prizes for the champion. The Collective Brewing Project. 112 St Louis Ave. collectivebrew.com. 817.708.2914.
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July 28
Ever wanted to travel back in time to Los Angeles in the ’50s? The Taste Project is hosting a dinner party with an L.A.-inspired menu by Chef Jeff Williams. Proceeds go toward Taste Community Restaurant, the
Near Southside eatery that lets diners “pay what you can” to help fight hunger in the community. Fifties attire is a must. Taste Community Restaurant. 1200 South Main St. tasteproject.org. 817.759.9045.
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Magnolia at The Modern: “Godzilla (Gojira)” 1954
July 6-7
Before Godzilla fought King Kong, wreaked havoc on New York, or became the pop culture phenomenon he is today, his story began in Japan with the original film, “Gojira,” in 1954. Catch a screening of the classic monster movie at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s Magnolia at The Modern series, fully restored in high definition. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. 3200 Darnell St. themodern.org. 817.738.9215.
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Fort Worth’s Fourth
July 4
Watch the largest fireworks show in North Texas and celebrate the Fourth along the Trinity River. There’ll be tubing, horseback riding, music, food, drinks, mini golf, a zipline, fireworks — the whole shebang (pun unabashedly intended). Watch fireworks out on the grass or on an inner tube over the Trinity.
Panther Island Pavilion. 395 Purcey St. fortworthsfourth.com. 817.698.0700
“Godzilla (Gojira)” 1954
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Rockin’ the River
July 7-Aug. 11
Here’s one item to check off from the “Fort Worth Bucket List” (see page 36). Hop on an inner tube and catch a performance from bands like Micky and the Motorcars and The Dirty River Boys while floating over the Trinity River. Each night caps off with a fireworks show. Admission is free. Panther Island Pavilion. 395 Purcey St. rockintheriverfw.com. 817.698.0700.
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Parker County Peach Festival
July 14
Local vendors will line Historic Downtown Weatherford with peachcentric food, drinks and art. If you have a competitive streak, see where you stand with your finest peach recipes in numerous competitions. There’s also live music, bike rides and art for when you need a break from our favorite, fuzzy fruit. Historic Downtown Weatherford. parkercountypeachfestival.org. 817.596.3801.
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July 2-4
It’s a Fort Worth tradition — Concerts in the Garden wraps up on the Fourth of July when the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra plays a repertoire of patriotic classics, capped off with a fireworks show over the lawn at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Don’t forget to pack a picnic basket.
Fort Worth Botanic Garden. 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd. fwsymphony.org. 817.665.6000.
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Miss Molly’s Hotel & The Cadillac Hotel Paranormal Investigation
July 21-22
A $200 ticket gets you an overnight stay at either Miss Molly’s or The Cadillac Hotel in the Fort Worth Stockyards, along with a paranormal investigation of both hotels and ghost tours of the Stockyards’ haunted saloons, hosted by Haunted Texas Ghost Tours. And if you happen to be the friend who got dragged into this, hey, at least Riscky’s BBQ is catering. Miss Molly’s Hotel. 109 W. Exchange Ave. hauntedtexasghosttours.com. 682.222.2675.
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Fort Worth Fire Beats
July 5
These girls are on fire — literally. Female fire performers, FemPyre Fire Art, are hosting a show and open drum circle at Shipping and Receiving, alongside DJs, belly dancers, and flow artists. Be sure to check out the vendors and food trucks on-site as well. Shipping and Receiving Bar. 201 S. Calhoun St. shippingandreceiving.bar. 817.887.9313.
FemPyre Fire Art. Photo by Addison Carey/Easy Street Images.
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» Panther City BBQ, the local food truck in the former Heim Barbecue spot, gets a rave review from Texas Monthly and, possibly, a shot to stardom. »
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With a spot in the former Heim Barbecue location and a glowing review from the Texas Monthly barbecue editor, Panther City BBQ might just be Fort Worth’s next big thing.
BY MALCOLM MAYHEW
ight get up to 102, 103 degrees today, on this viciously sunny Saturday afternoon on the Near Southside. The people gathered at the Panther City BBQ food truck are undeterred, though. When it comes to good barbecue, Fort Worthians will gladly –proudly, even – brave such weather.
Over the past few weeks, more and more ’cue aficionados have discovered the joys of Panther City owners Chris Magallanes and Ernest Morales’ expertly smoked meats and creative sides such as brisket-topped elote, thanks to good word of mouth and a positive review penned by Daniel Vaughn, known by many as the BBQ Snob. With more than 100,000 followers on Instagram and Twitter, the barbecue editor for Texas Monthly can help boost a barbecue ‘biz in a single swipe.
“But he came at the worst time imaginable,” Magallanes says, laughing. “We were out late the night before, celebrating my daughter’s 21st birthday, so we were running behind on everything. It’s kinda funny ‘cuz Ernie jokingly says, ‘I betcha anything he’s coming today,’ like, you know, of all the days. And then, of course, he shows up.”
Perhaps illustrating the first-rate quality of Panther City’s food, even on a shaky day, Vaughn wrote a favorable review. Specifically, he zeroed in on its pork belly poppers, an amped-up version of Heim Barbecue’s popular pork belly burnt ends. Panther City’s rendition consists of a jalapeño pep-
per stuffed with cream cheese and a pork belly burnt end, then wrapped in bacon and smoked. Magallanes calls it their tribute to the Heims, who started out in the same spot where Panther City resides, in the open lot next to Republic Street Bar.
“He called the poppers ‘genius.’ This, from a guy who probably eats barbecue nearly every single day,” Magallanes says. “We were just blown away.”
Maybe more than an honor, it was validation. The two left behind good day jobs in the audio-video technology industry to focus on a passion both had nurtured for years.
Morales is a lifelong Fort Worthian whose family has ties to two of the city’s most well-known restaurants. His grandfather was the chef at Colonial Country Club more than 25 years, and Joe T. Garcia was his grandmother’s stepfather. “That’s where my love of cooking comes from,” he says. He also had family in Lockhart, the Bible Belt of Texas barbecue, and he fondly recalls time spent at Kreuz Market and
Brisket-topped Elote
Black’s BBQ; at the ripe age of 16, he worked at Angelo’s here in Fort Worth.
Magallanes grew up in West Texas and Austin before his family settled in Fort Worth. He, too, developed a taste for barbecue at a young age. “My family owned a business in east Austin, and next door was this great little barbecue joint,” he says. “I may have spent more time in there than I did at my family’s business.”
Morales was already working the competitive barbecue circuit when he met Magallanes, who hired him to help out with an audio-video business. The two meshed instantly, and soon Magallanes was tagging along on competitions and, eventually, catering gigs.
“It got to the point where we had to decide,” Magallanes says. “Do we keep our day jobs and just do this on the weekends, like we’d been doing, or do we try to make a living at it?”
They chose the latter, knowing it wouldn’t be easy. Since landing the spot outside of Republic Street Bar in January, their lives have been turned upside down. Up late, up early, they’re there, smoking brisket, sausage, ribs and other meats up to 12 hours a day, Wednesday through Sunday. But in those few months, they’ve already made their mark in Fort Worth’s barbecue scene –and they’re already plotting their next move.
“It would be great to open a brick-andmortar,” Magallanes says. “That’s definitely what we’re working toward.”
Chris Magallanes and Ernest Morales Chris Magallane
Desserts vary by night. The Tuile Aux Mures consists of mixed berries, raspberry liquor and a pistachio coconut cup.
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Francophile Fantasy at Paris 7th
Owner Bernard Tronche opened his famed SaintEmilion 33 years ago.
Now that menu enjoys new digs just down the street.
BY COURTNEY DABNEY
What began with more modest aspirations to be a French country bistro soon morphed into a fine dining version and never looked back. Zagat Survey has Saint-Emilion listed as its No. 1-rated restaurant in Fort Worth and Dallas.
Another French restaurant, Le Cep, opened a more uptight, high-ticketed, nouvelle cuisine version three years ago just down the street from Saint-Emilion. When Le Cep closed and that space became available, Tronche saw an opportunity to expand.
The fine-dining component of Saint-Emilion, along with chef de cuisine Kobi Perdue, took up residence in the revamped space in early March with a name change to Paris 7th. The A-framed original Saint-Emilion is now undergoing an update, and when it reopens, will go back to its roots and house a more casual, French country bistro menu.
The once stark and minimal space of Le Cep had a cold feel. Paris 7th is now
much softer and way more inviting, with windows letting in the light, dressed in a tidy row of café curtains to one side. The opposite wall now has been covered with lightly stained woodwork, with antiqued inset mirrors and cozy, rose-colored, velvetbacked banquette seating, complete with lumbar pillows for added comfort.
The dining experience is prix fixe, so you can choose a one-, two- or three-course meal for a set price: The full menu (first course, main course and dessert) is $69.50, or you may choose either one or two courses for $58.50, which includes gratuity on food — just like in France. Some items are noted as “supplement” which is in addition to the prix fixe, and you are still
Paris 7th
invited to tip on your beverage selections.
The wine list remains one of the better collections in the area. As my visit was in early summer and rosé season had just gotten into full swing, I sipped a glass of Tavel Les Lauses, which is a dry rosé, a blend of grenache, syrah and mourvedre grapes, with a fresh raspberry hue.
The traditional blackboard of daily specials made its rounds throughout the dining room. I chose two specials from the blackboard. For a starter, two plump Cape Cod scallops were presented, browned perfectly on top and bottom. They were briny and sweet, resting in a bed of sautéed spinach, delicate orzo pasta and bacon.
Location: 3324 W. Seventh St.
For Info: 817.489.5300
What We Liked: The food and service are as impressive as ever, and the new environment makes for a fresh and relaxing dining experience.
The Filet de Boeuf Aux Champignons ($9 supplement) was a lovely, medium-rare specimen. Served with an exotic mushroom fricassee, in a porcini-infused Madeira demi-glace. The plate was minimally sauced.
What We Didn’t: The cheese course was not available the night we visited.
Recommendations: The Boeuf de Bourguignon Classique is a rich beef stew in red wine, like those on nearly every menu in Paris, with the most tender beef, carrots and pearl onions, and browned mushrooms folded in at the end.
Desserts include a classic cheese course, and specialty soufflés and crepes, but the summery lemon tart was irresistible on the blackboard menu. I’m a sucker for anything lemon. The classic, thin tart crust was filled with a pucker-inducing custard, served with sweetened, vanilla whipped cream piped on the side.
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The West Side will soon get its first gourmet doughnut shop, courtesy of Dough Boy Donuts Melvin Roberson is hoping to have the brick-and-mortar version of his popular food truck open sometime later this month in the West Side spot once occupied by Leah’s Sweet Treats. Baking will be done on-site, Roberson says, and the doughnuts themselves will be prepared as they’re ordered. “That’s the thing that people really like about our doughnuts — they’re so fresh and warm, the glaze is dripping off of them,” he says. “It’s a different experience than picking them out of a display case.” At first, the shop will offer yeast doughnuts, in flavors such as Butterfinger, cheesecake, cookies and cream and Sriracha maple bacon, then eventually cake doughnuts. Roberson is also planning on serving a handful of specialty items he wasn’t able to make on his truck, including doughnut bread pudding. 4910 Camp Bowie Blvd. doughboydonutsdfw.com
Fort Worth-based chef Victor Villarreal, who has worked at some of the city’s top restaurants, including Grace and
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Clay Pigeon, has started a pop-up series at not one but two spots: Rosen Hall Inn in Fort Worth and Off the Vine in Grapevine. Villarreal, the executive chef at Savor Culinary Services (which recently snagged Fort Worth Magazine’s Best Caterer Award in its annual Best Of issue), says the monthly dinners will reflect the type of food he dearly loves. “What I really want to do is maintain the preservation of Old World-style food,” he says. In Villarreal’s hands, that means smoked tomahawk steak with albufera sauce, bourbon-brined pork belly, duck pappardelle and coconut green curry with roasted eggplant. Jennifer Smith, Villarreal’s sous-chef at Savor, is lending Vic a hand with the events and also contributing her own dishes. For more info, visit savorculinaryservices. com or follow Vic on Instagram @vicv10009.
One of the co-founders of Fort Worth gastropub Pouring Glory is opening a new spot in downtown Arlington. Part of the Urban Union complex, a burgeoning mixeduse development, The Tipsy Oak comes from longtime restaurateur and former Pouring Glory co-owner Kevin von Ehrenfried and his wife, Julia. The couple started the restaurant from scratch, tearing down an old home and replacing it with a new building designed to look like a vintage, Craftsmanstyle house, complete with a wraparound porch and picket fence. “Unfortunately, the old home just wasn’t salvageable,” Kevin says. “But we were able to save some old wood, which we used to build out our bar.” The Tipsy Oak won’t sway too far from Pouring Glory’s elevated bar food. The menu will include items such as brisket nachos, beer-battered fish and chips, a chicken Reuben sandwich, a brisket grilled cheese, and burgers of both the straightforward and chefinspired variety. “You’ll be able to come in and get a burger and a Coke for $9,” he says. “But if you want to spend $13 on a gourmet burger, you can do that, too.” Of course, there will also
be craft beer on tap and in bottles, along with a full bar. Look for it this month at 301 E. Front St., Arlington. facebook.com/ tipsyoakarlington
One of Weatherford’s best-kept secrets is Italian restaurant Mamma Monica, opened nearly two years ago by northern
Italy transplant Monica Russo, who makes her pastas by hand. Now comes her sophomore outing, Zeno’s on the Square, a more datenightish Italian spot that recently opened in the Houston Place development, a new business and retail complex in downtown Weatherford. While Mamma Monica’s has a family-friendly vibe and is BYOB, Zeno’s is designed more for a night on the town. The atmosphere is cozier and more intimate, and there’s a full bar. Overseeing the kitchen is Italian
Freelance food writer Malcolm Mayhew can be reached at malcolm.mayhew@hotmail.com or on Twitter at @foodfortworth.
chef Massimiliano Zubboli, whose menu features seafood and meat dishes, including braised red snapper with prosecco and shrimp fritters with garlic mayo, along with Russo’s handmade pasta. 102 Houston Ave., Weatherford. 817-757-7552.
The latest addition to the WestBend shopping area is Bartaco , an upscale taco spot with a coastal vibe. It has a few things going for it, namely decent prices. Street-style tacos, stuffed with ingredients such as chorizo, anchocrusted tuna, angus ribeye, glazed pork belly and cauliflower in romesco sauce, range from $2.50-$3.50. Sides include freshly made guac, black beans with smoked pork shoulder, and chipotle slaw. There are some cool decor elements that’ll probably only appeal to antiques nuts like me: outdoor pendant lights from an old ammunition manufacturing facility and a huge old factory cart, from an autobody repair shop, that’s now being used as a water station. A nice patio faces the Trinity. 1701 River Run, bartaco.com.
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Babe’s Chicken Dinner House 230 N. Center St., 817.801.0300. Lunch Hours 11am-2pm Mon.Fri.; Dinner Hours 5pm-9pm Mon.-Fri; All Day 11am-9pm Sat. and Sun. $
BJ’s Restaurant And Brewhouse 201 E. Interstate 20, 817.465.5225. 11am-midnight Mon.-Thur.; 11am-1am Fri.; 11am-1am Sat.; 10am-midnight Sun. $-$$
Chef Point Cafe 5901 Watauga Rd., Watauga, 817.656.0080. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am10pm Fri.; 7am-10pm Sat.; 10am-8pm Sun. Breakfast Saturdays. $-$$
Houlihan’s 401 E. 1-20 Hwy., 817.375.3863. 11am-midnight, bar 1am Mon.-Thu.; 11am1am, bar 2am Fri.-Sat.; 11am-10pm, bar midnight Sun. $$-$$$
Humperdink’s Restaurant And Brewery 700 Six Flags Drive, 817.640.8553. 11am-midnight Sun.-Thurs.; 11am-2am Fri.-Sat. $$
J Gilligan’s Bar & Grill 400 E. Abram. 817.274.8561. 11am-10pm Mon.-Wed.; 11ammidnight Thu.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun.; drafthouse open nightly 11am-2am $
Mac’s Bar & Grill 6077 W. I-20 Frontage Rd., 817.572.0541. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 10am-2:30pm and 3pm-10pm Sun. $$
No Frills Grill 4914 Little Rd., 817.478.1766. Other locations: 801 S. Main St. #109, Keller, 817.741.6344. 2851 Matlock Rd., Ste. 422, Mansfield, 817.473.6699. 1550 Eastchase Pkwy., Ste. 1200, Arlington, 817.274.5433. 11am-2am daily. $ Rose Garden Tearoom 3708 W. Pioneer Pkwy., 817.795.3093. 11:30am-3:30pm Mon.-Sat.; closed Sun. $
Restaurant 506 at The Sanford House 506 N. Center St., 817.801.5541. Closed Mon.-Tues.; 11am-2pm, 5:30pm-9pm Wed.-Fri.; 10:30am2pm, 5:30pm-9pm Sat.; 10:30am-2pm Sun. $$
Old Neighborhood Grill 1633 Park Place Ave., 817.923.2282. 7am-9pm Mon.-Fri.; 8am-9pm Sat.; Closed Sun. $ Ol’ South Pancake House 1509 S. University Dr., 817.336.0311. Open 24 hours. $ Pappadeaux 2708 W. Freeway, 817.877.8843. Other location: 1304 E. Copeland Rd., Arlington, 817.543.0544. 11am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $$ Paris Coffee Shop 704 W. Magnolia, 817.335.2041. 6am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; Break-
fast Only 6am-11am Sat. $
Park Hill Cafe 2974 Park Hill Dr., 817.921.5660. 10am-2:30pm Mon.-Fri.; 10am-1pm Sat.-Sun. $-$$
Mac’s on Main 909 S. Main St., Ste. 110, 817.251.6227. 11am-3pm, Lunch Mon.-Sat.; 4:30-9:30pm Mon.-Thu.; 4:30pm-10pm Fri.-Sat.; 10am-2:30pm Brunch, Sun.; 4:30pm-9:30pm Sun. $$
Tolbert’s Restaurant 423 S. Main St. 817.421.4888. 11am-9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am9:30pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-8:30pm Sun. $$ Winewood Grill 1265 S. Main St., Grapevine, 76051 817.421.0200. 11am-10pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-11pm Fri.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$-$$$ KELLER/LAKE COUNTRY
FnG Eats 201 Town Center Ln., Ste. 1101, 11am9pm Mon.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.; 10:30am10pm Sat.; 10:30am-9pm Sun. . $$ Main St. Cafe 900 S. Main St., 817.741.7600. 6am9pm, daily. $
The Salvation Army would like to thank our luncheon chairs
Dr. Greg and Sara Scheideman and honorary chairs
Congressman Roger and Patty Williams for their leadership of the 2018 Doing the Most Good Annual Luncheon to support our programs and services in Fort Worth.
Special thank you to our generous sponsors
GM Financial
Mary and Carl Ice
Lockheed Martin
Faye Briggs Fischer
Fort Worth Magazine
Carl Kessler
Thank You to Signature Partners
night Sat.; noon-10pm Sun. $$
Shinjuku Station 711 W. Magnolia Ave., 817.923.2695. 5pm-9pm Mon.; 11am-9pm Tues.Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.; 5pm-10pm Sat. $-$$
McKinley’s Fine Bakery & Café 1616 S. University Dr. Ste. 301, 817.332.3242, 7am-6:30pm Mon.Fri.; 8am-6:30pm Sat.; 11am-5pm Sun. $
Panera Bread 1700 S. University Dr., 817.870.1959. Other location: 1804 Precinct Line Rd., 817.605.0766. 1409 N. Collins, Arlington, 817.548.8726. 2140 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. S. 817.416.5566. 4611 S. Hulen St. 817.370.1802. 6:30am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am8pm Sun. $
Pearl Snap Kolaches 4006 White Settlement Road. 817.233.8899. 6am-2pm Mon.-Fri., 7am-2 pm Sat.-Sun. Other location: 2743 S Hulen Street. 817.233.8899. 6am-12pm Mon.Fri., 7am-12 pm Sat.-Sun. $
La Madeleine 2101 N. Collins St., Arlington, 817.461.3634. 6:30am-10pm daily. Other location: 4201 S Cooper St., Arlington, 817.417.5100. 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat. $ FORT WORTH
La Madeleine 6140 Camp Bowie Blvd., 817.654.0471. 6:30am-10pm Sun.-Thu.; 6:30am-11pm Fri.-Sat. Other locations: 4626 SW Loop 820. 817.717.5200.; 900 Hwy. 114 W., Grapevine, 817.251.0255. 6:30am-10pm daily
$ Paris 7th 3324 W 6th St. 817.489.5300. 5:30pm-9:30pm Tue.-Sat.; Closed Sun.Mon. $$$ Saint-Emilion 3617 W. 7th St., 817.737.2781. 5:30pm-9:30pm Tue.-Thu.; 5:30pm-10pm Fri.-Sat. $$$
Café Medi 420 Grapevine Hwy., Ste. 101A, Hurst, 817.788.5110. Other location: 129 E. Olive St., Keller, 817.337.3204. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm Tue.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ Greek House 2426 Forest Park Blvd., 817.921.1473. 11am-8pm Mon.-Sat. $ Jazz Café 2504 Montgomery St., 817.737.0043. 11am-3pm Mon.-Fri.; 9am-3pm Sat.; 9am-2pm Sun. $
The Vine Greek Taverna 2708 W. 7th St., 817.334.0888. 11am-2pm Tue.-Sat.; 5pm-9pm Tue.-Sat. $
Indian
ARLINGTON
Tandoor Indian Restaurant 1200 N. Fielder Rd., Ste. 532, 817.261.6604. 11:30am-2:30pm Lunch, 5:30pm-10pm Dinner, daily. $-$$ FORT WORTH
PICK OF THE MONTH
Hopdoddy
A slew of new menu items has rolled out at Hopdoddy this summer. Among the eats, a Breakfast Burger that’s served all day, made with a breakfast sausage and ham patty paired with scrambled eggs, potato hay and Applewood smoked bacon; shareables like Parmesan Truffle and Hot Honey and Sage fries; and desserts like Vanilla Birthday Cake. Among the drinks, try new cocktails like the 3 Whiskey L.I.T. and the Sparkling Pamplejousse.
Niki’s Italian Bistro II 2041 Rufe Snow Dr., Ste. 209, 817.514.0892. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $$
Bosses Pizza 201 N. Main St., 817.337.9988. 11am-9pm Sun.-Thu.; 11am-10pm Fri.-Sat. $ Devivo Bros. Eatery 750 S. Main St., Ste. 165, 817.431.6890. 7am-9pm Mon.-Sat.; 7am-3pm Sun. $$
Joe’s Pasta ‘N Pizza 837 Keller Pkwy., 817.431.0361. 11am-10pm Mon.-Fri.; 12pm10pm Sat.; 11am-9pm Sun. $ My New York Pizza 841 N. Tarrant Pkwy, 817.514.7700. 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat.; 11am9pm Sun. $
» Eight feet tall, 20 feet long and made of Styrofoam, Lucky the Duck spends his days floating alongside tubers near Panther Island Pavilion. Talk about winning in life. But seriously, Lucky is an actual award-winning duck — in 2012, students at Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus won first place for him at a public art contest held by the Trinity River Vision Authority. He’s been part of the river ever since. Lucky’s next appearance will be at the final Rockin’ the River festival of the season on Aug. 5.
PHOTO BY BRIAN LUENSER
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