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Fort Worth’s Evolving Dining Scene N
ew restaurants seem to be popping up weekly, making Fort Worth a virtual culinary wonderland. With the latest additions to West 7th Street, downtown, and the Near Southside, diners have more choices than ever before. Keep up to date with our dining guide to all things “food” in Fort Worth.
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West of downtown off West 7th Street, new restaurants keep emerging at lightning speed. Exciting choices include Tillman’s Roadhouse, the Oak Cliff based restaurant that features fun, savory dishes including venison Frito pie, truffled goat cheese tator tots, and table-side s’mores. Dining here is a blast, and the weekend
brunch might be the best in Fort Worth. Down the sidewalk is Terra Mediterranean Grill. Enjoy the fresh, fire-baked pita bread and the lemony, mint-tinged kibbie, a ribeye beef “meatloaf” of sorts combined with wheat and pine nuts and served with saffron rice, yogurt, and tabouli salad. At the opposite end of Crockett Street, Bailey’s Prime Plus is now open, featuring a fresh atmosphere with bright green hues, not typical of usually dark, intimate steakhouses. The menu is elaborate and pricey, bar apps, cocktails, and wine are half-off weekdays from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Set to open this month is Patrizio Pizza, Pasta and Vino, a Dallas-based Italian restaurant with a casual setting and medium price point. Try the melon-wrapped prosciutto and the iron skillet mussels.
Bon Appétit!: (top right) An explosion of flavor at Ellerbe Fine Foods; (left) Turkey smoothered in mushroom gravy served up at Cowtown Diner.
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For health nuts and fro-yo fans, the new Yofe Fresh Fruit and Yogurt Café offers smart menu choices, including parfaits, smoothies, sandwiches, and salads, making it easy to dine sensibly. As the restaurant’s motto touts, Yofe lets you stuff your face but still watch your waist. Inside the So7 development, Love Shack packs crowds with juicy, flavorful burgers, live music, and “Kids’ Karaoke” weekly. Nearby, So7 Bistro will open soon from Chef Jean Michel Sakouhi. The restaurant will be French-American inspired and will feature an easy-going menu in a casual setting. Chuy’s has a sign in the window next to the new location of Fort Worth Running Company on 7th. The popular Austin-based Mexican food restaurant is “coming soon.” For those who crave Mexican food now, La Familia on Foch Street can’t be beat. Other West 7th standouts include Fred’s Texas Café, Gloria’s, Eddie V’s, BoomerJack’s, Mac’s and Times Ten Cellars, all worthy of regular visits.
Downtown• • • • • Flourishing with options, downtown diners can go casual to upscale within a matter of a few steps. Old favor-
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Fort Worth’s Evolving Dining Scene ites like Billy Miner’s Saloon continue to draw crowds with sizzling burgers, hot dogs nestled in thick, crusty buns, and spicy wings. (Tortilla chips and nacho cheese are complimentary during happy hour.) And newer spots like Whiskey & Rye and Bob’s Steak and Chop House are attracting regulars of their own after opening inside the Omni Hotel last year. Earlier this year, Cowtown Diner opened on Main Street. Open at 7 a.m. daily, the cozy eatery is one of few places downtown that offers an early morning breakfast. Lunch and dinner crowds can enjoy chicken pot pie, meatloaf sliders, grilled pimento cheese, and more. At Daddy’s Jack Seafood, Chef Dom offers lobster bisque and clam chowder along with surf and turf dishes. Salads are continually bold and fresh, and entrées are usually big enough to split. Patio dining is a popular, more recent option here. For sushi lovers, Piranha Killer Sushi doesn’t disappoint. The colorful atmosphere is as inviting as the beautiful dishes the sushi chefs create behind the bar, located in the middle of the restaurant.
At Grace, stylish crowds continue to flock to the lovely outdoor patio and contemporary dining room. The popular “Wine Me, Dine Me” weekly specials include four courses for $39. Make it $59, and wine pairings are included. Locals and visitors alike continually praise Del Frisco’s fine dining for its excellent service, supreme steaks, and superior atmosphere. Perfect for dates and girls’ nights, Simply Fondue offers an interactive eating experience. Choose from cheese fondues such as Wisconsin Sharp Cheddar, Mediterranean, and Italian Fontina, served with fresh breads, crisp veggies, and luscious apples. Salads, entrées, and dessert fondues are also on the menu. For Cuban-inspired fare, Embargo now doubles as a lunch spot. Hot pressed Cuban sandwiches and Mexican “street tacos” are flavorful and dangerously addicting. Fort Worth’s favorite wine guy, Cef Zambrano, now offers lunch Wednesday through Friday at his namesake wine bar, Zambrano Wine Cellar. Cheese plates, gourmet pizzas, bruschetta, and more make an enticing menu perfect for wine pairing. Don’t forget brunch hot spots including Taverna (featuring $5 bottomless mimosas), Ferre, and Cantina Laredo. Additionally, double cheeseburgers and sweet potato crinkle fries from Jake’s on Main Street are not to be missed. Try the beer-battered onion rings too. Lastly, pairing a Mambo Taxi frozen margarita with brisket tacos from Mi Cocina should always be on your downtown to-do list.
Just dip it: (left) Simply Fondue offers a wide variety of foods made for dipping.
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Near Southside• • • • •
The epicurean offerings on the Near Southside are stellar. Ellerbe Fine Foods on West Magnolia Avenue kicked off a craze for “fresh, seasonal, and local” cuisine, and the menu changes regularly to accommodate Chef Molly McCook’s fluctuating ingredients. Likewise, Lili’s Bistro set the stage for sophisticated offerings in the area. Its sister restaurant, Cat City Grill, has recently opened on Magnolia and offers plentiful portions of heavy-duty steak and seafood dishes. Yucatan Taco Stand remains a popular hot spot for margaritas and unique Latin-inspired items, including fish tacos, nachos, tortas, and more. And earlier this year, we bid farewell to a Southside staple, Scampi’s Mediterranean Café. Chef Theo has retired at the age of 76; however, the restaurant will soon reopen with a new chef and new concept. Jack Tanner’s Patio Grill will serve comfort food gourmet style and will feature a full-service bar. Don’t miss Junsuree Thai House and King Tut for tasty, ethnic cuisine, or head to Spiral Diner for vegan food even a meat-over will enjoy. Top Chef finalist to open restaurant in West 7th development Chef Casey Thompson, Top Chef season three finalist, will soon make her Fort Worth debut at Brownstone, West 7th’s newest restaurant concept. Slated for a late May opening, Brownstone will be located across from Bailey’s Prime Plus and will feature local, seasonal menu items in a casual setting that is intended to feel like a comfortable living room.
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Spring Delight / $69.95 Tulips, delphinium, lilies and more. Available at Gordon Bowsell • www.GordonBoswell.com or call 817-332-2265.
Haiku by Sharon Eisenhauer / $37 - $74 A bag that’s just beautiful isn’t haiku enough. A bag that’s just functional isn’t haiku enough. To qualify, to be haiku enough, a bag must be the perfect union of style and substance. Whether you’re working, playing, parenting, partying or just plain packing, there is a haiku bags that fits right in with the life you live. Available at Backwoods or call 817-332-2423.
Mother’s Day Brunch / $65 Bring your Mom to the Zoo on Mother’s Day and enjoy a delicious buffet brunch, keeper chats at select exhibits, and a visit with your newly adopted zoo animal. Don’t forget to get a family portrait from caricature artist Ty Walls. The Fort Worth Zoo• www.FortWorthZoo.org or call 817-759-7500.
Child Perfume from Fred Segal / $40 - $98 A favorite of stars like Christina Applegate, Jennifer Aniston and Sigourney Weaver, Child Perfumes and Body Lotions are hand crafted and derived from exotic white flowers, resulting in a fragrance that is “very bold, very romantic, very aromatic”. Available at Dolce Vita * www.DolceVitaFW.com or call 817-334-0502.
Passion Gemstone Ring by Lagos / $795 A captivating cushion-cut faceted gemstone framed by signature 18K gold Caviar™ beading on a band of smooth sterling silver detailing the LAGOS logo. Available at Haltom’s Fine Jewelers • www.Haltoms.com or call 817-336-4051.
Hot Shell Massage / $85 Filled Lava Shells, from real tiger clams of the Philippines, are heated by water and placed on key points of the body to give a deeper massage, all the while exfoliating the skin, and enhancing comfort and warmth. Heat from the shells relaxes the muscles allowing a deeper relaxation of the body, mind and spirit and offers a reconnection with the sea and nature. Available at Pure Bliss Therapeutic Massage www.MyPureBlissMassage.com or call 817-883.0925.
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Welcome home: (top) Spacious living area with a scenic view; (right) State-of-the-art kitchen.
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table scout
Terra Mediterranean Grill
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erra Mediterranean Grill, by the Channa brothers of Dallas’ award-winning Ali Baba Mediterranean Grill, is the newest and possibly most winning restaurant located in the burgeoning West 7th Street corridor. Fort Worth is already home to several great Mediterranean restaurants, including Hedary’s, Byblos, Celaborelle, Café Chadra, and The Vault, to name a few, but, based on the crowds, the city has welcomed with open arms this fresh, new concept that overflows with style and sizzle. Infused with a lot of natural light and warm earth-tones –– oranges, browns, and greens –– the interior of Terra beckons you to sit, relax, and enjoy. A befittingly medium-sized bar sits off in the corner and is dressed with two bigscreen TVs that somehow manage not to distract. When the weather is fine, the bar window opens up to create a semi-patio space. Quiet, soothing
Middle Eastern music seeps through the restaurant and serves as a kind of aural appetizer. Portions and flavor are generous at Terra. The mezzas (appetizers) such as the feta cheese bread, baba ghanouj, and calamari are big enough to feed a table of four sufficiently and are crunchy, spicy, and garlicky in all the right places. The hummus is happily oil-free and is so creamy that it almost melts in your mouth. Terra’s kabobs are served with hearty saffron rice and roasted veggies with your choice of chicken, ribeye, lamb, shrimp, salmon, or kafta (think Arab hamburger). Moist, juicy, and tender, the chicken and black angus ribeye kabobs will have you thinking differently about meat on a stick. This isn’t portable food. This is an amazing entrée. More adventurous main courses include saffron
Fresh and Delicious: (top) Tabouli salad; (right) Wild gulf shrimp terra kabobs.
chicken in a creamy curryand-white-wine sauce that is both subtle and tangy, the kibbie ribeye, and a sort of build-your-own gyro complete with ziziki sauce and pita. Vegetarians should add Terra to their regular haunts for the quality of the food and diversity of the menu. Falafels, moussaka, salads, tabouli, and more are also featured.
Whether you’ve tried Mediterranean food before or not, you’ve never had it like this before. Head to Terra and bring your biggest appetite. Terra Mediterranean Grill 2973 Crockett St. in the West 7th St. Corridor, FW. 817-744-7485
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While cruising the streets of downtown in search of drinks to quench our thirst for something fruity, yet subtle and new we found it. Embargo is known for its salsa music, great bar décor, amazing Cuban-inspired food and being home to some of the best mojitos in town (a Fort Worth Weekly Best Mojito winner from 2007-2009). The epitome of a springtime cocktail is Embargo’s Strawberry Basil Mojito. A twist on the traditional mint mojito, this one adds the distinct, crisp flavor of basil to lure out the sweetness in the strawberries, creating the perfectly balanced cocktail. Watching the bartender mix this heavenly beverage is part of the fun. Just order, sit back, and enjoy the show.
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beat the clock The House Coffee Bar
Time in: 11:30 am
The setting: Nestled between West Lancaster Avenue and West 7th Street is a new building that’s home to one of the best independent coffeeshops in town, The House Coffee Bar. Upon entering you get the familiar coffee-shop feel, with a sleek counter and a cooler containing pastries and cold drinks, but that’s where the similarities stop. Large round tables for groups or for sprawling out your computer and papers while taking advantage of free Wi-Fi are surrounded by inviting couches, sofas, and other family-style pieces of furniture. Large glass windows form most of the façade, and inside they separate The House Coffee Bar from a room next door that is used for live music (first and third Fridays of the month) and for church services –– The House shares the building with the City Life Center ministry. The House Coffee Bar is an extension of the ministry. The menu: Pastries are brought in daily from the award-winning Swiss Pastry Shop, and the sandwiches are made daily using the freshest gourmet breads, meats, veggies, and cheeses. The mozzarella, tomato, and pesto panini ($5.50) is crisp, creamy, and bursting with the flavor of
Time out: 11:55 am
fresh basil. Add chips or fruit and a drink for a complete lunch combo for just $7.50. Coffees and teas are brewed to perfection, and all of the favorites are offered: lattes, cappuccinos, mochas, teas, caramel macchiatos, and wedding-cake coffee with hints of vanilla and almond. An ice-cold blended coffee ($3.55) is perfect now that the weather is warming up. The service: Counter service is fast and friendly. Questions are answered with a smile, and suggestions are made if you can’t quite decide which yummy offering to treat yourself with. The verdict: The House Coffee Bar is perfect for breakfast, lunch, coffee, snacks, and more. Go once, and you will be back for sure. The House Coffee Bar 915 Florence St., FW 817-870-2000 7am-2pm Monday-Friday Closed Saturday & Sunday.
Cup of Joe: (right) Have you had your macchiato today?
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IS OPENING SOON We invite you to check out the acclaimed Bailey’s Prime Plus opening March 29TH in Fort Worth’s West Seventh Street neighborhood. Bailey’s offers exceptional steakhouse cuisine including prime beef from the famed Allen Brothers of Chicago, delicious fish and seafood dishes, delectable side dishes, out-of-this-world desserts and an incomparable wine cellar featuring the world’s finest vintages. You’ll also want to visit the glamorous bar and lounge for cocktails, the terrific Bar Menu and live music on Fridays and Saturdays. “Our Favorite New Restaurant…” – Pat Sharpe, Texas Monthly
k 2901 Crockett Street § 817-870-1120 www.baileysprimeplus.com
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Fort Worth Opera Festival: A Cowtown Mix
By Rebecca Strong
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Burning desire: (top) Mozart’s Don Giovanni opens this year’s festival; (left) Wes Mason will star as Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls.
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n the middle of Cowtown you’d expect to hear people humming country music lyrics rather than a popular aria from an opera. But Fort Worth Opera is bringing a fantastic mix of operatic works that are sure to provide many with a tune to hum as they leave Bass Performance Hall. The company’s fourth Festival will include classics like Don Giovanni and The Elixir of Love, but perhaps the real gem of the Festival is the world premiere opera, Before Night Falls. Before Night Falls, composed by Jorge Martín, is the company’s second world premiere in three years. Blogs and periodicals from New York to Milan have been abuzz about this opera that is based on the remarkable life of Reinaldo Arenas, a tortured Cuban poet and writer who narrowly escaped from a government determined to keep him quiet. “Reinaldo’s life is a testament to what can happen when you believe in yourself and stay true to who you are,” says Darren K. Woods, General Director of Fort Worth Opera. “This opera is a powerful story, but it was Jorge’s music that first got my attention. Any opera I consider must have great music first. When I first read the libretto (words) I was a little hesitant about it. But once the music comes in and you have the context of the Latin American culture, it’s really, really a beautiful piece. Like all great art, the compilation of the whole is so much more than its individual parts.”
Opening the 2010 Festival is Don Giovanni, Mozart’s take on the infamous scoundrel Don Juan, but with a twist. The final opera in the mix is The Elixir of Love, a delightful comedy about love...and cheap wine, making it a great date opera. “We usually choose three to four productions for each Festival,” Woods says. “One is a top-20, world famous opera that everyone has usually heard the music to, even if they don’t realize it. Second, we choose one that people will recognize maybe the composer or even the title but might not have ever seen. For the third, we try to choose something from the 20th or 21st century that has a timely subject – something people have been talking about or heard on the news so they can relate to the story in the opera.” Fort Worth Opera hopes that everyone will not only leave the Hall singing but see the beauty in the operas performed in this year’s Festival. While there is beauty in opera, a great work of art should also push you mentally and emotionally. “Art is beautiful,” says Woods. “I believe that art and opera should always challenge you and make you think.” So don your boots and cowboy hats and treat yourself to classics and new operas alike. Because no matter what they say—liking opera doesn’t make you any less of a cowboy.
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for the young, and young at heart
Some familiar faces: (right) Andy Warhol: The Last Decade at the Modern; (bottom) Fort Worth Cats’ loveable mascot, Dodger.
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hrough Sun., May 16, at Casa Mañana Theatre, Casa’s Children Theater will present its production of the Tony Award-winning adaptation of the J.M. Barrie classic Peter Pan. Did you know that “Wendy” wasn’t a real name until after it appeared in the musical? No kidding. Anyway, her, the titular hero, that saucy little sprite Tinkerbell, and the Lost Boys will battle the nefarious Captain Hook and his band of un-merry buccaneers in the dreamworld of Neverland at 3101 W. Lancaster Ave. in the Cultural District. Tickets are $15-17. Call 817-332-2272. Something that would have undoubtedly lightened Peter Pan’s loafers a little more would have been a trip to the ballpark. Seriously. Everything’s always just better there. The hot dogs taste like filet mignon, the peanuts like caviar, and the beer like, well, beer. And there may be no better ball-going experience than a balmy spring or summer day at La Grave Field, home of your Fort Worth Cats, whose opening day is Thu., May 13, versus the dreaded ShreveportBossier Captains. The stand extends through Saturday and will be followed in May by stands against the loathsome Lincoln Salt Dogs (Fri.,
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May 20, through Sun., May 23) and crosstown rivals the Grand Prairie Air Hogs (Memorial Day weekend: Sun., May 30, and Mon., May 31). Ticket prices vary but –– like the concessions –– are always reasonable. A lot more reasonable than the prices at that other ballpark. Call 817-332-CATS. So maybe your kid’s also –– or completely –– on the arty side. For him or her, there’s the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s Wonderful Wednesdays, a free family-friendly program from 4 ’til 4:45 p.m. “designed as an informal introduction to the Modern’s collection and special exhibitions,” according to the museum. A docent leads families through the collection, stopping along the way to highlight significant and/or family-friendly pieces and concluding with a gallery project created by the museum’s education department. Infants, toddlers, and strollers are permitted, and children must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is not required. Just sign up at the front desk at the museum (3200 Darnell St.) on the day of. On May 12, a special focus will be given to the museum’s current special exhibition, Andy Warhol: The Last Decade.
On Sat., May 16, the Modern will continue with its April-inaugurated program for children between the ages of 12 and 16. Tours, group discussions, gallery projects, and a concluding studio project comprise the sessions. Registration is highly recommended –– people who sign in on the day of will be granted spots but only if they’re available. Classes are $10 per session, and admittance to the gallery is free for participants. Check in at the front desk. The special guest lecturer/docent on May 16 will be Christine Bisetto, assistant curator of education, public programs, and the focus will be all about Andy. Call 817-738-9215.
We did not ask to be abused. Please be our voice. CASA OF TARRANT COUNTY’S
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Where: Embargo 210 East 8th Street, Fort Worth When: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 | 5:30pm-8:00pm
Learn how you can make a positive impact in the life of an abused or neglected child. The Birdies for Charity program, through the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, will graciously match up to 15% of donations generated for CASA at this event. To learn more, visit www.CrownePlazaInvitational.com and click on the “Charities” tab.
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ith the exception of maybe December, May is probably the busiest (most party-tastic?) month of the year in Fort Worth. Yes, a lot of what goes on here in May goes on in every city in the country –– Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day weekend –– but some of our events are specific to us Cowtowners, most notably the annual Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial golf tournament.
Watching the best club-swingers in the game will indeed be the main reason to attend the 2010 Colonial (Thu., May 27, through Sat., May 29) –– Phil Mikelson, Steve Stricker, and John Daly are just a few of the golfers slated to whack the little white ball around for neat prizes and love. But, y’know, the pre-, during-, and postround parties are pretty awesome, too. Easily one of the most awesome is just a short, uh, drive from the TCUarea course. Sponsored by Michelob Ultra and supported by 8.0 Restaurant & Bar, Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, and Fort Worth Weekly, the 19th Hole in Sundance Square is a block party in the heart of downtown (on Main Street between 3rd and 4th streets). There will be frosty beverages for sale, big-screen TVs providing recaps from the day’s action, a leader board, a live ESPN/103.3-FM radio broadcast on Wednesday at 2 p.m., and live music –– Americana pixie and Fort Worth native April Geesbreght will perform on Thursday from 7:45 to 10 p.m., and C&W artist Candy Coburn will perform on Friday from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Visit http:// crowneplazainvitational.com.
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Continuing through the month of May is Central Market and Fort Worth Weekly’s weekly free outdoor concert series, Thursday Night Live. On tap is a mix of local and touring acts. On May 6, catch Los Super Vatos, featuring Bubba Hernandez, who up until recently played bass for about two decades in the multipleGrammy-winning psychedelic-folk ensemble from Denton, Brave Combo. On the 13th, Fort Worth’s answer to The Eagles and Wilco, Chatterton will take the stage, joined by Denton’s immensely prolific and intensely brooding Doug Burr. On the 20th, Fort Worth’s bluegrassy Blackland River Devils will open for Denton’s Seryn. And on the 27th, Memorial Day weekend, Hurst’s Johnny the Saint and the Velvet Hand will get the party started right with their blue-eyed-soul-infused, slapyour-mama bar-rock. Music of a different sort will be ringing throughout Bass Performance Hall (525 Commerce St. in Sundance Square) during May, courtesy of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. From Fri., May 7, to Sun., May 9, the orchestra will accompany worldrenowned violinist Sarah Chang, who will perform two pieces chosen by
FWSO fans –– Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77, and Musorgsky/ Ravel’s Pictures at an Exhibition –– and, only on Saturday and Sunday, Gonzalo Garrido-Lecca’s Toccata for Orchestra. Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts. Call the Bass Hall box office for ticket information at 817212-4280. At the end of the month, on Sun., May 30, at 8 p.m., Curtis Wilson will take the podium at Fort Worth Botanic Garden (3220 Botanic Garden Blvd., 817-8717686) for Best of the Big Bands: Music of Glenn Miller and Friends, a concert of swingin’ music by Miller, Benny Goodman, the Dorsey brothers, and many other WWIIera American composers in the pop-jazz vernacular. (A command performance will take place on Sun., June 20.) Visit www.fwsymphony.org. Music of another, totally different sort will blast like a nextdoor neighbor’s TV at four in the morning throughout Circle Theatre, when until Sat., May 29, The Great American Trailer Park Musical will be staged. This R-rated romp by David Nehls (music and lyrics) and Betsy Kelso (book) involves “murderous ex-boyfriends, Costco, the Ice Capades, and a stripper on the run who comes between a Dr. Philloving agoraphobic housewife and her tool-booth collector husband.” Giddyup. Showtimes are Thursdays through Saturdays at 240 W. 4th St. in Sundance Square. Call 817-877-3040 or visit www.circletheatre.com. Much less hazardous to your health than living in a trailer park like the one depicted by the aforementioned musical is a little vigorous, life-affirming, painful P.E. Whether you’re an irredeemable slacker or seasoned marathoner, Fort Worth Running Company (2401 W. 7th St., Ste. 114, 817-731-1760) is for you. And we’re not just saying that. The retailer regular holds training boot-camps at 6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Sign up at the store or online at www.fwrunco. com. After all, what better time than competitive bikini-contest season to start getting in shape? You show them girls at Spencer’s Corner what time it is!
Sight and sound: (previous page) Black Place by Georgia O’Keeffe; (right) Violinist Sarah Chang
And just think: Getting in shape now means you can pig out on the late-morning of Sun., May 9, at Mothers’ Day brunch/buffet/jawdropping-display-of-gluttony. What the hell. Head on over to Mac’s on Seventh (2600 W. 7th St. in Montgomery Plaza, Ste 116, 817-3326227) and load up on the American grill’s blue-ribbon Eggs Benedict –– each globule is about as big as a bowling bowl, as yellow as the sun, and as dense and creamy as anything Grandma could whip up on her best day. (Go ’head, Granny. Try.) Or maybe your mom’s a strict adherent to the cowboy diet circa 1880. In that case, take her to Lambert’s Steak, Seafood & Whiskey (2731 White Settlement Rd., 817882-1161). A classy joint that, true to
its name, represents the three real major food groups, Lambert’s puts out one of the best Sunday brunches no matter the season. Mom will be proud. Maybe a little tipsy. Definitely full. But proud. Until September at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (1720 Gendy St. in the Cultural District, 817-336-4475 or 800-476-FAME [3263]), art lovers will be able to view the groundbreaking exhibit of works by legendary Southwestern artist Georgia O’Keeffe. A collaboration between the Cowgirl and Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the exhibit “explores the relationship that the artist and Cowgirl Hall of Fame Honoree O’Keeffe had with nature through her camping experiences and artifacts.” Visit www.cowgirl.net.
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