From a White Oak pub crawl to a crawfish throwdown, here’s a look at this weekend's best culinary happenings:
Levy Park Grand Opening Event at Levy Park Conservancy
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
3801 Eastside
Levy Park will be celebrating in its
grand reopening celebration with live music, food trucks and great programming for the whole family all day long. Mayor Sylvester Turner will be cutting the ribbon at 11 a.m., and all-star chef Tim Love, who recently announced plans to open a restaurant (
Woodshed) in the park in 2018, will be dishing out burgers and beer alongside his staff.
Saint Arnold’s Heights White Oak Pub Crawl
Saturday, 2 to 6 p.m.
White Oak
Saint Arnold’s pub crawls are pretty much legendary at this point. As usual, the crawl will utilize an open-house method, with multiple stops to hit up in any order — including
Little Woodrow's, Ritual, BB's Cafe,
Fitzgerald's, Public House and
Christian's Tailgate — and an after party at the final stop,
Onion Creek, 3106 White Oak, at 6 p.m. Punch cards will be handed out at any of the stops between 2 and 3 p.m., and the crawl finishes at 6 p.m., when crawlers will be rewarded with their well-deserved Saint Arnold pint glass.
First Annual Heights Crawfish Cook Off at Southern Goods
Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.
632 West 19th
Southern Goods and Saint Arnold Brewing Company will host the
First Annual Heights Crawfish Competition, in which six restaurants will compete for bragging rights and the title of Heights Crawfish Champion. The lineup includes
Southern Goods,
KA Sushi,
Ritual,
Hughie's,
Kitchen 713 and
Cherry Pie Hospitality. All-you-can-eat crawfish will be served for $30 per person and live zydeco music from Keyun Dickson & the Zydeco Masters will start at 1 p.m.
9th Annual Texas Independence Day One Pot Cook Off at The Ginger Man
Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
5607 Morningside
Presented by Deep Ellum Brewing Company, this ninth annual
Texas Independence Day party features a One Pot Cook Off, live music from John Creighton and the Blue House, a silent auction benefiting Best Buddies International and raffle prizes throughout the day. Cook-off tasting cups and raffle tickets will be available for sale onsite the day of the event while supplies lasts.
Sap Sap Pop-Up at Ladybirds
Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. (or until sold out)
5519 Allen
Former Foreign Correspondents chefs Apple and PJ Stoops are returning to the neighborhood bar for another Thai-inspired pop-up. Previous events have featured dishes like royal red shrimp and pineapple curry, pork floss and rice, beef flank salad and drunk spaghetti. Follow the
Facebook event page for details.