The west side pizzeria, named last year as Star-Telegram readers’ favorite, now opens at 11 a.m. weekends to serve breakfast pizzas, paninis, an Italian sausage-and-mozzarella burrito and blue-corn waffles.

A new food truck, run by a familiar face in Fort Worth’s culinary scene, specializes in ‘garden to table’ food.

Twenty-five years ago, local radio personality Mark “Hawkeye” Louis planted a seed, or more accurately, a tree in Fort Worth. 

It was the fall of 2021 when the first of ten eighteen-wheelers rolled into Fort Worth from Mexico. Most of the trucks originated in Saltillo, an industrial city of about a million located some 170 miles southwest of Laredo. A few of the trucks came from Mexico City, another 430 miles south... 

Relocating this spring to western Camp Bowie Boulevard, the new Fred's Texas Cafe is a trip to the past. And with a bigger kitchen and dining room, it's also a look at its future. After more than 40 years occupying a tiny sliver of real estate on Currie Street, Fred's made the suprise announcement that it was closing/moving last October. The news saddened devotees of the giant, frosted schooner of beer and some of the best burgers and fries in town, although, in recent years, the location had lost its appeal.

Anew clean eating cafe is taking over the Fort Worth space that used to house Olivella’s Pizza at 6333 Camp Bowie Boulevard, suite 240. The space is currently under construction, being transformed into Blue Butterfly Cafe. 

It’s been a minute, for sure, since a brand-new Fort Worth restaurant has been as packed as The Fitzgerald was on a recent January night. Wall to wall would be an understatement. People crammed into corners and crannies waiting on their tables. Even those with reservations were told there’d be a wait. Simply enough, guests didn’t want to leave. Who could blame them? It felt like the place to be. 

When this venerable neighborhood grocery reopened, the new owners brought in a big prepared-food counter plus a coffee bar and wine section. Wisely, they kept certain basics in place. Case in point: the upgraded burger. A thick, seared patty comes with the standard fixin’s—a slice of cheddar, crisp lettuce, tomato, and onion—but the Dijon and mayo are house-made, and the warm potato bun is freshly toasted, elevating the new edition to an instant classic.

Fort Worth’s historic Camp Bowie District Inc. has named Lydia Guajardo Rickard as the public improvement district’s (PID19) new executive director. Rickard has been operating as the District’s interim leader since mid-October 2021 and has a previous four-year history of marketing the business corridor through her former agency, LComm Marketing and Public Relations. Rickard announced the closure of her marketing firm via social media on January 27.

Texas has a lot of great places to get your cultural fix, from the Dallas Museum of Art to the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin. But only one can be named best in the state this year, and the Yelpers have spoken. Yelp recently released its list of Top Art Museums in Every State — the best in Texas being none other than the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth's nearly 50-year-old institution that houses masterpieces from around the world, all viewable for free (with the exception of special exhibitions that require a ticket).

A new family-owned Nashville hot chicken restaurant is bringing the heat to Fort Worth’s west side. Fort Worth’s introduction to Nashville hot chicken has not necessarily been a proper one. You’ve seen it on menus here and there, in both full-service restaurants and fast-food joints, usually in the form of a fried-chicken sandwich or spicy tenders.

Mary Ho grew up not having much, born to immigrant parents who came to the U.S. to escape Communist regimes in Vietnam and Cambodia. When they arrived in Dallas in the late 1970s, her father worked on cars while her mother sewed at a factory, taking home whatever couldn’t be finished during the workday and having her children help snip and trim patches. Yet, despite not being well-to-do, Ho remembers being “surrounded [by] really kind people” — and dreamed of someday having the means to pay it forward. 

One of Fort Worth’s most iconic restaurants is closing its original location and relocating. Fred’s Texas Cafe will close its Currie Street location on Dec. 31 and reopen a new location at 7101 Camp Bowie in 2022. The new location will sit between Alta Mere Drive and Irene Street near a Golden Corral Buffet and a CVS. 

There's nothing new about artists responding to current events through their work. Today's creatives who incorporate symbols like face masks and raised fists are not unlike their predecessors who also used art to critique their respective social and political environments.  

Along with birria and barbecue, pizza has been one of the city’s hottest cuisines for some time now. The past few years have seen an influx of new pizza places in Fort Worth serving just about every kind of pie you can imagine, from New York-style to Detroit-style pizza. 

Have you ever wondered how some people have a nice smooth look while others have a razor burn around their bikini? Or maybe you find yourself having to shave and sometimes re-shave once or twice a day in your bikini area? Are you ready for smooth hairless skin? Then Brazilian waxes might be your answer. 

Don't get them wrong — Fort Worth Camera owner Jeff Masure and general manager MacKenzie Hughes loved the eye-catching architecture of their Montgomery Street store. But the location did have its limitations, particularly when it came to parking during its popular photography events. 

After overcoming roadblocks from the pandemic, the push for a Vietnam War Veterans Memorial along Camp Bowie Boulevard has renewed strength. The project is nearing its fundraising stage, as the groups behind the memorial have settled on a design and begun talks with the Parks Department of Fort Worth

By now, Fort Worth diners are quite familiar with poke — raw, sushi-style fish served over rice or greens, typically in a fast-casual setting. Ever since Arlington’s Ahi Poke Bowl introduced the Hawaiian-inspired dish to local diners five years ago, likeminded spots have flourished throughout the area. 

The Fitzgerald cocktail is a twist on the classic gin sour. Ben Merritt’s new restaurant — aptly named after his favorite drink — also reimagines a classic. The Fitzgerald, with plans to open later this year, will serve as a twist to the traditional steak and seafood restaurant. 

Chef Ben Merritt closed the doors on his Rosedale Renaissance restaurant, which was located just across from Texas Wesleyan University in the Polytechnic Heights neighborhood of Fort Worth, in June. It’s tough to keep the doors open when you can’t find employees to run the place, so Merrit’s ambitious Ben’s Triple B (biscuits, burgers and brews) spot folded. But along with his new business partner Chris Lynch, Merritt is now taking over the former Blu Crab restaurant space at 6115 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Suite 104, to open The Fitzgerald.

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is turning the big six-oh this year, and with pandemic precautions lifted and the world slowly opening up again, the Fort Worth institution is planning a birthday bash that promises to celebrate with a bang.

A new Ghost Kitchen concept featuring Fajita’s only delivery is being launched. EAT FAJITAS is the brainchild of chef and entrepreneur Lanny P. Lancarte II; founder and owner of Righteous Foods.

Roy Pope Grocery, an old-time neighborhood supermarket, meat market, and burger grill serving west Fort Worth since World War II, will reopen under a partnership led by chef Louis Lambert, he said Thursday.

Jesus Garcia, the original owner of the Oni Ramen restaurants in Fort Worth and Dallas, on May 25 returned to the Camp Bowie area with Kintaro, a delivery and take-out spot specializing in Japanese cuisine.

Owner John Pritchett won’t dwell on what the grand opening for the satellite location of one of Fort Worth’s largest craft breweries might have looked like had coronavirus not slammed the door shut on many small businesses.

After nearly a decade of serving schnitzel, spaetzle, and strudel out of a charmingly tiny spot on Henderson Avenue, Little Germany Restaurant closed in March. But the Gonzalez family’s restaurant has found new digs at 6737 Camp Bowie Blvd.

Social distancing’s got us missing a lot of things. Eating out. Hanging with friends. Exploring the city. And especially exploring museums.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic forced the temporary closure of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, but art aficionados will get a taste of one of the exhibitions that was on view at the museum when local PBS station KERA (Channel 13) airs Erik Clapp’s documentary, The Perilous Texas Adventures of Mark Dion.

This is not quite the way John Pritchett, founder of Wild Acre Brewing Company, envisioned opening his long-awaited second location in Fort Worth’s Ridglea Hills neighborhood.