{"id":129088,"date":"2026-01-19T14:40:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/129088\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T14:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:40:06","slug":"crossbuck-bbq-farmers-branch-launches-new-monthly-supper-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/129088\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossbuck BBQ Farmers Branch Launches New Monthly Supper Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crossbuck BBQ in Farmers Branch is a casual yet upscale <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/food-drink\/crossbuck-bbq-joins-elite-company-in-farmers-branch-16590157\/\">barbecue shop<\/a> that blends Central Texas-style smoking techniques with global flavors. They manage their own herd of cattle, dictating everything from feed to processing. Pitmaster and owner Tim McLaughlin is a Le Cordon Bleu graduate (and instructor) who built a career in fine dining before turning to the pit. Perhaps not your typical barbecue spot. <\/p>\n<p>In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/food-drink\/crossbuck-bbq-joins-elite-company-in-farmers-branch-16590157\/\">first look<\/a> back in 2023, Chris Wolfgang wrote that \u201cCrossbuck hits a lot of high marks in our book. In addition to making barbecue available across large swaths of the day, the restaurant is a comfortable spot to post up with some smoky fare and a group of friends.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Starting in late January, Crossbuck is starting a new supper club that marries the easy-breezy vibes of a barbecue joint with fine dining. As the flyer explains, \u201cthoughtfully composed courses served in a relaxed, come-as-you-are setting.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>When asked, McLaughlin said the vibe is \u201cflip flops and fine food.\u201d Maybe not in January, but you get it. <\/p>\n<p>Supper Club Details<\/p>\n<p>The first supper club is on Friday, Jan. 23, at 7:30 p.m. Dinner will likely be communal style with big tables for everyone to sit together. The menu is all off-the-menu specials; Everything is made from scratch and in-house.  <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crossbuckbbq.com\/supper-club.html\">Tickets<\/a> are $150, including drinks. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a menu breakdown that reads a little like a spa visit. We\u2019re here for barbecue spas. Why aren\u2019t we doing that already? <\/p>\n<p>START<br \/>\u2022 Artisan beef sausage<br \/>\u2022 Smoked brisket empanada<br \/>\u2022\u00a0Beverage: Cucumber Jalape\u00f1o Margarita<\/p>\n<p>CALM<br \/>\u2022 Creamy smoked vegetable soup with arugula, prosciutto and apple<br \/>\u2022\u00a0Beverage: Bishop Cider<\/p>\n<p>CLEANSE<br \/>\u2022 Smoked cherry and star anise sorbet<br \/>\u2022\u00a0Beverage: Lychee Rum Cocktail<\/p>\n<p>MAIN<br \/>\u2022 Twice-cooked bone-in pork chop with chipotle and pear compote<br \/>\u2022\u00a0Beverage: New Riff Almond Cocktail<\/p>\n<p>FINISH<br \/>\u2022 Blueberry ginger cobbler<br \/>\u2022 Peppermint ice cream<br \/>\u2022\u00a0Beverage: Hidalgo Hot Chocolate Stout<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crossbuck BBQ in Farmers Branch is a casual yet upscale barbecue shop that blends Central Texas-style smoking techniques&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129089,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1960,64,160,162,161],"class_list":{"0":"post-129088","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-plano","8":"tag-bbq","9":"tag-events","10":"tag-plano","11":"tag-plano-headlines","12":"tag-plano-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}