Repeal Day \u2014 which marks the end of Prohibition in 1933 \u2014 arrives this week and bars are ready to celebrate with classic cocktails and costume parties. Also on the list of dining events this week: holiday sip-and-stroll events, free barbecue, and breakfast with St. Nick.<\/p>\n
Thursday, December 4<\/p>\n
Viet-Cajun Dinner at Restaurant Beatrice<\/a> Friday, December 5<\/p>\n Repeal Day at Bourbon & Banter<\/a> Repeal Day Party at Ginger\u2019s<\/a> The Feast of the Seven Fishes at Palato Italian Kitchen and Lounge<\/a> Repeal Day Party at Whiskey Cake<\/a> Saturday, December 6<\/p>\n Sip the Season – Winter Coffee Crawl 2025<\/a> Breakfast with Santa at SER Steak + Spirits<\/a> Brunch with Santa & Friends at The Westin Dallas Stonebriar<\/a> Pepsi Dallas Local Eats at Lockhart Smokehouse<\/a> Sip & Sleigh at Toyota Music Factory<\/a> Sunday, December 7<\/p>\n
Guest chef Joshua Van Hanh Zacharias of Canada will visit Restaurant Beatrice to prepare a six-course tasting menu featuring Vietnamese American and Cajun flavors. Titled \u201cHam Choi,\u201d a Vietnamese phrase used by parents to scold overly playful children, the menu includes dishes like pork-stuffed shrimp, banh mi canapes, pate, and macarons with iced coffee from New Orleans. The dinner is $125 plus tax and gratuity, and is available Thursday and Friday beginning at 5 pm.<\/p>\n
The Statler\u2019s underground speakeasy will celebrate Repeal Day with a lineup of Prohibition-era cocktails. Visit for a $5 menu including Mary Pickford with Flor de Cana; French 75 with Hendrick\u2019s gin; Hanky Panky with Tanqueray gin; and Millionaire with dark rum and sloe gin. The special will run from 6\u20139 pm.<\/p>\n
East Quarter underground cocktail bar will celebrate its two-year anniversary in conjunction with Repeal Day with a party called \u201cThe Night America Toasted Again.\u201d Don vintage attire of the speakeasy era and enjoy DJ music and classic cocktails like the Sidecar, Old Fashioned, Bee\u2019s Knees, and French 75. Toast at midnight with a complimentary champagne toast. Doors open at 6 pm.<\/p>\n
Hall Arts Hotel restaurant will host a multi-course dinner celebrating the Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian-American Christmas tradition featuring a meatless meal of seven different seafood-centric dishes. The dinner is $160 plus gratuity, and begins at 7 pm.<\/p>\n
Party like it\u2019s 1933 during this celebration commemorating the end of Prohibition. Whiskey Cake\u2019s patio will be transformed into a speakeasy featuring bootleg-inspired cocktails, hand-rolled cigars, and live music. The party will run from 7 pm-midnight at all three DFW Whiskey Cake locations, including Plano, Las Colinas, and Fort Worth. Fedoras and fringe dresses encouraged.<\/p>\n
Warm up with festive coffee beverages around Historic Downtown McKinney during this Saturday morning sip-and-stroll. The $35 ticket plus tax and fee, includes a custom holiday mug and drinks at several stops including Filtered, Emporium Pies, and Habitat Plants + Coffee. Start times begin as early as 8:30 am and the stroll runs through 2 pm, with tickets going fast.<\/p>\n
Sky-high steakhouse atop the Hilton Anatole will welcome Santa for a breakfast buffet as part of the hotel\u2019s lineup of holiday activities<\/a>. (New this year is an outdoor skating rink<\/a>.) Breakfast comes with storybook readings, crafts, and photos with the big guy himself. Tickets are $75 for adults and $30 for children 2 to 12. Reservations run from 8:30\u201311:30 am and the brunch will be offered Saturdays and Sundays, along with December 23 and 24.<\/p>\n
Frisco resort will host weekend brunch with Santa and Mrs. Claus featuring a buffet spread along with cookie decorating, gingerbread house creating, photo ops, and kids\u2019 activities galore. Tickets are $60 for guests 13-and-up and $42 for kids 3\u201312, plus tax and gratuity. The brunch will run from 10 am\u201312 pm. (Visit December 13 and 20 for a special appearance by the Grinch, too.)<\/p>\n
As part of Pepsi\u2019s campaign to spotlight local businesses, the soft drink brand will visit Lockhart Smokehouse in Dallas\u2019 Bishop Arts District to host a free food giveaway. The first 100 guests will receive a free brisket sandwich meal with Pepsi Zero Sugar and Lay\u2019s chips. (The combo will be available for $8 for late arrivals.) Guests can also sample barbecue, bacon-wrapped jalapeno poppers, and sweet bites (while supplies last) and enjoy live music by Deep Blue Something. The event will run from 3\u20137 pm.<\/p>\n
Sip, stroll, and be merry throughout 10-plus stops for drinks and bites at Toyota Music Factory. Participating restaurants include Shoals Smokehouse, Sushi Sakana, Yard House, and more. Tickets are $25 plus tax and fee, and include a tasting cup and a map. The event will run from 5\u20139 pm.<\/p>\n