Since my sister moved to Minneapolis a few years ago, I have taken a trip there nearly every 12-18 months. Never too long, but just enough time to experience various parts of the city. On this quick trip, I sat back and let me sister plan the entire weekend. We were there to celebrate her new baby’s (my Godson’s) baptism, so I figured that it would be best to let her make the arrangements.

We arrived late on a Friday night and headed straight to our AirBnB located off of Lake Calhoun. A few moments to settle in and then it was directly to Lake & Irving Restaurant for a nightcap. It was quiet in the Uptown Minneapolis neighborhood, we stayed for a couple of drinks and headed to sleep at our quaint AirBnB.

Savor Dallas is in full swing. This wine and food festival is an annual event that highlights wine, regional cuisine, and area restaurants. Savor Dallas also does a great job of scheduling events around the Dallas attractions such as the Arts District Wine Stroll, the Grand and Reserve Tastings in Fair Park, and Savor the Arboretum. Savor Dallas is an epicurean feast and highly recommended if you like to go to events just to taste many different types of wine and food. I mean, who doesn’t? But, as with most event like this, the tickets do come at a pretty hefty price depending on the event. Usually, the more varieties, the higher the price of the event.

As fun as tastings are, I wanted to try something different this year. I was delighted to see that Savor Dallas added a new event to their usual offerings. The Toast of the Town is a series of lectures that focuses on several contemporary food-inspired topics, specifically those doing with Texas cuisine.