The Grape Celebrates 40 Years; Party Louisiana-Style

LOWER GREENVILLE—The Grape is celebrating 40 years in biz next week with a host of events: On Tuesday, October 21 they'll hold their monthly Wine & Cheese Chat, which is $28 per person for four wine and cheese pairings led by Courtney Luscher and cheese guru Ali Morgan. Thursday night, chef Sarah Snow will serve a four-course menu paired with old world wines for $64 per person. Friday and Saturday, they'll offer a $42 three-course menu with dishes like oxtail ravioli and pork milanese. Call (214) 828-1981 to reserve. [EaterWire]

OAK CLIFF—Garden & Gun magazine is throwing a party at The Foundry with chefs Tim Byres and Cory Bahr of Cotton in Monroe, Louisiana. Cleverly called Cotton & Smoke (get it?), the event promises to be "a Louisiana culinary and musical throwdown of Texas proportions." It goes down October 23 from 7-10 p.m. and tickets will run you a cool $125 each; purchase here. [EaterWire]

VICTORY PARK—Cook Hall will host a Spaten beer dinner next Friday, October 24 at 7 p.m. with five courses to include short ribs with ginger-chive spaetzle, butternut squash soup, and more. Tickets are $55 per person and can be reserved by calling (214) 397-4111. [EaterWire]