{"id":284125,"date":"2025-10-07T14:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/284125\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:22:09","slug":"fwfwf-night-market-2025-returns-to-fort-worth-this-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/284125\/","title":{"rendered":"FWFWF Night Market 2025 Returns to Fort Worth This November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Imagine trompo tacos sizzling riverside, vegan Mexican bites you didn\u2019t know you needed, and cocktails that make you cheer for the bartender, all under the glow of Panther Island Pavilion\u2019s lights. That is Night Market, the Fort Worth Food + Wine Foundation\u2019s open-air feast, returning Thursday, Nov. 13, for its third annual edition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Part street festival, part fine dining showcase, Night Market transforms a section of the Trinity River into a bustling playground of flavors and community spirit. Guests can wander through stalls serving everything from Lao and Thai street eats to creative beignets, elevated plates from local chefs, and inventive cocktails crafted by some of North Texas\u2019s finest mixologists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 lineup blends fresh faces with familiar favorites. Duchess at The Nobleman\u2019s Marcus Kopplin brings his new fine dining concept to the market, while Ossy Avila\u2019s Knight Out makes its FWFWF debut with trompo negro, a concept recently spotlighted in Texas Monthly and now a mainstay at AT&amp;T Stadium. Other participants include Marcus and Belen Hicks of Belenty\u2019s Love Mexican Vegan Restaurant, Julee Ann Chanthapanya of ZAAP Kitchen Lao and Thai Street Eats, and Angel Fuentes of Los Guapos Mexican Street Food, among many others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the beverage side, North Texas bartenders will compete in the Foundation\u2019s signature cocktail showdown, backed by spirit sponsors including LALO Tequila, Blackland Distillery, <a href=\"https:\/\/fwtx.com\/eat-drink\/a-new-tequila-brand-and-distillery-is-set-to-drop-near-the-n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Pulga Spirits<\/a>, and TX Whiskey. Whether it is Clay Pigeon Food and Drink\u2019s Ethan Goettsch or Westland Bar Co.\u2019s Zack Marshall, expect inventive sips that match the culinary creativity on the plate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DJ Jason Esquire will keep the beats flowing, ensuring the night feels as festive as it tastes. And beyond the revelry, every ticket sold fuels the Foundation\u2019s mission: funding scholarships, grants, and entrepreneurial opportunities that nurture the next generation of local hospitality leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNight Market is such a joyful evening,\u201d says Julie Eastman, executive director of FWFWF. \u201cIt\u2019s the kind of event where you come with a group of friends and end up running into even more \u2013 everyone gathering over great food, creative cocktails, and music by the river. The cocktail challenge adds an energy of friendly rivalry, bringing out the very best in our mixologist purveyors. This event really reflects what makes Fort Worth\u2019s food and hospitality community so special \u2013 togetherness, flavorful bites, and a whole lot of fun! For those who\u2019ve never experienced a Foundation event before, this is a perfect introduction.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Participating Chefs\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s culinary lineup features both first-time participants and returning favorites, including:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Participating Mixologists\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spirit Sponsors:\u00a0LALO Tequila, Blackland Distillery, La Pulga Spirits, Acre Distilling Co., Maison Ferrand, Devil&#8217;s Grin Gin, TX Whiskey, Estancia Raicilla, La Gritona Reposado, Aspen Vodka.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Imagine trompo tacos sizzling riverside, vegan Mexican bites you didn\u2019t know you needed, and cocktails that make you&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":284126,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,2879,2105,7371,108660,7372,9730,146424,358,7453,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-284125","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-events","10":"tag-food-and-drink","11":"tag-fort-worth","12":"tag-fort-worth-food-and-wine-festival","13":"tag-fortworth","14":"tag-fwtx-staff","15":"tag-night-market","16":"tag-texas","17":"tag-top-story","18":"tag-tx","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-united-states-of-america","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115333336098516657","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}