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1. Gas station restaurant in south Fort Worth brings the burgers & wings. Burgers and wings are the thing at Lul B's Restaurant, a family operation that recently opened in south Fort Worth -- right next to a gas station at 5617 McCart Ave. #105, at the corner of Edgecliff Road.
2. Reopenings rocket in this roundup of Fort Worth restaurant news. In this edition of restaurant news around Fort Worth, we have more than the usual quota of remodelings and reopenings. Everyone's sprucing up. There's also news about Mexican food, pizza, and doughnuts.
3. State Fair of Texas to donate leftover food the day after it closes. The State Fair of Texas celebrated its last day on October 20, but Big Tex and the gang were up bright and early the day after on Monday, October 21 with State Fair Cares, an annual tradition in which State Fair of Texas food vendors donate their leftover food and drink to North Texas families in need.
4. Comfort food and Tex-Mex: Family-owned Amy's Cafe in Hurst has it all. There's a family-owned cafe dishing out Tex-Mex and Southern eats in Hurst: Called Amy's Cafe, it opened recently in the former home of Miranda's Cafe at 477 W. Harwood Rd., in Village Plaza.
5. These are the 11 best food and drink events in Fort Worth this week. This week's top food events included a little something for every palate: a deluxe dinner with big-name chefs, a chili cookoff, a taco pop-up, and a couple of spooky events, ramping up to Halloween. There was also a fun new event offered by the Fort Worth Opera.