Beer Festival in Bishop Arts; Smyth is Pretty Cool After All

OAK CLIFF—The Bishop Arts district will host the fifth annual Brew Riot festival on Sunday, May 19. For a $20 donation, attendees can sample 50 different home-brewed beers; there'll also be live music, food, and games. [Eaterwire]

UPTOWN—A CultureMap blogger really wanted to hate Smyth, Michael Martensen's new reservations-only bar, but was won over by the outstanding cocktails. One caveat, though: He thinks the bar "ought to be in a harder-to-find spot" for maximum cool points. [CultureMap Dallas]

COMPETITIVE EATING WIRE—There was a sushi-eating contest at Ra in Plano, and you missed it. Here's a recap of the event, which pitted 24 raw fish lovers against one another in a fierce battle for a year's worth of free sushi. [DMN]