ADDISON—Mark your calendars: The fifth annual Dallas Chocolate Festival will be held on Saturday, September 13 at the Addison Conference Centre and feature "will feature booths from over 30 American and international vendors including: chocolatiers, chefs, patisseries and chocolate shops," plus demos, tastings, food trucks and more. Sunday will feature chocolate workshops held at Trinity Groves. More details here. [EaterWire]
OAK CLIFF—Ten Bells Tavern has declared August the month of the burger. Each week they'll feature a new burger creation; first up is the TBT Cowboy Burger with cheddar, fried onions and housemade barbecue sauce plus a side of potato salad, available this weekend only.
DEEP ELLUM—Cajun restaurant and bar The Free Man will celebrate its third anniversary tonight with live music from 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Perhaps more importantly, they have a bunch of new menu items including bacon caramel cheesecake. [CraveDFW]