The Texas flood in July 2025 that killed at least 137 people remains on the minds and hearts of many people in Dallas-Fort Worth. After a flurry of chefs offered fundraisers for victims last month, two more North Texas restaurateurs are raising money in August 2025.
“Our team felt a deep responsibility to use Monarch’s table as a place for both healing and action,” said Danny Grant, chef and managing partner of Monarch in downtown Dallas.
“Food has an incredible way of uniting people, and this dinner is our way of raising both funds and hope for recovery.”
For a glimpse into the search efforts for the final two missing Texas flood victims, read Claire Ballor’s latest story.
Restaurant News
5 celebrity dinners at Ramble Room
The devastation from Camp Mystic hit too close for Ramble Room owner Jon Alexis, whose children were teammates, classmates and neighbors with some of the victims.
He is organizing five celebrity dinners at Ramble Room for the highest bidder. Each will feature dinner and wine with one sports celebrity:
Ramble Room is an American restaurant in University Park’s Snider Plaza.
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Daryl “Moose” Johnson, a three-time Super Bowl winner who played for the Dallas Cowboys for 11 seasonsCharles Haley, a five-time Super Bowl winner who played for the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas CowboysMarty Turco, Dallas Stars goaltender from 2000 to 2010Eri Nadel, the voice of the Texas Rangers since 1979Jeff “Skin” Wade, radio host on 97.1 The Eagle and a TV broadcaster for the Dallas Mavericks. He co-owns Rollertown Beerworks and Skylark Soul Co record label.
Bidding closes at 7 p.m. Aug. 16, 2025, and so far, these dinners are valued at a few hundred dollars.
All money raised will be donated to the memorial funds of seven Dallas girls who died in the floods — Lila Bonner, Hadley Hanna, Janie Hunt, Hanna Lawrence, Rebecca Lawrence, Wynne Naylor and Eloise Peck.
Ramble Room is at 6565 Hillcrest Ave., Dallas. Celebrity dinner winners will choose the time and date for their event.
‘Together … For Texas’ dinner at Monarch
Downtown Dallas restaurant Monarch, which The Dallas Morning News said has the best skyline views in Dallas, is hosting a one-night benefit on Aug. 25, 2025. Together at the Table: For Texas includes a welcome cocktail and appetizer, four-course dinner, silent auction and dessert send-off for $200 per ticket.
Monarch, a restaurant on the 49th floor of The National building in downtown Dallas, boasts sky-high views of the city.
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Attendees can pay extra for tables near the sky-high windows: $600 for dinner for two, $1,200 for four and $2,000 for eight.
The event was created in part by Grant, the Chicago-based chef who felt compelled to take action after the July 4, 2025, floods in Texas.
He calls Dallas “a second home.”
Dinner includes a sweet corn croquette with prosciutto and Calabrian aioli as a welcome bite. The four-course meal includes Wagyu carpaccio and oysters; tomato-mozzarella gnocchi; antelope; and Mystic chocolate mousse, a dessert beloved at the Hill Country summer camp.
Attendees will be sent home with Tweety Cookies, an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie that was another classic at Camp Mystic.
At the dinner, attendees can bid on silent auction items like a penthouse stay at the Thompson Hotel, autographed Mavericks and Rangers gear, a party for 10 people at sushi restaurant Kessaku and more.
All money raised will support the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country.
Monarch is at 1401 Elm St., Dallas, on the 49th floor. Event is 6-9 p.m. Aug. 25, 2025.
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