Fighting Childhood Hung...
$100 to sample endless cuisine and drinks from Houston’s finest culinary experts – Not a bad price for the 50+ exquisite samplings you get at Taste of the Nation. What’s even better is when 100% of that $100 is fighting childhood hunger in America. Taste of the...
Rising Stars Gala ̵...
Starchefs.com brought their Rising Stars Gala to Houston last night to highlight some of the best in Houston’s culinary world. The event was held at the Four Season’s, atop their lovely pool deck. It was the perfect Spring evening, the weather was just right, the fabulous...
Wine Ride 2011 – ...
Wine makes food taste better. Food makes wine taste better. How do you find that perfect pair? The 2011 Wine Ride – An exciting race of wine pairing challenges from the brilliant minds at Keeper Collection that offered the perfect opportunity to see just how this is done. This...
La comida de México es ...
We acknowledge two food groups: Asian and Mexican. Both cultures embrace flavor and spice, and use the heat to fully bring it out. If you are a regular follower, especially on our Facebook page, you know we are fans of the local taqueria scene. However, this night was about cranking...
Bart O’Brien Holiday Wi...
We were truly privileged to take part in the O’Brien wine dinner, it turned out to be the best we’ve been to so far. Having been to Strata several times, we are big fans of their food, and certainly looked forward to the creative holiday-themed menu the amazing Chef Ly would...
Vintage Park Houston – ...
First let me apologize for the photos. We stumbled upon this grand event by accident and I only had my iPhone 3. On our way to enjoy a beautiful Saturday lunch at one of our very favorite restaurants in town, Peli Peli, we could not help but notice that Vintage Park in Houston was...
Go Texan! Iron Chef Sty...
So you may have read a few weeks ago that we had the opportunity to see Chef Christina Lee of Central Market Cooking School advance to the Chefs Under Fire Finals. We were privileged enough to attend the finals and I just have to say – Wow, what an event! The Iron Chef...
Local Chefs Battle, Iro...
We all love to watch Iron Chef, Top Chef, Chopped, or any other TV show where talented Chefs battle it out. For the first time, I got to experience my favorite style of TV programming live and in person thanks to Chefs Under Fire. And the secret ingredient is… FROG LEGS! Not only...
1st Annual Puglia Wine ...
I am a believer that you actually do learn something new everyday. Some are big, some are small… Some walk up to you, knock you in the head and make a lasting impact. I had the pleasure of such an experience just last week. What did I learn? Puglia has some excellent wine....
spring wine dinner – st...
ok, so i realize that it is summer and i am just now blogging about a spring wine dinner, but with summer vacations and busy schedules, i accidentally let this one get away – but fear not – for i am about to tell you about one of the most decadent and wonderful dinners i have...
pork in my belly!
the 1st bacon takedown has commenced and it was such a great event! a special thanks to coordinator matt timms and to hormel for the bacon of course and to warehouse live for hosting. adam signed up for the event first, then i got a little competitive and signed up to compete too....
