Take a look at the menu for this year’s Houston Culinary Awards dinner, prepared by some of our city’s very best chefs and bartenders.
COCKTAILS
Leslie Ross (Treadsack)
• Dogma Days of Summer — strawberry and makrut lime leaf-infused Kappa Pisco, La Favorite Rhum Agricole Blanc, Grand Marnier, lime juice and salted coconut water cordial. Garnished with strawberry and toasted coconut flakes.
• Avant Canard — Celery seed-infused Aylesbury Duck Vodka, vanilla pineapple foie gras gastrique, pineapple juice, clarified lime, verjus. Served sparkling.
Monica Richards (Picos)
• Cantarito — Herradura Reposado, Cointreau, grapefruit juice, agave nectar, orange juice, lime juice and Jarritos Toronja. Garnished with a tamarind straw, tamarind chamoy rim and pieces of orange, lemon and lime.
• Anjou Want It — Woodford Reserve, Cointreau Noir, pear puree, passion fruit puree, vanilla-infused agave nectar, ginger beer floater. Garnished with a speared quarter pear poached in Cointreau Noir and Butterscotch.
PASSED APPETIZERS
Brandi Key (Saltair Seafood Kitchen, Punk’s, Coppa Osteria)
• Tuna tartare with red quinoa, Tuscan kale, chili flake, harissa aioli
Rocco Nankervis (The Oceanaire Seafood Room)
• Crispy prosciutto-wrapped Hawaiian escolar, herbed goat cheese and balsamic pearls
Travis Lenig (Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette)
• Tequila-spiked seasonal melon and jumbo lump crab
FIRST COURSE
Peter Garcia (El Meson)
• Arroz con Pato y Foie — bomba rice with duck and foie gras
MAIN COURSE
Kelly Boyd (Rainbow Lodge)
• Duo of American Bison — braised short rib and grilled tenderloin, roasted farro, smoked leek soubise, huckleberry
DESSERT
Alyssa Dole (Revival Market, Coltivare)
• Hazelnut butter cake, apple hibiscus compote, dulce de leche mousse, caramelized figs and candied hazelnuts
In addition to the food and cocktails noted above, a selection of red, white and sparkling wines will be served. Cost of the dinner, set for Sunday, October 4, is $160 per person (all inclusive). A few tickets are still available. Click here to purchase tickets.