THE GRAND TASTING

Sugar Land Marriott Town Square
16090 City Walk
Sugar Land, Texas 77478
Friday, April 20, 2012
7:00-9:30pm
$125
Attire: Chic Cocktail

The Grand Tasting is the hottest ticket in town!

This event is a showcase of fine dining and exquisite wines from around the world. The Grand Tasting will feature wines from all over the world and delicious tastings from award-winning chefs.

The Grand Tasting also hosts The Grand Auction, a silent auction with a variety of one-of-a-kind items for both the food connoisseur and the wine aficionado. The original painting from the 2012 The Grand Wine & Food Affair, magnums to jeroboams, winery tours to intimate dinners prepared by Houston’s top chefs, The Grand Auction is sure to have something for all tastes.

The 2012 Grand Tasting Chefs

Jeffrey Balfour – Citrus at Hotel Valencia - Riverwalk San Antonio
Jason Chaney – Barbed Rose - Alvin
Curtis Cook – Central Market
Chef David Cordua - Churrascos
Ricky Cruz - Grotto Restaurant
Jason Dady - The Lodge Restaurant of Castle Hills & Bin 555 Restaurant and Wine Bar - San Antonio
Rey Darthard – Chef Rey’s
Randy Evans – Haven
Jonathan Gelman - The Driskill Grill - Austin
Juan Carlos Gonzalez – Alex Brennan-Martin’s Bistro Alex and Bistro Bar
David Grossman – Branchwater Tavern
AJ Junnarkar – Downtown Aquarium
Michael Kramer – The Tasting Room
Peter Laufer – Picho at the Intercontinental Houston
Rebecca Masson – Award Winning Pastry Chef
Brian McNamara - Jaspers
Chef Shanna O’Hea & Chef Brian O’Hea - Academe Brasserie and Tavern - Kennebunk, Maine
Jeff Everts – Olivette - The Houstonian Hotel
Cesar Rodriguez – Samba Grille
John Signorelli - The Remington at St. Regis Houston
Gerard Thompson – Rough Creek Lodge & Resort – Glen Rose
Philippe Schmit – Philippe
Rosario Tortorice – Tea And Coffee America – Illy Coffee
Martin Tuck - The Burning Pear – Sugar Land Marriott Hotel
Josh Watkins - The Carillion Restaurant, “A New American Grill” - Austin
Kevin Williamson - Ranch 616 - Austin
Trevor White – The Oceanaire

Proceeds benefit The Grand Wine & Food Affair Scholarship Endowment at the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management at the University of Houston.