Calendar of culinary events
Do you have an event or dinner planned at your restaurant or food emporium? Would you like to let our web visitors know of an upcoming food festival? Is a popular cookbook writer going to autograph copies at your bookstore?
The Calendar of culinary events page on My Table’s website is the perfect way to get the word out. And, it’s free! Just send us an email with the details.
Wednesday May 14, 2008
The LeNotre Culinary Institute will celebrate its 10th anniverary with a fundraiser on the campus (7070 Allensby) 6 to 9 pm. Activities include a raffle, student demos with chocolate and sugar, wine and food stations, and celebrity chefs demonstrating their specialties. Honorary chefs are Charles Carroll, CEC, executive chef of the River Oaks Country Club, and Randy Fournier, president of the Food & Beverage Managers Association. Tickets are $85 each, with proceeds benefiting the Culinary Endowment & Scholarship Non-Profit Organization. For more information, contact Marie LeNotre at mlenotre@ciaml.com.
Sunday May 25, 2008 – May 31, 2008
RA Sushi Bar Restaurant will host its fourth annual Nicky’s Week fundraiser to benefit the internationally renowned St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. During the week, all 19 RA Sushi locations including RA Houston, will donate 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of various food and beverage items to help treat and cure children with life-threatening illnesses. For more information, call 713-621-5800 or visit RA online www.rasushi.com.
Friday May 30, 2008
Last year’s Tour de Champagne Houston was such a hit with local wine-lovers that the event is back for round two at the Hotel Derek (2525 West Loop South). Tour de Champagne will once again bring together Champagne from more than 20 Champagne houses, cuisine from some of Houston’s most talented chefs and entertainment such as chef demonstrations and live music. Time: 7 to 10 pm. During the evening, guests will also have a chance to peruse a silent auction, which will benefit the French-American Scholarship Fund, and have a chance to win a trip for two to Paris compliments of Air France. Attendees must be 21 or older. General admission tickets are $115. For more information, contact Helene Roth at helene@tourdechampagne.com. Note: My Table magazine’s e-newsletter, SideDish, will be giving away pairs of tickets to the Tour de Champagne. Become eligible by signing up to receive SideDish. Click the “SideDish” tab at the top of the column to the right.
Sunday June 22, 2008
Donnette Hansen, owner of The Rainbow Lodge (2011 Ella Blvd.), will celebrate the harvest, versatility and beauty of squash blossoms with a Squash Blossom Festival featuring summer wines paired with squash flavors at casual food and wine stations throughout the restaurant and gardens 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Tickets are $29 per person. For more information and reservations, call 713-861-8666.
Sunday June 22, 2008 – June 24, 2008
The 71th Annual Southwest Foodservice Expo, produced by the Texas Restaurant Association, will be at the George R. Brown Convention Center. As the largest foodservice trade show in the Southwest, Expo features more than 1000 exhibits and draws an average of 10,000 people a day to the show floor. The SW Foodservice Expo is open to the trade only. No one under the age of 16 is admitted. For more information or to register, visit www.swfoodexpo.com.
Friday September 5, 2008
The 2008 Champagne & Chocolat Culinary Gala will be held at the Houston Country Club. All proceeds benefit the Culinary Endowment & Scholarship, which supports high-quality culinary education for chef-students of merit. For underwriting or ticket information, call Marie LeNotre at 713-692-0077×16 or email mlenotre@culinaryinstitute.edu.
