Secret Location – to be revealed to ticket holders
Sugar Land, TX


Featured Participants:

JBF Award Semifinalist Dawn Burrell
Late August, Houston

Wine Host/Advanced Sommelier Ryan Cooper
Everywine, Houston

Chef de Cuisine Bigler “Biggie” Cruz
Gølfstrommen at POST Market, Houston

JBF Award Winner Paul Qui
Soy Pinoy, East Side King, and Gølfstrommen, Houston

Chef/Pastry Chef Luis Robledo Richards
Tout Chocolate and Mayahuel (Houston 2024)

Mixologist Sarah Troxell
Pastore, Houston

Join us in Sugar Land, southwest of Houston, for a fabulous supper club experience highlighting some of the area’s brightest culinary stars. Start the night with outstanding cocktails and Gølfstrommen’s sustainable sushi before sitting down to a multi-course feast, featuring live music and performances, made all the more intriguing by the secret location.

Friends of James Beard Benefits, special events around the country like this one, provide critical funding for our programs, to help JBF achieve its mission to celebrate, support, and elevate the people behind America’s food culture, and champion a standard of Good Food for Good® anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.

 

 

Menu

RECEPTION

Chef Biggie Cruz
Negitoro Handrolls with Crispy Shallots and Nikiri

Bluefin Sashimi Trio > Akami with Chutoro, Otoro, Smoked Soy, and Pickled Wasabi Stems

Welcome Cocktails by Sarah Troxell


DINNER

Chef Paul Qui
Spicy Singapore-Style Chili Crab with Fermented Tomatoes, Peppers, Farm Eggs, and Toasted Roti

Dr. Hermann Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett 2020

Chef Dawn Burrell
Char Siu-Style BBQ Beef Belly with Hibiscus, Cucumber¬–Buttermilk Broth, Fermented Cucumbers, Cracklin’ Cornbread, and Herbs

Chateau Musar Jeune Red 2019


Chef/Pastry Chef Luis Robledo Richards
Glazed Pork Belly with Chilmole and Braised Black Bean Purée

Signature Cocktail

Churropalooza
Cinnamon, Mexican Vanilla, Matcha, Raspberry, or Cardamom-Flavored Churros with Dark Chocolate, Earl Grey, Caramel, Habanero, and Yuzu–Lime Dipping Creams

Signature Cocktail

 

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