2019 Houston Rising Stars Tasting Gala Menu
2019 Houston Rising Stars Tasting Gala Menu
Savory |
| Baker Matthieu Cabon | Magnol French Baking |
| Verlasso salmon-buckwheat mille-feuille |
| & |
| Assortment of bread with compound French butter |
| Chef Natasha Douglas | Better Luck Tomorrow and Penny Quarter |
| Green Shakshuka: tomato, greens, chiles, sunchoke, yogurt, egg |
| Pitmaster Patrick Feges & Chef Erin Smith | Feges BBQ |
| Niman Ranch pork belly burnt ends with Mexican street corn |
| Chef Drake Leonards | Eunice |
| Gulf blue crab and shrimp étouffée with green rice |
| Chef Bobby Matos | State of Grace and La Lucha |
| Fried oyster loaf, Texas toast, Duke's Mayonnaise, pickles |
| & Ginger-gochujang glazed Lone Mountain wagyu beef rib with Malaysian roti |
| Chef Jonny Rhodes | Indigo |
| Slum Village: Ash-aged potato, okra, créme, shallots, thyme |
| Chef Felipe Riccio | Goodnight Hospitality |
| Blackened Verlasso salmon tostada, avocado, blue corn |
| Chef Kaitlin Steets | Theodore Rex |
| Smoked Aussie lamb tartare, celtuce, cured egg yolk |
| Chef Nick Wong | UB Preserv |
| Salt & pepper squid, basil, garlic, nam jim, chile |
| Guest Chef Manuel Recio | Spain |
| Ibérico Ham from Spain |
Pastry |
| Gelatician Jasmine Chida | SweetCup Gelato & Sorbet Originale |
| Pomegranate-rose sorbet |
| & |
| Saffron milk jelly tarts |
| Pastry Chef Meredith Larke | Uchi Houston |
| Foie gras candy bar |
Beverage |
| Sommelier Andres Blanco | Caracol |
| Sommelier Lindsay Thomas | Pappas Bros. Steakhouse |
| Pairings with winners' dishes |
| Bartender Westin Galleymore | Underbelly Hospitality |
| Formerly Known As: Tequila, marigold, Cocchi, Maurin Quina, Gran Classico |
| Bartender Tommy Ho | Anvil Bar & Refuge and Penny Quarters |
| Minch's Lure: Scotch, Sherry, poire eau de vie, almond |
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