Welcome to the Houston Chowhounds!
  

The Houston Chowhounds are a group of 800+ food fanatics, amateur to professional.  We are food hobbyists, writers, bloggers, photographers, chefs, cooks, and other foodservice professionals who take the art of eating and "chowhounding" for the very best food extremely seriously.  We have organized some spectacular events such as Miracle Berry Flavor Tripping parties and our annual BBQ smackdown in which food from six highly acclaimed local BBQ restaurants were blind tasted and judged.  Our quarterley chef throwdowns generate a huge buzz in the local community. 

We demonstrate an unfaltering determination to find the best eats where ever we go. 

 

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List of upcoming events:
 
SEPTEMBER 2010
9/20/10, 8pm -- Anthony Bourdain @ Society for the Performing Arts
9/26/10, 4-8pm -- Houston Chowhounds' happy hour @ Anvil to benefit Houston Food Bank (RSVP here)
 
OCTOBER 2010
POSTPONED UNTIL EARLY 2011 -- Street Food Throwdown @ Yelapa Playa Mexicana
 

 
Some of our past events:
 
OCTOBER 2008
10/17/08, 6:30 pm -- whole pig roast @ Feast (30 attendees, RSVP closed)
10/25/08, 8:30 am -- texas mushroom festival in madisonville, TX (RSVP closed)
10/28/08, 5 pm -- soup dumpling cooking class + chinese dinner, $40 (RSVP closed)
 
NOVEMBER 2008
11/4/08, 7 pm -- dinner @ Polonia (RSVP closed)
11/7/08, 6:30 pm -- miracle berry flavor tripping party @ The Social (SOLD OUT)
11/12/08, 8 pm -- Top Chef Season 5 premiere viewing party and dinner @ Teala's (RSVP closed)
11/16/08, 6 pm -- supper @ Himalaya benefiting Houston Food Bank (45 attendees, RSVP closed)
11/23/08, 5 pm -- miracle berry flavor tripping party @ The Social (RSVP closed)
 
DECEMBER 2008
12/8/08, 7 pm -- tasting menu @ Bedford (RSVP closed)  
 
JANUARY 2009
1/10/09, 12:30 pm -- HouCH holiday party pie & soup smackdown (RSVP closed)
1/11/09, 1pm -- sunday roast @ Feast (RSVP closed)
1/14/09, 7pm -- sichuan hot pot @ Sichuan Cuisine (RSVP closed)
1/17/09, 10:30 am -- Jay Francis' mole cooking class (RSVP closed)
1/19/09, 11am -- MLK day fried chicken crawl: Super H-Mart, Frenchy's, Beaucoup Wings, Sparkles, Bedford (RSVP closed)
1/20/09, 7pm -- inauguration day feast @ Polonia (RSVP closed)
 
FEBRUARY 2009
2/3/09, 6:30pm -- "Wine Trends of 2009" wine tasting @ 13 Celsius (RSVP closed)
2/7/09, noon -- taco truck crawl, part 1 (RSVP closed)
2/21/09, 7 pm -- Houchie "Strut your Stuff" cocktail party (RSVP closed)
 
MARCH 2009
3/1/09, noon -- Gilhooley's in San Leon + crawl through Clear Lake area (RSVP closed)
3/3/09, 7 pm -- BYOB dinner @ Bistro Des Amis (RSVP closed)
3/7/09, 7 pm -- dinner @ London Sizzler (RSVP closed)
3/28/09, noon -- Po-boy crawl @ Jazzie Cafe & Big Mamou (RSVP closed)
 
APRIL 2009
4/3/09, 6:30 pm -- BYOB dinner @ Lucio's (RSVP closed)
4/15/09, 7 pm -- Peju wine dinner @ Voice (RSVP closed)
4/19/09, noon -- sunday brunch potluck @ shabak's kitchen (RSVP closed)
4/23/09, 6:30 pm -- Wine and Salumi @ Vinoteca Poscol (RSVP closed)
4/25/09, 10am -- oyster boat tour & oyster tasting with Robb Walsh @ Misho Oyster Co. (RSVP closed)
4/28/09, 8 pm -- dessert tasting with Plinio @ Textile (RSVP closed)
 
MAY 2009
5/5/09, 8 pm -- dessert tasting with Plinio @ Textile (RSVP closed)
5/9/09, 6:30 pm -- Houchie 1st Birthday dinner @ Chez Nous (RSVP closed)
5/24/09, 5 pm -- Michelada Throwdown @ Anvil
 
JUNE 2009
6/6/09, 11 am -- Slider Crawl -- Lankford, Hubcap Grill, Itty Bitty Burger Barn, Little Bigs, VOICE, Open City (RSVP closed)
6/8/09, 5 pm -- Fried Chicken Throwdown @ Beaver's (SOLD OUT)
6/13/09, 5 pm -- blue crab chowdown @ Stingaree in Bolivar, TX (RSVP closed)
6/20/09, 10 am -- Little India Tour w/ Shubhra: Aisha's, Raja Sweets, India Grocers, Bombay Sweets (RSVP closed)
6/27/09, noon -- 2nd annual BBQ smackdown - Pearl Bar (SOLD OUT)

JULY 2009
7/10/09, 6:30 pm -- BYOB dinner @ Shuck Daddy's
7/15/09, 6:30 pm -- live uni demo + degustation @ Rainbow Lodge (RSVP closed)
 
AUGUST 2009
8/17/09, 5 pm -- Pork Belly Throwdown @ Catalan w/ Houchie Battle Beans Potluck $25 (sold out)
8/24/09, 6:30 pm -- caesar salad class w/ Carla Cardini (sold out)

SEPTEMBER 2009
9/2/09, 6 pm -- miracle berry flavor tripping party @ Ei8ht lounge, $30 (RSVP closed)
 
OCTOBER 2009
10/10/09, 1 pm -- cheesecake cooking class with Dorothy Young @ Banquet Depot, (RSVP closed)
10/17/09, 1 pm -- food photography workshop with Penny De Los Santos @ REEF (SOLD OUT)
10/21/09, 6 pm -- enchilada tour part 2 @ Lopez (RSVP closed)
10/25/09, 11am -- taco truck crawl #2 led by Guns and Tacos sponsored by 29-95, (RSVP closed)

NOVEMBER 2009
11/1/09, 2 pm -- potluck tea/baby shower for Aleksei Mrema at Joanne Witt's home, (
RSVP closed)
11/5/09, 11:30 am -- Energy Corridor lunch @ Fadi's (RSVP closed)
11/8/09, 4 pm -- Bivalve Throwdown @ Stella Sola, $40 (SOLD OUT)
11/14/09, 9:30 am -- coffee crawl at Catalina Coffee (RSVP closed)
11/15/09, 11 am -- dim sum at Ocean Palace (RSVP closed)
11/20/09, 11:30 am -- Galleria Lunch Bunch at Thai Gourmet (RSVP closed)
 
DECEMBER 2009
12/18/09, 11:30 am -- Galleria Lunch Bunch at Rioja (RSVP closed)
12/20/09, 1:30 pm -- holiday cookie exchange at Catalina Coffee (RSVP closed)
12/21/09, noon -- lunch at Gilhooley's in San Leon (RSVP closed)


JANUARY 2010 -- Send off Moderator Dorothy Young month!
1/13/10, 7 pm -- Vietnamese Beef 7 Ways dinner at Jasmine with Dorothy Young, (54 attendees, RSVP closed)
1/18/10, 1 pm -- MLK Day Burgers and Beers lunch @ Tesar's (just show up)
1/20/10, 6:30 pm -- Killen's Steakhouse with Dorothy Young (RSVP closed)
1/22/10, noon -- Galleria Lunch Bunch @ Cafe Pita + with Dorothy Young (RSVP closed)
1/29/10, 9:30 am -- Coffee Crawl #2: Catalina Coffee, Lola Savannah Roasters, CoffeeGroundz, Tuscany Coffee (15 limit, RSVP closed)
 
FEBRUARY 2010
2/1/10, 5 pm -- 'Shroom Throwdown at Vic & Anthony's, $30 (SOLD OUT)
2/6/10, 11am -- Jay Francis' Bisteeya class (RSVP closed)
2/16/10, 7pm -- Chinese New Year at Fung's Kitchen w/ Martin Yan (20 seats, RSVP closed)
2/18/10, 11:45am -- Galleria Lunch Meet, Location TBD
2/19/10, 7pm -- An evening with Chef Albert Roux at Chez Roux @ La Torretta Lake Resort (RSVP closed)
2/26/10, 11:30am -- Westside Lunch Bunch, Location TBD
 
MARCH 2010
3/24/10, 7pm -- Chef Holley's underground fried chicken dinner @ Pesce (RSVP closed)
3/26/10, 11:30am -- LaRock's Misfit Lunch Bunch @ Vietnam Coast (RSVP here)
 
APRIL 2010
4/3/10, 11am -- Chinatown Crawfish Crawl (RSVP closed)
4/10/10, time TBD -- Taco Truck Crawl #3 led by Jay Rascoe aka Guns and Tacos sponsored by 29-95 (RSVP closed)
4/12/10, 5pm -- Bourbon Throwdown @ Branch Water Tavern sponsored by Maker's Mark, $40 (sold out)
4/17/10, 11am -- Jay Francis' Fried Chicken cooking class & potluck (RSVP closed, 20 max)
4/19/10, 7pm -- Pasta Tasting Dinner @ Valentino (RSVP closed)
4/19/10, 6:30pm -- Dumplings on the Danube cooking class w/ Chef Barbara McKnight (cancelled)
4/25/10 -- Olde World Farms tour and hayride (RSVP closed)
4/30/10, 11:30am -- LaRock's Misfit Lunch Bunch @ Magnolia Bar & Grill (RSVP closed)
 
MAY 2010
5/15/10, 10am -- Penny De Los Santos' Food & Street Photography workshop (15 people max, RSVP closed)
5/16/10, 2pm -- Robb Walsh Book Release party @ West Alabama Ice House (RSVP closed)
5/21/10, 11:30am -- LaRock's Misfit Lunch Bunch @ Zelko Bistro (RSVP closed)
5/31/10, 6pm -- "I Love Feast" Tasting dinner @ Feast (70 seats, sold out)
 
JUNE 2010
6/3/10, 7pm -- Japanese Tasting Dinner @ UMAI (40 seats, SOLD OUT)
6/13/10, noon -- Houston Chowhounds' 2nd Anniversary brunch @ Brennan's (RSVP closed)
6/26/10, noon -- 3rd annual BBQ Smackdown @ Pearl Bar (80 people max, SOLD OUT)

JULY 2010
7/11/10, 11am -- Tour of Phoenicia Specialty Foods & tasting of world cheeses (25 people max, SOLD OUT)
7/17/10, 11am -- Tour of Little India with Shubhra Ramineni (RSVP closed)
7/19/10, 5pm -- Ceviche Throwdown @ Soma & Benefit for Gulf Coast Fishermen Relief, $60 (SOLD OUT)
 
AUGUST 2010
8/8/10, 5pm -- Garden Party & 4-course Farm-to-Plate Vegetable tasting menu w/ wine pairings @ Inn at Dos Brisas
8/14/10, 8:45am -- Volunteering at Houston Food Bank
8/21/10, noon -- Dim Sum Cooking Class with Chef May Chan @ Cafe Chino (20 people max, SOLD OUT)
8/28/10, 11am -- Pasta Making class with Jay Francis (20 people max, SOLD OUT)
 
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