And the judges are...
- Jenny Wang (@imneverfull) - 002 Magazine food writer & I'm Never Full food blogger
- Chris Shepherd (@cshepherd13) - chef/owner of Catalan Food & Wine
- Teresa Byrne-Dodge (@MyTableMagazine) - editor & publisher of My Table Magazine, author of The Ultimate Food Lover's Guide to Houston
- J.C. Reid (@houston_foodie) - food blogger for Houston Press' Eating Our Words and Houston Foodie
- Misha Govshetyn (@tastybitz) - Tasty Bits food blogger
- Justin Basye (@justinbasye) - chef de cuisine, VOICE (*WILD CARD)
And the chefs are...
- Randy Evans (@havenchef), chef/owner of Haven (opening this fall) - THROWDOWN CHAMP!
- Jason Gould, (@chefjasongould) chef/owner of Gravitas
- Matthew Gray, chef de cuisine of Chez Roux
- Manubu "Hori" Horiuchi, executive chef at Kata Robata
- Jonathan Jones, (@PapaBeav) chef/owner of Beaver's
- Ronnie Killen, (@ze1chef) chef/owner of Killen's Steakhouse
- Paul Lewis, executive chef of Cullen's Upscale American Grille
- Ryan Pera, executive chef at The Grove
- Randy Rucker, (@greensandbeans) executive chef at Rainbow Lodge
- Cody Vasek, sous chef at VOICE - THROWDOWN CHAMP!
- Jose Luis Vela, chef de cuisine at Mockingbird Bistro
- Antoine Ware, (@catalansous) sous chef at Catalan
Congratulations to all! It's easy to tell that this will be another fun and successful event.
Don't forget, tickets for the pork belly throwdown go on sale tomorrow! |