Texas Festival Chefs for Farmers Returns to Houston With an Ode to Street Food
Chefs like Cochinita & Co.’s Victoria Elizondo and Cory Nguyen of Crawfish & Noodles will use seasonal produce to create unlimited bites at this fall tasting extravaganza
Texas food and wine festival Chefs For Farmers is returning to Houston’s Autry Park this September, and in its third year, the all-inclusive tasting event will feature an ode to street food.
Houston area chefs including Victoria Elizondo of Cochinta & Co. and Cory Nguyen of Crawfish & Noodles will kick off the festival’s Street Food Saturday on September 28, with various street food-inspired dishes that use seasonal produce provided by Texas farmers. The main event, held on Sunday, will follow it up with unlimited dishes from a growing lineup of chefs and local restaurants, including Christine Ha of the Blind Goat; Yotam Dolev of Hamsa, and Quy Hoang, Robin Wong, and Arash Kharat of Blood Bros BBQ.
Festivalgoers can also experience unlimited cocktails, beer, and wines from top vineyards, plus live entertainment and opportunities to buy customizable merchandise. Those who purchase VIP tickets will access the festival an hour early to experience participating chefs, winemakers, and farmers on a more intimate level. All attendees can place their vote for the Best Bite each day, which will be announced at the end of the festival.
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The Dallas-born festival, which launched in 2010, has evolved from a smaller, more intimate farm-to-table dinner and has now become one of Houston’s largest food and wine festivals.
Street Food Saturday, held on Saturday, September 28, will feature the following chefs:
- Cristina Benitez, Cafe Piquet
- Victoria Elizondo, Cochinita & Co.
- Bobby Matos, Little Rey
- Cory Nguyen, Crawfish & Noodles
- Kirthan & Kripa Shenoy, Auden
The main event, held on Sunday, September 28, will feature the following chefs:
- Yotam Dolev, Hamsa
- Evelyn Garcia & Henry Lu, Jūn
- Christine Ha, the Blind Goat
- Quy Hoang, Robin Wong & Arash Kharat, Blood Bros BBQ
- Marcos Juarez, Hidden Omakase
- Drake Leonards, Eunice
- Luis Machuca, Liberty Kitchen
- Travis McShane & Ray Melendi, Ostia
- Ed Nguyen, Potente
- Tim Reading, Leo’s River Oaks
- Luis Robledo, Mayahuel
- Chase Voelz, Bludorn
Participating farms include:
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Chefs for Farmers will hold its two-day festival in Autry Park from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 28, and Sunday, September 29. Tickets are now on sale online. VIP tickets, which allow festivalgoers to arrive an hour earlier, are $175 for early bird tickets and $195 for regular tickets. General admission tickets are $125 for early bird and $145 for regular tickets. 3711 Autry Park Drive, 77019.
