Delight your palate and your passport by dining at one or all of this summer’s Houston Chef Series dinners, kicking off at Brenner’s Steakhouse on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
For 2016, Landry’s Signature Group of restaurants is hosting a summer series of nine Wednesday evening dinners perfectly suited to the Global Culinary Adventure theme.
Each dinner will be hosted by a different executive chef and feature delicious, internationally-inspired dishes and fine wines and cocktails from around the world.
Dinners will begin at 7pm and will be held most Wednesday evenings through Wednesday, July 27, and will culminate with a Grand Finale Dinner on the evening of Saturday, August 13. The Grand Finale Dinner will take place at Vic & Anthony’s, with all of Landry’s Signature Group executive chefs on hand.
Debut Dinner: Chef Jason Cole at Brenner’s Steakhouse
The summer series kicks of at Brenner’s Steakhouse in West Houston on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Elegant and cozy, the award-laden restaurant will be the setting for a delicious five course meal created by executive chef Jason Cole.
The meal begins with barbecue pacu fish ribs paired with an orange caipirinha made with 12-year Zaya rum. The second course features lobster scampi paired with Claudio Morelli Bianchello del Metauro wine. Next, the menu jets Down Under with an organic Australian lamb tartare paired with a 2006 South Australian Shiraz-Grenache. The Japanes Togarashi-tubbed Wagyu filet follows, paired with Otokoyama Tokubetsu Junmai “Man’s Mountain” warm Sake. Finally, the meal concludes with a “Twisted Banana Split” that features fried cookie dough, caramelized banana, candied bacon, vanilla bean ice cream, boozy cherries, and Texas pecans. The dessert will be paired with a French rosé.
Click here to see Chef Cole’s full menu or call 713-465-2901 for more information or to make reservations.
Houston Chef Series 2016: A Global Culinary Adventure
The full lineup of dinners continues throughout the summer, culminating in the Grand Finale Dinner at Vic & Anthony’s.
- Chef Jason Cole at Brenner’s Steakhouse | Wednesday, June 1 – Click here to see the full menu. Call 713-465-2901 for reservations or more information.
- Chef Ricky Cruz at Grotto | Wednesday, June 8 – Click here to see the full menu. Call 713-622-3663 for reservations or more information.
- Chef Trevor White at The Oceanaire Seafood Room | Wednesday, June 15 – Click here to see the full menu. Call 832-487-8862 for reservations or more information.
- Chef Frank Lewis at Morton’s The Steakhouse | Wednesday, June 22 – Click here to see the full menu. Call 713-659-3700 for reservations or more information.
- Chef Ryan Braden at Brenner’s Steakhouse on the Bayou | Wednesday, June 29 – Click here to see the full menu. Call 713-868-4444 for reservations or more information.
- Chef Jose Parada at Willie G’s Seafood & Steaks | Wednesday, July 13 – Click here to see the full menu. Call 713-659-3700 for reservations or more information.
- Chef Luis Rubio at La Griglia | Wednesday, July 20 – Click here to see the full menu. Call 713-526-4700 for reservations or more information.
- Chef Andrew Oliver at McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks | Wednesday, July 27 – Click here to see the full menu. Call 713-840-7900 for reservations or more information.
- Grand Finale Dinner at Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse | Saturday, August 13 – Call 713-228-1111 for reservations or more information.
Houston Chef Series 2016: A Global Culinary Adventure
- Dates: Select Wednesdays from Wednesday, June 1 through Saturday, August 13. See above for specific dates.
- Times: 7pm
- Location: Location varies by date. See above for specific restaurants by date.
- Price: The first 10 dinners are each $95 per person, or $80 for Landry’s Select Club members. Price doesn’t include tax and gratuity. The Grand Finale dinner at Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse on Saturday, August 13, 2016 is $150 per person. Click here for more information or call the respective restaurant in the list above.
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