Things to Do: Upcoming Food Events in Houston This Summer 2024

Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary events:

Led by sushi veterans Chefs Patrick Pham and Daniel Lee, Aiko, 902 Washington, has launched a new Gentleman’s Omakase, offered from 5 p.m. to closing. The 14-course omakase (priced at $150) includes three Wagyu dishes and a 1.5-ounce pour of Fuji Single Grain Japanese whiskey. Reservations can be made through OpenTable.

Now open in Houston, Detroit-style pizzeria VIA 313, 10201 Katy Freeway, is introducing its Margherita pizza to benefit local nonprofit Pride Houston 365, which hosts the official Houston Pride parade and festival. Through August 4, $1 from every pizza and side of ranch ordered will be donated to Pride Houston 365 as part of Via 313’s Better Giving Through Pizza initiative.

In honor of World Refugee Day, Thursday, June 20, chefs Rafael Nasr of Craft Pita and Evelyn Garcia of Jūn are raising funds for local nonprofit Plant It Forward, which works to empower refugees to develop businesses sustainable urban farms that produce fresh, healthy food. for their communities. Garcia and Nasr are also teaming up to sell a limited-edition Thai Chili Honey Labneh shared plate served with Plant It Forward raw vegetables. The plate will be available exclusively at both West University Pita Crafts5172 Buffalo Speedway, and Artisanal pita Heather grove1920, view of the fountain.

Guests are invited to a Garrison Brothers Dinner with Wild Oats, 1222 Witte, on Thursday, June 27 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $90/person and include a four-course menu with whiskey pairings from Garrison founder Dan Garrison. Highlights include bourbon-smoked oysters with beef suet, bourbon-glazed pork belly with apple and mustard seed salad, peppercorn steak and chocolate cake with bourbon buttercream.

Brennan, 3300 Smith, invites guests to a lively three-course dinner with NOLA cocktail historian Elizabeth Pearce from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 27. Enjoy bar standards from Brennan’s, Le Vieux Carré, Le Julep, Le Ramos Gin Fizz and Café Brûlot, accompanied by snapping turtle soup, wood-grilled beef tenderloin and Creole bread pudding. The cost is $140 per person, plus tax and tip.

Galveston Hotel Lucine teamed up with Bludorn, Navy blue And Bar Bludorn to host Bludorn by the Sea, a three-night dinner series taking place on Thursday, June 27, Friday, June 28, and Saturday, June 29. The weekend will feature three distinctive collaborative dinners at Lucine Hotel’s on-site restaurant, The Fancy. Cocktails will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each evening at the The den, with garnished oysters for $4 and martinis for $14; and from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. each evening,

The Fancy will offer guests a five-course dining experience for $105 per person, with an optional $80 wine pairing. Highlights include farro verde arancini, deviled blue crab and “carpetbagger” prime rib with Bludorn chef de cuisine Chase Voelz on Thursday; clam fritters, scallop crudo and lime, for example with Navy Blue executive chef Jerrod Zifchak on Friday; and a flagship Bludorn bar with ceviche tostada, masa gnocchi and pork press with mole negro on Saturday. Also Saturday, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Molly Austad, wine director at Bludorn Hospitality, will host a wine tasting at The Den for $85 per person.