Roundup and Best Bites Competition

Best Bites

Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012
6 p.m. - table buyers
6:30 p.m. - individual ticket holders
Reliant Center Halls D & E

Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition, a Texas-sized food and wine extravaganza held in Reliant Center, is a premiere event in the Southwest for those who wish to savor the delights of award-winning wines from the International Wine Competition and taste signature dishes submitted for competition by area catering institutions and restaurants.

A highlight of the evening is the announcement of the top winners in the International Wine Competition, including Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Best of Show. Winners ride off with custom-made coveted saddles, chaps and buckles. Attendees are the judges in the Best Bites Competition, selecting their favorite dishes from more than 60 culinary entries.

Nearly 4,000 guests attend this lively event, wining and dining their way around Reliant Center and visiting with representatives of vineyards and wineries from all over the world.

Tickets

$125 per guest advance purchase
$150 at the door (if available)
$1,800 reserved table for 10
$2,000 premium table for 10

For tickets and more information, e-mail wine@rodeohouston.com or call 832.667.1080.

2012 Best Bites Participants

Participants are posted once confirmed.

Beaucoup Bar & Grill

Bistro Le Cep

Bistro Provence

Brennan's of Houston

Brio Tuscan Grille Joe Hays

Buffalo Grille Jose Araniva

Café Benedicte

Cafe Express Greg Martin

Catering to Your Taste Buds Michelle Tadeo-Hernandez

Cyclone Anaya's Jason Gould

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House Steve Haug

Farrago's Restaurant

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

Fluff Bake Bar

Glass Wall Restaurant

Goode Company Seafood

Hasta La Pasta Italian Grill

Houston Community College-Central

Joyce's Seafood & Steaks

Killen's Steakhouse

Little Daddy's Gumbo Bar

Maggianos Little Italy

Maher Marketing/DCI

Mario's Seawall Italian Restaurant

Masraff's

Merlion on 4th

Narin's Bombay Brasserie

Ooh La La Dessert Boutique

Pappas Brothers Steakhouse

Phoenicia Speciality Foods

Ray's Grill

Royers Round Top Café Bud Royer

Saltwater Grill

Sorrel Urban Bistro

Sullivan's Steakhouse Teli Trikilis

Taste of Texas Restaurant

The Barbed Rose Steakhouse & Seafood Company

The Restaurant at the Intercontinental Hotel

TQLA Tommy Birdwell

Valentino

Veldhuizen Cheese

2011 Rodeo Uncorked! Best Bites Competition Winners

Popular Choice Award

First Place – Royers Round Top Café
Second Place – Del Friscos Double Eagle Steakhouse

Trailblazing Appetizer/Entrée Award

Best Bites - Trailblazing Appetizer/Entrée Award

First Place – Beef Short Rib Roast Ragu on Polenta Grand Parma – Hasta la Pasta-Italian Grill
Second Place – Pork Taquito With Green Sauce – Molina's Cantina
Third Place – Blackened Tenderloin and Fleming's Potatoes – Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar

Two-Stepping Bread/Cheese/Dessert Award

First Place – Artisan Cheese – Veldhuizen Cheese
Second Place – Richly Flavored Texas Coffee – Pips Just Great Coffee

2010 Rodeo Uncorked! Best Bites Competition Winners

Popular Choice Award

First Place – Hasta La Pasta
Second Place – Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse

Trailblazing Appetizer/Entrée Award

Best Bites

First Place – Sage 400 Japanese Cuisine, miso Chilean sea bass
Second Place – Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House, sliced tenderloins
Third Place – Valentino Vin Bar, baby back ribs with pork and ravioli with barbecue Tuscan sauce