It’s Negroni Week! Until September 22, Houston restaurants and bars (as well as others across the country) are encouraging guests to drink this bittersweet classic cocktail, or their spin on it, for a cause. The annual event, organized by Imbibe magazine and Campari, has been running since 2013 and fundraises for Slow Food, a food […]
Women of Wine Charities’ Sangria Throwdown has been an annual festivity that draws in wine and cocktail aficionados as well as top bartenders and sommeliers all ready to prove they can make the best sangria, whether it be based on red or white wine, or something else. However due to the pandemic and other issues, […]
Iron Sommelier, Houston’s biggest competition among top local wine professionals, returns on Wednesday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m. As always, it’s the biggest sommelier competition in town, bringing together top industry names to raise money for The Periwinkle Foundation, a non-profit that assists kids battling serious illnesses and their families. As in past years, the […]
After being canceled last year due to the pandemic, the annual Sangria Throwdown hosted by Women Of Wine (WOW) Charities is returning this year. However, thanks to COVID-19 lingering like a deadbeat roommate, it won’t involve hundreds of guests sampling sangria in one big room. Instead, it’s billed as Sangria Throwdown On The Town. During […]
Updated 9/23/2019, 10:32 a.m.: Houston Food Finder has been informed that the event series is now benefitting World Central Kitchen, the disaster food relief organization founded by chef José Andrés. In 2018 alone, the group responded to 13 disasters, including Hurricane Harvey. In addition, this article is updated to reflect that Flying Saucer Draught Emporium […]
