Focusing on sustainable ranching, the first annual Butcher’s Ball brings together chefs, ranchers and farmers from Houston and surrounding areas for a day-long celebration of meat.

• Hands-on butchering demonstrations including the breakdown of a whole elk
• Gourmet fare from a variety of Houston’s top chefs
• Live music
• Specialty cocktails and craft beer
• Farmer’s market
• Special art exhibition from acclaimed photographer Galina Kurlat

Our Participating Chefs 

• • Albert Vasquez – Ritual
  • Antoine Ware – Harold’s
  • Ara Malekian – Harlem Road Texas BBQ
  • Brek Webber – Tin Roof BBQ
  • David Cordua – America’s
  • Dawn Burrell – Uchi
  • EJ Miller – Downhouse
  • Felix Flores – Black Hills Ranch
  • Jason Kerr – Farm To Table
  • Jess Timmons –  The Redneck Country Club (Stafford)
  • John Tesar, Knife (Dallas)
  • Nathan Lemley, Parkside (Austin)
  • Tommy Elbashary – B&B Butchers
  • Willow Villareal – Willow’s Texas BBQ

Desserts By

• Karen Mann – Oxheart
• Rebecca Masson – Fluff Bake Bar

Our Music

• Leopold and His Fiction
• Fiddle Witch
• White Ghost Shivers
• DJ-The Grahamaphone

Schedule of events will be announced in the coming weeks.

A people’s choice vote will be held to choose your favorite dish of the day – and the winner will receive the “Golden Cleaver” award.

TICKETS
In celebration of Texas’s 180th anniversary, tickets are $149 per person.

Portions of ticket sales will go to Foodways Texas to produce their Oral History Archive. Their mission is to preserve, promote, and celebrate the diverse food cultures of Texas.

TRANSPORTATION

We offer transportation to and from Houston to Rockin’ Star Ranch, so you can enjoy your time without worrying about driving! Simply add a transportation ticket to your cart. Exact pickup location TBA.

WHEN
Sunday, October 9, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT)

Find out more by clicking on the link below!