Menu
Our 20-station cocktail party star chef bite offerings, cocktail lineup and wines
Full dinner menu and programming
Cocktail Reception Bites
Chef Hector Marquez
Reata Restaurant — Fort Worth & Alpine
Grilled Quail Breast Over Goat Cheese Grits drizzled with jalapeno-balsamic molasses
Sponsored by
Chef Jon Bonnell
JAMES BEARD HOUSE GUEST CHEF
Bonnell’s Restaurant Group — Fort Worth
Beef Barbacoa Croquette with pipian verde, cream, & jalapeno-vinegar dressed jicama & carrot salad
Chef Rodrigo Cárdenas
JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE
Don Artemio Mexican Heritage — Fort Worth
Mini Gordita De Chicharrón Montada brioche mini gordita, stuffed with salsa roja chicharrón avacado mousse with dehydrated garlic, chipotle aioli & corn ash mousse
Chef Naveesh Laul
Omni Hotel — Fort Worth
Grilled Octopus with burnt oxtail dashi, lotus root, calamansi foam & habanero crystals
Sponsored by
Chef Amy McNutt
Maiden & Spiral Diner & Bakery — Fort Worth & Denton
Carrot Lox Profiterole with applewood smoked carrots, cream cheese & capers, served on a cream puff
Chef Juan Rodriguez
Magdalena’s — Fort Worth & Denton
44 Farms Beef Lengua y Gnocchi braised beef tongue, parisian gnocchi & pickled cabbage
Chef Roman Murphy
Dea Restaurant — Dallas
Rosewood Waygu Terres Major Tataki with truffled ponzu, foie gras, radish & crispy leeks
Sponsored by
Fort Brewery
Fort Brewery — Fort Worth
Fresh Sweet Pepper Boat with house made whipped feta dip, candied bacon, roasted red pepper, caramelized onion, drizzled with jalapeno honey
Fresh Bite Sized Bunless Turkey Sandwich skewered house roasted drunken turkey, cherry tomato, red onion, & avocado drizzled with a chipotle buttermilk dressing
Sponsored by
Chef Cody Minshew
Vending Nut Company — Fort Worth
Praline Frosted Pecans
Supreme Mix roasted almonds, cashews, pistachios, macadamia nuts & raw pecans
Sponsored by
Chef Grant Morgan
Chopped Thyme Culinary Innovation — Dallas & Fort Worth
Kanpachi pink pickled ginger, smoked shoyu soy sauce, micro wasabi & micro sun daisy
Sponsored by
Chefs Maricsa Trejo & Alex Henderson
JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEES
La Casita Bakeshop — Richardson
Quesitos crispy puff pastry with cream cheese filling & strawberry guava jam
Chef Graham Shockley
Mexican Style Shrimp Cocktail
Texas Redfish Ceviche
Sponsored by
CHEF OFFERING FROM
Bob’s Steak & Chop House
Omni Hotel & Resorts — Fort Worth
A5 Wagyu Carpaccio tvorog cheese, cherry blossom shoyu & salt cured egg
Sponsored by
Dinner Menu
BREAD COURSE
JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEES
Chef Maricsa Trejo & Alex Henderson
La Casita Bakeshop — Richardson
Za’atar Spiced Tomato, Shallot & Dill Sourdough with Whipped Feta Butter
Sponsored by
FIRST COURSE
Chef Patrick Ru
Teddy Wong’s Dumplings & Wine — Fort Worth
Lobster Dumpling in a Squid Ink Wrapper, Stuffed with Lobster Claw Meat & Topped with Tobiko, Served with Lemon Soy Dipping Sauce
WINE PAIRING
Schramsberg • Brut Rosé • North Coast • California • 2020
Sponsored by
SECOND COURSE
Chef Cynthia Romstadt
Colonial Country Club — Fort Worth
Coffee Roasted Carrots, Pomegranate-Walnut Granola, Harissa Dal & Tahina
WINE PAIRING
Torbreck Cuvee • Juveniles Blanc • Barossa Valley • Australia • 2022
Sponsored by
THIRD COURSE
Chef Jenny Castor
Luckybee Kitchen — Fort Worth
King Prawn with White Chocolate, Parsnip, Pancetta, Radish, Crispy Rice & Starflower
WINE PAIRING
Black Stallion Estate Winery • Pinot Noir • Los Carneros • California • 2021
Sponsored by
FOURTH COURSE
FORT WORTH MAGAZINE TOP CHEF
Chef Blaine Staniford
61 Osteria and Grace — Fort Worth
Pastrami Beef Cheek with Savoy Cabbage, Potato & Rye
WINE PAIRING
Prelius “Prile” Maremma • Toscana • Los Carneros • Italy • 2015
Sponsored by
FIFTH COURSE
JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEES
Chefs Maricsa Trejo and Alex Henderson
La Casita Bakeshop — Richardson
Burnt Honey Dulce De Leche Cake with Coffee Walnut Crumb
COFFEE PAIRING
Lavazza La Reserva De !TIERRA! Brasile Filter Premium Blend
Sponsored by
Dessert Reception
CHOCOLATIER OF THE YEAR & ONE OF OPRAH’S FAVORITE THINGS
Chocolatier Kate Weiser
Kate Weiser Chocolate — Dallas & Houston
Assorted Bonbons and Truffles
LIQUEUR PAIRING
Five Farms Irish Cream Liqueur • Holladay Distilling • Weston, MO
Sponsored by
Chef Amy McNutt
Maiden & Spiral Diner & Bakery — Fort Worth & Denton
Strawberry Entremets
Holladay Toast
Our Colonial Culinary Classic after dinner drink. Five Farms Single Batch Irish Crème Liqueur, Ben Holladay Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey & honey cinnamon syrup
Sponsored by
Lavazza La Reserva De !TIERRA! Brasile Filter Premium Blend
Premium blend of high grade Brazilian natural Arabica. A perfect balance between notes of roasted cereals honey and dark chocolate, round body and strong taste
Sponsored by
Special Thanks to Colonial Country Club
