Third Coast Cuisine

My good friend Fabio Viviani (Top Chef, Top Chef All-Stars, chef/owner Firenze, Italian Restaurant and Martini Bar in Moorpark, CA; and Firenze Osteria, Italian Restaurant and Bar in Toluca Lake, CA) will be one of the guests at the 1st annual Fulbrook Cork & Culinary Fair held in the planned community of Fullbrook, TX on the banks of the Brazos River.  My paeson will be joined by fellow Top Chef alum Ilan Hall executive chef and owner of The Gorbals in Los Angeles.

The good people of Fulbrook invite you to join them on May 7th and stroll down the scenic path toward the Fulbrook Vineyard and enjoy wines provided by French Country Wines of Houston and delicious food items by some of the best restaurants in the Houston/Fulshear area. This year, they salute the flavors and grapes of France.

Schedule of Events:

12:00 - 5:00 Food/Wine Pairing Tents

Admission includes tastings at 10 pairing tents. Area chefs/restaurants will provide delicious food samples to complement the wine tastings served at each tent.

Theatre Tents

12:30 pm    Chef Soren Pederson Cooking Demonstration

1:00 pm      Chef Fabio Viviani Cooking Demonstration

1:45 pm      Chef Ilan Hall Cooking Demonstration

2:30 pm      Informative Lecture on Wine and Cheese

                     French Country Wines and Pola Artisan

                     Cheeses

3:00 p.m.    Vineyards & Viticulture (Fritz Westover,  Texas A & M)

3:30 pm      Celebrity Chef's Meet & Greet and
                     Cookbook Signings

                     Fabio Viviani's cookbooks will be available

                     for purchase.

4:30 pm      Chef Fabio Viviani Cooking Demonstration

5:15 pm      Chef Ilan Hall Cooking Demonstration

12:00 - 6:00 Vendor Tents

Guests can purchase art, cheese, wines and cigars throughout the day from the following vendors:

                     Essence House Café

                     Pola Artisan Cheeses

                     French Country Wines

                     Buffalo Creek Wine & Cigars

                     Mary Catherine Watson Art & Silhouettes

Hot Air Balloon* and Strolling Musicians all Day

6:30 Gourmet Wine Dinner

A multi-course dinner expertly paired with French Wines.

$100/per person. Limited seating.

Purchase by May 3 (or until sold out).

* Weather permitting

To purchase event tickets, click HERE:

For questions or additional information, please contact:

713-857-7366 or todd@averettelayne.com