DINNER COMMITTEE
Gracie & Bob Cavnar
dinner chairs
Fady Armanious
Lynn Baird
Chef Garth Blackburn
Jonathan Blake
Chef Charles Clark
Phyllis Childress
Isabel David
Bob Devlin
Stephen Dweck
Martha Finger
Chef Jason Gould
Chef Jose Hernandez
Anne Lamkin Kinder
Chef Travis Lenig
Nanette Lepore
Chef Barbara McKnight
Bobbie & John Nau
Susan Lawhon Padon
Genevieve & Shawn
Patterson
Chef Monica Pope
Since 2005, the Recipe for Success Foundation,
formed by Gracie & Bob Cavnar to combat
childhood obesity and mobilize the community
to provide healthier diets for children, has created
and delivered programs to empower more than 30,000 Houston children
with the knowledge and skills they need to lead healthier lives. Through
award-winning efforts like our nationally-offered Seed-to-Plate Nutrition
Education™ in schools, Eat It! Food Adventures children’s cookbooks,
Farmers MarKIDS Days, the annual VegOut! 30-Ways in 30-Days Challenge
and the Hope Farms urban agricultural project, the Foundation works to make
healthy food appealing and available to everyone and inspire a culture where
healthy is the norm and nutritious food is shared, appreciated and celebrated.
Find out more at www.recipe4success.org
Chef Surprise Dinners &
Cooking Classes with dinner
at RecipeHouse
year-roun d (Reservations required)
Hands-on cooking classes and gourmet dinners with celebrity
chefs are held throughout the year at RecipeHouse in the
Museum District. With rave reviews from the Houston
Chronicle, CultureMap and PaperCity, these classes have
become the place to be for a relaxed, fun-filled evening of food.
$99 - $150 per person
See www.recipe4success.org for entire RecipeHouse schedule.
Thanks to our generous sponsors, 100% of ticket prices fund our programing.
Bon Appetit: Bobbie & John Nau, Christofle
A Spoonful of Goodness: Petrello Family Foundation
Opening Night Angels: Jana & John Arnoldy, Gayle & Lloyd Bentsen,
Carrie Colbert, Consuelo Duroc Danner, Clayton & Shel Erikson,
Karen & Roland Garcia, Laurie & Reed Morian, Janie & Wayne Patterson,
Phoebe & Bobby Tudor
Daniel & Melanie Ringold
Roseann Rogers
Mickey Rosmarin
Chef Luis Roger
Liz & Andy Stepanian
The Spain-Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Chef Danny Trace
Chef Kiran Verma
Recipe for Success Foundation is a 501(c)3 public charity; your donations are tax
deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
For more information, please visit our website at www.recipe4success.org
P.O. Box 56405 Houston, Texas 77256
p: 713-520-0443 f: 713-520-0453
[email protected]
A G A L A IN
S M A L L B IT E S
2015
Join Houston’s most gracious hosts
for intimate gourmet meals, cooking
demonstrations and exquisite food & wine
celebrations, showcasing Houston’s finest
chefs in fabulous homes and fun venues,
sprinkled throughout the spring to benefit
Recipe for Success Foundation.
Gracie and Bob Cavnar
invite you to the Tenth annual
We’re Cooking Now!
A Gala in Small Bites
March
23
Opening Night:
Fine Art of Vegetables
featuring: Chef Monica Pope, Sparrow Bar + Cookshop
hosts: Gracie & Bob Cavnar in their museum district home
Celebrate the Fine Art of Vegetables in an over-the-top
multi-course meal accented with selections from Bob’s
wine collection.
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March
31
Dinner with
the Designer
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Price: $1,250 per person
featuring: Chef Jose Hernandez, Radio Milano
hosts: Bob Devlin & Stephen Dweck
Follow the gemstone road to Neiman Marcus
for a bedazzled fashion show featuring
designer, Stephen Dweck and followed by an
intimate dinner with the designer featuring
Chef Jose Hernandez’s Italian inspired fare.
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Price: $350 per person
April
26
Oyster & Seafood
Bake
featuring: Chef Travis Lenig,
Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette
hosts: Genevieve & Shawn Patterson
and Melanie & Daniel Ringold
April
27
Spanish Taste
& Tradition
featuring: Chef Luis Roger, BCN Taste & Tradition
hosts: The Spain-Texas Chamber of Commerce
May
5
Soiree by the Bayou
featuring: Chef Danny Trace, Brennan’s
hosts: Martha & Richard Finger
Taste and savor Texas creole dishes created by renowned Chef Danny Trace, while you
enjoy Southern hospitality and the sound of the bayou at the inspiring home of
Martha & Richard Finger with special touches by Christofle.
Price: $350 per person
May
6
Dinner with Style
featuring: Chef Barbara McKnight, Culinaire
hosts: Nanette & Violet Lepore with Mickey Rosmarin & Fady Armanious
Celebrate the stylish mother-daughter duos-winners of the 2015 Fashion Gene Award,
applaud the fashion show of Nanette Lepore’s summer line, then relish the gourmet stylings
of one of Houston’s most treasured culinary talents, Chef Barbara McKnight, during this
exclusive seated dinner presented in Tootsies with a fashionable flair and special touches
by Christofle.
Price: $350 per person
May
11
The Flavors of India
featuring: Chef Kiran Verma, Kiran’s
hosts: Bobbie & John Nau and Liz & Andy Stepanian
You don’t want to miss this unforgettable
evening that is sure to stir the senses and feed
the soul. Taste and tradition are center stage
as BCN Houston’s Chef Luis Roger presents his
fun and exciting menu of traditional Spanish
cuisine.
Don your saris and turbans and embrace your exotic curiosity with jewel-toned dishes
and exquisitely crafted cuisine by the “godmother of Indian fine dining” herself, Chef Kiran
Verma, hosted at the luxurious home of Bobbie & John Nau.
Price: Private event; Tickets only by request
$125 per person
April
30
Easy Gourmet
There is no better way to enjoy a
spring afternoon than relaxing with
a refreshing sip and munching on the
culinary seafood mastery of Chef Travis
Lenig of Liberty Kitchen. Join us for a
backyard party hosted by the experts
of casually elegant entertaining,
Genevieve & Shawn Patterson and
Melanie & Daniel Ringold.
featuring: Chef Garth Blackburn, Sub Zero-Wolf
hosts: Phyllis Childress, Anne Lamkin Kinder,
Lynn Baird & Susan Lawhon Padon
Host of the popular Taste Texas television show,
Chef Garth Blackburn will help you master the
creation of easily executed epicurean dinners
with elegance. His impressive cooking class, now
a traditional Small Bites affair, is expertly woven
throughout a four-course seated dinner that
dazzles the senses.
Price: $225 per person
Price: $250 per person
May
18
Sky-High Toast to Fashion
featuring: Chef Charles Clark,
Ibiza Food & Wine Bar, Coppa Osteria, Brasserie 19 & Punks Simple Southern Food
host: Jonathan Blake
Fashion meets fine dining when this spectacular penthouse view sets the stage for a sky
high runway presentation of Jonathan Blake’s Spring & Summer collections while Chef Charles
Clark’s take on breakfast for dinner will have you wishing you lived in this glorious aerie,
which is a John Daugherty exclusive listing.
$350 per person