2016 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! Best Bites Competitors and Guests

A Look at the 2016 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! Best Bites Competitors and Guests

Ladies from Vina Robles and Meadery of the Rockies
The first slice of Pecan Pie from perennial favorites Royers Round Top Café
The team from Michael’s Cookie Jar
The Eddie V’s on West Ave team
The Ragú & Pesto team
Bernard Remy, Hopler & Viniterra wine ladies
The Sweet Marie’s team
The Calcareous, Mariposa, Schild & Tohu wine folks
The team from The Palm restaurant
Sea Monster and SLO Down wine ladies
The Prisoner wine folks
Morgan & Peju wine folks
Humble Pie, La Posta & Mendel wine folks
Orin Swift wine folks
Davis Family and Hunt & Ryde wine folks
The team from Champps Kitchen + Bar
The Tout Suite team
The Beran, Colome & Hess wine guys
The Trentino Gelato team
The Capezzana, Mazzei, Pertinace & Salentein wine guy
The Francis Coppola, Perrier Jouet et al. wine guy
The KUU Restaurant team
The Three Thieves wine folks
The Bandit, Fancy Pants & Napa Cellars wine guys
The Ouisie’s Table team
The Tradicao Brazilian Steakhouse team
McManis wine ladies
Taylor Byrne Dodge and Kale Petersen in the Reynolds, Steele & Trentadue wine booth
The Catering to Your Taste Buds team
The Brio Tuscan Grille team
The Maggiano’s Little Italy team
Handing out coconut-battered shrimp tacos at Torchy’s Tacos
The EurAsia Fusion Sushi team
The Houston Texans Grille team
The Paul’s Kitchen team
The Union Kitchen team
The Jax Bar & Grill team put in extra effort to make sure everyone fit in the photo
The Mercer wine folks, including Guy Stout
The Rollin’ Kitchen team
The Italiano’s Restaurant team
The Lemond Kitchen at Bering’s team
The Arcodoro team
The AshleyCakes Houston team
The Simple Eats team
The Cotton Catering team
The Fusion Taco team
The Ray’s Gourmet Country team was serving up wild boar meatballs with an orange habanero glaze
The Revolver Bourbon Social team
This lady would like you to try maple glazed pork belly with cheese grits
The Federal Grill team
This was the first year at Best Bites for Grazia Italian Kitchen, but they won the Lone Star Entrée award (and the Rookie award) for their smoked short rib risotto
The Cyclone Anaya’s Mexican Kitchen team
The Porch team
The Red Dessert Dive team
The Uncorked! event is the perfect place to pair a feathered skirt with your cowboy boots
The Peli Peli team
The Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston team
The Batanga Restaurant team
The Black Walnut Cafe team
The Carmine’s Italian Kitchen team
The Dulce Cakes and Sweets team
The CRU Food & Wine Bar team
The Kona Grill team
The Gumbo Xpress team
The folks from Royer’s Round Top Café took the Popular Choice Award for their wonderful pies (which they’ve done in five out of the past six years)
The Newk’s Eatery team
The Mostly Chocolate & Catering team
The Queenie’s Delectable Delights team
The Revolve Kitchen + Bar team
The HCC Culinary Arts Program team
The Veritas Steak and Seafood team
The Berryhill Baja Grill team
Chef Richie was slinging meatballs at the Mario’s Seawall Italian Restaurant booth
The Saltwater Grill team
The Ristorante Cavour team
The Maher Marketing Services team
The Merlion Thai Restaurant & Lounge team
The Frank’s Americana Revival team
The Cajun Stop team
The Nothing Bundt Cakes team
The Abby’s Catering team
There was a pretty generous amount of rum in the Jam-Tex Cuisine rum cakes
The Line & Lariat team
Attendees dressed sharp
The A La Carte Events & Catering team
The Ooh La La Dessert Boutique team
The Joyce’s Seafood & Steaks team
The Beaver’s Ice House team
The Preservation of Life team
The Lady Luck Catering team
Wine and selfies go together
The Pit Room team
The Cheeballsy’s team
The Brennan’s of Houston team was dishing out their famous turtle soup
The Squash Blossom Catering team
The Rockfish Seafood Grill team
The Art Institute of Houston Culinary School team
The Prohibition Supperclub & Bar team
The Mezza Grille team
The Sonoma Wine Bar & Restaurant team
The Harold’s Restaurant Bar & Terrace team
Davis Street at Hermann Park took home the Outstanding Showmanship award
The Taste of Texas Restaurant team
The Zoës Kitchen team
The Max’s Wine Dive team
Colorfully dressed attendees
Erin Hicks and friends
A pink cowboy hat goes with red wine
It was hard to beat this couple’s matching outfits
These ladies are enjoying Trentino Gelato’s frozen treats—their cajeta pops took first place in the Two Steppin’ Dessert category
A beautiful group of attendees
More fashionable attendees
Women go crazy for a sharp dressed man
Good food and wine make for a fun time
Sipping wine while you get your boots shined up is the way to go
When your friend really, really loves wine
Urban Swank girls Felice Sloan and Shanna Jones with Bud “The Pieman” Royer
The Haak Winery ladies
Steve and Andra Heitzman
Will Bunkers, Amanda Shives, Aubry Landry and Eric Berger
Sharp dressed attendees
Play the right song and the Barefoot Wine ladies will sing and dance along