Introducing the Dueling Chefs for the 2017 Menu of Menus Iron Fork Competition

Gwendolyn Knapp February 28, 2017 7:00AM

Photo by Chuck Cook Photography

On Tuesday, April 4, Houston food fanatics will come together for one of the tastiest nights of the year, the 15th Annual Houston Press Menu of Menus® Extravaganza. Guests will enjoy tastings from more than 40 local restaurants, alongside wine, beer and cocktail samplings from 7 to 10 p.m. at Silver Street Station.

The event also features the 6th Annual Iron Fork Chef Competition, presented by Whole Foods Market and moderated by none other than retired Iron Fork champ and Roost restaurateur Kevin Naderi. So who will be taking on defending Iron Fork champ and Southern Goods chef Lyle Bento in a head-to-head cooking competition in front of some 2,000 guests, you ask? That will be Gary Ly of Underbelly. It's sure to be quite the match, as Lyle Bento is himself an Underbelly alum. The winning chef will receive the "Iron Fork" award and bragging rights for next year.

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As for tickets, you'll want to go ahead and get those now — $45 for general admission or $85 for VIP with early entry, available via menuofmenus.com — because the price increases on Friday, March 3. These are the latest restaurants you can look forward to:

Alma Latina
Boheme
Doc's Bar & Grill
Fadi's Mediterranean Grill
Fung's Kitchen
Garson Restaurant
Harold's
Hotel Icon
Italiano's Restaurant
Juice Girl
La Grange
Luv Me Tenders
My Dee Dee's Pie Shoppe
Peli Peli
Pepperoni's
Pollo Tropical
Prestige Oysters
Radio Milano
Ragin Cajun
Simply Baked Sweets
SweetRide! Houston
Texas de Brazil
The Hidden Gem Diner
Tradição Steakhouse

Restaurants interested in participating can apply online.

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Gwendolyn Knapp is the food editor at the Houston Press. A sixth-generation Floridian, she is still torn as to whether she likes smoked fish dip or queso better.