Festivals, awards
& the country's
biggest tables.
Signature events of the Tastebuds Food Network — from the Houston Food & Wine Festival to Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, the LA Food Bowl, and NYC Restaurant Week.
NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2026
Three weeks. 600+ restaurants. Three-course prix-fixe menus from $30.
Black Restaurant Excellence Awards
An evening celebrating Black culinary leadership in Houston and beyond.
Houston BBQ Cook-Off Championship
32 pitmasters. One weekend. Bragging rights for an entire year.
Restaurant Week Houston Spring 2026
Two weeks. 200+ restaurants. Three-course menus from $25.
Tastebuds Food & Wine Festival 2026
Three days, 80 chefs, 200 wines, and the entire Houston food world under one roof.
Golden Triangle Cajun & Crawfish Festival
Southeast Texas' biggest celebration of Cajun food, music, and crawfish.
LA Food Bowl 2026
The LA Times' month-long celebration of every cuisine, every neighborhood, every night.
Best of Houston Awards 2026
The black-tie evening that decides Houston's Chef of the Year, Restaurant of the Year, and 18 other titles.
Atlanta Food & Wine Festival 2026
The South's largest celebration of regional food culture, returning to Midtown for its 15th year.
Women's Chef Summit 2026
A full day of panels, demos, and dinners with the women shaping the future of food.
Tales of the Cocktail 2026
The world's most important gathering of bartenders, distillers, and cocktail nerds.
Dallas BBQ Championship 2026
24 pitmasters. Brisket, ribs, and bragging rights for the entire state of Texas.
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival
Embarcadero Marina Park transformed into the West Coast's largest waterfront food festival.