Third Coast Restaurant presents James Beard Celebrity Chef Tour

Chef Hugo Ortega
Photo courtesy of Four Seasons Hotel Houston
Third Coast Executive Chef Jon Buchanan and his staff will play hosts of a dinner that is bringing culinary talents from coast to coast to benefit the James Beard Foundation. The evening begins with cocktails and passed canapes, followed by a seated, five-course dinner.
Featured chefs will include:
- Host Chef Jon Buchanan - Third Coast, Houston
- JBF Award Winner Michael Mina (with Chef Jeremy McMillan) - Bourbon Steak, PABU, and International Smoke, San Francisco
- JBF Award Winner Hugo Ortega (with Chef Ruben Ortega) - Backstreet Cafe, Hugo’s, Caracol, and Xochi, Houston
- Kevin Gillespie - Gunshow and Gamechanger, Atlanta; and Revival, Decatur, Georgia
- Mike McKinney (with Chef Jonathan Insetta) - Orsay, Jacksonville, Florida