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    Raise a Glass

    Spice up special events with Tony's private dining and catering

    CultureMap Create
    Sep 27, 2021 | 12:30 pm

    The iconic Tony's restaurant has always been a place for celebrations, from birthdays to holidays to rehearsal dinners — any number of life's important occasions.

    But did you know that Tony's, which is celebrating 56 years of culinary excellence in Houston, also offers catering and private dining spaces?

    Tony's is renowned for dedication and attention to detail when hosting events, paired with outstanding flavors made with the finest quality ingredients. The highly trained staff caters to any dining experience, of any kind and any size.

    Consider these private dining spaces for your next gathering:

    Main Dining Room: World-class art, towering 14-foot sculptures, a centerpiece of fresh flowers, and crisp linens make this one of America’s most beautiful dining rooms. This spacious room is great for corporate events, weddings, and receptions.

    San Remo Room: With the ability to seat up to 100 people, this room is ethereal and spacious with airy views and beautiful works of modern art. It's ideal for special functions that range from 30-100 people.

    Wine Library: Versace chargers, variegated roses, and a towering Murano chandelier crown this intimate setting that accommodates up to 12 guests. It is the perfect pairing for dinners, board meetings, or intimate evenings.

    Wine Cellar: Dine surrounded by an astonishing wine collection, when only the most exquisite atmosphere will do. The room is crowned with a custom Murano chandelier and seats up to 50 people.

    Get a taste for some of the show-stopping table-side presentations that are available for private events:

    • Gulf Coast salt-crusted snapper: This dish is presented flambéed and carved table-side.
    • Tony’s famous soufflés: From savory like the trufflé soufflés served with a creamy quadrello di bufala sauce to sweet soufflés like bananas Foster, tiramisu, praline, raspberry, Grand Marnier, and more.
    • Chef Austin’s dry-aged duck ala presse. This Crescent Island duck is dry aged for 14 days. The chef presents the whole duck table-side and then makes the sauce in a vintage duck press from France — one of the only duck presse in the city.

    Catering
    It's one thing to host a party, and another for the party to cater to you. Tony's experience is not limited to in-restaurant dining — the restaurant brings exquisite service and cuisine to your home or event venue, no matter the size.

    From holiday celebrations to anniversaries, galas, and beyond, Tony’s catering can create a custom menu and experience that surpasses expectations.

    Memorable options range from custom carving stations to elegant seated dinners to a seven-course interactive food and wine tasting led by a chef, and so much more.

    For the menu, imagine elegant seafood and caviar displays, an interactive wagyu station where the beef is sliced and seared to order, a roaming oyster bar offered with a truffle dill mignonette sauce, and comfort food featuring Tony's famous fried chicken.

    Indulge in classics like truffle risotto, pappardelle bolognese, and pansoti, and end the meal with frozen brandy freezes or a Baked Alaska large enough to serve your entire party.

    To learn more about Tony's private dining and catering options, and to begin planning your next mouthwatering meal, visit here.

    Tony’s wine cellar is a perfect setting for celebrating any occasion.

    Tony's wine library
    Photo courtesy of Tony's
    Tony’s wine cellar is a perfect setting for celebrating any occasion.
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    Rodeo Best Bites 2025

    These Houston restaurants won big at Rodeo Best Bites Competition

    Eric Sandler
    Feb 23, 2026 | 10:07 am
    Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Best Bites 2026
    Courtesy of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
    Cotton Culinary won People's Choice for its "The Huntsman's Harvest."

    Burrata Tartufo and Short Rib Rojo earned high marks at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo’s food-and-wine focused kick-off event. A sold out crowd of more than 6,000 people turned out for the annual Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup & Best Bites Competition.

    Over 100 Houston-area restaurant served food at the event. In between bites, attendees could choose from a selection of more than 500 award-winning wines from the 2026 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition. The annual competition featured 3,127 entries from a record 25 countries, including 567 from Texas and 225 from Oregon, this year’s featured region.

    While attendees enjoyed all the food and wine, a panel of judges made up of restaurant professionals, media, and influencers awarded prizes in various categories. They recognized a range of dishes that included a tomahawk steak from Toro Toro at the Four Seasons Hotel, seafood pasta from a local catering company, chicken pot pie from Montrose favorite Southern Yankee Crafthouse, and a truffle burger slider from Tejas Brewery. In what has become an almost annual tradition, chicken tenders from Raising Cane’s took home one of the coveted prizes, earning third place in the Lone Star Entrée Award category.

    Cotton Culinary made it back-to-back victories in the People’s Choice category with its “The Huntsman’s Harvest,” while second place went to Gus’s Fried Chicken.

    Some of the crowd favorites from the non-winning dishes included lamb belly from Jūn, steak with chili crisp from downtown steakhouse Guard & Grace, and wagyu beef taco from Spring’s Belly of the Beast, which is led by James Beard Award-winning chef Thomas Bille. Pier 6 Seafood & Oyster House drew a long line for its innovative oyster stew pot pie, which was served in oyster shells.

    Best Bites serves as the unofficial kick-off to Rodeo season ahead of the trail rides and barbecue cook-off that take place later this week. Those who missed the festivities have the opportunity to sample some of the winning wines in the Rodeo's wine garden, and many of the bottles will be auctioned off at the Rodeo Uncorked! Champion Wine Auction & Dinner on Sunday, March 1.

    Here’s the full list of winners:

    People’s Choice Award

    1st: Cotton Culinary – The Huntsman's Harvest
    2nd: Gus’s Fried Chicken – Fried Chicken

    Outstanding Showmanship Award

    1st: Creole Kitchen and Daiquiris – Creole Heaven
    2nd: SheShe Treats – Iced Sugar Cookies

    Tasty Tradition Award

    1st: Coppa Osteria – Burrata Tartufo
    2nd: Toro Toro Houston – Flamed Tomahawk

    Trailblazer Appetizer Award

    1st: Robinette Company Caterers – Cheddar Raspberry Bite topped with jalapeno bacon
    2nd: Deuce of Spades Catering & Events – Seafood Pasts
    3rd: Flora Mexican Kitchen – Cochinita Pibil

    Lone Star Entrée Award

    1st: House of Blues – Short Rib Rojo
    2nd: Southern Yankee Crafthouse – Chicken Pot Pie
    3rd: Raising Cane’s -- Chicken Finger with Cane’s Sauce & Garlic Butter Texas Toast

    Two-Steppin’ Dessert Award

    1st: Lemond Kitchen – Louisiana Bread Pudding
    2nd: Guzel Cakes – Perfect Love Cheesecake
    3rd: Kendal & Kelby’s Cheesecakes – Apple Crumble Cheesecake Stuffed Cookie

    Rookie Award

    Tejas Brewery – Truffle Burger Slider

    Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Best Bites 2026

    Courtesy of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

    Cotton Culinary won People's Choice for its "The Huntsman's Harvest."

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