A touch of culinary genius and an entire lot of coronary heart crammed plates at Hope Farms on November 11 because the nineteenth Annual Scrumptious Alchemy Banquet benefiting Recipe for Success Basis dished an unforgettable night. This yr, the recipe known as for a twist: A brigade of 10 phenomenal feminine cooks crafting 10 programs in a celebration of meals, neighborhood, and creativity.
Fifty gourmands lined up below the glow of the United Healthcare Basis Gathering Barn, the place the ambiance was as curated because the dishes. White blooms from Flower Little one City Farm and Studio levitated over a black tablescape designed by Recipe for Success founder Gracie Cavnar.
The star-studded chef roster featured a few of Houston’s most interesting. Among the many notable creations have been chef Kate McLean’s duck cones with scallion pudding and chef Erin O’Leary Stewart’s black trumpet mushroom crisps paired with herbed cashew cheese. The group’s style buds continued their joyride by means of programs like chef Suu Khin’s turnip coconut cream soup with turmeric, and chef Benchawan Painter’s crispy hen bathed in coconut kombucha squash and pumpkin curry sauce.
By dessert, chef Alyssa Dole’s olive oil cake with beet mascarpone whip sweetened the expertise, and chef Andrea De Gortari despatched everybody dwelling with a bag of bite-sized happiness that includes spiced candy potato cookies and chocolate beet morsels. Different cooks contributing to the foodie wonderland included Barbara McKnight, Victoria Elizondo, Jane Wild, and Jessica Timmons.
No banquet is full with out libations. From the bubbling Poggio Costa Prosecco to Saint Arnold Brewing Co.’s craft brews and Tito’s Handmade Vodka cocktails, sips elevated the eating journey. And naturally, Natalie Vaclavik’s curated wine choice ensured a cornucopia of flavors. With service supplied by Culinaire, this feast inspired the coterie to avoid wasting the date for the twentieth annual fete, set for November 10, 2025 chaired by Virginia and Will McMullen.
The banquet mirrored Recipe for Success Basis’s mission to fight childhood weight problems by means of packages that train children and households the artwork of wholesome consuming. This gastronomic night raised consciousness for initiatives like Seed-to-Plate Vitamin Training, serving greater than 50,000 youth.
Wining and eating have been: Bob Cavnar, Rudy Guerra, Ford Hubbard, Renea Abbott, Sherree and Norman Frede, Anita and David Garten, Matt Henneman and Kimberly Cutchall, Aashish and Erin Parekh, Jessica Rossman, Gayla Gardner, Ariel Lopez, Michele and Gerald LaNoue, Myrtle Jones, Kelly and Kim Hales, Lynne Goode and Harrison Williams, and Karen and Murry Penner.
