Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings:
JŪN, 420 East 20th, will spotlight Buboy—the much-anticipated concept from “Top Chef: Destination Canada” winner Chef Tristen Epps—with a special tasting experience from Thursday, August 7 through Sunday, August 10. Guests can enjoy a five-course menu that fuses contemporary Afro-Caribbean flavors with cutting-edge fine dining techniques, offering a first taste of what’s to come. Seats are $135 per person, with an optional $65 wine pairing available ($200 with pairing).
Lucchese Bootmaker is teaming up with Truth BBQ for a unique Smoke & Style Shopping Event, held at Lucchese Houston, 4051 Westheimer, on Friday, August 8 from 1 to 6 p.m. The high-energy tailgate celebrates ten years of Truth BBQ and the start of football season with award-winning bbq and chilled Rose Gold Rosé, boot shopping, and live music by Keller Cox. There is no cover to attend.
Join CocuSocial at Lyric Market, 411 Smith, on Thursday, August 14 at 6:30 p.m. for a hands-on pasta-making class. You’ll craft fresh pappardelle and linguini from scratch, topped with a zesty handmade pesto for $54 per person.
On Sunday, August 17, Truth BBQ and Milton’s are joining for a one-night-only, family-style dinner benefitting Kerr County flood victims, taking place at Truth BBQ, 110 South Heights. Tickets come in groups of four or six at $150 per person. Expect a multi-course menu blending legendary Central Texas barbecue with refined Italian cooking — short rib lasagna, agrodolce pork ribs with peaches, ribeye with Italian chimichurri and Banana Tiramisu for dessert. All profits will benefit the Texas Hospitality Collective, supporting flood recovery efforts in Kerr County.
Loro Asian Smokehouse & Bar is serving up a week of tasty back-to-school deals during its “Dazed and Delicious” celebration, offered at both the Heights and Kirby locations from Monday, August 18 to Sunday, August 24. Each day brings new, no-fuss specials for everyone easing into the school year, from $3 pulled pork sandwiches and $7 smoked wings to $6 slushee flights and $5 yuzu spritzes.