Delicious Alchemy: The Art of Food

Imagine an evening that tickles all your senses: sight, sound, taste, smell and touch. That is what the Art of Food on May 20 will be—truly a Delicious Alchemy.

Anchored by a Big Board auction of Art on a Napkin: Dinner at Eight, featuring work from iconic artists interpreting their philosophy of shared meals, curated by Catherine Anspon and Eleanor Williams; dozens of tasting stations with Houston’s most creative chefs and wine tastings orchestrated by Amy Carron Power, The Wine Wonkette, and a Craft Beer Garden presented by Silver Eagle Distributors, there will be surprises around every turn. With music from DJ Sun, Paul English and Houston’s first Silent Disco, poetry on demand from the Inprint Poetry Buskers, and performance art, the free flowing party promises to last until the wee hours.

Participating chefs include Garth Blackburn of Subzero Wolf, Neal Cox of Olivette at the Houstonian, Kaz Edwards of Uchi, Giancarlo Ferrara of Amalfi Ristorante Italiano & Bar Rob Frias of Eminent Events + Catering and Tarakaan, Jean Philippe Gaston of Izakaya, Richard Kaplan of Weights+Measures, Ronnie Killen of Killen’s, Dominick Mancino of 1600 Bar + Grille, Al Marcus & Randy Hines of The Grateful Bread & The Kolache Shoppe, Greg Martin of Bistro Menil, Mike McElroy of Durham House, Barbara McKnight of Culinaire - Inspired Cuisine + Events, Kevin Naderi of Roost, Ryan Pera of Coltivare & Revival Market, Shay Prigmore of Max’s Wine Dive, Claire Smith of Shade & Canopy, Ruffy Sulaiman of Hilton of the Americas, Danny Trace of Brennnan’s, Justin Turner of Bernie's Burger Bus, Philippe Verpiand of Étoile and Antoine Ware of Harold’s in the Heights Participating artists include Andrea Biaconi, Michael Bise, Elaine Bradford, Desire Obtain Cherish, Kent Dorn, Amy Evans, Joey Fauerso, Michael Gordon, Joe Havel, David McGee, Matt Messinger, Neva Mikulicz, Katie Oliver, Kermit Oliver, Kinglsey Onyeiwu, Susan Plum, Jay Rusovich, Beth Secor, Randy Twaddle and Geoff Winningham. And their Galleries: Art Palace, Rudolph Blume/Artscan, Hiram Butler, Deborah Colton, Barbara Davis, Hooks-Epstein, Inman, Koelsch, McClain, Moody, David Shelton, Anya Tish and Unix.

The art auction will also be available on Ebay. Besides the auction, limited edition sets of Dinner at Eight napkins printed from the original art will be available for $250 each. Tickets are $150 suggested donation for general admission and $250 suggested donation for VIP tickets that include early admission feature an exclusive Salon with a private truffle and caviar bar, special wines and Stella Artois. Professional and avocational artists who respond to the open call for Art on a Napkin to be sold at the event will earn a $50 discount off of any ticket level.