Chefs For Farmers, a Texas-based food and wine festival, will be held in Houston for the first time, event officials announced in July, bringing an all-star lineup of local chefs to serve locally sourced dishes.

The event will be held from 2-5 p.m. Oct. 2 at the new mixed-use development Autry Park, located at 3737 Cogdell St., Houston, in Montrose. Previously, the Dallas-based event took place in areas around North Texas.

Top chefs will cook with ingredients produced by local farmers in the Houston area and serve it to guests. Over 20 chefs from different culinary backgrounds are participating in the event, including Hugo Ortega of Backstreet Cafe; Chris Shepherd of Georgia James; and Aaron Bludorn, whose eponymous restaurant can be found several blocks away from the event site on Taft Street.

Brewers will also serve alcoholic beverages at the event, according to a July 11 press release.

General admission is $115 per ticket and covers freshly made food from the chefs and beverages from local breweries, distilleries and wineries. VIP access is $150 per ticket and includes early entry at 1 p.m., during which time guests will have an hour to try exclusive dishes and explore the offerings of each chef, winemaker and farmer up close.



A portion of the proceeds from the event will go to the Houston Food Bank, according to the release. Guests must be age 21 or older to attend. Tickets, along with a full list of participating chefs, can be found on the event’s website.