Houston chefs Keisha Griggs (middle) and Michelle Wallace (right) at the 2022 Let’s Talk Womxn Houston event in Caracol. Photo by Fedora Cook.
Let’s talk about Womxn held its inaugural Houston event last year and was not only successful, but also impressive as who are some of the city’s top women in the local food and beverage industry.Speak and Celebrate the Gold Glamor Bashwill be held on Sunday, March 5, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Karakol, located at 2200 Post Oak. Tickets are $100 per person, purchased online.
Hosted by multiple James Beard Award winners and semi-finalists for “Outstanding Restaurateur” Tracy Vought and longtime restaurateur Ali Jarrett of Harolds Restaurant, Bar & Terrace and Sharon Haynes tacos a go go, More than 20 other female managers participated. The event is also timed to kick off Women’s History Month and just before International Women’s Day.
Let’s talk about Womxn A volunteer-run, national coalition of women-owned food and beverage entrepreneurs that currently has 700 members and is present in 14 cities, all with local celebrations. Founded in Chicago by rice field. Dr. Rohini DayIndian Chinese restaurant owner Vermillion.
Our focus is on women’s entrepreneurial success, but men are also welcome to participate. The “Gold Glamor Bash Theme” encourages gold clothing and accessories.
Here is a list of a number of participating women-owned businesses:
- angel share
- bocage catering
- Ate Kitchen
- lottery kitchen
- black chef table
- bonfire wings
- Karakol
- dandelion cafe
- fat cat creamery
- Harolds Restaurant, Bar & Terrace
- Hive Bee Farm
- Killans
- Criti Cooking and Catering
- Low Tide Kitchen & Bar
- Mize Restaurant
- renaissance wine
- Southern Sweets Bakehouse
- Stetsy Brewing
- tacos a go go
- upside pub
- Thistle Drafting
- Three Brothers Bakery
- timeless vodka
- traveler’s table
At all these restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries, distilleries and more, you can expect not only flowing food and drink, but also pleasant conversations with the best in Houston’s food and beverage industry.
Phaedra Cook has been writing about Houston’s restaurant and bar scene since 2010. my table was the chief restaurant critic for the magazine (now closed). houston press Worked there for 2 years and was eventually promoted to food editor. Cook founded Houston Food He Finder in November 2016 and has been its editor and publisher ever since.