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Roundup and Best Bites Competition

Best Bites

The excitement gets uncorked at the Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition, as attendees delight their taste buds at this lively event featuring the announcement of the International Wine Competition Champions, as well as the culinary competition of regional restaurants and catering institutions. Contest entries win top honors and ride away with trophy saddles, buckles and chaps. The 2010 Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition was held Feb. 21 in Reliant Center.

2010 Rodeo Uncorked! Best Bites Competition Winners

Popular Choice Award

Best Bites

First Place – Hasta La Pasta
Second Place – Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse

Trailblazing Appetizer/Entrée Award

Best Bites

First Place – Sage 400 Japanese Cuisine, miso Chilean sea bass
Second Place – Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House, sliced tenderloins
Third Place – Valentino Vin Bar, baby back ribs with pork and ravioli with barbecue Tuscan sauce

Two-Stepping Bread/Cheese/Dessert Award

Best Bites

First Place – Killen's Steakhouse, crème brûlée bread pudding
Second Place – Veldhuizen Cheese, handcrafted cheese

2010 Best Bites Participants

III Forks, Chef Ozzie Rogers
*17 at Alden-Houston, Chef Chip Hight
Beaucoup Bar and Grill
Bistro Alex & Café Rose, Chef Juan Carlos Gonzalez
Bistro Don Camillo
Bistro Le Cep, Chef Joe Mannke
BRC GASTROPUB, Chef Lance Fegen
Brennan’s of Houston, Chef Danny Trace
Buffalo Grille, Chef Jose Araniva
Café Express, Chef Greg Martin
Capones, Chef Kyle Turney
Carol's at Cat Spring Restaurant, Chef Vichelle Esteu-Ruff
Chez Roux, Chef Albert Roux
Ciro's, Chef Ciro Lampasas
Crapitto's Cucina Italiana, Chef Frank Crapitto
Cullen's, Chef Paul Lewis
Cyclone Anaya’s Mexican Kitchen, Chef Ramon Morales
Danton's Gulf Coast Seafood Kitchen, Chef Danton Nix
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse, Chef Steve Haug
Demeris Catering, Chef George Demeris
D' Vine Wine Bar & Bistro, Chef Clarence Alexander
EJ's Neighborhood Pizzeria and Italian Eatery, Chef Eric Lippmann
Eurest Dining
Fish City Grill, Chef Rich Taylor
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, Chef James Cole
Frank's Chop House, Chef Frank Butera
Goode Co. Seafood, Chef Levi Goode
Gumbo Bar, Chef Jared Shafer
Hasta La Pasta, Chef Kipp Galleymore
Houston Community College-Culinary Arts Dept., Chef Christy Syks
Intercontinental Hotel - The Restaurant & Table One, Chef Peter Laufer
Joyce's Seafood Steaks, Chef Francisco Ruiz
Killen's Steakhouse, Chef Ronnie Killen
Maggianos Little Italy, Chef Michael Rogers
Marios Seawall Italian Restaurant, Chef Richard DePlacencia
Masraff's, Chef Dominic Juarez
Merlion on 4th, Chef Andrew Lobeck
Molina’s
Monarch at Hotel ZaZa
MO's Steakhouse, Chef Eric Aldis
NOE Restaurant & Bar, Chef Jacques Lolliot
Ooh La La - The Dessert Boutique, Pastry Chef Vanessa O' Donnell
Pappa's Bros. Steakhouse, Chef Michael Gaspard
Pappa's Grill, Chef Michael Gaspard
RA Sushi, Chef Tai Obata
Rainbow Lodge, Chef Mark Schmidt
Ray's Grill, Chef Soren Pedersen
The Rockwood Room, Chef Michael Dei Maggi
Royer's Round Top Café, Chef Bud Royer, the Pieman
Sage 400 Japanese Cuisine, Chef Teddy Wang
Silver Leaf International, Chef Adriane McWeeny
Spencer's for Steaks and Chops, Chef Kyle Davis
Sullivan's Steakhouse, Chef Aristotelis Trikilis
Sushi Raku, Chef Taka Sekiguehi
Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen
Taste of Texas Restaurant, Chef Lisa Blackard
Tintos Spanish Restaurant & Wine Bar, Chef Alberto Alfonzo
UPTOWN Sushi, Chef Donald Chang
Valentino Vin Bar, Chef Cunninghame West
Verve Restaurant (Galleria Tennis & Athletic Club), Chef Chris Garcia
Voice Restaurant, Chef Michael Kramer

2009 Rodeo Uncorked! Best Bites Competition Winners

Restaurant Category

Best Bites

First Place – Killen's Steakhouse and Grill
Second Place – Masraff's
Third Place – Carol's Cat Spring
Fourth Place – Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse

Institution/Catering Category

Best Bites

First Place – Divina Chocolates
Second Place – Demeris Catering