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FEB. 27 - MARCH 17, 2024

ROUNDUP & BEST BITES COMPETITION

Thank you for your interest in participating in the Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup & Best Bites Competition. Best Bites is one of the largest gourmet food and wine events in the world. With more than 450 award-winning wines and over 100 signature dishes from the area’s top restaurants and culinary institutions, it is a top destination for wine enthusiasts, food writers, and foodies alike.

REGISTER AS A CULINARY OR WINERY PARTICIPANT

This event would not be possible without the participation of our valued restaurant and winery participants. Please find all relevant participation information below.

CULINARY PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION

As a participant and contributor, the Roundup & Best Bites Competition allows you to showcase your cuisine to our wine and food loving guests. Guests will enjoy your bites while sipping award-winning wines from the Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition. With its continuing success, we typically host more than 5,000 food and wine connoisseurs for this fun evening at NRG Center. Belt buckle awards will be given to our top competitors across multiple food categories.

RESOURCES

2024 Signup Information
Release of Indemnity Form

TIMELINE

Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 Culinary signups open for the 2024 Roundup & Best Bites Competition
Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 Early entry deadline to receive additional benefits
Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 Entry deadline for guaranteed placement in the printed program
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024 Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup & Best Bites event. Please see 2024 Restaurant Handbook linked above for full day timeline and details.
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Restaurant Digital Materials

Let your followers and customers know that you are participating in our event! The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ also provides digital medals for restaurants to use in promoting their winning dishes in online and social media marketing efforts after the event. Winning restaurants should choose the medal that corresponds with the award they won. Please note, this artwork is the only approved format in which to use the Rodeo’s logo in conjunction with your winning dish.

Downloads:

  • 2024 Participant Sticker: PDF | PNG

Top Award Stickers:

  • Trailblazing Appetizer Grand Champion: PDF | PNG
  • Trailblazing Appetizer Reserve Grand Champion: PDF | PNG
  • Trailblazing Appetizer Award: PDF | PNG
  • Lone Star Entrée Grand Champion: PDF | PNG
  • Lone Star Entrée Reserve Grand Champion: PDF | PNG
  • Lone Star Entrée Award: PDF | PNG
  • Two-Steppin’ Dessert Grand Champion: PDF | PNG
  • Two-Steppin’ Dessert Reserve Grand Champion: PDF | PNG
  • Two-Steppin’ Dessert Award: PDF | PNG
  • People’s Choice Award Grand Champion: PDF | PNG
  • People’s Choice Award Reserve Grand Champion: PDF | PNG
  • Outstanding Showmanship Grand Champion: PDF | PNG
  • Outstanding Showmanship Reserve Grand Champion: PDF | PNG
  • Tasty Tradition Award Grand Champion: PDF | PNG
  • Tasty Tradition Award Reserve Grand Champion: PDF | PNG
  • Rookie Award: PDF | PNG

WINERY PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION

Wines that place in the Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition as Class Champion, Texas Class Champion, Region Class Champion, Reserve Class Champion, Texas Reserve Class Champion, Region Reserve Class Champion, or Double Gold medal are required to participate in the Roundup & Best Bites event with the donation of (2) 9L cases or volumetric equivalent of each winning wine. In addition, we invite these wineries to attend to pour and market their wines to over 5,000 attendees at the event.

All qualifying wineries are requested to complete an online form to indicate whether they will attend. Up to (2) representatives from the winery are invited to attend and pour. The link will be posted by Dec. 1, 2023.

If you are unable to attend, we will staff your table with volunteers to pour and promote your wines. If your table will be staffed by volunteers, please email tasting notes for the qualifying wines to [email protected]. This information will be shared at the table so the pourers can best promote your wines to event guests. Please ensure the email references that the materials are for your Best Bites pourers.

TIMELINE

Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition Results Announced
Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 Notification sent to all qualifying Roundup & Best Bites and Champion Wine Auction & Dinner wines. The sign-up link to indicate attendance at Roundup & Best Bites to go live.
Friday, Jan. 5, 2024

Deadline for wineries to indicate attendance at Roundup & Best Bites by utilizing the link above.

Deadline to deliver wine for the Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup & Best Bites Competition. All wine entries which won a saddle, buckle or double-gold medal must participate.
Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024 Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup & Best Bites event. All participating wineries must check in between 4:30 – 5 p.m. Please see Event Day Information download above.

Winery Digital Awards

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo provides digital medals for wineries to use in promoting their award-winning wine(s) in online and social media marketing efforts. Wineries should choose the medal that corresponds with the award won by a specific wine in the Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition (double gold, gold, silver or bronze). Please note, this medal art is the only approved format in which to use the Rodeo’s logo in conjunction with your winning wine.

Downloads

Class and Top Award Stickers

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CONTACT US

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
NRG Center
3 NRG Park
Houston, Texas 77054

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 832.667.1184

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