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Truffle Masters 2017 | Who Will Take the Title?
On January 16, DR | Delicacy is proud to present The Truffle
Masters 2017 featuring fresh black truffles imported directly from
Spain. In this heated competition at Artista at the Hobby Center,
25 top chefs from Houston’s most highly acclaimed restaurants
will compete to create the most delectable, mouthwatering dish
using DR | Delicacy’s aromatic and flavorful truffles.
Confirmed celebrity chefs include: Robert Del Grande from Café
Annie, David Denis from Le Mistral, Tommy Elbashary from B&B
Butchers and Restaurant, Enrico Glaudo from Ristorante Cavour,
Manabu Horiuchi from Kata Robata, Ronnie Killen from Killen’s
Steakhouse, and more.
Proceeds from the event will be donated to the scholarship program of Les Dames d’Escoffier International Houston Chapter, for
students pursuing an education in culinary arts, wine, hospitality
and agriculture industries.
Tickets are limited; get yours today at visit
www.thetrufflemasters.com/tickets-information.

Mex in the Box | A Special Gift Set for the Holidays
Skip the long lines at the mall this holiday season by ordering
gourmet gift sets from award-winning Hugo’s and Caracol
restaurants this holiday season. The holiday gift box will bring
a taste of true Mexico to its recipients. Each box includes:
• One signed copy of Hugo Ortega’s Street Food of
Mexico, named by Saveur magazine as one of just six
essential Mexican cookbooks
• One of Hugo’s restaurant’s housemade chocolate tablets
with which to make Hugo’s Mexican Hot Chocolate (or
mole!)
• One molinillo, a traditional Mexican turned wood whisk,
used to mix and froth hot beverages such as hot chocolate
• Two mugs in which to enjoy your Hugo’s Mexican Hot
Chocolate!
Cost for the gift sets is $60 each plus tax. The sets are available at Hugo’s and Caracol restaurants and they can also
be ordered online at www.hugosrestaurant.net and www.caracol.net.

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