DELICACIES AND DECADENCE: ZEST IN THE WEST ROCKS FOOD & WINE SCENE

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July 28, 2017
Houston West Chamber of Commerce hosts 10th annual Zest in the West Zestival
Oct. 18, 2017 – 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. – Château Crystale – 2517 S. Gessner Rd., Houston, TX 77063
 
 
HOUSTON, TX – July 27, 2017 – Zest in the West, West Houston’s premier culinary and wine event, celebrates a Decade of Decadence at the 10th annual Zest in the West food and wine event. Celebrity chefs, sommeliers and other food and wine enthusiasts converge on West Houston Wednesday, October 18, 2017, from 7 – 10 p.m. at Château Crystale.  Kroger has been the presenting sponsor of the event since the inception.  Zest in the West is a collaborative production of the Houston West Chamber of Commerce and Food & Vine Time Productions.
 
Zest in the West is a party for the taste buds with delectable gourmet chef-inspired offerings, 150 wine selections, a fashion forward award, sleek Ferrari race cars and engaging partner displays. The event also features a Big Board auction, wine pull and silent auction benefiting scholarships for the West Houston Leadership Institute.  Celebrities and technically-trained chefs take their taste bud talents to the test deciding on the winner of the coveted Best of Zest Culinary Award. Last year’s award winners included Latin Bites Contemporary Cuisine, Cacao & Cardamom and Mark Cox Catering.
 
A sampling of this year’s Zest in the West participating restaurants are: Cantina Laredo, Carmelo’s Ristorante Italiano, Capital Grille, Churrasco’s, Kroger, Le Mistral, Nirvana, Café on the Lake at Omni Westside, Rudy Lechner’s, Seasons 52 and Bundt-Cake-A-Holic.
 
Sponsors include: Kroger (presenting sponsor for 10 years), ABIP CPAs, Spring Branch Management District, BoyarMiller Attorneys at Law, Ferrari of Houston, Eat Prime Foods, Premier America Credit Union, Abbey Residential, Pearl Wood Lake Luxury Apartments, Aruba Tourism, Claudia G Collection, Westchase District, Manning Pool Service, Douglas Business Solutions, Republic National Distributing Company and Renewal by Andersen.
 
In-kind sponsors include: ACME Party & Tent, Château Crystale Event Center, Cimo Productions, Genesis Photographers, Infiniti Graphics, Chad Gaulding Kwik Kopy, Neil Productions, Next Level Urgent Care, PJS Services, RNDC, Sarah’s Florist, SpeedPro Imaging The Woodlands, StoryTeller Promotions, and Zippy Shell.
 
Tickets to attend Zest in the West are now available and range from $65 to $200. Volunteer opportunities are also available. Call (713) 557-5732 for more information or visit www.zestinthewest.com.
 
 
 
Event Line-up – Wednesday, October 18, 2017
 
Bubbles & Brews Pre-Party presented by Premier America Credit Union – 6 – 10 p.m.
Guests enjoy fine champagnes and sparkling wines, rare craft beer selections and savory eats from 6 – 7 p.m. After the reception, guests will enter the Grand Zesting, starting at 7 p.m. Bubbles & Brews plus Grand Zesting $95
 
Grand “Zesting” – Château Crystale Ballroom – 7 – 10 p.m.
A “Zesty” experience for foodies, craft beer buffs and wine enthusiasts alike. Enjoy culinary offerings from West Houston’s finest restaurants as they compete for the Best of Zest Culinary Awards. The Grand Zesting features a charity auction with proceeds benefitting the West Houston Leadership Institute. Funds raised provide scholarships for participants of this 10-month program, which trains and develops leaders in the West Houston community.
Grand Zesting General Admission $65
 
Ferrari VIP Luxury Lounge – 7 – 10 p.m.
You’ll be treated with white glove service, given your keepsake wine glass and enjoy all the elements of Zest in the West along with VIP-only amenities. The VIP Luxury Lounge offers 50+ fabulous premium wine selections, luxurious seating and culinary creations.   VIP Luxury Lounge $125
 
Ferrari VIP Luxury Lounge & Grand Zesting – 6 – 10 p.m.
Bubbles & Brews guests enjoy a VIP pre-event reception featuring premium bubbly and specialty craft beer selections available only for Bubbles & Brews guests… with first entry into the Grand Zesting and the VIP Luxury Lounge featuring premium wine selections, lounge seating and live music. The Bubbles & Brews live music will continue under the porte-cochere with sparkling wines and craft beer served with “beer bites,” lots of fun and engaging activities.  Bubbles & Brews, Grand Zesting and Ferrari VIP Luxury Lounge $155
 
Total VVIP Experience presented by BoyarMiller & Grand Zesting Experience – 6 – 10 p.m.
Step into the ultimate BoyarMiller VVIP Experience with all access to Bubbles & Brews pre-event reception, Zest in the West general area and VIP Luxury Lounge. Gifted with oversize keepsake wine glass as your takeaway gift.
The BoyarMiller Total VVIP Experience $200

 
The Houston West Chamber of Commerce is located in the population center of Houston that is home to the Galleria Area, Uptown District, Westchase District, Spring Branch District, Memorial City, International District, CityCentre and the Energy Corridor District – an area of more than 8,000 businesses that employ more than 100,000 people in industries responsible for West Houston’s exponential growth such as oil and gas, manufacturing, technology, retail, medical, engineering and service firms. www.hwcoc.org
 
Food & Vine Time Productions is the region’s premier lifestyle culinary, wine and craft beer event production company producing Wine & Food Week, Katy Sip n Stroll, Brewmasters Craft Beer Festival, Freight Train Food Truck Festival, Celebration Seabrook, Culinary Stars, Wine Fair Cy-Fair, plus a variety of private functions.  www.foodandvinetime.com
Contact:
Ashley Manivong
ashley@hwcoc.org, 7137854922