Five Tuesdays · Bistro Mistral Bellaire

Le Duel Culinaire

The judges? You.

  1. 10acclaimed chefs
  2. 5Tuesday nights
  3. 3courses
  4. 1winner each duel
Choose your event

Only 40 seats each night

At the table

Two chefs serve six unsigned dishes. The room decides.

Five Tuesday nights, five different duels. Each evening, two chefs go head to head across three courses — you taste both versions of every course, side by side and unsigned, then score each dish. Your ballot crowns the night's winner.

  1. 6:30 PMWelcome bubbles
  2. 7 PMDinner begins
  3. Only 40 seatsEach night

Only 40 seats each night

Five Tuesday nights

Choose your matchups

Le Duel Culinaire Tuesday, September 29: Philippe Verpiand of Étoile vs Patti Delgado of The Original Ninfa's

Tuesday, September 29

🇫🇷 France vs. Mexico

Classic French technique meets Houston's Tex-Mex royalty: Étoile's Philippe Verpiand faces The Original Ninfa's Patti Delgado.

Philippe VerpiandÉtoile
Patti DelgadoThe Original Ninfa's

Doors & bubbles 6:30 PM · Dinner 7 PM

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Le Duel Culinaire Tuesday, October 6: Michelle Wallace of b'Tween Sandwich Co. vs Christine Ha of The Blind Goat

Tuesday, October 6

⭐ Top Chef vs Master Chef

Top Chef contender Michelle Wallace takes on MasterChef champion Christine Ha in a duel of TV's finest.

Michelle Wallaceb'Tween Sandwich Co.
Christine HaThe Blind Goat

Doors & bubbles 6:30 PM · Dinner 7 PM

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Le Duel Culinaire Tuesday, October 13: Javier Becerra of XOLO vs Christian Hernandez of Barbacana

Tuesday, October 13

🍴 Houston's Culinary Trailblazers

Two of Houston's boldest modern Mexican kitchens — XOLO's Javier Becerra and Barbacana's Christian Hernandez — go head to head.

Javier BecerraXOLO
Christian HernandezBarbacana

Doors & bubbles 6:30 PM · Dinner 7 PM

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Le Duel Culinaire Tuesday, October 20: Benchawan Painter of Street To Kitchen vs Thomas Bille of Belly of the Beast

Tuesday, October 20

🏆 James Beard Award Winners Showdown

James Beard winner Benchawan "Chef G" Painter of Street to Kitchen meets Belly of the Beast's Thomas Bille.

Benchawan Painter “Chef G”Street To Kitchen
Thomas BilleBelly of the Beast

Doors & bubbles 6:30 PM · Dinner 7 PM

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Le Duel Culinaire Tuesday, October 27: Luis Roger of BCN Taste & Tradition vs EJ Miller of Chardon

Tuesday, October 27

⭐ Houston's Global Chefs

Spain meets France: BCN Taste & Tradition's Luis Roger duels Chardon's EJ Miller.

Luis RogerBCN Taste & Tradition
EJ MillerChardon

Doors & bubbles 6:30 PM · Dinner 7 PM

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