All activities will be held at at Talento Bilingüe de Houston Theatre and Meeting Center (TBH) located at 333 S Jensen Dr, Houston, Texas 77003.
Friday, May 19, 2023
4:00 pm Doors Open at TBH Theater, 333 S. Jensen Dr., Houston, TX 77003
• Entertainment provided by MECA
4:30 pm Welcome Address by Mayor Sylvester Turner
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Dinner Showcase: “Nature / Nurture”
Welcome & Open by The Texas Indigenous Food Project
DINNER SHOWCASE MENU– with Chef Storytelling and Scholar Comentario
Consomé De Conejo, Butterflied White Rice, Brunoise Carrot, Micro Verdolaga
—Chef Nadia Casaperalta, Elsa Texas
Cold Smoked and Roasted Quail with Grandmother’s Dried Fruit Stuffing, Accompanied by Pecan and Endive Salad with Chapote Dressing
—Chef Roberto Gonzalez, Laredo, Texas
Albóndigas de Camarón con Caldito de Jalapeño y Tomate
—Chef Vianney Rodriguez, Aransas Pass, Texas
Mezquite Tamal with Mole, Nopal Pico De Gallo
—Chef Andrés Garza, Austin, Texas
Humanities Scholar Comentario by Dr. Leslie Bush, Macrobotanical Analysis, Manchaca, Texas
Program concludes at 8:00 pm
Saturday, May 20, 2023
8:00 am – 11:00 am Breakfast Showcase: “Tradition / Innovation”
Welcome & Open by The Texas Indigenous Food Project
BREAKFAST SHOWCASE MENU– with Chef Storytelling and Scholar Comentario
Chilaquiles Al Guajillo Con Nopalitos
—Chef Victoria Elizondo, Houston, Texas
Caddo Grape Dumplings
—Family Recipe by Diana Parton Smith, Dallas, Texas
Prepared by Chef Steven D. McKinney, Houston, Texas
Pecan Amaranth Atole
—Chef Rebel Mariposa, San Antonio, Texas
Humanities Scholar Comentario by Dr. Lilliana Patricia Saldaña University of Texas at San Antonio
11:00 am Breakfast Showcase concludes. Break.
11:30 am – 2:30 pm LUNCH Showcase: “Memory / Identity”
Opening Comments by The Texas Indigenous Food Project
LUNCH SHOWCASE MENU– with Chef Storytelling and Scholar Comentario
Carne Guisada Brownsville Style, Flour Tortillas, Refried Beans, Arroz Casero
—Chef Sylvia Casares, Houston, Texas
Mollejas Asadas with Salsa Verde and Salsa Casera, Tortillas de Maíz
—Chef Joseph Gomez, Austin, Texas
Cabrito en Salsa, Con Piquín
—Chef Luis Olvera, Dallas, Texas
Humanities Scholar Comentario by Dr. Mario Montaño, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2:00 pm Lunch Culinary Showcase ends. Afternoon Break.
5:00 pm Doors Open at Talento Bilingüe de Houston (TBH) Theatre
5:30 pm Music & Entertainment by MECA at TBH
6:00 pm Public Panel Presentation: “The Native American Roots of Texas Mexican Food”
(The public panel event is free, but a ticket is required. Click the Link HERE to register and
get your ticket.) READ MORE details about the public panel, with 10 Celebrity Chefs in attendance.
PANELISTS
• Dr. Leslie Bush, Paleoethnobotanist, Macrobotanical Analysis, Manchaca, Texas
• Adán Medrano, Food Author, Independent Researcher, Chef, JM Media, LLC, Houston,
Texas
• Dr. Mario Montaño, Professor Emeritus, Anthropology, Colorado College, Colorado
Springs, Colorado.
• Dr. Lilliana Patricia Saldaña, Associate Professor of Mexican American Studies,
University of Texas at San Antonio.
8:00 pm Closing Comments
• Gift Bag for guests
• Evaluations from departing guests