Best Cellars Celebrity Dinner September 14, 2010

Pop a cork and sing a song, The Best Cellars Celebrity Dinner is coming to Houston! The Best Cellars Celebrity Dinner concept started in Nashville 10 years ago by music industry executives associated with the T.J. Martell Foundation, a top charitable organization supported by the music business. The event pairs Best Sellers (music and entertainment celebrities) with Best Cellars (top wine collectors).

The September 14 event will feature an extraordinary four-course meal prepared by guest chefs, Robert Del Grande and Dean Fearing. The chefs will top off the meal with a performance by their band, The Barbwires.

Robert Del-Grande’s name is synonymous with good food in Houston. His restaurant group Schiller-Del Grande has graced Houston with superb dining destinations Taco Milagro, RDG Bar Annie, Café Express, Rio Ranch and The Grove. Robert has received numerous awards and honors for his culinary flare for the tastes and flavors of the Southwest.

Dean Fearing, known as "The Father of Southwestern Cuisine,” was the executive chef for 20 years at Dallas' famed The Mansion on Turtle Creek. He left the restaurant in 2007 to start his own restaurant, Fearing's, in partnership with Ritz-Carlton. He is the host of a national television show, Entertaining at Home with Dean Fearing on the Food Network and the author of two cookbooks.

Proceeds from the dinner will benefit The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Sponsorships and tables are available for the Best Cellars Celebrity Dinner starting at $7,500 per table. Tickets will be sold individually for $1,000. For information, please visit www.BestCellarsDinners.com or call 615.256-2002.