2026 Winners and Dishes

  • 1st Place - Cochinita & co.

    Victoria Elizondo

    Elotitos, micro corn, brushed with chiltepin aioli, dusted 7 chile spice, finished with shaved truffles and parmesan cheese.

  • 2nd Place - Camaraderie

    Shawn Gawle

    Black sesame and black truffle gelato with candied sesame crunch.

  • 3rd Place - Cocody

    Lionel Debon

    Lollys persillade escargot cromesquis with black truffle and quail egg heart center.

  • People's Choice - Soto

    Andy Chen

    Engawa fin muscle with truffle balsamic unagi sauce, kizami, and chocolate black truffle masago arare.

  • Bartender Competition Winner - Musaafer

    Aniket Bhingare

    "Pour me a Slice" Truffle & Herb infused Meticulous rum, clarified mix of roma tomatoes, fresh basil, oregano, and truffle oil.

  • Amrina

    Jassi Bindra

    Beef shortrib nihari with truffle mashed potatoes.

  • Barbacana

    Christian Hernandez

    Mushroom confit tartlet, toum sauce, and sauce verte.

  • Bari Ristorante

    Renato De Pirro

    Zucchini & castel rosso cheese risotto, topped with blood orange and colatura shrimp tartare, finished with zucchini blossom chiffonade and fresh shaved truffles.

  • Bloom and Bee at the Post Oak Hotel

    Gerardo Comancho

    Jamon Iberico, barolo glaze, and walnut sablee.

  • Credence

    Levi Goode

    Truffle duck neck sausage with Lightsey Farm plum and truffle.

  • Doko

    Daniel Lee

    Akami and truffle carpaccio handroll with wasabi and fresh shaved truffle.

  • Doris Metropolitan

    Michael O’Connor

    “Truffle Smores” A5 fat graham cracker with truffle marshmallow and truffle dark chocolate.

  • Fielding's River Oaks

    Brandon Jolly-Samples

    “Bacon, Beef, & Bad Decisions” Truffle brioche, molten taleggio, smoked A5 Wagyu, bacon jam, crispy shallots, and fresh shaved truffles.

  • Hidden Omakase

    Marcos Juarez

    Yukon gold potato with truffle brown butter, fresh chives, and fresh shaved truffles.

  • Hong Kong Food Street

    Sam Liang

    Truffle lychee shrimp ball.

  • Jackson & co.

    Adam Paul

    Truffled duck confit foie gras “Drumstick” croquette with roasted celeriac.

  • Katami

    Paul Launh

    Wagyu tartare with truffle soft serve.

  • Killen's Steakhouse

    Ronnie Connor

    Truffle French dip with a truffle consomme.

  • Late August

    Sergio Hidalgo

    Truffle masa cake with mustard greens, whipped black-eyed peas, duck carnitas, salsa mora with truffles, Kendleton microgreens, and seafood consomme with truffle essence.

  • Chef Mate Zorrilla

    Black truffle confit Wagyu beef cheek taco with macadamia mole.

  • Maximo

    Adrian Torres

    Cachetada de barbacoa taco, nixtamalized truffle tortilla, truffle braised barbacoa, sottocenere al tartufo cheese, black garlic habanero salsa.

  • River Oaks Country Club

    Fidel Perez

    Truffle mole & cacao with confit quail legs.

  • Street to Kitchen

    Benchawan Jabthong Painter

    Durian cream curry with black truffles.

  • The Audrey

    Emily Trusler

    Foie gras mousse and truffle cotton candy.

  • Xalisko

    Betty Martines

    Confit potato, corn foam, huitlacoche pearls with Texas Wagyu hanger steak.

Featured Cocktails

  • Perseid

    Will Brazee

    “The Motel Augustine” Meticulous Rum, Pandan Liquor, Passionfruit Liquor, Lime juice, with a wormwood citrus foam.

  • Culinary Matters

    Fredy Nunez

    “Truffles & Cream” Reverse spherification, Truffle ice cream milk punch, Topped with olive olive puree dipindots 

  • Bar Moon

    João Diniz

    “The Moonlight Forager” Meticulous Spirits white rum, dry sherry, banana, truffle essence, clarified with smoked truffle milk.

  • Aperitivo

    Haniff Yon

    “Dirty Pandan” Meticulous Rum fatwashed with unsalted butter and truffle oil, homemade papaya pickles, homemade spiced apple cordial, sous vide pandan vermouth, Absinthe and pandan vermouth air.

Photography by Shane Dante