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2023 judges & EMCEE
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON

Katherine Whaley
Judges & Emcee

Bao Ong
Restaurant columnist for the Houston Chronicle

Charles Carroll
Executive Chef at River Oaks Country Club

Daniel Renfrow
Editor of Houstonia Magazine

Emma Balter
Food Editor of Chron

Juan Gonzalez
Cooking School Manager of Central Market

Lorretta Ruggiero
Freelance Writer at Houston Press

Mai Pham
Freelance Food & Wine Journalist

Manabu “Hori” Horiuchi
Chef at Kata Robata

Melissa Stewart
Director of Texas Restaurant Association

Pat Sharpe
Journalist at Texas Monthly

Phaedra Cook
Editor & Publisher
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