Recipe for Success Foundation is hosting the First Saturday Grow Love Market at Hope Farms, 10101 Scott, on Saturday, February 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring  a family-friendly mix of cooking, gardening, wellness activities and hands-on farm fun. Cooking classes (registration required) $15 for adults and include a $5 market coupon, with children’s cooking classes for $5.

Eat Drink HTX – the more casual, sister event to Houston Restaurant Weeks – returns February 15–28, giving Houstonians a way to dine out while supporting supporting the Houston Food Bank. Developed for casual and fast-casual restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops and food trucks, the charitable dining event features $15 and $25 prix-fixe menus for brunch, lunch and dinner, with participating locations including Kriti Kitchen, Murray’s Pizza & Wine, Kokoro, Pizzana, Los Tios and more. 

Iconic dining destination Brennan’s, 3300 Smith, is hosting a festive Mardi Gras dinner party on Tuesday, February 17. Guests can enjoy a live jazz band, dancing in the dining room and a special three-course Mardi Gras prix-fixe menu for $94, featuring entrees like Prime Rib and Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes, alongside a la carte options. Reservations are by phone only at 713-522-9711.

Texas Children’s 2026 Cooking Up a Cure returns for its eighth year on Thursday, February 19, held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at The Revaire, with a VIP experience from 6 to 7 p.m. hosted by Le Jardinier executive chef Felipe Botero. The casual-chic evening brings together Houston’s top chefs and restaurants for a high-energy, walk-around tasting with no assigned seating, with participating spots including Le Jardinier, Latuli, Loro, Navy Blue, State of Grace, The Blind Goat, Truluck’s, Uchi, Uchiko and Xalisco. Proceeds benefit research and patient care in Texas Children’s Department of Allergy and Immunology. Tickets start at $175.

Folks can kick off rodeo season at Garden & Gun’s Rodeo Smoke Show, held at TRUTH BBQ, 110 South Heights, on Saturday, February 28 beginning at 6 p.m. The event teams up chef Leonard Botello with some of Houston’s most beloved chefs, including Ryan Lachaine of State of Grace, Bobby Matos of La Lucha and Seth Siegel-Gardner of Local Foods and Milton’s. Expect a whole lot of expertly smoked meat, Texas sides and desserts, plus Blade and Bow bourbon cocktails flowing all night and live music to keep things lively. There’s also a Western-forward makers market with names like Lucchese, Manready Mercantile and Laura Goodson Art, and if you spring for VIP, you’ll score early entry, off-menu bites and a curated gift bag. General admission is $85 and VIP tickets are $115.

This article appears in Private: Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2026.

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