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Wine & Food Week’s Sips, Suds and Savor offered a fun Friday date night and foodie’s paradise in The Woodlands
Crushing It! Wine & Food Week raises the bar for culinary excellence with its 21st year happening May 28-31 and June 6, 2025 in The Woodlands.
View highlights (in our video below and on Hello Woodlands’ Instagram) from the Sips, Suds, and Savor event held on Friday night May 30 that featured great grub, live music, wine, beer, craft spirits, and amazing entertainment. Sips, Suds & Savor was the perfect date night and Friday outing for groups of friends and featured the fun crew and cast members of the Texas Renaissance Festival, plus a grape stomp demonstration by Bernhardt Winery, and live music. The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center ballroom was a foodie’s paradise.
Participants this year at Sips, Suds, and Savor:
3rd Coast BBQ & Catering
Apple-licious Bakery Bistro
Aruba
The Chef’s Kitchen by Chefs United HTX
Dolce Niente
Dumplings & Noodles Delight
Goode Company Fish Camp
Goode Company Kitchen & Cantina – The Woodlands
H-E-B
Lighthouse Catering
Local Table
Madame Brioche Bistro
Miya’s Munchies, LLC
Mo U
North Italia
Olive Oil Restaurant
Palette Indian Kitchen
Pastel Pizza
Pho Prime – Shenandoah
rise soufflé
Russo’s New York Pizzeria The Woodlands
Sal e Brasa Brazilian Steakhouse
Savory Events
Smokey Mo’s BBQ
Thistle Draftshop
Tosca Italian Gourmet
Willie’s Grill & Icehouse
Yard House
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The week of fan-favorite events returns, including Wine Around the World Wednesday (ticket giveaway soon); the all-NEW Crushing It with Cocktails!, a spirited cocktail competition and last night’s Sips, Suds, and Savor, Friday night date night. The week culminates tonight Saturday, May 31 with the grand finale—the Wine Rendezvous Grand Tasting & Chef Showcase at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Ballroom, where acclaimed chefs compete for the Chef of Chefs Award and a $5,000 cash prize. Seeking an elevated experience? Secure early access to the exclusive Bayway Cadillac VIP Luxury Lounge, featuring ultra-premium wines and an intimate ambiance.
Wine & Food Week isn’t just about indulgence, it’s about impact. A portion of proceeds benefit charitable organizations such as The Woodlands Arts Council, New Danville, and the Montgomery County Food Bank, reinforcing the commitment to supporting the community.
“As we embark on our 21st year, we’re Crushing It! —celebrating the innovators, the game-changers, and the passionate voices who are redefining the food and beverage scene,” said Constance McDerby, Founder of Wine & Food Week. “From the vines to the kitchen, from the glass to the plate, every element comes together to create an experience that is both unforgettable and unmatched. Here’s to raising our glasses to the next era of culinary excellence!”
Wine & Food Week guests will have the chance to mingle with renowned chefs, sommeliers, and industry icons, including Chef Nancy Manlove returning Wine Rendezvous Chef of Chefs winner, Chef Teddy Bouroncle, self-proclaimed foodie chef from Lima Bistro—the #1 restaurant in Aruba, and Chef Lena Trang of Lena’s Asian Kitchen and winner of the Chopped Truffle challenge, to name just a few.
Don’t miss out—secure your tickets now for Wine & Food Week 2025 and be part of an extraordinary celebration of taste, talent, and tradition. For an extensive event line-up, details, and tickets, visit wineandfoodweek.com.
Wine & Food Week is presented by H-E-B and Sponsored by: Bayway Cadillac of The Woodlands, Aruba Tourism, Visit The Woodlands, Trinchero Napa Valley Family Estates, Riboli Family Wines, Duckhorn Vineyards, Hess Persson Estates, Michael David Winery, Volante Integrated Planning, Northwestern Mutual, SpeedPro Imaging The Woodlands, The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, The Woodlands Country Club, Renewal by Anderson, Steelman Medical, Women Driving Business, Woodlands Online, The Woodlands City Lifestyle Magazine, PaperCity The Woodlands, Hello Woodlands, Houston magazine, Infinity Graphics, Genesis Photography Houston – Lufkin, Kelley Sweet Photography, and SRG Photography with more announcements to follow.
ABOUT WINE & FOOD WEEK AND FOOD & VINE TIME PRODUCTIONS
Food & Vine Time Productions, producer of Wine & Food Week, celebrated 20 years in 2022 and is proud to have raised over 2 million dollars through various channels since its inception in 2002 for local charities and deserving non-profits.
The first large-scale event in the Metro, founded by Food & Vine Time Productions, Wine & Food Week, was the first multi-day, multi-faceted, comprehensive destination culinary and wine event and the first nationally to promote locally sourced and sustainable products. Founder Constance McDerby, with life and business partner Clifton McDerby, has been promoting and furthering the diverse culinary scene to avid followers since 2002. Diffusing the mystique of wines, FVTP events make wines approachable by educating the novice to the aficionado. Food & Vine Time Productions created another first when it launched the state’s first multi-day craft beer destination and educational event featuring over 300 craft beer selections. Brewmasters Craft Beer Festival celebrated a decade of craft beer experiences, being named the #3 beer event in America by USA Today and #1 in Houston by Houstonia Magazine. Food & Vine Time Productions’ events include Houston Chronicle Culinary Stars, Katy Sip N Stroll, Wine Fair Cy-Fair, Zest in the West, Haute Wheels Food Truck Fest, and a myriad of public lifestyle events and private events for various clients.
Nick Rama is a food writer, contributor to Hello Woodlands, and shares his restaurant experiences on Nick’s Local Eats at NicksLocalEats.com and on the TX BBQ, Burgers, and Brew Facebook page. Nick enjoys helping small business owners, supporting his community by fundraising for food banks, and plans tasting events with locally owned mom and pop restaurants.
