http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/retail/article/Convention-center-to-host-beer-festival-in-October-5140109.php?t=9b1fdc59ba97c6371e
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For three days in October, the convention center will host Big Brew, a major new festival that aims to tap into the region's burgeoning craft-beer scene by putting 1,000 beers out for public sampling, along with seminars on what you're drinking and where it comes from.
To satisfy Houstonians' growing passion for pairing food with beer, some of the biggest chefs in town are lining up 40 local restaurants for an evening of culinary improvisation.
"We really do think we can make this a beer-tourist destination," said Big Brew organizer Clifton McDerby of Food & Vine Time Productions.
McDerby will formally announce the Houston event in a joint appearance Tuesday with Mayor Annise Parker and Luther Villagomez, general manager of the Brown center and chief operating officer of Houston First Corp., the quasi-public agency that runs the city's convention business.
Big Brew will run Oct. 23-25, highlighted by two sampling sessions on the final day, each of which is expected to draw thousands.