Event Details
Friday, May 2
General Admission: 6:30-10:00 p.m.
Last entry at 8:30 p.m.
Early entry for VIP at 6:00 p.m.
Join us at our annual foodie event, Feast with the Beasts presented by TXU Energy on Friday, May 2! Sample local cuisine from a curated list of Houston’s best restaurants while you enjoy drinks, live music across the Zoo, and exciting animal experiences after hours at our culinary event. Feast with the Beasts is a Houston favorite and will sell out fast!
Plus, stop by to meet Houston’s own Chef Tristen Epps. He’s a current contestant on Top Chef: Destination Canada and will be available for a meet-and-greet with Feast guests at 8:15 p.m. He’ll also host a cooking demo in the VIP lounge.
View our current list of participating restaurants in the FAQ below.
By attending Feast with the Beasts, you are helping save animals in the wild.
Event Tickets
General Admission – $149
Your ticket includes cuisine from Houston’s best eateries, two free drinks, exciting animal experiences, and access to live music throughout the Zoo. Plus, you can meet Houston’s own Chef Evelyn García, a finalist on season 19 of Bravo TV’s Top Chef where she’ll be hosting a cooking demo at 8:30 p.m. In February 2023, she opened JŪN in The Heights with long-time friend and chef, Henry Lu.
VIP Admission – $299
Your exclusive VIP pass includes early entry to the event with a special sea lions keeper chat at 6:15 p.m., access to the VIP lounge with select culinary offerings, complimentary adult beverages including an exclusive premium wine selection, animal encounters, live music, and more.
Plus, Houston-based Chef Tristen Epps, a current contestant on Top Chef: Destination Canada, will be doing a cooking demo for our VIP pass holders. Chef Tristen will also have a meet-and-greet at the Karamu Outpost across from Trading Post at 8:15 p.m. for all Feast attendees.
Tickets are for guests 21+ only. IDs will be checked at the gate. Tickets will not be sold at the gate. Feast is a cashless event.
Rock Out at Feast
- The Jukebox Heroes are a premier Top 40 cover band
- The Deltaz playing heavy blues, roots rock, classic country
- Shosty is bringing nostalgic pop-punk and emo hits (pictured here)
Meet Houston Chefs
Chef Evelyn García
Chef Evelyn García was born and raised in Houston. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, García cooked in various New York City restaurants for ten years. Most notably, Chef Evelyn prevailed on the 19th season of Bravo TV’s hit show Top Chef as a series finalist.
With strong family ties and love for her hometown, Evelyn returned to Houston to build Kin HTX, a Southeast Asian-inspired restaurant and product line. In February 2023, she opened JŪN in The Heights neighborhood with long-time friend and chef, Henry Lu.
Chef Evelyn will be doing a cooking demo at 8:30 p.m. for Feast guests.
Chef Tristen Epps
Born of Trinidadian roots, Chef Tristen Epps traces his interest in cooking back to his childhood, which was spent traveling the globe with his active military mother. Epps currently resides in Houston, TX, and recently founded Epps & Flows Culinary, a platform for collaborative dinners showcasing his neo Afro-Caribbean cuisine. He’s a current contestant on Top Chef: Destination Canada.
VIP ticket holders will get to meet Chef Epps in our VIP lounge where he will be doing an exclusive cooking demo.
thank you to our presenting sponsor
Special Thanks to our Bar Sponsor
