Presented By
Very Rare Indeed
Elevate Your Experience
This won’t be your average VIP experience; it’s a grand culinary affair with a fusion of flavors and elite wonders.


Refined Refreshments
Being a VIP isn’t just a status—it’s an invitation to indulge. In the VIP lounge, Jarmel Doss, maestro Beverage Director of Fam Hospitality Group, alongside an award-winning bar brigade, will stir, shake, and swirl exclusive cocktails featuring elevated spirits from the esteemed William Grant & Sons portfolio.
Limited Opportunities, Act Fast!
Only a select 250 tickets are available for the VIP Pop-Up Experience at RARE Steak Championship Houston. And considering the who’s who of Houston’s culinary leaders in attendance, VIP tickets are in high demand—and on sale now. VIP tickets are available for $275 though Sept. 2; for $300 through Oct. 1; and for $325 until they sell out.
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The Roster
Lineup Subject To Change

Chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter
Street to Kitchen’s Chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter, better known as “Chef G,” a James Beard Award-winner with a penchant for pushing boundaries.

Chef Paul Qui
Born in Manila, Philippines and trained in classic French and Japanese cuisine, Paul takes a modernist approach towards food, where there are no boundaries.

Chef Tom Cunanan
Born in the Philippines, Tom Cunanan is an acclaimed chef, known for his 2019 James Beard Award, and for opening Bad Saint, recognized by Bon Appétit in 2016, and for his partnership with Chef Paul Qui at Soy Pinoy.

Chef Rebecca Mason
Rebecca Mason, a Le Cordon Bleu graduate with a Diplôme de Pâtisserie from 1999, interned at Hotel le Bristol, appeared on Bravo's Top Chef Just Desserts in 2015, and transformed her commissary bakery into Fluff Bake Bar, redefining the traditional bake shop.

Chef Ron Shaw
Ronald, a native chef from Houston's 3rd ward with an 8-year Navy background, discovered his culinary passion, wearing various culinary hats before becoming Chef de Cuisine at Golfstrømmen, where he celebrates southern cuisine's diversity and richness.