We are thrilled to announce that this year’s Taste of Italy festival will host the third annual “Texas BBQ and Italian Wine” seminar moderated by Houston Chronicle food columnist J.C. Reid, the world’s leading authority on Texas BBQ and foodways.

Click here for the seminar schedule and registration.

This event will sell out quickly: Act now to ensure availability.

About J.C. Reid:

A native of Beaumont, J.C. Reid graduated from the University of Southern California after studying architecture and spent his early career as an architect in New York City. He returned to Texas in 1995, retiring from architecture but creating his own Internet business in Houston. As his business became self-sustaining, he began traveling the world to pursue his passion: food and travel writing.

He began writing about food and travel for the Houston Chronicle in 2010 and became a weekly columnist in 2013. He has written for the New York Times, Texas Monthly magazine and the Houston Press among other publications. He makes yearly trips to Italy and has written extensively about the food and wine there.

Image via the J.C. Reid fan Facebook.