June 2
reserve your seat at the table
Ticket price includes table service and processing fees. Seating is limited to 50 persons per event in order to preserve the opportunity for personal interaction between the chefs, musicians and our patrons. Event will proceed rain or shine.
secret supper series guest info
From alternative accommodations to attire, transportation, and weather - here's all you need to know.
meet the chef
Jess desham timmons
chef
cherry block craft butcher and kitchen
houston, tx
Jess attended the Culinary Arts program at Art Institute of Houston, and her career in the restaurant industry has spanned over two decades as the former Corporate Operations Manager at Landry's, Inc., President of The Republic Country Club, Partner at The Caboose BBQ and Owner/Chef of Camellia Monday Consulting.
The partnership with Felix Florez of Black Hill Meats, Blood Bros BBQ and Cherry Block is one that has been a long time coming. Jess and Felix have worked together for many years. They share a vision of Texans feeding Texans and what that can mean to our community. Jess’ cooking style is quintessentially Texan – straightforward and honest with a big personality.
She is also a founding Member and part of the Advisory Board of Foodways Texas, which is a group that is committed to preserve and record the history and rich culture of food in Texas.
meet the musicians
joel savoy
fiddle/guitar/vocals
GRAMMY winner & 10x nominee
The son of Cajun music royalty Marc and Ann Savoy, and founder of the Louisiana-based label Valcour Records, Joel Savoy is a GRAMMY-winning recording engineer and record producer as well as a ten-time GRAMMY nominee. Joel is a versatile fiddler and guitarist and he has played and taught music around the world for the last 20 years. He has worked with the best in southwest Louisiana as well as with folks like John Fogerty, Linda Ronstadt, Steve Earle, and T-Bone Burnett.
cedric watson
accordion/vocals
4x GRAMMY nominee
One of the most noted young talents to emerge in Cajun or Creole music in the past few years, Cedric Watson is a fiddler, vocalist, accordionist, and songwriter of seemingly unlimited potential. Cedric’s albums are a tapestry of pulsing rhythms and Creole poetry, and his live performances are unforgettable, all at once progressive and nostalgic.
jourdan thibodeaux
fiddle/vocals
Straight from the blackjack boggy woods of Cypress Island, Louisiana, Jourdan is one of only a small number of young people speaking Cajun French today, and his soulful singing and fiddling are the perfect medium for his ever-growing repertoire of original Louisiana French songs. His musical ability and his crafty songwriting which is at once classic and progressive has afforded him a band comprised of some of the finest artists in Acadiana today.