There are food festivals and then there are weekends you actually plan your calendar around. SAVOR, the four-day culinary event at Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa, is making a case for the second category. It runs April 30 through May 3 out at the resort on PGA Parkway in Frisco, and the 2026 edition is bigger than last year’s debut in almost every way.
The chef roster alone is worth paying attention to. Scott Conant — James Beard Award winner, Food Network personality, the guy behind some of the best Italian food in the country — is headlining. So is Tiffany Derry of Roots Southern Table, Dean Fearing of Fearing’s at the Ritz-Carlton, Maneet Chauhan, Shota Nakajima, Esther Choi, Beau MacMillan, and Kim Canteenwalla and Elizabeth Blau of Crown Block. Anastacia Quiñones-Pittman is there too, which tells you something about the level of local talent they’re pulling in. That’s not a list you throw together. It takes some real effort to get that many serious people in one place for one weekend.
The four days each have a different personality, which is smart. Thursday, April 30 is Masters of Taste — an intimate five-course Italian dinner for exactly 150 people, led by Conant and finished with dessert by Chef Leen Nunn, who won Food Network’s Chopped: Sweets. Every course gets paired with wine by Master Sommelier Erik Elliott of Lawrence Wine Estates. Tickets are $395 per person and sold in pairs only. It runs 6 to 9 p.m. in Panther Creek Pavilion, and if that’s the kind of evening you’re after, don’t wait.
Friday, May 1 is Fork & Fire, which is the interactive tasting night — food stations, handcrafted cocktails, the whole walk-around-and-graze experience with a lineup that includes Conant, Esther Choi, Shota Nakajima, Kevin Lee, Kim Canteenwalla, and Elizabeth Blau. It ends with an acoustic set from John Rzeznik, the Goo Goo Dolls frontman, and a drone show. Tickets are $295. That night is already sold out, so if you were waiting, that ship has sailed.
Saturday, May 2 is the Grand Tasting — the biggest event of the weekend, with 1,500 guests, Tiffany Derry, Beau MacMillan, Dean Fearing, Kevin Lee, and Ben Ford on the cooking side, live music from the Backbeat Band, and fireworks at the end. This is the most accessible entry point for the weekend at $195 per person, and it is genuinely a party. Sunday, May 3 wraps everything up with Margaritas & Mariachis, a Cinco de Mayo brunch with Anastacia Quiñones-Pittman leading the food, master mixologist Jason Asher behind the cocktails, roaming mariachis, and a DJ. That one is $145 and runs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The local Dallas contingent on the full chef list is deep and worth noting. Misti Norris of Far Out, Taylor Samuels of Las Almas Rotas, Maricsa Trejo of La Casita Bakeshop, Meaders Moore Ozarow of Empire Baking, Joe Zavala of Zavala’s Barbecue, Toby Archibald of Quarter Acre, Nick Badovinus of Neighborhood Services, Jeffery Hobbs of Slow Bone — these are real working chefs from real Dallas restaurants, not just names brought in for the occasion.
The golf piece runs alongside all of it. The celebrity Par 3 challenge takes place Saturday on The Swing at PGA Frisco, a 10-hole short course designed by Gil Hanse that runs from 45 to 100 yards per hole with full lighting for evening play. It’s a spectator-friendly setup — more lawn party than tournament, which fits the mood of the whole weekend.
Friday, May 1: Fork & Fire Grand Tasting
- Jon Shaw (Omni Trick Rider, Frisco, TX)
- Kim Canteenwalla (Crown Block, Dallas, TX)
- Leen Nunn (Omni PGA Frisco, Frisco, TX)
- Misti Norris (Far Out/Rainbow Cat, Dallas, TX)
- Philip Speer (Comedor, Austin, TX)
Saturday, May 2: SAVOR Grand Tasting
- Andrea Shackelford (Harvest at the Mason, McKinney, TX)
- Ashley Wright (Dallas Cowboys, Frisco, TX)
- Dean Fearing (Fearing’s, Dallas, TX)
- Greg Katz (Green Point Seafood at Fields West, Dallas, TX)
- Jalen Heard (Goldees BBQ, Fort Worth, TX)
- Jeffery Hobbs (Slow Bone BBQ, Dallas, TX)
- Jill Bates (Sugar & Sage, Dallas, TX)
- Kevin Sbraga (il Mulatto, McKinney, TX)
- Matt Balke (Encina, Dallas)
- Nick Badovinus (Neighborhood Services, Dallas, TX)
- Paul Wensel (Hestia/Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group, Austin, TX)
- Peja Krstic (Mot Hai Ba, Dallas, TX)
- Preston Paine (Emilia’s, Fort Worth, TX)
- Rich Vana (Heritage Table, Frisco, TX)
- Stanley Xu (Catch, Dallas, TX)
- Tiffany Derry (Roots Southern Table, Farmers Branch, TX)
- Toby Archibald (Quarter Acre, Dallas, TX)
Sunday, May 3: Margaritas & Mariachis Brunch
- Anastacia Quiñones‑Pittman (Eledi, Dallas, TX)
- Eduardo Osorio (Meridian, Dallas, TX)
- Gabe Erales (Oído, Austin, TX)
- Luis Villalva (El Come Taco, Dallas, TX)
- Maricsa Trejo (La Casita Bakeshop, Dallas, TX)
- Monica Lopez (Ayahuasca Cantina, Dallas, TX)
- Taylor Samuels (Las Almas Rotas, Dallas, TX)
- Trey Sanchez (Vaqueros BBQ, Dallas, TX)
The resort itself is at 4341 PGA Parkway, Frisco, TX 75033 — about 30 miles up I-35 from Dallas Love Field. Parking is free and complimentary shuttle service runs between event venues on the 660-acre property. Hotel packages start at $249 a night and can be bundled with event tickets. A full weekend Epicurean package covers accommodations plus Fork & Fire, the Grand Tasting, and Margaritas & Mariachis. The event also benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Collin County.
Tickets and package details are at savoromnipgafrisco.com. All events are 21 and older, rain or shine, and non-refundable. Fork & Fire is gone. Everything else still has availability, but the Masters of Taste dinner at 150 seats won’t last much longer.
