Houston TX (January 12, 2011) – The sweet aromas of fine food will be wafting through Houston’s Reliant Hall, September 16-18, as the overwhelmingly successful Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show makes its first trip to the Bayou City.  Houston based ExtremeTix will partner with Bill and Denise Medved’s “The Tiny Kitchen” to bring the only award winning consumer event in the nation for cooking and entertaining enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels to Houston.

Visitors to this premiere event for cooking and entertaining enthusiasts will experience live presentations by the hottest Food Network Celebrities, featuring Southern cooking star and celebrity chef…Paula Deen, more than 200 exhibitors, cooking demonstrations by nationally renowned and top local chefs, tasting and entertaining workshops,food & wine pairings, wine seminars and much more!

ExtremeTix continues to be the show’s exclusive ticketing provider. “They offer both our online and walk up customers the smoothest, intuitive ticketing experience and back that up with meticulous back office support services. In addition, they will be providing marketing and promotion support utilizing their extensive consumer database. We believe this a real recipe for success,” commented Denise Medved.

“ExtremeTix is proud to be a part of bringing this world class event to Houston. We have had the privilege to work with The Metropolitan Cooking and Entertainment Shows in Washington, D.C., Atlanta and West Palm Beach and are confident the Houston show will be a tremendous success,” added ExtremeTix’s President, Charly Garrett.