MEATING
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A Meating is not a charity dinner. It is a real one.
The Red Meat Lover's Club has a format and we are not going to sand the edges off it. Abundance over restraint. Communal over formal. Culinary theatre, cheerful irreverence, a ritual or two a first-timer will not see coming, and something to take home.
Chef Austin Simmons is cooking. Every cut comes through Chef & Rancher, the program he runs with rancher Larry Ludeke, where the same people oversee the cattle from genetics to plate. There is no middleman between the ranch and this table.
Somewhere after the main course, for twelve minutes, the room goes quiet. A veteran stands up with a working dog beside him and tells you what changed. Then dessert lands, the music comes back, and the evening carries on — because that is what the dog made possible in the first place.
Seats. Not one more.
Charolais seats 168 for an evening like this — the main dining room, the Chef's Counter, the booths, both private rooms, and the patio. When they are gone, they are gone, and well over half are already committed to sponsors and VIP teams.
The Chef's Counter is the best table in the house and we sell it once, to one party, for up to eight people. It is not listed on the registration page. If you want it, call us before someone else does.
Seats & Tables
The room seats 168 and the individual seats are committed. What remains is held inside sponsorships and a small number of VIP tables, which is where to look if you want to be here.
A sponsorship is the surest way in, and it starts at $5,000.
See SponsorshipsDinner Sponsorships
These positions are specific to the Classic Meating. For recognition across the morning as well, the campaign levels cover both experiences and start at $5,000. Every position on this page includes a table of four at Charolais, which is the only guaranteed way into a room that seats 168.
- Named as host of the Classic Meating throughout the evening
- Six seats at the dinner
- Recognition on every menu card
- Acknowledgment from the podium
- A photograph with Chef Austin Simmons for your party
- Sole wine recognition for the evening
- Named as the first glass is raised, in a toast to the veterans in the room
- Named on every menu card at every place setting
- Four dinner seats
- Recognition in pre- and post-event communications
| Underwriting Opportunity | Investment | Available |
|---|---|---|
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Whiskey & Cigar
The post-dinner program on the patio — a proven Red Meat
Lover's Club tradition. Four dinner seats.
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$7,500 | 1 |
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Take-Home Sponsor
Underwrites the item every guest carries out the door and
remembers on Thursday morning. Includes a table of four at the
dinner.
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$5,000 | 1 |
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Program & Sound
Carries the veteran's story to every corner of the room, both
private dining rooms and the patio included. Includes a table of
four at the dinner.
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$5,500 | 1 |
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Menu & Print
Menu cards, place settings, and the printed program. Your name
on every table in the room, and a table of four of your own.
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$5,000 | 1 |
Schedule of the Meating
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · Charolais, Hughes Landing, The Woodlands
Getting there
Charolais is at Hughes Landing in The Woodlands, about 45 miles north of the morning's clay course.
Valet
Hosted valet at Hughes Landing, at no charge to guests. Follow the Southern Cross signage on arrival.
Coming from the Classic
About an hour's drive north from American Shooting Centers, with an afternoon window built into the day. Plenty of time to get home, change, and come back.
Dress
Smart casual. This is a steak dinner with a serious purpose, not a black-tie gala — that one is in Orlando.
Staying over?
Several hotels sit within walking distance of Hughes Landing. We do not hold a block; book directly and you will do better.
Dietary needs
Tell us when you register. The kitchen will look after you — though we make no apology for what is on the main plate.
One hundred and sixty-eight seats. Five dogs.
$60,000 trains and places one service dog with one veteran, at no cost to them, for life. Your seat at this table is part of that arithmetic.