The vinegar pie at Underbelly. It’s some of the most authentic and true food there is in the city, in fact some of the best in country. All products linked here have been independently selected by our editors.
Vegetarian: I'd do Indian and go to London Sizzler. They do a lot of good ones there. The papaya salad is off the charts, as well as this salted preserved duck egg curry they do for me.
I just want something tasty. I go for Kolsch or saisons. For classic Vietnamese, I’d say Saigon Pagolac Restaurant. A tonkotsu just like the one at your favorite ramen shop.
The restaurant celebrates the diversity of its home with a focus on locally sourced ingredients and whole animal butchery. For pho, I'd go to Pho Binh. Chef Chris Shepherd is more than just a restaurant owner (and James Beard award winner) to Houston, Texas. We asked Chef Shepherd to choose a few favorites. Considered to be an evolution of his award-winning restaurant Underbelly, UB Preserv represents a fresh start for the chef and his team. Underbelly - Houston. Dessert: Honestly I'd have to say Underbelly. "We have the high-end restaurants and the mom and pop spots.
They do the 7 courses of beef and it’s amazing. And in the past couple of years the mom and pops, the ethnic joints, have become very focused and very determined to show the public what they can do—they're stepping it up. I like our pastries, they're homestyle and delicious and that's what I want. Necker Island, [Photo: Julie Soefer]. Favorite grocery store: I'd go to H Mart. If he took you on a tour of the best restaurants in Houston, this is where you'd go. The restaurant actually had a few other pies on the menu that they wanted us to try.
He’s also something of an ambassador: Shepherd aims to tell “the story of Houston food” with Underbelly. The banh xeo is something you don’t see very often and it’s one of the best in the city. [Pastry chef Victoria Dermond] changes it all the time, we do vinegar pie with salt brittle, that’s always on the menu. Comments can take a minute to appear—please be patient! I like a lot of the lighter, farmhouse beers.
For pho, I’d go to Pho Binh. The menu changes daily, with influences ranging from Vietnamese to Salvadoran to Mexican. Excellent Asian: There are so many good places. Dessert: Honestly I'd have to say Underbelly. Best Mexican: El Hidalguense. BBQ Garden does Korean BBQ until 2 a.m. Caffeine kick: I go to Blacksmith for coffee. Gatlin's has awesome ribs and sausages.
We do a fried pie…
They do a lot of good ones there.
Burger time: Lankford Grocery is just an awesome burger joint.
I don’t need gourmet burgers in my life. The perfect margarita is all about fresh, crisp flavors, barely tempered by sweet triple sec. Today I'm gonna be recreating one of my favorite dishes from Worth It, vinegar pie.
They pour one of the best cups of coffees I’ve had. I just walk in and say I want a cocktail and they make him something different and good every time.
The Chao Tom is great too, it’s pureed shrimp wrapped around sugar cane and then roasted.
Feges is a pop-up. It’s just a couple of Thai ladies in the back cooking.
We may earn a commission on purchases, as described in our affiliate policy. They’re using hand-pounded patties, cooked to order, nothing frozen and it’s just a good, fall-apart burgers. Killer BBQ: BBQ spots are like fighting words! The menu changes daily, with influences ranging from Vietnamese to Salvadoran to Mexican.
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It's a Korean grocery store in one of the better food areas that we have. The Chao Tom is great too, it's pureed shrimp wrapped around sugar cane and then roasted.
If you see something not so nice, please, report an inappropriate comment. It’s the purest form of Mexican in the city.
It's one of those places that does food from their region, there's spit-roasted goats in the dining room. Right now it’s a blackberry cobbler fried pie. Burger time: Lankford Grocery is just an awesome burger joint.
She's part of the original crew we hired and I told her she could run her own program and she's a rockstar. It's some of the most authentic and true food there is in the city, in fact some of the best in country.
I like our pastries, they're homestyle and delicious and that's what I want. Tortola. Dessert: Honestly I’d have to say Underbelly.
"Wait, you guys never ate vinegar pie," some of you savvier viewers might say.
She’s part of the original crew we hired and I told her she could run her own program and she’s a rockstar.
Aug 19, 2014 - If Chef Chris Shepherd of Underbelly took you on a tour of the best bites in Houston, Texas, here are the spots he'd be sure to include. It shows what this city is all about.". They have this lamb barbacoa that’s insane, everything is very authentic.
[Photo: Julie Soefer]. Chef Chris Shepherd is more than just a restaurant owner (and James Beard award winner) to Houston, Texas. The Masala Bindhi is awesome. Favorite grocery store: I’d go to H Mart.
The restaurants are open late until 3 a.m. and there are lots of options.
A Thai-Chinese Street Food Stir-Fry: Gai Pad King. I go for Kolsch or saisons.
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And in the past couple of years the mom and pops, the ethnic joints, have become very focused and very determined to show the public what they can do—they’re stepping it up. St. Croix, I like our pastries, they’re homestyle and delicious and that’s what I want. It's the purest form of Mexican in the city. BBQ Garden does Korean BBQ until 2 a.m. Caffeine kick: I go to Blacksmith for coffee.
The papaya salad is off the charts, as well as this salted preserved duck egg curry they do for me. "Houston is unique," says Shepherd.
I like a lot of the lighter, farmhouse beers. Gatlin's and Feges. I'll stop in pretty much every morning for a cortado or a pour-over.
I don't need gourmet burgers in my life. He used to be one of my cooks and he makes one of the best briskets I've ever had.
Killer BBQ: BBQ spots are like fighting words! The vinegar pie at Underbelly. It shows what this city is all about.”. He's also something of an ambassador: Shepherd aims to tell "the story of Houston food" with Underbelly. [Photo: Julie Soefer] Dessert: Honestly I’d have to say Underbelly. Houston music venue holding its 1st shows during pandemic, Houston gets new on-demand nail service for home manicures, 135-year-old home built by Dr Pepper co-founder for sale, Texas' largest crystal lagoon extends festival dates, Driver running from cops slams into innocent family, American, United Airlines furlough thousands, 29-year-old woman reported missing in west Houston, All Game 2 runs scored by past and present Astros, Montgomery Co. man charged with child sex assault, 5-year-old sends Baby Yoda to help crews with wildfires, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend mourning loss of child to miscarriage, One person shot and killed at Clear Lake gas station, Senate approves bill to avoid government shutdown, sending it to Trump, Mayor Turner announces full police reform changes, Pelosi and Mnuchin have 'extensive' talks on COVID-19 relief. Best Mexican: El Hidalguense. Learn more in the Comment Policy section of our Terms of Use page. We’d hit up Fu Fu Cafe or BBQ Garden. HOUSTON, Texas -- While most Houstonians had their attention focused on the Rockets on Tuesday, May 8, Chris Shepherd quietly threw open the doors to his new restaurant, UB Preserv.
They pour one of the best cups of coffees I've had. We do a fried pie.
The Masala Bindhi is awesome.
[Pastry chef Victoria Dermond] changes it all the time, we do vinegar pie with salt brittle, that’s always on the menu. Asia Market for Thai—it’s an incredibly small Thai restaurant with a grocery store attached. Late night eats: We’d head to Chinatown. They do the 7 courses of beef and it's amazing.
“Houston is unique,” says Shepherd.
Some HTML is OK: link, strong, em. Brisket Sandwich at Gatlin’s [Photo: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt].
Excellent Asian: There are so many good places. Vegetarian: I’d do Indian and go to London Sizzler.
It’s a Korean grocery store in one of the better food areas that we have. The restaurants are open late until 3 a.m. and there are lots of options.
Right now it's a blackberry cobbler fried pie. Underbelly signature items like the Korean goat and dumplings, crispy farmers market vegetables, and vinegar pie aren't available here, although they live on at Hay Merchant. Creative cocktails: Anvil Bar and Refuge has great cocktails and it’s right down the street from us. Late night eats: We'd head to Chinatown.
Asia Market for Thai—it's an incredibly small Thai restaurant with a grocery store attached. The crispiest, crunchiest, juiciest fried chicken around. Renew or cancel at any time.
The banh xeo is something you don't see very often and it's one of the best in the city. The subscription offers the ability for Great Chefs to continue to add new recipes and chefs daily and continue to give our great viewers the ability to stream all of our Video Content powered by Vimeo. I look forward to wherever he pops up next. The restaurant celebrates the diversity of its home with a focus on locally sourced ingredients and whole animal butchery.
They're using hand-pounded patties, cooked to order, nothing frozen and it's just a good, fall-apart burgers. Squash at Underbelly "I just moved to the Montrose area and this place is really a gem.
They have this lamb barbacoa that's insane, everything is very authentic. Let Chef Chris Shepherd be your guide. Post whatever you want, just keep it seriously about eats, seriously.
Feges is a pop-up.
I like our pastries, they’re homestyle and delicious and that’s what I want. We tried the Cha Cha Snapper -…
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Menu changes daily. Brisket Sandwich at Gatlin's [Photo: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]. My pastry chef is incredibly talented, it’s all about comfort food. [Pastry chef Victoria Dermond] changes it all the time, we do vinegar pie with salt brittle, that's always on the menu.