{"id":1947,"date":"2013-05-17T03:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/htownchowdown.com\/2013\/05\/ten-dishes-that-define-houston-dining-2.html"},"modified":"2015-03-14T13:54:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T18:54:12","slug":"ten-dishes-that-define-houston-dining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/htownchowdown.com\/2013\/05\/ten-dishes-that-define-houston-dining","title":{"rendered":"Ten Dishes that Define Houston Dining"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently Alison Cook<\/a> asked me to pick ten dishes that define dining in Houston. That's a tough assignment - Houston's cuisines are incredibly varied, and there are so many great choices.<\/p>\n

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My approach focuses on the classics. I'm going for the timeless dishes that describe the dining scene in Houston - great examples of dishes that have appealed to Houstonians for years, and will continue to do so. Characteristic dishes that represent what I think of when I think of Houston cuisine. Some are from tried-and-true restaurants, some are from those who've raised the bar.<\/p>\n

Is every dish the best example of the genre? That's certainly open for discussion. Have I missed something important? Tell me in the comments.<\/p>\n

Fajitas<\/b> from Mama Ninfa's<\/p>\n

Cheese Enchiladas<\/b> from El Real<\/p>\n

Fried Chicken<\/b> from Frenchy's<\/p>\n

Bacon Double Cheeseburger<\/b> from Hubcap Grill<\/p>\n

Prime Ribeye<\/b> from Pappas Bros<\/p>\n

BBQ Brisket<\/b> from Corkscrew BBQ<\/p>\n

Banh Mi<\/b> from Les Givral's<\/p>\n

Fried Shrimp<\/b> from Cap'n Benny's<\/p>\n

Chicken and Waffles<\/b> from the Breakfast Klub<\/p>\n

Chocolate Souffle<\/b> from Tony's<\/p>\n

Others have weighed in on this topic.
\nKatharine Shillcutt's 10 Favorite Dishes in Houston<\/a>
\nFood & Wine's Houston in 10 Plates<\/a>
\nEater Houston's 20 Most Iconic Dishes<\/a>
\nHouston CVB's 15 Iconic Houston Meals<\/a><\/p>\n

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Recently Alison Cook asked me to pick ten dishes that define dining in Houston. That's a tough assignment - Houston's cuisines are incredibly varied, and there are so many great choices. My approach focuses on the classics. I'm going for the timeless dishes that describe the dining scene in Houston - great examples of dishes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[122],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/htownchowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/htownchowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/htownchowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htownchowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htownchowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/htownchowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htownchowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/htownchowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htownchowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htownchowdown.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}