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Unique Food Trends: Houston, Texas

What's shaking in the Houston food scene? A rockstar chef named Bryan Caswell, some Texas-Italian fusion cuisine, and, though they've been around for a while, the pastry pockets known as kolaches. These are just a few of the city's trends—chime in with more that you've noticed. Kolaches Mixed box of kolaches from the Kolache Factory. [Flickr: finna dat] Kolaches, a sort of Eastern European Hot Pocket, are all over Texas. The pastry pocket is a fun food medium—just think of how many meats, veggies, and cheeses you can stuff in there. With such a big Czech presence in central Texas, most of the really good ones are there, but have gradually spread east to Houston (the supposed best are in...

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24 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, November 15, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: Houston TX, trends

Houston: Boudin Kolaches at Shipley Do-nuts

[Photograph: Robb Walsh] This is new to me on a couple different levels. First, I grew up eating sweet kolaches made by my Slovakian grandmother, and the concept of savory ones, as done in Texas—well, I'm still wrapping my head around that. Second, wow. Boudin kolache. That sounds kind of awesome. Glad to see that Robb Walsh, who brought this thing to light, is out and about and back on top of his game after his swine-flu-induced quarantine. Available at Shipley Do-nuts, 5200 North Main Street, Houston TX 77009 (map); 713-869-4636; shipleydonuts.ws...

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 20, 2009 at 6:15 PM
Tagged: boudin, Houston TX, kolaches, Shipley Do-nuts