Culinary Experience | Guest Chef Chris Shepherd
Location: Lake Kitchen
October 19, 2019 2:00 pm
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Butternut Squash with Bacon Chile Jam
Vietnamese Fajitas
Jap Chae
Midwest-raised, James Beard Award-winning Chef Chris Shepherd has helped change the landscape of the Houston culinary scene since opening Underbelly in 2012. He built the restaurant to support the Houston food community and its suppliers by buying local and drawing inspiration from the people and cultures that live in the city. Thanks to Chris’ vision and passion, Underbelly was a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best New Restaurant, was named one of the best new restaurants in the country by Bon Appetit and Esquire and was named one of 38 essential restaurants in America by Eater. Chris was named one of the 10 Best New Chefs in America by Food & Wine in 2013 and was then awarded the 2014 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southwest. Most recently Chris was named the Best Chef in the World by the Robb Report.
