Matt E's Food & Travel Blog: March 2012

Here are some pics from my recent trip out to Houston to visit my buddy Mike and his wife Jill. They were gracious enough to let me stay at their place. Thank god I visited in the winter and not the middle of Summer. Had a blast, ate very well, played a round of golf and even checked out a rodeo. Throw in all the drinking going on around us for St. Paddy's day and you get the idea. Good times.

Started off the trip by hitting up this amazing place, Torchy's. I just wish I had them out here in San Fran. I had the Baja Shrimp Taco and another one aptly named 'The Trailer Park' It was fried chicken, with green chiles,pico de gallo poblano sauce done dirty. Amazing, but it made duck fat fries seem like a light dish.

Torchy's, Houston

Suckling Pig @ Liberty Kitchen
A magic and noble animal. It was amazing!

Lunch at this roadside joint, Rudy's for Texas BBQ. The brisket chop sandwich was sublime! Sorry no photos of it.

Rudy's BBQ

The second night there, we tried this new restaurant called Uchi which is run by Top Chef winner Paul Qui. The food was sublime. The service left quite a bit to be desired. Still an amazing meal! They flew in their selection daily from the Tokyo fish market. This quality of food was better than any Japanese spots I've been to in SF.