Where the Chefs Eat

Locations in this article:  Houston, TX

Whether you’re visiting a city for the first time, or the tenth, who’s the best person to ask for restaurant recommendations? Here’s a hint: it’s not the hotel concierge. Instead, you want to find out where the chefs like to eat.

The city of Houston makes it easy with a tour based on where the chefs eat.

The top chefs in the city created a culinary experience showcasing their favorite local, independent, and ethnic restaurants.

In New York, you can take a tour of the city based on the reality show, Top Chef.

For $45, you get a three-hour walking tour that includes sites like the French Culinary Institute and gourmet food shops.

The final stop? A restaurant owned by the show’s head judge, Tom Colicchio.

Want to know where to find the best crab cakes in Virginia Beach? Chef Patrick Evans-Hylton leads a crab cake and cocktail crawl, where you visit six of the top places in the area.

And in Southern California, Melting Pot Tours is led by two chefs who take participants on tasting tours of off-the-beaten path restaurants.

More often than not, when you ask the chefs where they eat, their advice won’t include the hottest or trendiest restaurant, but the ones that actually serve the best food. Imagine that.

For more, don’t miss our Culinary Travel section.

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