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"Also in Houston I visited MICHELIN-Starred Tatemó, where Chef Emmanuel Chavez has felt the city's evolution firsthand: more talent has flowed in and a wave of new restaurants with MICHELIN aspirations has transformed the pace of the industry. Chavez reports they’ve been at full capacity for a year straight—allowing them to hire more staff and invest in better equipment—and although they’ve always felt like a destination restaurant, they now see even more people visiting just to try their food." - Ty Gaskins