Rated Boujie
Event planner · Fourth Ward ·
Afro-Caribbean tasting menu restaurant from Top Chef winner
Afro-Caribbean tasting menu restaurant from Top Chef winner
"Planned as a fine-dining Afro-Caribbean tasting-menu restaurant in Houston, this project is being developed by a James Beard semifinalist and the recent Top Chef Season 22 winner. The concept seeks to elevate diaspora cuisine to a high-level tasting format, drawing on the chef’s Trinidadian roots and broader African and Caribbean influences; examples of his inventive, cross-cultural approach include finale dishes that fused Ethiopian and Trinidadian flavors such as monkfish with baccala mbongo, pollo dorengo with injera shrimp toast, and an oxtail Milanese crepinette. Having worked under Marcus Samuelsson, the chef is searching for a meaningful space in Houston and plans to both open the restaurant and take his cooking on the road, using the venue to celebrate culture, connect diners to heritage, and showcase bold, technically confident flavor combinations." - Brittany Britto Garley
"An anticipated Afro-Caribbean restaurant from Tristen Epps in Houston; Epps is competing on the season." - Eater Staff
