We’ve wrapped season one of “Eat Like a Local with Chris Shepherd”. In the course of 26 episodes, we answered a lot of questions, including yours - Where should we eat? What should we order? Where and what does a James Beard award-winning chef choose when he’s dining out?
We also got answers to our own questions. ‘Our’ being the Eat Like a Local crew – producer, photographer and host with support from our audio engineer and drone pilot. Like you, when we started this journey, we didn’t know what to expect. We had never met Chris Shepherd. We didn’t know what it meant to shoot a TV show with a highly acclaimed chef who hadn’t hosted a program before. Would he be pretentious? He’s not. High maintenance? Not even a little. Would he freeze in front of the camera? Ha! Never.
What we found is that making a TV show with Chris Shepherd is fun, spontaneous, and frequently unplanned. Despite this producer’s efforts to keep us on point, we frequently end up at what we over time have dubbed “pit stops”. This is when Chris’ excitement to experience every kind of food in our city causes us to abruptly veer off-course.
In this episode of “Eat Like a Local with Chris Shepherd”, we’re sharing some of these unexpected pit stops to give you a feel for life on the road with Chris, plus some pretty tasty bonus bites.
- Watch this episode of “Eat Like a Local” Saturday, June 1 at 10 a.m. on KPRC 2
First stop, KRISP (9486 Long Point Rd.), a small shop serving up a variety of Korean Fried Chicken. Confronted with so many options, Chris soon decides the best route is to try them all.
Next, we make a detour on our way to a shoot at Gyro King. Chris spots The Baker’s Son (8025 Main St.), a Filipino bakery, near NRG Park and has to check it out. Ube, a type of purple yam, reigns supreme here, but Chris doesn’t stop at the iconic flavor. He loads up like a kid in a candy store for a tour of what the shop has to offer.
Then, it’s off to a Houston icon, Brothers Taco House (1604 Emancipation Ave). Here Chris teaches us about one of his favorite kinds of tacos – rajas – and gives us a lesson on salsa.
Finally, we take a hard left when Chris sees El Papaturro (8559 Long Point) on our way to El Hidalguense. It’s time for a pupusa and a few other Salvadorian treats.
Make sure you stay tuned to the end. Not all of our pit stops are food related. Sometimes things just don’t go as planned. In our greatest outtake of the season, see what happens when Chris gets stranded on a crawfish pond at Link Farms.
We hope these bonus bites keep you tied over until next season!
“Eat Like a Local with Chris Shepherd” is your guide to the best food in Houston. Watch episodes Saturdays at 10 a.m. on KPRC 2.
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“Eat Like a Local” Season 1 episodes
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