Figure 1 Publishing

Food + Drink

Houston Cooks

Recipes from the City’s Favorite Restaurants and Chefs

Houston Cooks serves up a multicultural repast with personality and playfulness. Full of moxie and pride, Houston is definitely a city to be reckoned with.”

—Carolyn Jung, James Beard Award–winning food writer

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Book Description

Houston’s dining scene is a culinary tapestry of local and international food traditions. Whether it’s barbecue, Southern comfort food, or fine dining, H-town is emerging as a foodie destination—there has never been a more exciting time to eat in the Bayou City. Houston Cooks is an exciting collection of eighty signature dishes from forty of the city’s leading restaurants. Designed with the home cook in mind, this exciting anthology celebrates a vibrant culinary scene with dishes including Harold in the Heights’ shrimp and grits, Harlem Road BBQ’s savory lamb chops, The Dunlavy’s chocolate-covered cherry pie with stout… and so much more. Houston is regarded as one of the best food cities in the country and with this book, readers can re-create recipes from their favorite restaurants in the comfort of their own homes.

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Press

The 5 Best Houston Cookbooks to Buy While Staying Indoors During Stay Home Order

Eater Houston

“This sampling of Houston’s culinary favourites is a global romp that will have adventurous cooks heading straight to the kitchen.”

Taste & Travel Magazine

Texas Dishes to Make at Home

Reform Austin

“Houston’s restaurants are seemingly infinite, covering countless cuisines, regional variations, and specialties. And while a comprehensive work on the city’s massive, sprawling, diverse cuisine would span volumes, Houston Cooks samples well, profiling fine-dining restaurants, strip mall takeout joints, and everything in between.”

Carrot Roti with Cilantro Chutney

Texas Monthly

Cookbook has secrets of what makes food in Houston so good

Sun Herald

2021 Holiday Gift Guide

Houston Food Finder

Cookbook has recipes from your favorite Houston restaurants

KHOU 11

Praise

Houston Cooks serves up a multicultural repast with personality and playfulness. Full of moxie and pride, Houston is definitely a city to be reckoned with.”

—Carolyn Jung, James Beard Award–winning food writer

“Francine Spiering’s new cookbook provides a succinct and succulent entryway to the foods, restaurants, and chefs that make Houston one of the best food cities in the country.”

—David Leftwich, writer and president of Foodways Texas Advisory Board

“This book captures the stories behind the chefs of many well-known and up-and-coming Houston restaurants, while highlighting Houston’s astounding gastronomic diversity.  These fabulous recipes will keep me busy in the kitchen for a very long time.”

—Paul Galvani, author Lost Restaurants of Houston

 

BOOK DETAILS

  • Hardcover
  • 8 × 10  inches
  • 232 pages
  • 978-1-77327-074-6
  • $38.99 CAD / $32.99 USD
  • October 2019