Trump Puts Houston Chefs On Edge. Plus, Lunar New Year Eats
Lunar New Year is around the corner, so to welcome the Year of the Snake and 15 days of feasting and family, City Cast Houston is rounding up the best places to celebrate in H-town! Erica Cheng, food reporter at Chron.com, joins host Raheel Ramzanli for her top dining spots for Lunar Near Year. Plus they talk about how President Trump’s immigration policies are putting Houston chefs on edge, the latest on the Turkey Leg Hut drama, and Raheel drops a cookie opinion so hot that it left Erica speechless!
Here’s more about the restaurants and stories we talked about today:
- March
- Houston's top chefs uneasy ahead of new Trump era, immigration policy
- How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Unfold in Houston
- ‘Have You Ever Met A Narcissist?’ Nakia Holmes, Co-Founder Of Turkey Leg Hut, Finally Breaks Her Silence On How Her Marriage Ruined Her Business
- Seoul Garden Restaurant
- Kimson
- Hong Kong Food Street
- ECK Bakery aka Egg Tart King
- Tiny's Milk & Cookies, spinoff of Tiny Boxwoods, to debut Heights location
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