As I began a career as a food and travel writer in my late 20s, I realized that my identity, my personhood, who I was - heck, the things I really liked about myself - were almost entirely rooted in my upbringing as a Black American woman in the Bayou City.
My aptitude as a food writer is rooted in decades of eating at extraordinary pho shops, trying every samosa I could get my hands on, and ensuring that I always cleaned the last bites of barbecue from my plate.
Eating well in Houston is about finding a balance, neighborhood by neighborhood, between traditional and contemporary, and holding what's different in deep regard.
Mexicans are the city's largest immigrant population, so it felt only right to kick things off at Original Ninfa's on Navigation, the restaurant th...
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