A true melting pot of tastes and cultures, Houston, Texas, boasts over 11,000 restaurants and more award-winning ones than any other city in the nation. Culinary Capital celebrates the diversity and creativity of the chefs in many of those eateries. Written by John DeMers (of the Carrabba's CIAO series), Culinary Capital brings recipes and suggestions from some of Houston's hottest dining establishments to the home kitchen in a way that showcases the definitive dishes of the Bayou City. Hungry for Vietnamese? It's here. Mexican? That, too. Seafood? Of course! Cajun? Laissez les bons temps rouler! (Let the good times roll!) From traditional Beef Wellingtons to boundary-jumping Fusion creations, Culinary Capital takes the home chef step-by-step through seventy-five recipes, punctuated by 160 appetite-tempting photos, while introducing the reader to a variety of exciting restaurants and the epicurean talents of their accomplished chefs. Book jacket.