re: LA ranked 4th best state in US for food/drink

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because that is what I said?

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Yeah

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I said that is what puts Houston over Austin. Houston matches up quite well with everything Austin has to offer, but Austin does not come close to the ethnic diversity of Houston's food scene. And yes, diversity is something that makes a great food city.

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Everything is ethnic food Salmon. Say what you mean. Which ethnicity are you looking for?

I mean Baton Rouge has a very diverse grouping of foods from different ethnicities. The fricking mall has that in their food court. Does that make it a great food city, or does doing great food and people placing a huge importance of food in their lives make a city a great food city?

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this "people placing huge importance on food" argument you have is just based on your media influenced perception of the 2 cities

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No, it's not. It's based on personal experience, and what drives cities, and Houston isn't driven by food.


I have no interest in average food from around the globe like one giant smorgasbord of average to sub par food that isn't even very good depictions of said ethnic food, but Americanized to death.

What I really desire in a good food city is bad arse food by people who pour their hearts and souls into the food, which is clearly evident by the product the are consistent in delivering. Houston just doesn't bring that on average. Austin does. NOLA does. SF does. NYC does. That's what makes them great food cities. Maybe Houston is on their way, but I am hesitant to use population from the 3rd largest city in America and translate that into them being a people who place a huge sense of importance on serious food in their lives. Money doesn't do that. Population doesn't do that. The culture of the city which is the people do that. Houston has always been driven by one thing, and that's big business and money alone. The people and culture that settled the place were not food people, and had nothing to really draw from to make that an important thing in their lives. Now, maybe that's changing through people moving to the city for business, but it's going to take a whole lot of migration there to change directions in my estimation.

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With Houston, Dallas, and Austin, Texas absolutely is top 5

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Throw in San Antonio too. Texas is definitely top three in my ranking. Louisiana at #4 is great spot when you consider the size of CA, NY, and TX.

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you know nothing Mike

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You're right. I know nothing.

Houston is Food Central, our Chinese food comes from China, our Tex Mex comes from Texmexico, and America doesn't Americanize ethnic food. Think I'll go get me a Cajun blackened chicken sandwich today for lunch to celebrate.

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Houston is Food Central, our Chinese food comes from China, our Tex Mex comes from Texmexico, and America doesn't Americanize ethnic food. Think I'll go get me a Cajun blackened chicken sandwich today for lunch to celebrate.

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like I said, you are obviously very ignorant on the Houston food scene and are basing your beliefs on your own biased perception and not reality

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Salmon

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I agree. I've lived and traveled all over the country. The diversity and quality of food in Houston matches up with almost any city in the country. It's not apparent at first given the number of chains lining the interstate and the large suburbs, but once you know where to look it's an amazing and diverse selection.

To add so Salmon's point, I'm about to go to lunch here in Houston and I can pick from..
sushi
indian
Chinese
lebanese
burgers
bbq
authentic mexican
tex-mex
southwestern
american delicatessen
oysters
pizza
Italian
seafood
cheese steak
steak house
Brazilian steak house
British Pub

just off the top of my head and all what I would consider true "restaurants" and not franchise type places. And within 10 mins drive from where i am.

Not sayin its the greatest but you cant throw a rock around here without hitting a damn good place to eat.

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like I said, you are obviously very ignorant on the Houston food scene and are basing your beliefs on your own biased perception and not reality

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Clearly, the culinary world in general is in the dark. Houston is a top 5 food city right up there with New Orleans. They have a lot of adequate ethnic places to eat.

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or maybe it is just you that is in the dark...

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dude that's a magazine they give out for free to AmEx cardholders. About as legit as citing American Airline's inflight mag.

:sigh:

I have no idea why you are so adamant that Houston cannot or does not have good food.

I don't live in Houston. I don't care about Houston. I actually like Austin better as a city. But I'm also not dumb and realize that Houston has legit food.

But whatever. I'm done arguing Houston vs Austin. For someone who is always talking about "sheeple" and whatnot, you sure fell head first for the Austin marketing campaign.