Food hall replacing Conservatory in downtown Houston opened in less than 2 months

Between his stints as director of marketing for the Salt N Pepper Group and director of hospitality Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co., Daut Elshani is no stranger many parts of Houston’s food scene.

Now, he’s heading something totally foreign to him: Houston’s newest food hall. Underground Hall opened March 2.

“I’m a bit of a masochist, I guess, and (I) jumped directly into something I haven’t done before, which is a food hall,” Elshani said. “With my previous group, I’ve done casual restaurants,…