Vietnamese Food in Houston Deserves Fine Dining Respect
I saw an old thread trashing Annam, linked below, and I have gotta say this is exactly what holds Houston back. Learn how to elevate. Let people do their thing. Let people experience something different.
Vietnamese food is not “peasant food.” It’s not just cheap pho bowls and piles of vermicelli. Every cuisine has humble roots as Italians eat tripe, the French made cassoulet out of scraps, Germans lived off sauerkraut and yet those same cultures have Michelin-starred restaurants that get nothing but respect. Why is it that when Vietnamese chefs try to refine and elevate, people cry exploitation? That’s bias, plain and simple.
Houston needs fine dining across all cuisines, and that includes Vietnamese. It’s good for the culture of the city, it gives people options, and it puts us on the map alongside New York, LA, Paris, and Tokyo. Not everything has to be all-you-can-eat or served family-style in Bellaire.
If you don’t like it, fine then don’t go. Stick to your $10 pho or Whataburger. But don’t drag down entrepreneurs who spent years and millions creating something ambitious just because you’re not experienced enough to understand what fine dining is supposed to be.
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