‘I think she was doing her job’: Houston’s mayor commends KPRC 2′s Amy Davis for exposing shady city contractsChris Shepherd explores the food scene across Houston with pit stops at restaurants and grocery stores in this bonus episode of"Eat Like a Local".
We also got answers to our own questions. ‘Our’ being the Eat Like a Local crew – producer, photographer and host with support from our audio engineer and drone pilot. Like you, when we started this journey, we didn’t know what to expect. We had never met Chris Shepherd. We didn’t know what it meant to shoot a TV show with a highly acclaimed chef who hadn’t hosted a program before. Would he be pretentious? He’s not. High maintenance? Not even a little.
What we found is that making a TV show with Chris Shepherd is fun, spontaneous, and frequently unplanned. Despite this producer’s efforts to keep us on point, we frequently end up at what we over time have dubbed “pit stops”. This is when Chris’ excitement to experience every kind of food in our city causes us to abruptly veer off-course.
In this episode of “Eat Like a Local with Chris Shepherd”, we’re sharing some of these unexpected pit stops to give you a feel for life on the road with Chris, plus some pretty tasty bonus bites., a small shop serving up a variety of Korean Fried Chicken. Confronted with so many options, Chris soon decides the best route is to try them all.‘Local legend’ talks to Chris Shepherd about food, flavor, and her eco-friendly business practices, a Filipino bakery, near NRG Park and has to check it out.
Chris Shepherd and the owner of Link Farms in Louisiana unexpectedly found themselves stranded on the water“Eat Like a Local with Chris Shepherd”‘Local legend’ talks to Chris Shepherd about food, flavor, and her eco-friendly business practicesField producer by day. Cruise director by night to a busy, foodie, outdoorsy family, which includes two sports loving boys and one craft beer loving husband.