No one knows Houston restaurants better than the people who run them, own them, and work in the kitchens. In this continuing series, CultureMap is asking our favorite foodie personalities around town where they go for great eats when they're not working.

At the tender age of 25, Houston-native Chip Hight has been an executive chef (earning praise for his straightforward, farm-to-table cuisine at *17) and has helped open and manage the Viking Cooking School inside The Woodlands' Hubbell & Hudson.

Now he's the culinary force behind Blue Apron Caters, serving up bites at some the the city's chic-est parties in conjunction with Sudhoff Properties. He tells CultureMap how he likes he bon-bons, where he eats at least once a week and reveals the spot where he finds irresistable petit fours.

Restaurant to take out-of-towners to: I would take them to Catalan. I definitely recommend the foie gras bon-bons.

Restaurant for a special occasion: I would probably have to go with Masraff's or Mark's. Mark's has really good desserts, Masraff's has just a really nice atmosphere inside.

Favorite meal: Queen Vic — I eat there at least once a week and I have yet to find a flaw with their food. My favorite is the Scotch egg and the queen's curry — it's the best thing I've eaten in a long time.

I'm also back on Branch Water Tavern, I had a really good meal there recently at like 11:30 p.m., we had the fried oysters, pate, the mini reubens were really good, and the charcuterie is still the best in town. It's really solid.

Breakfast/Brunch favorite: I still go to Le Peep for brunch, I'm a big Le Peep guy. If I didn't have to stand in line I'd probably go to Zelko Bistro, they have good brunch.

Dessert: Moeller's Bakery in Bellaire — if I was going to get a cake right now that's where I'd go. I could eat their petit fours by the handful.

I also had a snickerdoodle from Michael's Cookie Jar and it was really good. I like pie too, I go to My Dee Dee's Pie Shoppe — it's in the ghetto but they make great pie.

Other articles in the Houston Chef's Table series:

Lee Ellis loves Les Givral

Sugar hooker Rebecca Masson can't get enough of Catalan's Cake

Beachy L.J. Wiley digs the special occasion simple flavors at Dos Brisas

David Grossman goes for Vic & Anthony's crab cake, Yelapa late nights & some Bootsie

Jeramie Robison appreciates Kata Robata's sushi, Beaver's bangin' meatloaf & foodie chicks

Tony Mandola finds breakfast magic at Sunrise Taquitos

Philippe Schmit craves a Picnic romance & Stella Sola's French toast

Benjy Levit is torn between Indika's salads and Hank's Ice Cream

Flora & Muse's David Luna likes to hang with his fishing buddy and hit the Blue Nile

Asian Bistro's Gigi Huang seeks out spicy fried chicken at a Dive

Hugo Ortega believes in a Goode tradition

Soma Sushi's Jason Hauck is anti-brunch, pro-Feast

Jenni Tran-Weaver can't get enough hot pot

Bistro Alex's Juan Carlos Gonzalez finds a great $1.50 meal & giant key lime pie

Mockingbird Bistro's John Sheely treasures homemade Mexican & cool Connie's Seafood

Elizabeth Abraham dishes on her secret Royal Restaurant

Fleming's Jason Cole finds Texas' best barbecue, surf secrets

Kraftsmen Cafe's Scott Tycer hungers for the Taco Nazi's tortillas

Robert Del Grande reveals his IHOP regular past & his Baskin beginning

Ristorante Cavour's Renato De Pirro finds hidden food gems