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  • Oxheart consistently serves up creative dishes, like this poached egg yolk withfava beans and braised leeks.
    Photo by Ruthie Johnson Miller
  • Uchi's line of sushi chefs puts on a delicious performance.
    Photo by Ruthie Johnson Miller
  • We're captivated by everything at La Fisheria, including this delicious octopustaco.
    Photo by Ruthie Johnson Miller
  • The serene Boomtown Coffee is open for business on 19th in the Heights. Stop byfor your daily Joe.
    Photo by Ruthie Johnson Miller
  • Hay Merchant is ready to wow you with a fantastic selection of craft beers.
    Photo by Ruthie Johnson Miller
  • The salty-n-sweet crispy pig ears at Hay Merchant are a great (and oddlyaddictive) nibble.
    Photo by Ruthie Johnson Miller

  • Hungry? La Casa del Caballo in Saltillo, Mex., is known for it's fire-grilledslabs of meat.
    Photo by Steve Herbert/La Casa del Caballo/Facebook
  • Can a Mexican steakhouse break the La Strada curse?

  • Guess which chef wears a pair of adorable cupcake decorated Toms.? Here she issandwiched between her fur babies, Maddie and Bela. (See image 7 in thisslideshow for answer)
    Photo by Robyn Arounty
  • Who wears cowboy boots in the kitchen? (See image 8 in this slideshow for theanswer)
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  • Who wears Coppa Keds in the kitchen? (See image 9 in this slideshow.)
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  • Who's favorites are black Birkis (Birkenstocks)? (See image 10 in thisslideshow)
  • Guess who likes lace-ups? (See image 11 in this slideshow)
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  • Who has a lot of running around a kitchen to do? (See image 12 in thisslideshow)
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  • It's Vanessa O'Donnell, pastry chef who owns Ooh La La Dessert Boutique is theowner of the cupcake-emblazoned Toms shoes.
  • Chef Randy Evans is scootin' around the kitchen of Havein in his cowboy boots.
    Photo by Michelle Watson/CatchLightGroup.com
  • Naturally, it's Brandi Key of Coppa Ristorante Italiano who wears the CoppaKeds. "I'm Coppa from head to toe," she says.
    Brandi Key/Facebook
  • Birkenstocks are best for chef David Coffman in the Katsuya kietchen.
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  • Chef Monica Pope of Sparrow likes lace-ups.
    Photo by Julie Soefer/Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Branch Water Tavern's David Grossman is sporting Brooks Pure Cadence runningshoes ‘cause he’s running big time in that kitchen.
    Photo by Kimberly Park

  • Photo by Kim Coffman
  • Photo by Kim Coffman
  • Photo by Kim Coffman
  • Photo by Kim Coffman
  • Photo by Kim Coffman
  • Photo by Kim Coffman
  • Photo by Kim Coffman
  • Photo by Kim Coffman

  • La Fisheria
  • The grilled octopus taco was a solid (and pretty!) starter.
    Photo by Sarah Rufca
  • Chef/owner Aquiles Chavez
    La Fisheria/Twitter
  • At lunch, you can eat the ceviche on chips rather than Saltines — or, in thiscase, on cucumber shells.
    Photo by Sarah Rufca
  • La Fisheria/Facebook
  • The house specialty — pibil red snapper — tasted old and fishy.
    Photo by Sarah Rufca
  • Dos leches
    Photo by Sarah Rufca

  • Northwestern's triple-threat option Kain Colter looks for a receiver as theWildcats try to rally in the Meineke Bowl.
    Photo By Jeremy Keas
  • Meineke Bowl chairman John Huff (in the cowboy hat) sees Houston hosting a BCSbowl game in the future.
    Photo By Jeremy Keas
  • Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill raises his MVP trophy — the win earned himthat cowboy hat too.
    Photo By Jeremy Keas
  • Northwestern fans represented the purple, but that couldn't end the 63-yeardrought without a bowl victory.
    Photo By Jeremy Keas
  • Texas A&M racked up 409 yards of total offense in the 33-22 win overNorthwestern.
    Photo By Jeremy Keas
  • There are teaching moment amid the bowl madness. Northwestern kicker JeffBudzien hears it here.
    Photo By Jeremy Keas