H OUSTON — Mamani chef Christophe De Lellis stands on the big stage at Houston’s Wortham Theater Center, wearing his newly bestowed white Michelin star chef jacket, soaking in the most whirlwind moment of whirlwind moments. “We opened September 2 and we were in a place of opening and all the craziness of like tweaking the menu and getting reservations,” De Lellis tells PaperCity . “And it’s always crazy opening.

“And when we received this invitation from Michelin we got a little confused almost. We were like ‘Oh my God, this is most unexpected.’ But it was actually a great surprise. We could never believe that we could get One Star in such a short amount of time. But obviously it’s just an amazing accomplishment.”

And arguably The Moment of the second annual Texas Michelin Guide Awa

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