H ouston chef Tristen Epps is a natural storyteller. Every dish is a new page in a delicious novel bursting with twists and turns, spice and intrigue and an homage to the great global cuisines.

That was evident in each challenge on each episode of Top Chef: Destination Canada , where Epps spun creative tales so enthralling, he was crowned Top Chef, taking home a $250,000 cash prize in addition to an array of other perks.

Epps is currently in the throes of a culinary tour for Top Chef , but he’s also looking ahead to putting down stakes in Houston and expanding his take on Afro-Caribbean cuisine at his own new Houston restaurant dubbed Buboy.

“I owe Houston this restaurant, and I’ve gotten so much support,” Epps tells PaperCity . “It’s not always fair that I’m in another state a

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