Start-up investor, tech experimenter, Founder of SnapStream, Houstonian
Dinner at Tatemó
The smiling coupleTatemó is located in a random strip mall off the northwest corner of 610 loop, unmarked in suite F. Our server explained that they’ll never get a liquor license because they share a wall in the strip mall with a church.The first course — a tostadaFollowed by a sopeQuesadilla filled with cheese and huitlacoche (fungus that grows on corn that looks and tastes kind of like a mushroom) topped with shaved truffle.Taco sushi style (my words, not theirs)– eggplant with a yuzu kosho and sushi riceEnmolada — mole negro, fried sweet potatoFinal savory course– an enchilada with an oyster mushroom cooked on a Japanese grillPineapple and mango sorbet atop a ring of mascarpone, crunchy pistachio, chamoy, olive oil and salt.The menu called it a buñuelo but, bruh, it’s a pretzel! with chocolate and macadamia and a mango pate cubeChef Emmanuel Chavez caught me taking a photograph of Tatemó’s tiny kitchen and sent his greetings.
