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Why Houston’s Camaraderie Restaurant Lives Up To The Hype

Credit: Leonid Furmanski

This Chef’s put in the work, creating a marvel in the heights, transforming a former garage into a food temple

Chef Shawn Gawle has spent almost 25 years working in every station you’ll find in a restaurant kitchen. This spring, Gawle — who has been hailed as Best New Pastry Chef by Food & Wine magazine and Rising Star Chef by StarChefs—finally realized a dream. He opened the first restaurant of his own—the already acclaimed Camaraderie in the Heights.