Even though Houston's Hottest Chef, Vanessa O'Donnell, didn't make it past the first round in the Eater National polls, we can still cheer on fellow Texan, Kurt Ramborger. Hailing from Buda, Texas (near Austin) and at the reigns behind ViUDA Bistro there, Ramborger is up in a semifinal vote against Brian Walczyk of Brave Horse Tavern in Seattle. As you can see, he's pretty handy with a knife (or 3), but if that's not enough to sway you, check out this pretty amazing video of Ramborger (who is deaf), signing the story of how he came to be the executive chef at his current restaurant. [Eater National, Eater Austin]
[Photo: Paul Rutowski]
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