Where Chefs Eat: Harold's Executive Chef Antoine Ware

At Harold’s, Chef Antoine Ware spends his time cooking up comfort food faves for legions of hungry diners. All that work in the kitchen is enough to build up a mighty appetite, one that Ware sates at a variety of restaurants across Houston.

In this installment of Where Chefs Eat, a monthly look at where the professionals dine, Ware dishes on his favorite spot for a late-night dinner and and his favorite old-school H-Town eatery. If you want to eat as the chefs eat, these five spots are an excellent place to start.

What’s your go-to spot for late night eats?

(Drum Roll) BB’s Cafe in the Heights. It’s a Cajun staple in Houston, but it’s my favorite place to go to late at night, especially after cooking all night at Harold's. My go-to order is always the half shrimp Po' boy with an Abita Beer. The beer is made in Louisiana - where I grew up and started my culinary career.

Best bowl of pho?

Pho Binh in the Heights. Whenever I go to Pho Binh, I just get basic bowl of Pho, no meat. I love supporting restaurants in the Heights because it’s where I live and work, and we really have a lot of great places in this neighborhood.

What’s your favorite recently-opened restaurant?

My favorite new restaurant has to be Southern Goods. Chef Patrick is a beast in the kitchen and makes some amazing barbecue, so whenever he does barbecue, I make sure to get some. Plus it’s a bonus that Southern Goods is right down the street from Harold’s!

The old stand-by that you find yourself going back to again and again?

Spaghetti Western on Shepherd is a classic go-to for me. I like a variety of dishes, but the two that I can’t live without are the lasagna and Italian nachos. Both are so good!

Best spot in H-Town to satisfy a sweet tooth?

I can’t get enough of the Fluffernutters at Fluff Bake Bar. Rebecca Masson knows what she’s doing. Those Fluffernutters are the shit!