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4 places
1

Margaret Long Wisdom High School

Dunvale Road

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Tony visited this high school when it was called Robert E. Lee Senior High School. It is the most ethnically diverse school in Houston, with 80% of students speaking a language other than English as their first language.

2

Burns Original BBQ

De Priest St

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Tony had not been back in 15 years. He ordered "the torpedo-sized baked potato filled with cheddar cheese and chopped barbecue beef, and homemade link sausage. Slow cooked pork ribs, big ass beef ribs, and brisket."

3

La Guadalupana Bakery & Cafe

Dunlavy Street

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A traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurant. Tony ate Machaca Nortena ("marinated beef that's been pounded, rubbed with spices, then dried and shredded") and Migas (eggs mixed with fried and chopped corn tortillas).

4

Plant It Forward (Warehouse)

Willowbend Boulevard

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Plant It Forward farmers Gertrude and Albert Lombo and Gimoule and Constant Ngouala hosted a meal with Tony and other friends. They had "slow-cooked stew of sausage, shrimp, dried mackerel, and Malabar spinach over fufu; then Texas beef brochettes marinated in chilies and cilantro  and Maggi bouillon with a ratatouille made from produce grown right here."

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