Indigenous cuisine.
Ancient techniques.
Modern presentation.
As Native American and Thai native Chefs,
our goal is to honor the old world, thus bringing forth even newer horizons of
progressive, indigenous cuisine.
From Houston First
’Check out amazing Choctaw and Thai cuisine at Th Prsrv @ Eculent in Kemah!’
Alison Cook names ThPrsrv in her "Top Ten List" for 2023
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Congratulations to our own Chef G Benchawan Painter for bringing home the James Beard Award "Best Chef Texas" to Houston
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ThPrsrv is named "Best Collaboration of 2023" by Eater Houston
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ThPrsrv tops the Resy "Hit List" for Top Houston Restaurants
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Eater HTX names ThPrsrv on its' prestigious "20 Essential Thai Restaurants" list
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Alison Cook names ThPrsrv in her "Top Ten List" for 2023 〰️ Congratulations to our own Chef G Benchawan Painter for bringing home the James Beard Award "Best Chef Texas" to Houston 〰️ ThPrsrv is named "Best Collaboration of 2023" by Eater Houston 〰️ ThPrsrv tops the Resy "Hit List" for Top Houston Restaurants 〰️ Eater HTX names ThPrsrv on its' prestigious "20 Essential Thai Restaurants" list 〰️
As Choctaw and Thai native chefs, we want to honor our ancestors by highlighting ancient techniques and indigenous foods.
From the colonization era to the present, food has been largely dominated by European techniques and approach, leaving lots of native wisdom by the wayside. Ours is a journey of exploration, but also of the reverse colonialization of food.
We invite you to join us as archeological excavators and discoverers of our food, as we embark on indigenous journeys, starting with our own roots.
Chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter
James Beard Award Winner Best Chef Texas 2023
Chef David Skinner
What we support and believe:
By revisiting the origin of ingredients and ancient preparation techniques, we aim to reimagine approaches to food that have become all but standardized. Indigenous methods that have long been replaced by colonial ingenuity will resurface as expressions of truly experimental and progressive cuisine.
Our Motto: “True progress can only happen when you pay attention to the forgotten past”
— Graham, Benchawan, David
Halito and Sawasdee,
We look forward to meeting you and sharing our traditions, stories, and foods with you at th_prsrv.
Chefs David and “G” Benchawan and Somm. Graham.
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