Winner
This may be a divisive answer, or perhaps seen as taking the easy way out. But the real winner here is Houston. If Houston wants to be recognized as a national (or God forbid, international) city of culture, an important part of that culture comes from the food we eat, make and serve in our restaurants. Chefs need an outlet for experimentation and need an audience hungry for both innovative food and local food products. Who wants to eat Sysco all the time anyway? There's room for both Reality and tenacity in town -- and the inspiration that comes along with them.
And in an odd twist of happenstance, the next tenacity dinner on January 24 will be held at -- of all places -- Yelapa. Wiley and Rucker working side by side is proof enough that we aren't the only ones who think both Reality and tenacity are evenly matched.