Houston...we don't have a problem.

Travel is about new experiences and giving yourself the opportunity to escape from the familiar and discover new things, right? At least our good friend Leah Smith over at Tafari preaches that mantra. I feel that dining and travel go hand in hand with new experiences and certainly discovery as well.

On a recent trip to Houston, our good friend Canadian Rob took me to the original "Ragin Cajun." Rob told me it was "dishKarma worthy" and he nailed it. The cool thing about dishKarma is we don't care where your favorite dishes are born. They can be from Masa in New York City, straight from mom's kitchen, or as our friend Leah would say, a hot dog from Costco. We all have different preferences which is why we can't wait to get our database up and running with our search for the ultimate meal.

Back to the Ragin Cajun -- we sat on the bar side of the joint because it was just about closing time and the chairs were being raised in the full dining area (cafeteria style mind you). I was hoping for a little crawfish which is something I've yet to discover. We were told the weather this year is causing a crawfish shortage and since this was Monday night, they were all out from the weekend rush. They get them by the sack - talk about fresh - and went through 18 sacks of crawfish over the weekend. I have no idea how many that amounts to, but something tells me a sack holds quite a few. We were steared towards the oysters. As we sipped our Bud's and ordered the main course, the bartender told us the kitchen would have the oysters right up. Sure enough, out walks a man with a tray of ice, sauce and lemon. He reaches down to a bucket underneath the bar pulls out an oyster and begins shucking on a platform directly on the bar in front of us. This went on for all 12 of these fresh, delicious oysters. This is a 35 year old original Houston cajun restaurant that I recommend checking out!

I was excited to share this dining experience from a recent travel adventure with everyone. This we call "spreading the dishKarma." We all look forward to seeing where your travels and dining will take you! We all can contribute to the search of the ultimate meal by spreading a little dishKarma.