Houston chef competes in "Top Chef" Season 21

Catch up fast: Wallace was the executive chef at Gatlin's BBQ but left in 2023 to start B'tween Sandwich Co., a pop-up restaurant that blends her pitmastery and kitchen skills.

• While studying at Texas Southern University, she started making meals for Houston Texans players after being introduced by her cousin, a player on the team.
• She then went to culinary school and worked at several restaurants before starting her own business.

Flashback: Wallace competed on Food Network's "BBQ Brawl" back in 2022.

The big picture: The Bayou City's food scene is nationally, if not globally, acclaimed.

• Wallace is well positioned to add to the heaping pile of evidence that Houston should indeed be a world-renowned food city.

How to watch: Season 21 will air Wednesdays on Bravo.

• Episodes will be released the next day on Peacock.