Misha Govshteyn
@mishag.bsky.social
Startup mechanic. Michelin inspector inspector.
Former CEO at MacroFab. Founder at Alert Logic in prior life.
@tastybits on Twitter
@mishagovshteyn on Threads
Former CEO at MacroFab. Founder at Alert Logic in prior life.
@tastybits on Twitter
@mishagovshteyn on Threads
So good to see @alisoncook.bsky.social back in action.
Always an intrepid eater and one of best food writers in Houston.
There was a pre-influencer age when Houston had an abundance of food writers.
A pro going independent is great for the city.
alison-cooks-htown.ghost.io/im-back/
Always an intrepid eater and one of best food writers in Houston.
There was a pre-influencer age when Houston had an abundance of food writers.
A pro going independent is great for the city.
alison-cooks-htown.ghost.io/im-back/
I'm back.
Sitting at a table in chef Shawn Gawle's exciting new restaurant, Camaraderie, on Sunday night, I finally felt it: the irresistible urge to write about Houston again. About this city's foodways, its f...
alison-cooks-htown.ghost.io
April 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
So good to see @alisoncook.bsky.social back in action.
Always an intrepid eater and one of best food writers in Houston.
There was a pre-influencer age when Houston had an abundance of food writers.
A pro going independent is great for the city.
alison-cooks-htown.ghost.io/im-back/
Always an intrepid eater and one of best food writers in Houston.
There was a pre-influencer age when Houston had an abundance of food writers.
A pro going independent is great for the city.
alison-cooks-htown.ghost.io/im-back/
Where you should be right now: Silk Road on Westpark by Kirby.
Some of best dim sum I’ve had anywhere.
Cheung Fun is S-Tier level. XLB is terrific. Serious tea program.
The chef is from top dim sum houses in Hong Kong and Bangkok. It’s better any of the fine dim sum restaurants I’ve been to.
Some of best dim sum I’ve had anywhere.
Cheung Fun is S-Tier level. XLB is terrific. Serious tea program.
The chef is from top dim sum houses in Hong Kong and Bangkok. It’s better any of the fine dim sum restaurants I’ve been to.
March 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Where you should be right now: Silk Road on Westpark by Kirby.
Some of best dim sum I’ve had anywhere.
Cheung Fun is S-Tier level. XLB is terrific. Serious tea program.
The chef is from top dim sum houses in Hong Kong and Bangkok. It’s better any of the fine dim sum restaurants I’ve been to.
Some of best dim sum I’ve had anywhere.
Cheung Fun is S-Tier level. XLB is terrific. Serious tea program.
The chef is from top dim sum houses in Hong Kong and Bangkok. It’s better any of the fine dim sum restaurants I’ve been to.
TikTok law passed by Congress requires full divestiture by China by January 19, 2025. SCOTUS upheld the law.
This licensing deal is just another way by Trump to accommodate China and satisfy Jeff Yass.
Jeff Yass stake in TikTok: $21B
Jeff Yass politic donations: $46M
This licensing deal is just another way by Trump to accommodate China and satisfy Jeff Yass.
Jeff Yass stake in TikTok: $21B
Jeff Yass politic donations: $46M
March 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
TikTok law passed by Congress requires full divestiture by China by January 19, 2025. SCOTUS upheld the law.
This licensing deal is just another way by Trump to accommodate China and satisfy Jeff Yass.
Jeff Yass stake in TikTok: $21B
Jeff Yass politic donations: $46M
This licensing deal is just another way by Trump to accommodate China and satisfy Jeff Yass.
Jeff Yass stake in TikTok: $21B
Jeff Yass politic donations: $46M
Trump is dropping Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) enforcement.
These rules unmask shell company owners engaged in tax evasion, fraud, money laundering and terrorism.
Only reason to do this is to enable grift.
These rules unmask shell company owners engaged in tax evasion, fraud, money laundering and terrorism.
Only reason to do this is to enable grift.
March 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Trump is dropping Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) enforcement.
These rules unmask shell company owners engaged in tax evasion, fraud, money laundering and terrorism.
Only reason to do this is to enable grift.
These rules unmask shell company owners engaged in tax evasion, fraud, money laundering and terrorism.
Only reason to do this is to enable grift.
Good to see RFK Jr. publish a call for people to take the MMR vaccine.
Some hope his tenure will be better than expected.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/robe...
Some hope his tenure will be better than expected.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/robe...
ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR.: Measles outbreak is call to action for all of us
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., tells readers what his agency is doing and what they can do to stop the measles outbreak that has claimed a child's life in Texas.
www.foxnews.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Good to see RFK Jr. publish a call for people to take the MMR vaccine.
Some hope his tenure will be better than expected.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/robe...
Some hope his tenure will be better than expected.
www.foxnews.com/opinion/robe...
Unironically quoting Robert Reich is an intelligence test.
February 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Unironically quoting Robert Reich is an intelligence test.
So sending a weekly email summary of ongoing FBI investigations to Elon is not a good idea?
I wonder how many emails went out before they realized this is a dumb idea.
I wonder how many emails went out before they realized this is a dumb idea.
February 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
So sending a weekly email summary of ongoing FBI investigations to Elon is not a good idea?
I wonder how many emails went out before they realized this is a dumb idea.
I wonder how many emails went out before they realized this is a dumb idea.
Whoa. Bill Ackman may end up owning The Woodlands.
Howard Hughes Holdings $HHH owns 100% of The Woodlands Development Corporation.
Howard Hughes Holdings $HHH owns 100% of The Woodlands Development Corporation.
January 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Whoa. Bill Ackman may end up owning The Woodlands.
Howard Hughes Holdings $HHH owns 100% of The Woodlands Development Corporation.
Howard Hughes Holdings $HHH owns 100% of The Woodlands Development Corporation.
Houston Chronicle did a good roundup of tamales, but missed my favorite tamaleria in Houston:
Tamales Doña Tere on Beechnut.
The banana leaf wrapped oaxaquena is glorious.
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/foo...
Tamales Doña Tere on Beechnut.
The banana leaf wrapped oaxaquena is glorious.
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/foo...
December 3, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Houston Chronicle did a good roundup of tamales, but missed my favorite tamaleria in Houston:
Tamales Doña Tere on Beechnut.
The banana leaf wrapped oaxaquena is glorious.
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/foo...
Tamales Doña Tere on Beechnut.
The banana leaf wrapped oaxaquena is glorious.
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/foo...
Bad news for restaurants in London. The 850 year old Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish markets are shutting down.
Paris lost Les Halles and it’s a gaping hole.
I hope the St. John restaurant remains, but character of the neighborhood will certainly change.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Paris lost Les Halles and it’s a gaping hole.
I hope the St. John restaurant remains, but character of the neighborhood will certainly change.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Smithfield and Billingsgate: Meat and fish markets to close
Smithfield and Billingsgate markets, which have traded in London for hundreds of years, face the axe.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Bad news for restaurants in London. The 850 year old Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish markets are shutting down.
Paris lost Les Halles and it’s a gaping hole.
I hope the St. John restaurant remains, but character of the neighborhood will certainly change.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Paris lost Les Halles and it’s a gaping hole.
I hope the St. John restaurant remains, but character of the neighborhood will certainly change.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Looking at Michelin guide for Houston again, I can’t explain why so many obvious restaurants are missing.
But there is a clue in the Theodore Rex review: “cured carrots blanketed in a savory onion emulsion”
The dish Michelin is describing ran for 5 months… in 2021.
Is this when Michelin was here?
But there is a clue in the Theodore Rex review: “cured carrots blanketed in a savory onion emulsion”
The dish Michelin is describing ran for 5 months… in 2021.
Is this when Michelin was here?
November 21, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Looking at Michelin guide for Houston again, I can’t explain why so many obvious restaurants are missing.
But there is a clue in the Theodore Rex review: “cured carrots blanketed in a savory onion emulsion”
The dish Michelin is describing ran for 5 months… in 2021.
Is this when Michelin was here?
But there is a clue in the Theodore Rex review: “cured carrots blanketed in a savory onion emulsion”
The dish Michelin is describing ran for 5 months… in 2021.
Is this when Michelin was here?
We’ve seen the anecdotes, but these research findings are insane.
* 14% of remote developers do no work.
* 9% of hybrid engineers are ghosting.
* 6% of in-office engineers are ghosts.
And I doubt this behavior is exclusive to software developers.
* 14% of remote developers do no work.
* 9% of hybrid engineers are ghosting.
* 6% of in-office engineers are ghosts.
And I doubt this behavior is exclusive to software developers.
November 21, 2024 at 6:21 PM
We’ve seen the anecdotes, but these research findings are insane.
* 14% of remote developers do no work.
* 9% of hybrid engineers are ghosting.
* 6% of in-office engineers are ghosts.
And I doubt this behavior is exclusive to software developers.
* 14% of remote developers do no work.
* 9% of hybrid engineers are ghosting.
* 6% of in-office engineers are ghosts.
And I doubt this behavior is exclusive to software developers.
I just dropped $130 on choo-choo sushi and… I think I liked it.
Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera in Houston is priced low compared to the $450 Giza Onodera I visited in NYC.
Sushi comes down to 1) rice 2) fish and 3) supply chain. Exacting texture and temperature will cost much more.
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Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera in Houston is priced low compared to the $450 Giza Onodera I visited in NYC.
Sushi comes down to 1) rice 2) fish and 3) supply chain. Exacting texture and temperature will cost much more.
1/
November 20, 2024 at 11:23 PM
I just dropped $130 on choo-choo sushi and… I think I liked it.
Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera in Houston is priced low compared to the $450 Giza Onodera I visited in NYC.
Sushi comes down to 1) rice 2) fish and 3) supply chain. Exacting texture and temperature will cost much more.
1/
Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera in Houston is priced low compared to the $450 Giza Onodera I visited in NYC.
Sushi comes down to 1) rice 2) fish and 3) supply chain. Exacting texture and temperature will cost much more.
1/
Reposted by Misha Govshteyn
Not going to lie, this data was a little surprising. As many "complaints" shared by hiring managers on not great hires at startups were about ex-Googlers.
My theory is this is because if it's an "ex Big Tech hire:" it's most likely an ex Google hire - as data shows:
My theory is this is because if it's an "ex Big Tech hire:" it's most likely an ex Google hire - as data shows:
Startups hiring founding software engineers: where are they most likely to come from? The most common one happens to be: Google!
More data and tips on how to hire from Big Tech to startups in today's deepdive:
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/hiring-fro...
More data and tips on how to hire from Big Tech to startups in today's deepdive:
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/hiring-fro...
November 19, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Not going to lie, this data was a little surprising. As many "complaints" shared by hiring managers on not great hires at startups were about ex-Googlers.
My theory is this is because if it's an "ex Big Tech hire:" it's most likely an ex Google hire - as data shows:
My theory is this is because if it's an "ex Big Tech hire:" it's most likely an ex Google hire - as data shows:
One of my friends has two jobs. Both companies are PE owned. Mid-level managers laid off years ago, so no one knows what “work” is being done.
Hasn’t checked in new code in 2 years. Mostly does bug fixes to undocumented code.
Hasn’t checked in new code in 2 years. Mostly does bug fixes to undocumented code.
November 19, 2024 at 8:03 PM
One of my friends has two jobs. Both companies are PE owned. Mid-level managers laid off years ago, so no one knows what “work” is being done.
Hasn’t checked in new code in 2 years. Mostly does bug fixes to undocumented code.
Hasn’t checked in new code in 2 years. Mostly does bug fixes to undocumented code.
Whoa. Bose has acquired McIntosh, perhaps the most iconic American audiophile brand left standing.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/11/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/11/...
November 19, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Whoa. Bose has acquired McIntosh, perhaps the most iconic American audiophile brand left standing.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/11/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/11/...
These people are going to make America healthy again by fixing our food supply.
Right after they wolf down some reheated McDonalds.
(via @mattbuford.bsky.social)
Right after they wolf down some reheated McDonalds.
(via @mattbuford.bsky.social)
November 17, 2024 at 4:16 PM
These people are going to make America healthy again by fixing our food supply.
Right after they wolf down some reheated McDonalds.
(via @mattbuford.bsky.social)
Right after they wolf down some reheated McDonalds.
(via @mattbuford.bsky.social)
I disagree on Michelin intentions here, but @jcreidtx.bsky.social is awesome and this is a good piece.
NEW COLUMN: @MichelinGuideNA's embrace of Texas barbecue wasn’t pandering to a regional audience. It was an acknowledgment of the creativity, skill & community spirit that Texas pitmasters have cultivated in one of America’s most iconic food traditions. @houstonchron. #HOUBBQ bit.ly/4hRC3XJ
How barbecue came to dominate the Michelin Guide Texas
Michelin’s embrace of Texas barbecue wasn’t pandering. It was an acknowledgment of the creativity, skill and community spirit of Texas pitmasters.
bit.ly
November 16, 2024 at 4:42 PM
I disagree on Michelin intentions here, but @jcreidtx.bsky.social is awesome and this is a good piece.
Team Robin Givens.
Mike Tyson on the best punch he’s ever landed.
Mike Tyson on the best punch he’s ever landed.
November 16, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Team Robin Givens.
Mike Tyson on the best punch he’s ever landed.
Mike Tyson on the best punch he’s ever landed.
Had a difficult time explaining to a serious eater from Tokyo why Houston has so many Japanese restaurants, very few of them good.
Problem is 1) Japanese food is very popular and yet 2) there has never been a large Japanese population in Houston. Only about 5k.
So the list I gave her was:
Problem is 1) Japanese food is very popular and yet 2) there has never been a large Japanese population in Houston. Only about 5k.
So the list I gave her was:
July 6, 2023 at 1:04 PM
Had a difficult time explaining to a serious eater from Tokyo why Houston has so many Japanese restaurants, very few of them good.
Problem is 1) Japanese food is very popular and yet 2) there has never been a large Japanese population in Houston. Only about 5k.
So the list I gave her was:
Problem is 1) Japanese food is very popular and yet 2) there has never been a large Japanese population in Houston. Only about 5k.
So the list I gave her was:
Biggest mistake EU made is thinking they can just impose GDPR regulations across the butter, olive oil and sour cream kingdoms. This is how wars get started.
July 5, 2023 at 1:17 PM
Biggest mistake EU made is thinking they can just impose GDPR regulations across the butter, olive oil and sour cream kingdoms. This is how wars get started.
Houston Rockets off-season update:
1. Signed Fred VanVleet. Already working out with Jalen Green.
2. Did not bring back James Harden. Already doing James Harden things.
1. Signed Fred VanVleet. Already working out with Jalen Green.
2. Did not bring back James Harden. Already doing James Harden things.
July 5, 2023 at 1:24 AM
Houston Rockets off-season update:
1. Signed Fred VanVleet. Already working out with Jalen Green.
2. Did not bring back James Harden. Already doing James Harden things.
1. Signed Fred VanVleet. Already working out with Jalen Green.
2. Did not bring back James Harden. Already doing James Harden things.
Really nice story about the wild diversity of new school Texas BBQ from Brett Anderson and Priya Krishna.
Blood Bros, Brisket and Rice, Truth, Gatlin’s, Ray’s Real Pit featured in Houston.
Gift link:
Blood Bros, Brisket and Rice, Truth, Gatlin’s, Ray’s Real Pit featured in Houston.
Gift link:
The 20 Best Texas Barbecue Restaurants From the New Generation
Over the last decade, the rule book for barbecue has been rewritten. Here are some the most important new authors of this singular cuisine.
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2023 at 3:34 PM
Really nice story about the wild diversity of new school Texas BBQ from Brett Anderson and Priya Krishna.
Blood Bros, Brisket and Rice, Truth, Gatlin’s, Ray’s Real Pit featured in Houston.
Gift link:
Blood Bros, Brisket and Rice, Truth, Gatlin’s, Ray’s Real Pit featured in Houston.
Gift link:
44 billion dollars later…
July 2, 2023 at 3:17 PM
44 billion dollars later…
Good points by Larry Summers on opportunity to reform college admissions:
- Eliminate legacy
- Remove aristocrat sports from consideration
- Focus on those who truly overcame hardship
He could have done this as @harvard.bsky.social president, but did not. Institutions resist change.
- Eliminate legacy
- Remove aristocrat sports from consideration
- Focus on those who truly overcame hardship
He could have done this as @harvard.bsky.social president, but did not. Institutions resist change.
Opinion | The affirmative action ruling is big. Now elite colleges need to think bigger.
If social justice is part of their mission — as it should be — top colleges and universities have enormous untapped options for rising to the challenge
www.washingtonpost.com
July 2, 2023 at 2:37 PM
Good points by Larry Summers on opportunity to reform college admissions:
- Eliminate legacy
- Remove aristocrat sports from consideration
- Focus on those who truly overcame hardship
He could have done this as @harvard.bsky.social president, but did not. Institutions resist change.
- Eliminate legacy
- Remove aristocrat sports from consideration
- Focus on those who truly overcame hardship
He could have done this as @harvard.bsky.social president, but did not. Institutions resist change.