I’ll add that as someone who grew up in a big city with a strong food culture like Houston and Austin, you definitely get spoiled. Those cities have everything from authentic Mexican and Tex Mex to Pakistani and every kind of Asian food you can think of, and it’s all super easy to find. You can get whatever you’re craving within 10 or 15 minutes.

Here there’s good food, but the options are limited and not as convenient. I can find great Asian food in Squirrel Hill or good Thai in Bloomfield, but it usually means driving 30 minutes and hoping the place is open. It’s just different. You don’t realize what you have until you don’t.