Chefs and Restaurants

Paul Qui Turns His Many Influences Into Amazing Food

Paul Qui wants it all. Living and working in Austin, the James Beard Award-winner is determined to create a platform for the Filipino food of his homeland at his restaurant Qui. Enamored of Japanese technique and “the perfect bite,” he’s inspired by local ingredients, committed to his private tastes, guided by artistry, influenced by travel and shaped by everything from the strict Chinese Catholic schooling against which he rebelled to his time...