Retired firefighter Craig Joseph grew up in Houston’s Third Ward, where his grandparents, Frank and Matty Jones, became neighborhood anchors, opening This Is It in 1959. The soul food cafe has moved from one place to another over the years, but the recipes and devotion of Joseph’s family have never changed. A Texas Country Reporter visits a local favorite in the latest dispatch.
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