What's Eric Eating

On today's podcast Eric is joined by Monica Danna to discuss some of the latest happenings in the Houston restaurant and bar world. The pair react to the Houston Chronicle's Top 100 Restaurant's List , the closures of Nippon and Cecil's Pub , and talk wings as CultureMap's ongoing Ultimate Wing Showdown continues. In the Restaurants of the Week portion of the show, Mi Luna is featured.  Follow Eri...

On today's edition of What's Eric Eating, Thy and Matthew Mitchell of Traveler's Table and Traveler's Cart stop by. The pair speak with Eric about how they got into the culinary world, why Matthew decided to leave his lucrative pharmaceutical job to go to culinary school, Thy's family restaurant background, the influences behind Traveler's Table, the motivations behind opening Traveler's Cart, the...

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Chelsea Thomas of The Infatuation Houston to talk about some of the latest happenings from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. The pair discuss the plan real-estate company Rebees' has for a reimagined GreenStreet , the opening of the first Portillo's in the Houston area, and Austin based burger concept P. Terry's opening it's first Houston location in Rich...

On the podcast today, Eric is joined by Seth Siegel-Gardner, Kent Domas, and Máté Hartai of Milton's . The trio speak with Eric about developing Milton's, how the restaurant is doing in it's first 3 weeks of service, what they wanted to do with the food menu, how the drink program is evolving, embracing old school Italian dishes, and much more about Milton's. Plus, Seth talks about how his first y...

On today's show, Eric is joined by Michael Fulmer to dive into some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. The guys discuss Blacksmith opening a new kiosk location in Memorial City and Saigon Hustle opening a larger 2nd location in Spring Branch. In the Restaurants of the Week portion, Milton's is featured. Follow Eric on Instagram/Threads @ericsandler . You can also reach E...

Doing this a little different on today's podcast. A day ahead of the Southern Smoke Festival , Eric had a chance to catch up with some of the chefs participating at this year's event. In this episode you'll hear Eric speak with Sam Fore of Tuk Tuk Snack Shop , Cheetie Kumar of Ajja , Jason Ryczek of Little's Oyster Bar , Erin Smith and Patrick Feges of Feges BBQ , and Rodney Scott of Rodney Scott'...

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by the Swanky Maven Felice Sloan to discuss some of the latest happenings in the Houston restaurant and bar scene. The pair speak about the Michelin Guide getting ready to announce the Texas restaurants receiving stars at a ceremony in Houston on November 11th , the "hot slop" being served at Meow Wolf's dive bar, and the New York Times most recent Restaurant Li...

On the podcast today Eric is joined by Marin Slanina and Miranda Q of Star Sailor . Marin and Miranda speak with Eric about how they got into the hospitality industry, Marin's journey into craft beer brewing, how the opportunity to open Star Sailor came up, why the food side of Star Sailor became a much needed part of the business, what made Miranda decide to move from behind the bar to being the...

On today's edition of the podcast, Eric is joined by Mary Clarkson to discuss the latest happenings from the Houston restaurant and bar scene, including several notable restaurant closings including Benny Chows , HiWay Cantina, and Vinny's Pizza . Montrose area restaurant Andiron deciding to change up their concept to something more relaxed. The New York Times including Seabrook restaurant Viola a...

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Ford Fry and Bobby Matos of Rocket Farm Restaurants , the hospitality group behind local concepts State of Grace , La Lucha , Superica , and Little Rey . The guys speak with Eric about why they decided now was the time to change things up at State of Grace, how they've changed the menu at State of Grace, the response from customers regarding the changes, whet...

Today Eric's joined by Monica Danna to go through the some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Ronnie Killen's announcement of the closure of Killen's STQ , Katz's opening a new location in the Memorial City area, and Loro's 2nd Houston location has an opening date. In the Restaurant of the Week portion Eric and Monica are joined by special guest, Lawton Driscoll...

Today on the show, Eric is joined by Ope Amosu of ChòpnBlọk . Ope and Eric discuss Opeyemi's journey from the pop up he held in an apartment complex years ago to now opening his first brick & mortar location of ChòpnBlọk. Plus, Ope speaks with Eric about why the space in Montrose was the right spot for him, the design of the location, the references/symbolism made within it's design, what cust...

On today's edition of the podcast, Eric is joined by Mary Clarkson to discuss the latest happenings from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Underbelly Hospitality closing Wild Oats , Nando's Peri-Peri claiming it's 3rd Houston area location, and Postino WineCafé adding it's first ever cocktail menu. In the Restaurants of the Week portion, Kira is featured. Follow Eric on Instagram/Thre...

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Bobby Heugel of Thorough Fare Hospitality for in-depth conversation regarding the pricing structure at restaurants and bars. Bobby and Eric speak about the differences now versus pre-pandemic, the cost of goods, the cumulative effects of alcohol/food inflation, the rise of labor costs, what a personal guarantee for lease means for people behind restaurant con...

On today's podcast Eric is joined by Chelsea Thomas of The Infatuation Houston to talk about some of the latest happenings from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. The pair discuss the closure of 2 Houston area Shake Shack locations and Houston Restaurant Weeks extending through the end of September. In the Restaurants of the Week portion Thai Tail and Ramen Moto are featured.  Follow Eric on In...

On today's edition of the show, Eric is joined by Manabu “Hori” Horiuchi and Ryan Snyder of Katami . The guys cover a range of topics with Eric, including how Ryan and Hori-san first met, what Ryan learned early on from Hori-san, why Hori-san left for Kata Robata , the beginnings of Kata Robata, what went into the decision to evolve into doing something new with a new restaurant, what makes Katami...

Today on the podcast, Eric is joined by Michael Fulmer to go through some of the latest headlines from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. The pair speak about State of Grace undergoing some major changes, Southern Living's list of The South's Best New Barbecue Joints of 2024 that included 5 Texas spots, and European coffee shop Coffee Fellows' announcement of 4 new locations coming to Houston....

On today's edition of the show, Eric is joined by Lance McCullers Jr., Nico Baizán de Aldecoa, & Juan Carlos Martinez de Aldecoa of Maven Coffee + Cocktails . The guys speak with Eric about the development of Maven, why Lance decided to pursue this as a venture outside of baseball, Juan Carlos' family's long legacy in coffee, how they went about this process backwards in a way, the elements of...

Today on the podcast, Eric is joined by Monica Danna to dive into some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. Eric and Monica discuss Truth BBQ opening in NRG Stadium, Hungry's opening it's first new location in 40 years, and the Malibu Barbie Cafe making it's way to Houston. In the Restaurants of the Week portion, Guard and Grace and Turner's Cut are featured.  Follow Eric...

On today's edition of the show, Eric is joined by Matt Gottlieb of Western Addition Restaurant Group . Their concepts include il Bracco and Balboa Surf Club . Matt speaks with Eric about how he got started in the culinary industry, what he learned from his time at Houston's , when he knew it was time to go on his own to open his own concept, why il Bracco was the first concept of Western Addition,...

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by the returning Swanky Maven herself, Felice Sloan. Eric and Felice dive right into the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Mi Luna finding a new home in Montrose, the 3 nightlight veterans who are teaming up for a new cocktail bar concept called Melrose (also coming with some good chicken tendies), and the plan for Meow Wolf's Houst...

May 4th, 2017, episode 2 of What's Eric Eating released with special guest Ronnie Killen of Killen's restaurants. A lot has changed in the 7 years since his last appearance, so after years of being Ronnie returns to the show to catch Eric, and the listeners, up on what's been going on with him and his restaurants. Ronnie speaks with Eric about his health issues the past 3 years, his near death exp...

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Mary Clarkson to go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. Eric and Mary discuss Molihua closing to reconceptualization after being opened for 3 months inside the Blossom Hotel , the announcement of a 4th location for Jonathan's the Rub set for Cypress, and the opening of Winfield's Chocolate Bar's new location in the Galle...

On today's podcast Eric is joined by Chelsea Thomas of The Infatuation Houston to talk about some of the latest happenings from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. The pair discuss the owners of Bari Ristorante reportedly taking over day to day operations of Georgia James , the closure of Gratify Neighborhood Bistro , and Chelsea gives her thoughts on the Michelin guide coming to Texas . In the...

On today's episode Eric is joined by Itai Ben Eli and Yotam Dolev of Októ . Itai and Yotam discuss with Eric how Októ fits in with the rest of the Sof Hospitality concepts, what Októ is, the dishes they're developing, the types of techniques they're using that are different from their other concepts, why the want to showcase that Mediterranean food is more than just Greek food, the research they d...