What's Eric Eating

Episode 53 - Darrin Straughan of James Coney Island


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On today's edition of the podcast Eric is joined by frequent co-host, restaurant consultant Nathan Ketcham. The guys go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Jonathan Jones returns to Beavers, Fox Restaurants Concept is bringing their concept Flower Child to Uptown Park, and Bernie's Burger Bus getting in trouble with the Department of Labor. Then in the Restaurants of the Week portion the guys discuss Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken and Cantina Barba. 

In the Guest of the Week section, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Darrin Straughan of James Coney Island. Eric and Darrin discuss how Darrin got into the restaurant business, how the opportunity with James Coney Island came about, the process on rolling out different menu options, dealing with the different waves of restaurant trends over the years, the Greek influences, what's next for James Coney Island, what they want to improve upon, how food halls fit in their future plans, and much more!

The What’s Eric Eating Podcast Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and much more!

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