Ever wonder what a group of food writers talk about when they get together? 💁🏽‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🤦🏽‍♂️ Join us for our first @houstonfoodfinder writers’ roundtable (and a refresh of the Houston Restaurant News Today podcast) as Phaedra Cook, Minh T. Truong, Jean Lin and Cindy Wang discuss some of the latest happenings in the #Houston food scene. Oh, and we have Ryan Kasey Baker in a dinosaur costume. 🦖 Find out our picks for the best bites 🍖🍗 from Menu Of Menus, some of our favorite recent restaurant visits and… um… cross-contamination at a Korean BBQ restaurant. 😬

Houston Food Finder Editor and Publisher Phaedra Cook speaks with Chef Terrence Gallivan. The former co-owner of The Pass and Provisions is returning soon to the Houston dining Scene with Elro Pizza // Crudo. Also, Phaedra checks in with chef Nick Wong at Georgia James Tavern.

Editor and Publisher Phaedra Cook talks to Melanie Perkins-Morris of Mama Dot’s Sweet Shop. Whether you pronounce it praline or prah-line, you’ll call it delicious and we’ll tell you how to getcha some.

But first, what do restaurant owners need to know about Social Media? It’s more than just setting up a profile or two. Eric Tung talks with Phaedra about good practices and when to know it’s time to get help from a professional, now on Houston Restaurant News Today.

Kevin Floyd talks about his self-pour restaurant and bar, Shoot The Moon in Spring Branch.

Underbelly Hospitality's Chris Shepherd talks with Houston Food Finder's Editor/Publisher Phaedra Cook about how his restaurants have evolved and gets us caught up on the new and updated concepts rolling out over the next few months.

After years of practice and competition, Sarah Troxell of The Toasted Coconut is the 2021 national Speed Rack winner. Houston Food Finder editor and publisher Phaedra Cook talks with Sarah about the big win, as well as her Houston bar and future plans. Photo by Jessica Walters.

Houston Food Finder Editor and Publisher Phaedra Cook speaks with co-owner Aaron Lyons and Culinary Director/Chef Brandi Key of Dish Society and the soon to open Daily Gather.

Houston Food Finder editor and publisher interviews Casey Barbles, aka @the_informal_grub and founder of the Heights Mercantile Farmers Market.

Photo by Bethany Brewster.

Houston Food Finder editor & publisher Phaedra Cook interviews Kevin Floyd, formerly of groundbreaking Houston restaurants and bars Anvil Bar & Refuge, The Hay Merchant and Underbelly. We discuss his forthcoming restaurant and bar Shoot The Moon and how Houston's first completely self-service bar will work.

Quality note: Phone connection issues caused some bobbles in this recording, but it's still a rockin' interview.

A final farewell to Cleverley Stone, food journalist and founder of Houston Restaurant Weeks, as restaurateur Benjamin Berg and the "Crack Research Department", Mary Lamb, share their memories. Photo by Evin Thayer.