August 20, 2025

We Pick the Most Iconic Houston Foods

26 minutes

Houston’s award-winning food scene features a ton of great dishes, but picking one is hard! So, today we’re drafting our ultimate Houston food plate with host Raheel Ramzanali, producer Carlignon Jones, Hey Houston newsletter editor Brooke Lewis, and executive producer Laura Isensee. This draft is a full-on battle where each person will draft an appetizer, two sides, an entree, and a dessert from any Houston restaurant.

Restaurants we talked about today:

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Lucille’s

Ninfa’s

Brennan’s Houston

Taste Kitchen + Bar

Cake Station Express

House of Pies

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

Perry’s Steakhouse

Davanti Ristorante

Pizzeria Solario

CasaEma

Schulze’s Bar-B-Q and Catering

Truth BBQ

The Breakfast Klub

Da Gama

Aga’s Restaurant

Pico’s Houston

The Cooking Girl

Learn more about the sponsors of this August 20th episode:

Apollo Chamber Players

British International School of Houston

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