What's Eric Eating

On this week's Thanksgiving edition of What's Eric Eating host Eric Sandler is feeling thankful as he has Felice Sloan and Shanna Jones of Urban Swank co-hosting with him this week. They go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including, Cleburne Cafeteria reopening after a year-and-a-half, Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company heading to Sawyer Yards, Grant Pinkerton named to Forbes 30 for 30 list, and much more! In the Restaurants of the Week section Eric, Felice, and Shanna discuss Theodore Rex and Louie Mueller BBQ.

In the Guest of the Week portion, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Aaron Lyons, the founder and CEO of Dish Society. Eric and Aaron discuss how the original vision of Dish Society has evolved since opening, the new Dish Society location in Memorial, how Dish Society balances affordable food with locally-sourced ingredients, and much more!

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

This week on What's Eric Eating, CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler is joined frequent guest co-host restaurant consultant Nathan Ketcham. The guys go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including, former Dynamo star Brian Ching opening a soccer themed sports bar, Le Peep moving locations, Southern Goods damaged by a fire, and much more! In the Restaurants of the Week section the guys discuss Pappas Delta Blues Smokehouse and Grimaldis.

In the Guest of the Week portion, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric and Nathan are joined by Robert Del Grande, the owner and executive chef of Cafe Annie. The guys discuss with Robert how changes to Cafe Annie have been received, when did the shift in the menu at Cafe Annie happen, being left off the Chron's top 100 restaurant list, and Eric puts Robert through the vaunted What's Eric Eating Lightning Round!

On this week's What's Eric Eating Podcast CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler is joined by Houston Life producer/reporter Stephanie Gerry. Stephanie and Eric discuss some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Michael Mina and Ayesha Curry's International Smoke concept is opening a location in Houston in 2018, Pappy's Cafe moving to a new location, new plans for Brasserie 19, and Uber Eats adds a new restaurant. In the Restaurants of the Week section Eric and Stephanie discuss Town Hearth, Zoli's Pizzeria, and Pete's Burger Place.

In this week's Guest of the Week section, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric and Stephanie are joined by Graham Laborde of Killen's Restaurants. Eric and Stephanie discuss with Graham how it is working at Killen's Restaurants, working with Ronnie Killen, how he got into the restaurant industry, how he tried to establish himself coming in to an already established concept, and more!

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

This week on What's Eric Eating CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler is joined by returning cohost restaurant consultant Nathan Ketcham. Eric and Nathan go through some of the latest news from the Houston (and Austin this week) restaurant and bar scene including Cafe Annie evolving into Cafe Annie: Wood Grilled Steaks and Oyster Bar, Austin pitmaster Aaron Franklin joining Uchi/Uchiko chef Tyson Cole’s new restaurant, Patrick Feges and Erin Smith announcing where Feges BBQ will be located, and more! In the Restaurants of the Week section the guys discuss Pokeworks and Kukuri.

In the Guest of the Week portion of the podcast, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Potente and Osso & Kristalla executive chef Danny Trace. Eric, Nathan, and Danny discuss being in the middle of the Houston Astros World Series run, working for Jim Crane, the approach at both Potente and Osso & Kristalla, what made Danny make the jump over to the restaurants, and more! Plus Danny is put through the vaunted What's Eric Eating Lightning Round!

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

This week on the What's Eric Eating podcast, CultureMap Food Editor Eric Sandler is joined by Mary Clarkson of L'Olivier. Eric and Mary go through some of the latest news and notes from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Saltair Seafood Kitchen closing, 8th Wonder Brewery expanding with a distillery, the Southern Smoke charity event, and much more! In the Restaurants of the Week portion Eric and Mary discuss Theodore Rex, Night Market Thai, and Laki Fish.

In the Guest of the Week segment, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Jody Stevens of Jodycakes. Eric speaks with Jody about how she made the transition from corporate world to the restaurant world, what got her started in vegan/gluten free baking, the growth of Jodycakes, what the Depressed Cake Shop is, and much more!

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

A bit shorter edition of the What's Eric Eating Podcast this week. No guest of the week section this time so CultureMap Food Editor Eric Sandler goes through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene with Shanna Jones and Felice Sloan of Urban Swank. They discuss Heights Mercantile adding Arizona-based wine cafe concept Postino, Fadi's Mediterranean Grill opening inside the loop, Dish Society's new location in Memorial Green opening it's doors, and more! In the restaurants of the Week section Eric, Shanna, and Felice discuss Lucienne of Hotel Alessandra and State of Grace.

On this week's edition of the What's Eric Eating podcast CultureMap Food Editor Eric Sandler is joined by co-host Stephanie Gerry of KPRC's Houston Life. Plus a What's Eric Eating podcast first, the guest of the week, Morgan Weber of Agricole Hospitality , joins Eric and Stephanie for the entire episode. In the News of the Week portion of the podcast Eric, Stephanie, and Morgan discuss news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including upcoming new restaurant openings, Hugo Ortega awarded the Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern Foodways Alliance, and upcoming benefits. In the Restaurants of the Week section the group take a look at Killen's STQ, One Fifth Romance Languages, & Riel Restaurant.

In the Guest of the Week section, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric goes in depth with Morgan on his latest endeavor Indianola Distilling. From how the venture came about to what goes into making their selections, get the breakdown on everything about Indianola Distilling from Agricole Hospitality's own Morgan Weber! Plus Eric and Stephanie get a taste of one Indianola's selections.

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

On this week's podcast CultureMap Food Editor Eric Sandler is joined by restaurant consultant Nathan Ketcham. The guys go over some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including 2 recent restaurant closings, Christopher Huang opening a new restaurant, popular Austin restaurant Foreign & Domestic heading to the Houston area, and more! In the Restaurants of the Week section Eric and Nathan profile only one restaurant but it's a big one, the new concept from Bryan Caswell Oxbow 7.

The Guest of the Week portion, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, features executive chef Bobby Matos of State of Grace. Eric and Nathan discuss with Bobby how he ended up in Houston, where he got started in Houston, what brought him to State of Grace, Ford Fry, development of the menu at State of Grace, how the restaurant has evolved, and much more!

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