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On today&#39;s edition of the show Eric is joined by Reginald Scott of The Smoke (https://thesmokehtx.online/) and Coarse (https://www.instagram.com/coarse_tocourse?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==) . Reginald catches Eric up on what&#39;s been happening with him since first appeared on the podcast 5 years ago, how he&#39;s forged his own path in the culinary scene, how The Smoke ...
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Today on the podcast Eric is joined by CultureMap contributor Brianna McClane (https://houston.culturemap.com/u/briannagriff) . Brianna and Eric dive into some of the latest news from the Houston bar and restaurant scene including; Cochinita &amp; Co. (https://www.cochinitaco.com/) getting ready to open a 2nd location and the relaunch (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/fancys-lou...
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On today&#39;s edition of the show Eric is joined by Chico Ramirez of Johnny Ritas Cocina y Cantina (http://www.johnnyritas.com/) . Chico speaks with Eric about what happened with White Elm Brasserie, why Johnny Ritas was the right choice as his next project, deciding where to setup the concept, designing the space, developing the menu, why it was important to describe their food as &quot;authentic Mexi...
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Episode 535 of What&#39;s Eric Eating, with Eric Sandler! This week Eric was joined by the Swanky Maven (https://swankymaven.com/about-me/) , Felice Sloan, an expert on food, wine, and good times to discuss...

Pop Up Bagels (https://www.popupbagels.com/) , a national bagel chain with a couple locations opening up in Houston
The Green Room (https://www.thegreenroomhouston.com/) , a new 26 seat, int...
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Today on the show Eric is joined by Raffi Nasr of Craft Pita (https://www.craftpita.com/) to go through some of the latest happenings from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. First Raffi and Eric discuss  a CultureMap exclusive (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/casa-carlo-italian-restaurant-houston/) regarding Brasserie 19 (https://www.brasserie19.com/) owner Charles Clark...
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Time to find out who won The Ultimate Houston Date Night Draft 3.0 (https://open.spotify.com/episode/28HHyWdfhExhVBUFQxG1sS?si=iqegwOxMQHGVVB_WIFUMiw) with special guest judges Erin Smith and Patrick Feges of Feges BBQ (https://fegesbbq.com/) . The couple speak with Eric about why they felt [redacted] had the best lineup, the process they took in selecting the winning team, what selections stoo...
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Since it&#39;s Valentines season Eric said &quot;you know, we should do another Date Night Draft&quot; and since it&#39;s Eric&#39;s show we said... well nothing you know because it&#39;s his show.

The Ultimate Houston Date Night Draft is back for a 3rd iteration! This year, Eric is joined by Chelsea Thomas, Monica Danna, Brianna McGriff, Dominick Lee, and Chris Shepherd to draft the perfect date night lineup. This yea...
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Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Shiva and Rick Di Virgilio of ŌPORTO Fooding House &amp; Wine (https://www.oportomidtown.us/) and da Gama canteen (https://www.dagamahtx.com/) . Shiva and Rick speak with Eric about how they first met, the initial humble beginnings of Oporto, wanting to experiment at The Queen Vic, the early days of craft cocktails, blending Portuguese and Indian cuisine, why ...
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On today&#39;s podcast, Eric is joined by Cooper Abercrombie of Bar-A-BBQ (https://www.barabbq.com/) . Cooper speaks with Eric about what drew him to barbecue, how mom&#39;s in the neighborhood got the business growing, his helpful barbecue connections, what brought him to Montgomery, developing the weekly specials, what customers can expect at Bar-A-BBQ, moving to a new location, possible expansions t...
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Houston BBQ Festival (https://houbbq.com/) co-founder Michael Fulmer is back on the podcast today to speak with Eric about some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. Eric and Michael discuss the newest retro inspired location of Pinkerton&#39;s Barbecue (https://www.pinkertonsbarbecue.com/) , the sandwich concept Yuma (https://www.instagram.com/yumahtx/) finding a home in th...
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Eric is back and he&#39;s kicking off the new year with Raffi Nasr of Craft Pita (https://www.craftpita.com/) to discuss some of the latest happenings in the Houston restaurant and bar scene. Raffi and Eric speak about the rebranding of Superica (https://superica.com/heights/) into a steakhouse concept called Star Rover (https://www.instagram.com/starroverhtx/) , the upcoming new delivery focused p...
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It&#39;s the end of 2025 which means it&#39;s time to look back and some our favorites from the year in the Houston food scene. Today on the 2025 Year in Review, Eric is joined by Mary Clarkson of Heights Grocer (https://www.theheightsgrocerhtx.com/) &amp; Montrose Grocer (https://www.instagram.com/montrosegrocer/) , and Raffi Nasr of Craft Pita (https://www.craftpita.com/) to highlight some of their favor...
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On today&#39;s edition of the podcast, Eric is joined by Judith Piotrowski of Hotel ZaZa (https://www.hotelzaza.com/houston-museum-district) . Judith speaks with Eric about what inspired her to get into bartending/hospitality, her time at Weights + Measures (https://weights-measures.com/) , working at One Fifth during the pandemic, what she learned from working with Chris Shepherd and his team, bec...
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The Swanky Maven Felice Sloan returns for this edition of the podcast. Eric and Felice touch on some of the latest happenings from the Houston food scene including chef Jean-François Feuillette opening the first US location of Café Feuillette (https://www.cafefeuillette.fr/) here in Houston, Local Table&#39;s (https://eatatlocaltable.com/) 6th location set to open in Missouri City, and ChòpnBlọk (h...
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Today on the show Eric is joined by Nelson Monteith and Andrew Wiseheart of Honest Mary&#39;s (https://www.honestmarys.com/) . Nelson and Andrew share with Eric their culinary journey&#39;s leading up to Honest Mary&#39;s, how they first started working together, why River Oaks was the right area of Houston to expand to, how they set themselves apart from other concepts in the healthy fast casual space, cr...
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On this special episode, Eric is joined by MasterChef Season 3 winner Christine Ha, and her husband John Suh, who co-own the great Houston restaurant &quot;The Blind Goat (https://www.theblindgoat.com/) ,&quot; to reveal the winner from the Ultimate Houston Vietnamese Food Draft on the previous episode!

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On today&#39;s podcast episode, it&#39;s The Ultimate Houston Vietnamese Food Draft! Listen as Eric, alongside Local Foods Group&#39;s (https://www.instagram.com/localfoodsgroup/) Chelsea Thomas, Heights Grocer&#39;s (https://www.instagram.com/theheightsgrocerhtx/?hl=en) Mary Clarkson, Stevie Vu from the Chow-down in Chinatown (https://www.facebook.com/groups/chowdownhouston/) Facebook group, Isabel Protomarti...
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On today&#39;s edition of the podcast Eric is joined by a returning Monica &quot;The Mayor of Garden Oaks&quot; Danna to go through some of the latest news from the Houston culinary scene. Eric and Monica discuss Ninja Ramen (https://www.ninjaramen.com/) shuttering at the end of December, the new sushi concept from Grace and Leo Xia coming to Chinatown, and Lankford&#39;s (https://lankfordsburgers.com/) opening ...
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On today&#39;s edition of the podcast, Eric is joined by Michael Sambrooks of Sambrooks Hospitality which is behind Candente (https://www.candentehtx.com/) and The Pit Room (https://thepitroombbq.com/) . Michael speaks with Eric about the big news that Candente&#39;s opening 2nd location will open in Bellaire, how the location popped up on their radar, why Bellaire was the right choice, what they need ...
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Local Houston celebrity Felice Sloan, aka the Swanky Maven, takes time from her busy autograph schedule to join Eric on today&#39;s show. The pair discuss some of the latest news including the upcoming opening of Doc&#39;s Houston (https://docsjazzclub.com/) and how things went at the first ever Bites &amp; Beyond Festival (https://www.bitesandbeyondfestival.com/) this past weekend. In the Restaurants of t...
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Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Deets Hoffman of Murray&#39;s Pizza &amp; Wine (https://www.eatdrinkbemurray.com/) and Leaf &amp; Grain (https://eatlg.com/) . Deets speaks with Eric about why pizza was the route he wanted to go following the success of Leaf &amp; Grain, why they wanted to go more adult date night forward with Murray&#39;s, the wine offerings, his wife&#39;s reaction to picking her name for the ...
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On the show today, Eric is joined by Houston BBQ Festival (https://houbbq.com/) co-founder Michael Fulmer. Eric and Michael go through some of the latest news from the Houston culinary scene including the surprising closure of Paulie&#39;s (https://www.pauliesrestaurant.com/) and the Houston Livestock Show &amp; Rodeo&#39;s fine dining change coming in 2026. Plus, the guys discuss a bit more about the Mich...
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Today on the show, Eric is joined by Otto Othman and Adrian Sanchez of PINCHO (https://pincho.com/) . The duo speak with Eric about their culinary careers, what got them interested in the culinary scene, where the idea for PINCHO came from, what the name means, developing a family recipe for pincho into a commercial success, the evolution of the burger menu, entering food competitions, having f...
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It&#39;s year 2 of the Michelin Guide being in Texas and during a special ceremony in Houston on Tuesday night the guide announced the newest recipients (https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/michelin-guide-ceremony/all-the-stars-in-the-michelin-guide-texas-2025) of stars, recommendations, and more in Texas. So for this edition of the podcast Eric, alongside June Rodil of Goodnight Hospitality (...
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On today&#39;s show Eric is joined by Peter Skountzos and Manuel E. Guzmán-López of Doc&#39;s Houston (https://docsjazzclub.com/) . The duo speak with Eric about their careers leading up to Doc&#39;s, the story behind the name, why Houston was the right fit for the expansion of Jazz, TX (https://jazztx.com/) , what was appealing about the Tower Theater space, the entertainment that patrons can expect, the ...
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On today&#39;s edition of the podcast Eric is joined by Mary Clarkson of Heights Grocer (https://www.theheightsgrocerhtx.com/) . The pair speak about some of the latest restaurant/bar news from the Houston scene including Mary&#39;s own news that Heights Grocer is expanding into Montrose (https://www.instagram.com/montrosegrocer/) . Mary shares what they&#39;ll be able to do with the larger space in Montro...
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On today&#39;s edition of the podcast Eric is joined by Ryan Lachaine and Bobby Matos of State of Grace (https://stateofgracetx.com/) . The pair speak with Eric about why Ryan was a fit for State of Grace, why they want to push to be more like the old State of Grace, doing their chefs table dinners, the food forward regulars at State of Grace, what they&#39;ve added to the menu (mmmm butter burgers), w...
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On episode 503 of What&#39;s Eric Eating, Eric Sandler was joined by former food critic, and current Director of Events &amp; Catering at Local Foods Group, Chelsea Thomas!

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The unfortunate closing down of Kim Son (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/kim-son-restaurant-eado-closing/) , and the continued stress put on all businesses around the I-45 expansion
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On today&#39;s podcast Eric is joined by Armando DiMeo of Coastline Pizzeria (https://www.coastlinepizzeriahtx.com/) . Armando speaks with Eric about how he first decided to become a chef, working in the family business, when he knew that pizza was his passion, why decided to focus on Neapolitan pizza, Houston&#39;s struggles with Neapolitan pizza, where grilled pizza came from, the creative freedoms o...
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In celebration of 500 episodes, Eric is doing something never done before in podcasting ok well at least never been done on this podcast before. For the first time Eric, joined by CultureMap&#39;s Home &amp; Design Contributor Emily Cotton (https://houston.culturemap.com/u/emilycotton) , gets out the What&#39;s Eric Eating mailbag to answer listener submitted questions.

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Eric&#39;s doing things a little different today for this 500th edition of the podcast (yep 500!). Today Eric is being joined by not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, but 6 of Houston&#39;s Rising Stars selected by StarChefs for 2025 (https://www.starchefs.com/risingstars/2025/houston) . Eric visits with Evelyn Garcia and Henry Lu of JŪN (https://www.junbykin.com/) , Lucas McKinney of Josephine&#39;s (https:/...
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On today&#39;s podcast Eric is joined by one of StarChef&#39;s Rising Stars of 2025 (https://www.starchefs.com/risingstars/2025/houston) , Craft Pita&#39;s (https://www.craftpita.com/) own Raffi Nasr!. Raffi and Eric talk about some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Justin Yu and Bobby Heugel&#39;s newest concept coming to Montrose, Ryan Lachaine&#39;s new gig, and the StarChef...
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Today on the show Eric has in depth conversation with Houston hospitality veteran Jonathan Horowitz. The pair discuss Jonathan&#39;s leaving from the Houston Hospitality Alliance, how he found his way into commercial real estate, the ramifications of the pandemic on the restaurant industry, the difficulties that are now present within the industry post pandemic, the changes in customer behavior/dem...
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CultureMap contributor Brianna McClane (https://houston.culturemap.com/u/briannagriff) is back on What&#39;s Eric Eating. Eric and Brianna discuss some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Candente (https://www.candentehtx.com/) claiming the space formerly occupied by Mandito&#39;s for it&#39;s 2nd location, Tacos A Go Go&#39;s (https://www.tacosagogo.com/) 2 new locations ope...
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Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Tristen Epps (https://www.instagram.com/cheftristenepps/) of Buboy (https://www.eppsandflows.com/) . Tristen speaks with Eric about how scrambled eggs and Japanese TV set him on a path towards being a chef, his initial stint in Houston, why he decided on Houston for his big city experience, meeting/working with Marcus Samuelsson, pushing the idea of what r...
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On today&#39;s podcast Eric is joined by the Swanky Maven herself Felice Sloan! Eric and Felice discuss some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including the closure of Bosscat Kitchen &amp; Libations&#39; (https://bosscatkitchen.com/) in River Oaks, ChòpnBlọk (https://chopnblok.co/) being named to the New York Times&#39; 50 Best Restaurants in America (https://www.nytimes.com/interac...
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Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Jacques Varon and Evan McCarley of Baso (https://www.basohtx.com/) . The pair speak with Eric about how they first got connected, the evolution of Baso since it first opened, the addition of Sarah Dowling to the team, the incredible wine list, what they&#39;ve learned from their customers, what it&#39;s meant to be part of the Michelin Guide, the growth of Baso&#39;s ...
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Thomas Bille of Belly of the Beast (https://www.botbfood.com/) returns to the podcast after 5 long years and a James Beard Award win. Thomas shares with Eric why he decided to put a pause on the initial version of Belly of the Beast, what he took away from his experience of Chivos, why Spring was the right place for the new version of Belly of the Beast, looking at spaces in Houston initially, ...
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Eric is back again with another edition of the podcast. For this week&#39;s news and restaurants of the week, he is joined by Michael Fulmer, a co-founder of the Houston BBQ Festival (https://houbbq.com/) . In the news, Eric and Michael discuss CASAEMA (https://casaemahtx.com/) being named to Bon Appétit’s best new breakfast spots (https://www.bonappetit.com/story/best-new-breakfast-restaurants-caf...
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Today on the podcast Eric is joined by chef Luis Robledo Richards of Mayahuel (https://www.mayahuelrestaurant.com/) . Luis speaks with Eric about how his career got started, where his career has taken him, what drove him to pursue learning about being a pastry chef, working at Le Cirque (https://lecirque.com/) , the creation of Tout Chocolat (http://www.toutchocolat.mx/) , how Tout Chocolat was...
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