Episode 99 - Troy Guard of Guard and Grace Steakhouse
Today on the podcast Eric is joined by co-host Felice Sloan of Swanky Maven! Eric and Felice discuss some of the latest news happening in the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Whataburger selling out... I mean Whataburger selling the majority stake of the company to a Chicago investment bank, Chef/Owner Marco Wiles putting the building that houses Dolce Vita up for sale, and pick some of their most anticipated concepts opening in Houston this summer. In the Restaurants of the Week portion, Elliot's Table and B.B. Italia Kitchen & Bar are featured.
In the Guest of the Week section, Eric is joined by Troy Guard to discuss Troy bringing Guard and Grace Steakhouse to Houston, why he chose Houston, how he fell into cooking, his travels around the world, setting up in Denver, getting mentored, the idea/concept behind the steakhouse, the Houston steakhouse scene, his other concepts, and much more!