{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Episode 554 - Jantra","description":"Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Felice Sloan, a.k.a. The Swanky Maven (https://swankymaven.com/) . Eric and Felice cover some of the latest happenings from the Houston food scene including Burger Chan (https://burgerchanhtx.com/) opening it's 2nd location, the upcoming closure of Picos (https://picos.net/) , and Bandista (https://www.instagram.com/bandistahouston/) rising up the Best Bars in North America (https://www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/north-americas-50-best-bars-2026-the-list.html) rankings for 2026. In the Restaurants of the Week portion, Jantra (https://www.jantra.net/) is featured.\n\nGot a question for Eric? Email him at eric@culturemap.com (mailto:eric@culturemap.com) . Follow Eric on Instagram @ericsandler (https://www.instagram.com/ericsandler/) and check out some of Eric's latest articles online at Culturemap.com (https://houston.culturemap.com/) :\n\nBeard Award-Winning Houston Chef Blasts Off with New Tasting Menu Concept (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/jantra-tasting-menu-restaurant-opening/)\nHouston's Most Customizable Burger Joint is Coming to the Heights in May (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/burger-chan-heights-location/)\nMole-Obsessed Mexican Restaurant Sets Closing Date for Kirby Location (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/picos-restaurant-closing-date-august/)\nHidden Houston Cocktail Den Ranks No. 47 on North America Best Bars List (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/bandista-north-america-best-bars/)\nTomball Barbecue Trio Spins Up New Tavern Devoted to Pizza and Burgers (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/snarkys-pizza-burgers-restaurant-opening/)","author_name":"What's Eric Eating","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4905620-what-s-eric-eating","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/32466755/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"95\" src=\"https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8899221/embed?v=202301\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"allowtransparency\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Audioboom player\" allow=\"autoplay\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"></iframe>"}