rich 1.0 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's 2 new Italian concepts coming soon, 2 recent closures (Succulent Fine Dining (https://www.succulentfinedining.com/) and Fainmous BBQ (https://www.fainmousbbq.com/) ), and the return of Spanish Village. In the Restaurants of the Week portion Hong Kong Food Street (https://www.hkfstx.com/) and Honest Mary's (https://www.honestmarys.com/) are featured. Got 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/) : Exclusive: Houston Restaurateur Brings Two New Italian Spots to Montrose (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/casa-carlo-italian-restaurant-houston/) Parking Problems Shutter Houston Restaurant After Less Than a Year (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/succulent-fine-dining-restaurant-closed/) Houston Barbecue Joint Will Soon Shutter Due to $72,000 of Unpaid Rent (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/fainmous-bbq-sawyer-yards-closing/) Iconic Houston Tex-Mex Restaurant will Reopen in New Third Ward Project (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/spanish-village-texmex-new-building/) Houston Charity Dining Event Returns with $15 Lunches and $25 Dinners (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/eat-drink-htx-dining-fundraiser-2026/) What's Eric Eating https://audioboom.com/channels/4905620-what-s-eric-eating Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/32466755/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8861991/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>