rich 1.0 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. 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/) : Beard Award-Winning Houston Chef Blasts Off with New Tasting Menu Concept (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/jantra-tasting-menu-restaurant-opening/) Houston's Most Customizable Burger Joint is Coming to the Heights in May (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/burger-chan-heights-location/) Mole-Obsessed Mexican Restaurant Sets Closing Date for Kirby Location (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/picos-restaurant-closing-date-august/) Hidden Houston Cocktail Den Ranks No. 47 on North America Best Bars List (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/bandista-north-america-best-bars/) Tomball Barbecue Trio Spins Up New Tavern Devoted to Pizza and Burgers (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/snarkys-pizza-burgers-restaurant-opening/) 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/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>