rich 1.0 Today on the podcast Eric is joined by CultureMap contributor Brianna McClane (https://houston.culturemap.com/u/briannagriff) . Brianna and Eric discuss some of the latest news from the Houston culinary scene including the closure of the original location of State Fare (https://www.statefaretx.com/) , The Rice Box (https://riceboxed.com/) opening a location in Clear Lake, and Gyro Hut (https://gyrohut.com/) takes over the leases of 3 Houston area Halal Guys (https://thehalalguys.com/) locations. In the Restaurants of the Week portion, Eleven Eleven (https://1111htx.com/) and Hidden Omakase (https://www.hiddenomakase.com/) . 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/) : Texas Comfort Food Restaurant Closes at Memorial City After 10 Years (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/state-fare-restaurant-memorial-closed/) Houston's 'Chinese Takeout Bar from the Future' Touches Down in Webster (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/rice-box-webster-space-center/) Houston's Street-Style Halal Favorite Takes Over 3 Former Halal Guys (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/gyro-hut-replaces-halal-guys/) Damaged Houston Sushi Restaurant Finds Temporary Home at Uptown Bar (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/hidden-omakase-bar-moon-residency/) Houston's Only Michelin-Recognized Tex-Mex Joint Confirms Heights Plans (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/candente-tex-mex-restaurant-heights/) 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/8914043/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>