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. Eric and Raffi discuss Sambrooks Hospitality Group opening a location of Candente (https://www.candentehtx.com/) in the Heights next year, a LA based hospitality group bringing a new Italian concept to Uptown, and the duo discuss the latest season of Top Chef. In the Restaurants of the Week portion, Kirkwood (https://www.kirkwoodrestaurant.com/) 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/) : Houston Restaurants Have a Historic Night with 2 James Beard Award Wins (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/james-beard-awards-jun-adrian-torres/) Houston's Only Michelin-Recognized Tex-Mex Joint Confirms Heights Plans (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/candente-tex-mex-restaurant-heights/) LA- Based Group Serves Up Sleek Italian Eatery and Bar to Uptown Project (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/elephante-bar-bambino-uptown-development/) Coffee, Gelato, and 'Chops' Coming to New Memorial-Area Development (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/greenside-chopshop-merit-tifa-gelato/) Elevated Mexican American Cocktail Bar Blooms in Historic Downtown Space (https://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/concrete-rose-cocktail-bar-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/8917085/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>