Podcast appearances and mentions of cherry pie hospitality

On today's episode of the podcast, Eric is joined by new co-host Megha Tejpal, contributor to Houston City Book and Food Network.com. Eric and Megha go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including celebrity chef Jonathan Waxman and friends are opening a new coffee shop in the new HEB in the Bellaire area, Adair Concepts taking over as operator for Evelyn's Park's onsite cafe, Robert Del Grande creating the menu for the Hobby Center's new restaurant, and the bitcoin exploits of restaurateur Ken Bridge. In the Restaurants of the Week portion of the podcast Chopping Block's pop up and Buff Burger are featured.  In the Guest of the Week section, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Michael Sambrooks and Steve Breaker of Sambrooks Hospitality. Eric, Michael, and Steve discuss Sambrooks Hospitality's acquisition of Cherry Pie Hospitality concepts Lee's Fried Chicken & Donuts, Pi Pizza, and Star Fish. The guys breakdown what went into the decision to acquire the concepts, how the opportunity came about, the plans to expand Pi Pizza's menu, the timeline of changes at Star Fish, the minor changes at Lee's Fried Chicken & Donuts (i.e. the name), the growth of BBQ in Houston, how The Pit Room took shape, Steve's role with the company, and more!  The What’s Eric Eating Podcast Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and much more!

On today's podcast Eric is joined by frequent co-hosts Shanna Jones and Felice Sloan of the popular lifestyle blog Urban Swank. Eric, Shanna, and Felice go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Cherry Pie Hospitality selling their final 3 concepts, the Original Beaver's closes it's doors, Spaghetti Warehouse's rebirth as Warehouse 72, and more! Then in a special Restaurants of the Week section, Eric, Shanna, and Felice take a look at 3 bars. They discuss Present Company, Holman Draft Hall, and Pitch 25.  In the Guest of the Week portion, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by EJ Miller of International Smoke. Eric and EJ discuss EJ's entry into cooking professionally, getting approached by Michael Mina, working with Ryan Lachaine, training in San Francisco, working under Michael Mina, Rockets fans, describing International Smoke, where International Smoke can go, and more!  The What’s Eric Eating Podcast Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and much more!

On today's podcast Eric is joined by frequent co-host and beverage consultant Linda Salinas. Eric and Linda discuss some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Cherry Pie Hospitality selling State Fare Kitchen and Bar, a CultureMap exclusive regarding the new Heights' restaurant Savoir, L'Olivier rebranding, when we can expect to see Jonathan's The Rub, and much more! In the Restaurants of the Week portion of the podcast Eric and Linda discuss St. Arnold Brewery's new beer garden & restaurant and Kau Ba Kitchen in Montrose. In the Guest of the Week portion, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by GR8 Plate Hospitality owner Paul Miller. Eric and Paul discuss how Paul got into the restaurant business, Union Kitchen's broad selection, the moment of realization of having a concept that could expand beyond just one facility, the decision to open both a Jax Grill and a Union Kitchen in the same development, aspirations on opening a fine dining concept, future plans, and 5 ways to make Houston Restaurants Week better. The What’s Eric Eating Podcast Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and much more!

On today's issue of the podcast Eric is joined by frequent co-host Mary Clarkson of L'Olivier. Eric and Mary discuss the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Tony Vallone's Ciao Bello closing it's doors, Snooze opening new locations, drama within Cherry Pie Hospitality, and more! In the Restaurants of the Week section Eric and Mary discuss The Classic and La Villa Saint Tropez.  In the Guest of the Week portion, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by chef Dawn Burrell and owner Marcus Davis of Kulture. Eric, Dawn, and Marcus discuss the opening of Kulture, how both Dawn and Marcus got into cooking, how Dawn made the transition from being an Olympian to being a chef, the concept behind Kulture, the response to Kulture in the first 4 months of being open, developing the menu, being involved in the community, how the Breakfast Klub is doing, dispelling a myth about the Breakfast Klub, upcoming projects in the works, and much more! The What’s Eric Eating Podcast Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and much more!

Today on What's Eric Eating owner of L'Olivier and frequent co-host Mary Clarkson joins Eric to discuss some of the latest news in the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Anthony Calleo's next move after leaving Cherry Pie Hospitality, Houston's first Whole Foods Market 365 coming to the Heights area, and possible restaurant options for a new area on Yale. In the Restaurants of the Week section Eric and Mary discuss UB Preserv, Poitin, and State of Grace. In the Guest of the Week segment, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Ryan Pera, the chef/owner of Agricole Hospitality. Eric and Ryan discuss the upcoming Taste of the Nation event benefiting the No Kid Hungry campaign happening Tuesday, May 22nd at Silver Street Studios. The guys also discuss what restaurants are involved in the event, the reason for spearheading Taste of the Nation, No Kid Hungry's goals, what type of food can be expected at the event, the importance of fresh food, what's kept Coltivare so popular for so long, Revival Market becoming a casual breakfast/lunch cafe, setting up the team at Indianola, and more! Taste of the Nation takes place Tuesday, May 22nd at Silver Street Studios in Houston. For tickets and more info about this great culinary event, benefiting the No Kid Hungry campaign, visit events.nokidhungry.org. The What’s Eric Eating Podcast Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and much more!

This week on What's Eric Eating, host Eric Sandler is joined by restaurant consultant and frequent co-host Nathan Kethcam. The guys discuss some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including the surprising news of Lee Ellis leaving Cherry Pie Hospitality, Pizaro's Pizza moving to the Memorial area, Denver steakhouse Guard and Grace opening a 2nd location in Houston, and much more! In the Restaurant's of the Week section Feges BBQ and a couple of restaurants from Seattle are featured.  In the Guest of the Week portion of the podcast Jonathan Levine of Jonathan's The Rub joins the show. The guys discuss how Jonathan got to Houston, developing the menu, celebrating Jonathan's The Rub's 10 year anniversary, Jonathan's thoughts on the Houston restaurant scene, and much more!

Restaurateur Lee Ellis, owner of Cherry Pie Hospitality, is entering thebusy Houston barbecue scene with a new business, Ellis Brothers Barbecue.Operating first as a pop-up at his Lee's Fried Chicken & Donuts shop, thebarbecue soon will make its debut as a separate smoked meats menu atCherry Pie's State Fare Kitchen & Bar in Memorial. Ellis, a longtimefixture on the Houston restaurant scene and a lifelong barbecue fan, saidthe time was right to bring his brand of barbecue to the market. Can theman who has launched a number of popular Houston restaurants make it inthe competitive local barbecue landscape?In this week's podcast, Ellis discusses his plans with Chris, Greg and Chron.com¹er (and mediaman-about-town) Craig Hlavaty.Subscribe (it's free!) to BBQ State of Mind on the Apple Podcasts app, orlisten on Stitcher and houstonchronicle.com/podcasts. Support the show.

In the debut episode of What's Eric Eating, CultureMap Food Editor and host Eric Sandler is joined by restaurant consultant Nathan Ketcham to discuss the news of the week from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including a recap of the 2017 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards. Eric and Nathan also discuss their visits to the Restaurants of the Week, Helen in the Heights and Salmontin in River Oaks. Then guests, Lee Ellis and Jim Mills of Cherry Pie Hospitality join the show to discuss what it's been like for the first year of Cherry Pie Hospitality restaurant group, their restaurant State Fare winning the CultureMap Tastemaker Award for Best New Restaurant, opening Star Fish Houston just one week ago, creating Star Fish Houston's menu to be seafood centric, whether they plan on replicating their success with restaurant openings in other areas, and much more! #WhatsEricEating #EricSandler #NathanKetcham #LeeEllis #JimMills #CherryPieHospitality #StarfishHouston #HelenintheHeights #Salmontin #CultureMap #TastemakerAwards #StateFare #PiPizza #LeesFriedChickenandDonuts #Houston #PetiteSweets #Food #Restaurant #Bar