Podcast appearances and mentions of urban swank

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Felice Sloan of Urban Swank to discuss the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. Eric and Felice discuss  Messina Hof's big plans for Houston, Goodnight Hospitality adds master sommelier June Rodil to it's roster, the opening of The Rice Box, the latest sushi trend hitting Houston, and more! In the Restaurants of the Week, Corky's BBQ, Pepper Twins, and Milano Bar are featured.  In the Guest of the Week portion of the podcast Eric is joined by Alex Padilla and Jason Gould of The Original Ninfa's. Eric discusses with the guys how they both got into the restaurant business, balancing the traditions of Ninfa's with the need for innovation, what Alex and Jason bring to the table, what the nostalgia factor of Ninfa's brings, getting the news about the James Beard Award nominations, the fast casual concept in the works, an update on the Uptown location, TV opportunities, and much more!

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by frequent contributor/co-host Felice Sloan of Urban Swank to discuss some of the latest news from the Houston bar and restaurant scene. Eric and Felice discuss Bobby Heugel and Justin Yu's announcement for their new venture called Squable, La Macro taco truck moving to a new location, Perry's Steakhouse hiring nationally known chef Rick Moonen as Master Development Chef, and craft breweries and beer distributors coming together to support new Texas legislation. In the Restaurants of the Week portion 2840 at Dukessa, Perry's Steakhouse, and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo's Best Bites event are featured.  In the Guest of the Week segment Eric is joined by Dominick Lee of Poitin to discuss the latest happenings at Poitin, how Poitin has done since opening last year, adapting to what the customers want, what has worked for Poitin, taking advantage of their patio setup, the latest events at Poitin, how the cuisine has evolved, combining creativity with what people want, the staff changes at Poitin, the bar program's success, wanting to grow, the difficulties of administration, Poitin's Sunday program, and more!

Today on the podcast, Eric is joined by frequent co-host Felice Sloan of Urban Swank. Eric and Felice discuss the latest news from the Houston bar and restaurant scene including chef Cuc Lam's departure from Sing, Shake Shack opening a new location in downtown, Coltivare leasing a neighboring space for a new concept, Pinkerton's BBQ expanding to San Antonio, and more! In the Restaurant's of the Week portion, Killen's TMX and Ishin Udon are featured.  In the Guest of the Week segment Justin Turner of Bernie's Burger Bus joins the podcast! Eric and Justin discuss the opening of the 4th Bernie's Burger Bus location, the differences between other locations to the new location, getting permits, supporting local business, In-N-Out vs Whataburger, ideas for new concepts, the burger scene in Houston, and much more!

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by frequent co-host Felice Sloan of Urban Swank to discuss the latest news from the Houston bar and restaurant scene. Eric and Felice discuss Fountainview Cafe closing, the Marquis II recent closing, Baba Yega Cafe closing due to fire damage, Bosscat Kitchen + Libations heading to Katy, the folks behind Adair Kitchen launching a new concept called Betsies, and more! In the Restaurants of the Week Neyow's Creole Cafe, La Table, and a special pop-up are featured.  In the Guest of the Week portion of the podcast, Eric is joined by Martin Stayer, Sara Stayer, and Sarah Troxell of Nobies. Eric, Martin, Sara, and Sarah discuss why Martin came down to Houston, what has kept Sarah at Nobies for so long, the family atmosphere of Nobies, how Nobies has evolved over time, maintaining a happy work environment, increased traction from patrons, being an industry hangout, how Nobies still flies under the radar, being left off Alison Cook's top 100 restaurants of Houston, their new concept the Toasted Coconut, the inspiration for the new concept, why Sarah loves Tiki so much, and more!

Today on What's Eric Eating, Eric is joined by Felice Sloan of Urban Swank to go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene. Eric and Felice discuss Kitchen 713 closing, the opening of 2840 at Dukessa, the opening of Ben Berg's new concept B.B. Lemon, the opening of Sing, and more! In the jam-packed Restaurants of the Week section Indianola, Vinny's, Miss Carousel, and Jonathan's The Rub are featured.  In this week's Guest of the Week segment Eric is joined by chef Kevin Maxey of Superica. Eric and Kevin discuss Superica, how he found his way into cooking following college, meeting Chef Ford, figuring out his role within the company, Atlanta's response to Tex-Mex, the inspiration for the menu, changes that needed to make when entering the Houston market, stepping up the spice levels for the Texas market, opening Superica in other markets, plans for expansion, plans for other projects in Houston, 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 edition of the What's Eric Eating podcast, Eric is joined by Felice Sloan of Urban Swank to co-host the podcast. Eric and Felice go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including a preview of Houston Restaurants Week, Harry's Restaurant & Cafe closing for remodeling, Montrose's Camerata is expanding, and more! In the Restaurants of the Week section Eric and Felice discuss Padna's Cajun Eatery and Phat Eatery. In the Guest of the Week section, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Chef Anthony Calleo formerly of Pi Pizza. Eric and Anthony discuss Anthony's path into cooking, starting Pi Pizza, innovating at Pi Pizza, learning and growing as a chef, leaving Pi Pizza, getting involved at Ladybirds, revamping the menu at Ladybirds, Anthony's next project 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!

On today's edition of What's Eric Eating, Eric is joined by Urban Swank's own Felice Sloan. Eric and Felice go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including the passing of culinary legend Ella Brennan, Chris Shepherd's Southern Smoke lineup announcement, and Richard Knight leaving Harold in the Heights. In the Restaurants of the Week section Eric and Felice discuss Kulture and East Hampton Sandwich Company.  In the Guest of the Week portion, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Kaiser Lashkari of Himalaya Restaurant. Eric and Kaiser discuss how he got into cooking professionally, doing things differently, rolling out southern comfort foods, the media attention, his relationship with Yelp, being on Anthony Bourdain's show Parts Unknown, working with his wife, on the possibility of retiring, 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!

On today's edition of What's Eric Eating, CultureMap food editor Eric Sandler is joined by frequent co-host Felice Sloan of the popular Houston lifestyle blog Urban Swank to discuss the latest happenings in the Houston restaurant and bar scene. In today's news section Felice and Eric react to the news that former Clark Cooper Concepts chef Brandi Key has taken on a new role with Lasco Enterprises. Plus Felice and Eric discuss executive chef Richard Knight joining Harold in the Heights, Roman style pizza heading for West U, The Harp coming back to the scene, and much more! Then Nancy's Hustle, East Hampton Sandwich Company, and El Topo Food Truck are featured in this week's Restaurants of the Week section.  This week's Guest of the Week portion features Erin Smith and Patrick Feges of Feges BBQ. The pair discuss how they both got into cooking, how they first met, settling on a BBQ restaurant, building the menu, the grand opening of Feges BBQ, what makes Feges BBQ standout compared to other BBQ places, why cook whole pigs, the response from the pop ups, and more!

This week on What's Eric Eating host Eric Sandler is joined by guest co-host Felice Sloan of Urban Swank. Eric and Felice go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including shocking news regarding Oxbow 7 and Bryan and Jennifer Caswell's place within the restaurant, Fluff Bake Bar's recent renovations, the Italian American Grocery store opening in the Heights, and Landry's opening a new restaurants. In the Restaurants of the Week section Goodnight Charlie's and Cafe Annie are featured.  In the Guest of the Week portion Eric is joined by Arash Kharat of Beaver's Houston. Eric and Arash discuss how Arash got involved in cooking, what about barbecue appealed to him, why he told Beaver's no when the first came around, and much more! 

I met Shanna when I began freelancing for her Houston food blog, Urban Swank. After 7 years of blogging with her co-owner Felice Sloan, Urban Swank is thriving with an app, regular appearances on What’s Eric Eating podcast, TV appearances and various awards. I thought this would be the perfect first episode for Mom Boss Hustle because Shanna is like most of us. She has experienced her share of ups and downs as her life has evolved from single woman, to newlywed, to mom while climbing the career ladder in corporate America and turning her love of restaurants into a rewarding side business. In this episode she explains how the blog started, how she manages a very involved calendar with color coding and prioritization, and the tipping point that made her have to decide - family or blog - and make a difficult choice. Additionally, she gives her top tips on maintaining a positive and supportive partnership with the co-owner of Urban Swank and a new partnership with her husband, the blogger behind Dude That Cookz.   Once you’ve listened to the episode, make sure to subscribe to get notifications when the next episode airs! Shanna's Bio: Shanna Jones is a Houston native with a background that spans over 15 years in Information Technology. In her current role as a Principal Enterprise Business Architect, Shanna is responsible for aligning business and IT strategic goals and objectives. In addition to her full-time career, Shanna is also the co-owner and editor of Houston lifestyle blog, Urban Swank, that has received numerous local and national accolades including "Best Food Blog" by the Houston Press. Her blog has also opened doors to television features on the Cooking Channel and Bravo TV. Shanna believes that one should live a life of passion and purpose and promotes the importance of work-life balance as she juggles being a wife, mother, professional, writer, wanderlust, food lover, and avid movie watcher.   www.urbanswank.com

It's a special year in review edition of this week's podcast. Host Eric Sandler is joined by restaurant consultant Nathan Ketcham, L'Olivier owner Mary Clarkson, and the talented ladies of Urban Swank, Shanna Jones and Felice Sloan. Eric and the group go through some of their favorite dishes of the year, their favorite new restaurants of the year, their least favorite restaurants (pulling no punches here), the top 4 restaurants of the year, and what everyone is looking forward to the most in the Houston restaurant and bar scene in 2018. Listen to the final What's Eric Eating podcast of 2017! What's Eric Eating will be going on a 2 week break for the holidays but will return January 11th!

Today on What's Eric Eating CultureMap Food Editor and host Eric Sandler is joined by the wonderful ladies of Urban Swank, Shanna Jones and Felice Sloan. Eric discusses with Shanna and Felice some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Chris Shepherd's announcement of major changes coming for his restaurants in 2018, Pappa Charlies Barbeque closing, and much more! In the Restaurants of the Week portion features Emmaline and Doris Metropolitan. In the Guests of the Week segment, Eric is joined by Ned Elliott and Grover Smith of Indie Chefs Week. Eric speaks with the guys about the motivation behind starting Indie Chefs Week, why Houston was the next destination for the event, what was the reasoning behind the Houston chef selections, how many more Indie Chefs Week's are they planning, and much more. Plus find out the reasoning why Ned decided to sell his critically acclaimed restaurant Foreign & Domestic in Austin and when we can expect a Foreign & Domestic in Houston.

On this week's Thanksgiving edition of What's Eric Eating host Eric Sandler is feeling thankful as he has Felice Sloan and Shanna Jones of Urban Swank co-hosting with him this week. They go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including, Cleburne Cafeteria reopening after a year-and-a-half, Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company heading to Sawyer Yards, Grant Pinkerton named to Forbes 30 for 30 list, and much more! In the Restaurants of the Week section Eric, Felice, and Shanna discuss Theodore Rex and Louie Mueller BBQ. In the Guest of the Week portion, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Aaron Lyons, the founder and CEO of Dish Society. Eric and Aaron discuss how the original vision of Dish Society has evolved since opening, the new Dish Society location in Memorial, how Dish Society balances affordable food with locally-sourced ingredients, and much more! What’s Eric Eating’s Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and more!

A bit shorter edition of the What's Eric Eating Podcast this week. No guest of the week section this time so CultureMap Food Editor Eric Sandler goes through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene with Shanna Jones and Felice Sloan of Urban Swank. They discuss Heights Mercantile adding Arizona-based wine cafe concept Postino, Fadi's Mediterranean Grill opening inside the loop, Dish Society's new location in Memorial Green opening it's doors, and more! In the restaurants of the Week section Eric, Shanna, and Felice discuss Lucienne of Hotel Alessandra and State of Grace.

On the latest edition of What's Eric Eating, CultureMap Food Editor Eric Sandler is joined by Shanna Jones of the popular Houston food, beauty, and lifestyle blog Urban Swank. Eric and Shanna go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Prelude Coffee and Tea opens a new location in downtown, Anvil Bar and Refuge being voted one of the top bars in the world, and much more! In the Restaurants of the Week section, Eric and Shanna discuss Cape Cod Cafe Express and Tiger Noodle House. In the Guest of the Week portion, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Sam Governale and Dimitri Voutsinas of Emmaline to discuss the opening of Emmaline, creating the menu, how they started working together, how Emmaline will stand out, the goal for the outdoor area of Emmaline, and more! What’s Eric Eating’s Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and much more!

The What's Eric Eating Podcast is back following a week off due to Hurricane Harvey. In his return, CultureMap Food Editor Eric Sandler is joined by Felice Sloan and Shanna Jones of the popular Houston food, beauty, and lifestyle blog Urban Swank. Eric, Felice, and Shanna discuss the devastation that Hurricane Harvey left in it's wake, the impact that Harvey had on the Houston restaurant and bar scene, and how the community has come together to help fellow Houstonians during this very difficult time. Then in the Guest of the Week section, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Leonard Botello IV of Truth BBQ. Eric and Leonard discuss how Harvey impacted him and Truth BBQ, how Leonard got started in the restaurant industry, why expand Truth BBQ to Houston, and much more! What’s Eric Eating’s Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and much more! #EricSandler #WhatsEricEating #FeliceSloan #ShannaJones #UrbanSwank #HurricaneHarvey #LeonardBotelloIV #TruthBBQ #CultureMap #Houston #8thWonderBrewery #Beer #Restaurant #Food

On this week’s edition of What’s Eric Eating, CultureMap Food Editor Eric Sandler is joined by Felice Sloan of the popular Houston food, beauty, and lifestyle blog Urban Swank. Eric and Felice go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Truth BBQ’s announcement of where their new restaurant will be located, Krisp Bird and Batter heading to the Heights, Hugo Ortega’s restaurant Xochi being named one of the 12 best new restaurants in the country, and new restaurant openings this week! In the Restaurants of the Week section, Eric and Felice look at South Bank Seafood Bar and some quick looks at some of the restaurants participating in Houston Restaurant Weeks 2017. In our Guest of the Week section, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, Eric is joined by Ian Tucker of Balls Out Burger. Eric and Ian discuss how Ian made his way to Houston from Ireland, opening restaurants in Ireland, the philosophy behind Balls Out Burger and the no frills burgers they serve, responding to feedback from customers, opening his new concept Poitin, and much more! What’s Eric Eating’s Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and much more! #EricSandler #WhatsEricEating #FeliceSloan #UrbanSwank #IanTucker #BallsOutBurger #Poitin #TruthBBQ #KrispBirdandBatter #HugoOrtega #Xochi #SouthBankSeafoodBar #HoustonRestaurantWeeks #8thWonderBrewery #Beer #Food #Restaurant

After a week off, Eric Sandler is back in the studio for another episode of What’s Eric Eating and in his return he’s joined by Felice Sloan and Shanna Jones of the popular Houston food, beauty, and lifestyle blog Urban Swank. Eric, Felice, and Shanna discuss some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including, Truth BBQ coming to Houston, Blood Bros. BBQ opening a brick-and-mortar location in Bellaire, Ray’s Real Pit BBQ Shack's announcement of a new location, The Rustic coming to Houston in 2018, Agricole Hospitality’s announcement of plans to open 3 new restaurants and bars in EaDo, and more. This week’s Restaurants of the Week portion Eric, Felice, and Shanna discuss Roka Akor and 85c Bakery Cafe. This week’s Guest of the Week, brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery, features restaurant designer Gin Braverman of gin design group. Gin is the designer behind Oxheart, Axelrad Beer Garden, Raven Tower, Ruggles Green, Beckrew Wine House, and many more. Eric and Gin discuss how Gin got into design, what customers look for when they come to her, the process of blending her ideas with clients ideas, whether social media influences design elements to an establishment, common mistakes restaurants make when it comes to design, and more. What’s Eric Eating’s Guest of the Week segment is brought to you by 8th Wonder Brewery. Visit 8thwonderbrew.com for brews, events, taproom info, and more! #EricSandler #WhatEricEating #FeliceSloan #ShannaJones #UrbanSwank #GinBraverman #gindesigngroup #TruthBBQ #BloodBrosBBQ #RaysRealPitBBQShack #TheRustic #AgricoleHospitality #RokaAkor #85cBakeryCafe #Oxheart #AxelradBeerGarden #RavenTower #RugglesGreen #BeckrewWineHouse #Restaurant #Food #Bar #Houston #8thWonderBrewery #Beer #CraftBeer #WineBar

This week on What’s Eric Eating, Felice Sloan of Urban Swank co-hosts alongside CultureMap Food Editor and host Eric Sandler. In news of the week, Eric and Felice react to Jerry Built Homegrown Burgers closing its remaining 2 locations in the Houston area, Jonathan’s the Rub opening a second location, Tony’s bringing on Austin Waiter as their new chef de cuisine following the departure of chef Kate McLean, and the Jones on Main adding a food hall for about 12 different concepts. In the Restaurants of the Week section, Eric and Felice discuss Ohn Korean Eatery. Then in the guest of the week section, Eric is joined by chef Travis Lenig and Chico Ramirez of Field & Tides. The guys discuss how the concept of Field & Tides came about, how the restaurant has been doing since it opened earlier this year, what items they’ve added to the menu, how Travis got started in the industry, the feedback they’ve gotten from both patrons and critics, the secret to success in opening a restaurant in the Heights, the possibility of opening more concepts, the challenges of opening a restaurant on the westside of Houston, and much more. Plus a What’s Eric Eating podcast first with Travis and Chico… a lightening round. #EricSandler #WhatsEricEating #TravisLenig #ChicoRamirez #FieldandTides #FeliceSloan #UrbanSwank #JerryBuiltHomegrownBurgers #JonathansTheRub #KateMcLean #AustinWaiter #JonesonMain #OhnKoreanEatery #Food #Restaurant #Bar

The ladies of the popular Houston food, beauty, and lifestyle blog Urban Swank stop by to co-host this week’s edition of What’s Eric Eating. Shanna Jones and Felice Sloan join CultureMap Food Editor and host Eric Sandler in breaking down the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Danny Trace being named executive chef of Potente and Osso and Kristalla, Graham Laborde’s announcement that he’s taking on an operational role with Ronnie Killen’s restaurant group, and more. Then this week’s restaurant’s of the week section features One Fifth Houston and FM Kitchen and Bar. Jonathan Horowitz then joins the show to discuss how he keeps brands like Ninfa’s and Antone’s still relevant in the growing Houston restaurant scene, the expansion of both brands, the state of the restaurant industry in Houston, where do the upscale national brands fit in the Houston scene, where do new restaurants have opportunities to expand, his tips for restaurants to maintain their existing customer base and more. Plus Jonathan shares his thoughts and impressions on a restaurant that he’s had the opportunity to dine at recently. #EricSandler #WhatsEricEating #JonathanHorowitz #LegacyRestaurants #HoustonRestaurantAssociation #Ninfas #AntonesFamousPoBoys #UrbanSwank #ShannaJames #FeliceSloan #CultureMap #DannyTrace #OssoandKristalla #Potente #GrahamLaborde #RonnieKillen #KillensRestaurants #OneFifthHouston #FMKitchenandBar #Houston #Food #Bar #Restaurant