Episode 522 - 2025 Year in Review

It's the end of 2025 which means it's time to look back and some our favorites from the year in the Houston food scene. Today on the 2025 Year in Review, Eric is joined by Mary Clarkson of Heights Grocer & Montrose Grocer, and Raffi Nasr of Craft Pita to highlight some of their favorite new restaurants that opened this year, some of their favorite dishes, old favorites they revisited this year, the closures they were most sad about, what they'd like to draft in a future draft episode, and much more in this expansive end of the year discussion. Follow Eric on Instagram/Threads @ericsandler. You can also reach Eric by emailing him at [email protected]. Check out some of his latest articles at Culturemap.com: Major Closures, Celeb Sightings, More Top Houston Restaurant News of 2025 Coastal-Inspired Houston Restaurant Will Shutter After 3 Years in Montrose Houston's Only Michelin-Recognized Tex-Mex Restaurant Now Open in Bellaire Eagerly Anticipated Houston Barbecue Joint Hosts Weekend Preview Pop-Ups Growing National Pizza Chain Will Bring Halal Pies and Pastas to Katy