Episode 89 - Jerry Lasco of Lasco Enterprises

On today's edition of What's Eric Eating, Eric is joined by beverage consultant Linda Salinas to go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including the James Beard Foundation coming to Houston in March, Star Fish closing for remodeling and the name change that goes along with it, Bravery Chef Hall selecting David Cedeno to be their first tenant of it's innovative incubator bar concept, Rhotey Rotisserie closing, and whether media coverage makes or breaks a restaurant. In the Restaurants of the Week section it's all about crawfish spots! In the Guest of the Week portion, Eric is joined by Jerry Lasco of Lasco Enterprises. Eric and Jerry discuss how Jerry went from the Air Force and flying planes for Continental to being in the restaurant industry, starting out with wine retail, how to describe the tasting room nowadays, understanding the way to truly taste wine, the food program at the tasting rooms evolving, how Max's Wine Dive is a mixture of 2 concepts, the aspirations to open more locations, the talent that has come through Lasco Enterprises, what Jerry's excited about, and much more!