Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Avondale Food & Wine owner Mary Clarkson to discuss some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and food scene including Night Heron making changes, El Segundo Swim Club's grand reopening bash, Chris Shepherds new cookbook Cook Like a Local. In the Restaurants of the Week section The Toasted Coconut and Savoir are featured. In the Guest of the Week portion of the podcast Eric is joined by chefs Chris Williams of Lucille's and Dawn Burrell of Kulture to discuss the Food Apartheid Dinner Series that they're collaborating on, alongside chefs Dominick Lee of Poitín and Jonny Rhodes of Indigo. Eric, Chris, and Dawn discuss how the dinner series came about, colloborating with each other, what a food apartheid exactly is, and more. Plus the group discuss how Chris got into the restaurant industry, his latest projects, how Lucille's has evolved, the latest happenings with Dawn at Kulture, Chris' work internationally, and much more.