Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Matt Harris to go through some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including 2 local restaurants getting added to GQ's New Classics list, Austin based Home Slice Pizza opening a location in Houston, and Finn Hall losing one of it's tenets. In the Restaurants of the Week, Toukei Izakaya and the fifth annual Southern Smoke event are featured. In the Guest of the Week portion Eric is joined by Jack Mason and Jason Egan of Pappas Bros. Steakhouse. Eric speaks with Jack and Jason on how they both got into the restaurant industry, the experience of Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, why there's so many master sommeliers, how Pappas operates differently compared to other steakhouses, being part of the Pappas restaurant "food empire," the wine selection, differentiating themselves from others in the restaurant industry, adding to the menu, and much more!