Today on the podcast Eric is joined by Linda Salinas to discuss the latest happenings in the Houston restaurant and bar scene including the 2020 Tastemaker Award winners, the guys at B.O.M (Barrel of Monkey's) Hospitality leasing a new space, and Kenny & Ziggy's officially moving locations. In the Restaurants of the Week portion Linda and Eric discuss where they've been going during Houston Restaurant Weeks. In the Guest of the Week portion, Eric is joined by Anita Jaisinghani of Pondicheri. Anita speaks with Eric about how she got started in cooking, working at Café Annie, opening Indika, advocating for people to move away from meat, opening Pondicheri, their pastry program, operating during the pandemic, whether there are any expansion plans for Pondicheri, aspirations, and whether Anita has thought about the possibility of winning the James Beard award for Best Chef Texas.