Eat Drink HTX to return for a fifth year in February

Returning restaurants listed in the news release include:

• Cellar 7
• da Gama Canteen
• Dandelion Cafe
• District 7
• Ember & Greens
• Epicure Cafe
• Noon Mirch Kitchen + Bar
• Woody’s Hideaway

The release also named a few new restaurants participating, including Good God, Nadine’s, Honest Mary’s, Los Tios, B.B. Italia and all locations of El Tiempo.

"Eat Drink HTX is a great way for Houstonians to have a great meal while supporting [the] Houston Food Bank,” said Brian Greene, president and CEO of the Houston Food Bank. “Funds raised through this event will enable us to source more nutritious food for area families facing food insecurity.”

The local impact

Both Houston Restaurant Weeks and Eat Drink HTX were inspired by Cleverley Stone, the late philanthropist and food correspondent who was passionate about bringing business to restaurants during traditionally slower seasons of the year, according to the release.

“Eat Drink HTX was created to boost the restaurant industry, which is typically not as profitable at this time of year,” said Katie Stone, president of the Cleverley Stone Foundation. “The additional benefit is that the Houston Food Bank receives funds that will allow them to serve the many in need here in our community. Truly carrying on the legacy my mother, Cleverley Stone, intended for it and Houston Restaurant Weeks.”