It's a Post Labor Day edition of What's Eric Eating! Today Eric is joined by Houston BBQ Festival co-founder Michael Fulmer to discuss some of the latest happenings from the Houston food scene. The pair speak about the decision by Pappas Restaurants to close the original location of Pappasito's and Graham Laborde's new gulf coast seafood concept called Little Bird. Then in the Restaurants of the Week portion, the focus is on the mini barbecue boom of 2026. The guys speak about 3 relatively recent openings including; Eastbound Barbecue, Willow's Smokehouse & Tavern, and Terry Black's BBQ.

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