Houston Restaurant Weeks gears up for the city’s diners while raising money for Houston Food Bank

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Fish Fry at Lucille’s

Whatever you’re craving, whatever’s your favorite food, whatever your heart desires is what Houston Restaurant Weeks delivers to foodies in Houston from August 1 to September 5, 2016 with prix-fixe menus.

Mama's Seafood Pasta at Tony Mandola's Gulf Coast Kitchen

Mama’s Seafood Pasta at Tony Mandola’s Gulf Coast Kitchen

Houston Restaurant Weeks, the single largest fundraiser in the U.S. benefiting the largest food bank in America, is gearing up to beat last year’s record-breaking $1.9 million dollars for the Houston Food Bank.

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Sunday Gravy Pasta at Laurenzo’s Restaurant

Dive into menus on www.HoustonRestaurantWeeks.com, and plan your strategy from multi-course meals from five star restaurants and more with any type of food imaginable. You can take in brunch, lunch and dinner with these specially designed prix-fixe menus for this fundraising event with proceeds all going to help Houston’s hungry.

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Tempura Fried Seabass Po Boy at Tony Mandola’s Gulf Coast Kitchen

More than 200 restaurants, from fine dining to casual neighborhood establishments throughout the Greater Houston area, are part of HRW. Diners will have the chance to sample a wide variety of cuisines. Reservations may be required by some restaurants.

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Pork & Beans at Lucille’s

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Chicken Breast “La Tana” at Laurenzo’s

For  thousands  of  Houstonians  and  summer  visitors  to  the  Bayou  City,  HRW  provides  a  five-week  long  passport  to  the  city’s  top  restaurants  and  award-­winning  chefs. HRW has  grown  to  include  not  only  the  newest  and  trendiest  restaurants  in  Uptown  Galleria,  bustling   downtown  and  vibrant  Montrose  and  Midtown,  but  also  popular  eateries  in  outlying  communities   such  as  The  Woodlands,  Sugar  Land  and  Galveston,  Texas,  among  others.

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Chocolate Bourbon Bacon Bundt Cake at Lucille’s

The  Houston  Food  Bank  partners  with  the  Montgomery  County  Food  Bank  and  the  Galveston   County  Food  Bank.  All  donations  from  restaurants  operating  in  those  counties  will  go  to  their   respective  food  banks.

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Charred Broccoli Salad at Tony Mandola’s Gulf Coast Kitchen

“As  one  who  reports  on  restaurants  and  chefs  in  our  city,  I  am  so  grateful  for  the  outpouring  of   support  by  Houston’s  restaurant  industry  and  diners  for  Houston  Restaurant  Weeks,  benefiting   the  Houston  Food  Bank,”  said  founder  &  chair, Cleverley  Stone.  “Houston  Restaurant  Weeks  has   become  one  of  the  most  anticipated  times  of  the  year  for  local  foodies  and  visitors  to  our  city.”

Founded  in  2003  by Stone,  HRW has  raised  over  $7.6   million  for  the  Houston Food Bank.  This  has  enabled  the  Food  Bank  to  provide  almost  23  million   meals  for Houstonians  who  are  food  insecure.

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Shrimp & Grits at Lucille’s

 As  America’s  largest  and  nationally  recognized  as   Feeding  America’s  Food  Bank  of  the  Year,  the  Food  Bank  distributes  59  million  nutritious  meals   through  its  network  of  600  food  pantries,  soup  kitchens,  shelters  and  other  hunger  relief  charities   in  southeast  Texas,  feeding  800,000  individuals  each  year.

HRW is  run  by  volunteers  and  100  percent  of  the  donations  raised  from   area restaurants  go  directly  to  the  Food  Bank.

For  more  information, go to www.HoustonRestaurantWeeks.com or follow on  Facebook  at  www.Facebook.com/HoustonRestaurantWeeks and on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/HouRestaurantWk.

 

photo credit: V. Sweeten

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