Houston Restaurant Weeks (HRW) is back for its 19th year with enough new restaurants to fill the Astrodome. This year’s dining-for-charity fundraiser is from August 1 through Sept 6 — just over a month — and it is the largest event of its kind in the United States. Over 200 restaurants participate by creating prix fixe menus at set prices, and a portion of the sales benefits the Houston Food Bank.
Lunch and brunch cost $20 and generate a $1 donation, while dinner can be $35 or $49 and includes a $3 or $5 contribution, respectively. The Cleverley Stone Foundation, led by the late HRW founder’s daughter, Katie Stone, coordinates the event. (Sadly, Cleverley Stone passed away after a fight with uterine cancer in May 2020.) The event has raised $16.6 million for the Houston Food Bank since its inception, which currently serves nearly 93,000 meals weekly to Houstonians. That…
