Episode 77 - Tony Luhrman of El Topo Food Truck
On the podcast today, Eric is joined by Michael Fulmer, co-founder of the Houston Barbecue Festival. Eric and Michael discuss some of the latest news from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Bobby Heugel and Justin Yu shedding some light on their new project heading ot the Heights area, Snooze opening in the Galleria area in December, The Harp closing it's doors, Ronnie Killen revealing details about the new Killen's Steakhouse location opening in the Woodlands, and more. In the Restaurants of the Week section the guys discuss what new restaurants they would like to revisit.
For this week's Guest of the Week portion of the podcast, Eric is joined by Tony Luhrman of El Topo Food Truck. Eric and Tony discuss Tony's road into the culinary scene, what inspired him to cook, the journey from jobs he hates to opening a food truck, why open a food truck, ending up in Houston, the process in creating good tortillas, the weird Houston food truck rules, the one dish no one ever bought, his goals, whether he has plans to open a restaurant, and much much more.