Over $5.9 million raised since 2003
Great news, all of that GRUBBING ON GOOD FOOD has paid off in a big way. Houston Restaurant Weeks has broken a record with its 2014 month-long fundraiser benefiting the Houston Food Bank. HRW Founder Cleverley Stone was join ed at a press conference Wednesday by Houston Food Bank representatives, participating chefs, restaurateurs and sponsors in revealing the $1,600,162.25 donation commitment to benefit Houston Food Bank. How awesome is that!
Houston Restaurant Weeks is run by volunteers and 100 percent of the donations raised from area restaurants go directly to the food bank. For 32 days, diners enjoyed specially priced multi-course prix-fixe menus, and participating restaurants make donations to the food bank based upon their HRW sales.
Top Ten HRW 2014 Donors to the Houston Food Bank:
- Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House
- Masraff’s
- America’s – River Oaks
- Brennan’s of Houston
- Mr. Peeples Restaurant
- Eddie V’s Prime Seafood – Kirby
- The Capital Grille – Sugar Land
- Churrascos – River Oaks
- Churrascos – Sugar Land
- Churrascos – Memorial City
@NewsWitAttitude: Sooo..who remembers the Cosby Show episode where the kids went to a fancy restaurant and hated everything? Well we’re certainly NOT going to have that experience here! Brought kids to #Mr.Peeples for #HoustonRestaurantsWeeks. .. notice my mimosa already….hmmmmm
I have been participating in Houston Restaurants Weeks every year and use it as a way to introduce my friends, family members and followers to new dining experiences. This year, I took my children to Mr. Peeples, so it is great to see the restaurant was listed among the top donors. We had a a wonderful time. We went for brunch and enjoyed Belgium waffles and crab cakes with our traditional breakfast staples and yummy desserts.
The children loved the colorful, decorative atmosphere and the live DJ — a beautiful woman, I might add.
Our server Natalie was the best and really helped the kids narrow down their choices, while mixing it up, so they could sample and share. I got the idea to take them somewhere “fancy smancy” from that famous Cosby Show episode where Cliff takes Rudy and her friends out for dinner at a high-end restaurant where the kids HATED everything on the menu. Welp, we had no problems here…and it was loads of fun.
Until next year!
By the way, this year’s donation will generate 4,800,486 meals by the Houston Food Bank for those who are food insecure in our community. Founded in 2003 by Houston radio and TV personality Cleverley Stone, Houston Restaurant Weeks has raised more than $5.9 million for the Houston Food Bank, making it the largest annual fundraiser for America’s largest food bank and the largest restaurant weeks of its kind in the United
States.
About Houston Restaurant Weeks
Houston Restaurant Weeks was established in 2003 by restaurant correspondent and
philanthropist Cleverley Stone, host of “The Cleverley Show,” a talk show about food, wine and dining on CBS Sports Radio 650/KIKK-AM and food segment contributor to Fox 26/KRIV Morning News in Houston. To date, the event has raised more than $5.9 million to fight hunger in Houston.
Web site: www.cleverley.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cleverleystone
Twitter: www.twitter.com/cleverleys
About the Houston Food Bank
The Houston Food Bank is America’s largest food bank in distribution to its network of nearly 600 hunger relief charities in 18 southeast Texas counties. Named top charity in Texas by Charity Navigator for financial performance and accountability, the Food Bank provides more than 64 million nutritious meals to food pantries, soup kitchens, senior centers and other agencies, feeding 800,000 people each year. Fresh produce, meat and nonperishables are distributed from the warehouse at 535 Portwall, and meals for kids are prepared and distributed from Keegan Center, a 15,000 square-foot industrial kitchen. Additional community services include nutrition education, school-based programs, food stamp applications and hands-on job training. Red Barrels offer a convenient way for grocery shoppers to donate nonperishables for their neighbors in need. The
Houston Food Bank, founded in 1982, is a certified member of Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network. The organization plans to grow to provide 100 million nutritious meals annually by 2018.
Web site: www.HoustonFoodBank.org
Twitter: www.twitter.com/HoustonFoodBank
Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/houstonfoodbank
