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da Gama Canteen - Eat Drink HTX preview
Katie Stone joins Rick and Shiva Di Virgilio to talk about their recent Michelin award, their restaurants (Opporto and da Gama Canteen) and a preview of the Eat Drink HTX menu offered this year at da Gama Canteen.
HOUSTON - The Michelin Bib Gourmand award is a special distinction recognizing restaurants that serve high-quality food at great value. Da Gama Canteen received the award in 2025 along with other Houston restaurants — Annam, ChopnBlok, Maximo and Papalo Taqueria. This takes Houston’s total Bib restaurants over 20!
Katie Stone joins Rick and Shiva Di Virgilio to talk about their recent Michelin award, their restaurants (Opporto and da Gama Canteen) and a preview of the Eat Drink HTX menu offered this year at da Gama. Da Gama Canteen offers a unique "Houston-ized" menu of Indian and Portuguese cuisine and is located at 600 North Shepherd.
Eat Drink HTX is a two-week-long charity dining event developed for casual and fast casual restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops & food trucks! $15 and $25 price points for brunch, lunch, and dinner menus give more eateries the opportunity to participate while allowing diners to Dine Out & Do Good in February!
Eat Drink HTX list of participating restaurants and their menus go live February 1st at eatdrinkhtx.com
The event runs Febraury 15–28, 2026.
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Affectionately called "The Diva of Dining," Cleverley Stone made it her life’s mission to beat hunger in Houston Restaurant Weeks. "Dine Out & Do Good" was Stone’s mantra, and her tireless efforts spurred an annual citywide boom in restaurant revenues and contributions to The Houston Food Bank.
Cleverley Stone passed away on May 28, 2020, following her battle with cancer. She was 68 years old.
Stone’s final wish was that Houston Restaurant Weeks continue in perpetuity in her name.
The Cleverley Stone Foundation was created by Cleverley’s daughter, Katie Stone, to continue her Mother’s mission and legacy of supporting Houston Restaurant Weeks benefiting the Houston Food Bank, which takes place August 1st through Labor Day each year. Together, Houstonians and Houston restaurant owners have raised more than $22 million over the past 21 years to support the Houston Food Bank and the hunger needs of our community.
Houston Restaurant Weeks and its sister event Eat Drink HTX is the largest annual fundraiser for the nation’s largest food bank. The Houston Food Bank services an 18-county area in southeast Texas
Eat Drink HTX – February 15–28, 2026
Houston Restaurant Weeks — August 1 – September 7, 2026
More about the foundation https://thecleverleystonefoundation.org
Houston Food Bank – houstonfoodbank.org