Houston's Restaurant Week

"Do you eat to live or live to eat?" was the question posed from my grandaddy to my newly chubby Uncle Mike. As the family story goes, Mike didn't really appreciate grandaddy's interest in his weight and huffed off, annoyed.

Regardless of poor Uncle Mike's feelings, the question is valid. And, here's my answer: Both! Food is sustenance but it's also entertainment, fun, fulfilling. All great reasons to get involved with this year's Houston Restaurant Week. Wait, but there's more!!

When asked why I'm participating in Houston's Restaurant Week my answer will be "to donate money to the Houston Food Bank, of course." But my tummy knows different. The donation is icing on a beautifully gourmet cake from places like Mark's, Ibiza, Feast and Catalan, restaurants offering pre-selected menus at reduced prices through August 21.

Most of the restaurants on the distinguished list offer both lunch and dinner. At lunch, for $25 per person, you'll choose one dish from three pre-selected courses. Then, $3 of your meal goes to the food bank. Similarly, dinner will cost $35 and $5 of your meal goes to the food bank. What better way to feed the hungry than to feed yourself? Everybody wins! (I'm only half kidding.)

Seriously though, the opportunity to assist a very worthy non-profit organization and enjoy a special meal at a reduced price is something worth checking out. So do it!

Check out restaurants serving it up to help the hungry here.