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Houston Restaurant Weeks celebrates $22 Million and 22 Years Dine Out & Do Good
Houston’s most anticipated foodie event will celebrate its 22nd year, Houston Restaurant Weeks beginning August 1st and running through Labor Day, September 1st.
This year, The Cleverley Stone Foundation has modified donation amounts to $1, $3, and $5 per Houston Restaurant Weeks meal sold in response to the rising costs of goods the restaurant industry has been hit with in recent months. The lower donation amounts per meal will help operators through a difficult time, while still generating significant revenue for the Houston Food Bank.
Originally created to help bolster Houston’s restaurant industry in August, historically the slowest month of the year for restaurants nationwide, August in Houston has become the most profitable month or busiest month of the year for most participants and industry suppliers. As a best-in-practice partner to the industry, the foundation also lowered the donation amounts during peak COVID times in August of 2020, with the resulting Houston Restaurant Weeks’ traffic keeping many restaurants afloat after shutdowns.
“The Houston Food Bank is so grateful to again be the beneficiary of Houston Restaurant Weeks,” said Brian Greene, President, and CEO of Houston Food Bank. “The funds raised by this event are more critical than ever, at a time when food banks are experiencing both funding cuts and increased need in the community. Thank you to Katie Stone and The Cleverley Stone Foundation for sustaining Cleverley’s legacy of dining out and doing good!”
Houston Restaurant Weeks was created in 2003 by the late media personality Cleverley Stone and has grown to be the largest Restaurant Weeks fundraiser in the United States. Benefiting the Houston Food Bank the event has raised over $22 million dollars since inception, which has provided more than 66 million meals for food-insecure Houstonians. Today, her daughter Katie Stone, President of the Cleverley Stone Foundation carries on the mission in her honor.
“The purpose of Houston Restaurant Weeks since its inception has been to support the restaurant community,” said Katie Stone, president of the foundation. “Over 22 years it has become a juggernaut of a fundraiser and a great opportunity for Houstonians to explore our vibrant food scene. We look forward to the return of our Houston Restaurant Weeks veterans and to welcome many new participants to the 2025 lineup.”
Houston Restaurant Weeks represents 32 days of delicious meals and super deals raising necessary funds for the Houston Food Bank. It’s anticipated that around 400 restaurants will be on board in 2025, offering prix fixe brunches, lunches, and dinners with built-in donations, providing customers a “great dining deal” and helping diners to discover new cuisines and new favorites! Restaurants from the Galleria, Inner Loop, West Houston, East End, Midtown, Downtown, Sugar Land to Galveston and The Woodlands will be participating.
Participating restaurants will make donations based on their Houston Restaurant Weeks menu sales. The 2025 meal prices, and donation amounts are as follows:
| HRW MEAL PRICES | RESTAURANT DONATION PER HRW MEAL SOLD | NUMBER OF MEALS GENERATED BY HOUSTON FOOD BANK PER HRW MEAL SOLD |
| Dinner $55 | $5 | 15 |
| Dinner $39 | $3 | 9 |
| Brunch $25 | $1 | 3 |
| Lunch $25 | $1 | 3 |
Starting on July 15th, diners can visit http://www.houstonrestaurantweeks.com/ to view the list of restaurants that have committed to participate, along with their 2025 Houston Restaurant Weeks menus. Participating restaurant menus will be added to the website up until August 1st. From award-winning fine dining to casual neighborhood restaurants, diners can sample some of the best that Houston’s culinary scene has to offer. Restaurants interested in participating in Houston Restaurant Weeks, please submit the contact form on the website.
2025 Sponsors include: FOX26 Houston, FOX Local, ESPN 97.5 & 92.5 FM, OpenTable, Stella Artois, SYSCO, and Vibemap.
2025 Media Sponsors include: Buzz Magazines, Hello Woodlands, Que Onda Magazine, SB+ Magazine, and Swoon Magazine. – current media sponsors to date.
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