Houston Restaurant Weeks, an annual fundraiser for the Houston Food Bank, starts Aug. 1 and runs until Sept. 1, according to the fundraiser’s website. During this time, local restaurants partner with the Cleverley Stone Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to beating hunger in Houston, and serve specially-priced, fixed menus for brunch ($25), lunch ($25) or dinner ($39 or $55).

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According to its website, the Houston Food Bank can make three meals for every $1 donated. The 15 restaurants participating in the fundraiser in the West University, Bellaire and Meyerland area include:

Saltgrass Steak House: 520 Meyerland Plaza, HoustonKP’s Kitchen & Bar: 5427 Bissonnet St., HoustonThai Cottage Bellaire: 5206 Bissonnet St., BellaireEnoteca Rossa: 4566 Bissonnet St., BellaireCandelari’s Italiano: 2617 W. Holcombe Blvd., HoustonEl Meson Restaurant: 2425 University Blvd., HoustonRoma: 2347 University Blvd., HoustonBlack Walnut: 5510 Morningside Drive, HoustonHamsa: 5555 Morningside Drive, HoustonSalento Bistrot: 2407 Rice Blvd., HoustonCoppa Osteria: 5210 Morningside Drive, HoustonAdair Kitchen West University: 5176 Buffalo Speedway, HoustonCraft Pita Buffalo Speedway: 5172 Buffalo Speedway, HoustonSilk Road: 2929 Westpark Drive, Houston

Last year, Houston Restaurant Weeks raised over $2 million, according to the Houston Food Bank. The food bank said the event has funded more than 68 million meals over the past 21 years.

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