RIP Cleverley Stone

For those who aren't aware, she was a Houston Mainstay on the food scene. She also spearheaded Houston Restaurant Weeks, which I'm sure will still stay alive.

I knew her personally. We went out to dinner several times with others, as well as her allowing me on her radio show. She also loved telling people I went by "Fatty FatBastard," even on her radio program. I think she may have done that to shame me, but I never cared.

We had a falling out about a year ago due to me being me, but I never had an issue with her, other being a local diva from time to time.

Regardless, she was far too young and passed away of uterine cancer at 68.

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She was always a lil too loyal to restaurants that gave her show ad revenue. I always had an issue with that. But otherwise, she had no problem letting me know when a place was overhyped. Oxheart was the biggest disappointment. We had a 4 course meal & none of it was any good. We all ended up going to Del Friscos afterwards. She also had no problem telling me which restaurants would get on HRW, and then not donating any proceeds to the Food Bank; the most egregious being Monica Pope. She not only didn't donate, but the next year Cleverley banned her, so she decided to roll out a restaurant weeks menu hoping her patrons wouldn't notice. I'm pretty Sure Cleverley shamed her into removing the menu.

Shame I'm banned from HFF. I'd like to get back on there. Still not sure what I did to piss her off, but it isn't like that hasn't happened before...