This is for discussion of meals in the host cities where we will be spending time in between our Amtrak trips. Note that it may be worthwhile as discussion gets going to replace this thread or link to new ones with separate discussions for each city. But in summary, here is what we will need to discuss. As almost always, we usually have breakfast at our respective hotels before our rail activities begin.
New Orleans
Arriving Thursday evening and departing Saturday morning, we only have to worry about Friday's lunch and dinner. Right now I have no ideas on either one. As I've said in another thread, with the Riverfront Streetcar not running between Canal and Julia, it likely lets out eating lunch where we did in 2011, at what is now the Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, unless people want the long walk through the mall which I doubt as we're all 7 years older than we were then. Dinner too needs to be worked on. Last time most of us went to the Harrah's Casino buffet (which IS convenient to most streetcar lines).
Houston
Depending on whether we get dinner on the train or not, there's Saturday evening after arrival. On Sunday, during our scheduled travels, I now have us stopping for lunch at a shopping district north of town called Northline Commons. Good selection of various known chain places there. Dinner I suppose somewhere downtown after conclusion of our light rail travels. And then there's Monday, which would be a rest or sightseeing day where folks can have lunch wherever they might be. Dinner again would depend on whether people will be having dinner aboard the Sunset Limited.
San Antonio
An off day was scheduled here to ease the pain of an overnight scramble or sleepless night. So on Tuesday while sightseeing or whatever you choose to do, there's lunch and dinner. I suspect folks will want to retire early due to the 7 AM scheduled departure the following morning - but if we can agree upon a location to dine together that is not out of the question.
Austin
On Wednesday, lunch midday, somewhere downtown. Dinner after our MetroRail trip, also someplace downtown. To be determined.