Food in a bowl on a white backgroundDuck Confit Cassoulet served with cannellini bean ragout and garlic breadcrumbs at Houston’s Annabelle Brasserie.

Maybe you’re like Kevin McCallister’s family in Home Alone, and this holiday season you’ll be jetting off to Europe. If so, enjoy the sights and the food (and make sure all your kids actually get on the plane and, of course, be on the lookout for Joe Pesci).

However, if you are not headed to Europe anytime soon but still want to sample the wonderful cuisine the continent has to offer (over the holidays or year-round), our food writers share some of their favorite places to get European dishes closer to home in this month’s edition of The Full Menu.

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In the audio above, we hear from Eric Sandler of CultureMap Houston, Felice Sloan of the Swanky Maven lifestyle blog, and Sofia Gonzalez, food and travel editor for Houstonia.

The edible butterfly dessert at Le Jardinier Houston.The edible butterfly dessert at Le Jardinier Houston.

Establishments Mentioned in this Edition:

Istanbul Grill

grilled fish on a plateGrilled wild-caught branzino from Houston’s BCN Taste & Tradition.