Words and food in San Antonio, Texas
When the pandemic kept all of us from dining out, restaurants changed their menus and business models, and many of us ordered out to support our favorite places or to get a break from cooking. But as we continued carrying out and ordering delivery long after dining rooms had reopened, many of us also discovered that…
How to make the most of your next to-go order
When Roger Herr left San Antonio in the mid-1990s, the city’s dining scene offered far fewer creative, upscale dining options than exist now. A place like Bar Loretta would have seemed an odd fit then, and this city’s diners might not have taken to its relaxed yet refined take on modern Texas cuisine. As it was, Herr and…
Like many couples, Emily and Houston Carpenter often found themselves at a loss for what to do for dinner. Most of us who aren’t in the mood to cook either hop in the car or call for delivery. But the Carpenters aren’t like most people. Instead, the couple behind Little Em’s Oyster Bar decided to create…
Read more here
Mystified by an item on the Dashi Sichuan Kitchen + Bar menu? Restaurant owner Kristina Zhao will put it in context. Pig tongue? “People eat lengua all the time,” she explains. Cold meats? “What about sandwiches? And people love charcuterie,” she offers. And pig intestines? “What about tripas?” she counters. “People around here eat it all the time.”…
The eternal quest for the best Mexican food in San Antonio is futile and here’s why: There is no single “best Mexican” restaurant because there’s really no such thing as just “Mexican food” in San Antonio. Instead, think of Mexican food in San Antonio as three different categories: Mexican food for non-Mexicans, Mexican American home cooking…
If too many diners still believe that Mexican food is one mass of fried, cheap and heavy combo plates, Diego Galicia and Rico Torres at Mixtli dispel those misconceptions with creative interpretations of regional specialties that are as delicious as they are meticulously researched. In a time when the food world is beginning to wrestle with issues of whose…
With a taquería seemingly on every corner, it can be easy to fall into a taco rut. Instead, try eating your way through these major styles
Even though we regularly had freshly made guacamole, flour tortillas and frijoles in the Crockpot at home, there was always something special about a visit to Pancho’s Mexican Buffet when I was growing up. I could never decide if my favorite part was dousing the greasy sopapillas with honey or raising the little tricolor flag at…