Words and food in San Antonio, Texas
After Blade Haddock and James Moore spent a full year planning, menu testing, arranging financing and hiring staff, it took only 32 days to undo all of it. Barely a month after opening Full Belly Cafe + Bar last February, the duo had to shut down their newest project because of the pandemic. Unlike other…
One bite into the crunchy, warm buñuelo drizzled with honey that I’d just created with a century-old recipe and I wondered about the families who originally enjoyed it. The recipe came from a cookbook published in 1881, when Porfirio Díaz ruled over Mexico and the United States saw the departure of Rutherford B. Hayes, the…
For today’s cooks, the directions for making milk buñuelos in an 1881 recipe found in the Mexican Cookbook archives at UTSA are frustratingly brief: “Make the dough and fry the buñuelos.” As Mixtli co-owner and chef Chef Rico Torres explains, “these recipes weren’t written for me; they were written for them.” In other words, the…
Take one bite of any dish from Golden Wat Noodle House and bask in the subtle complexity of its flavors, with ginger, galangal, lemongrass, a bit of fish sauce and several other notes deepening the sensation but never overwhelming the palate. Each dish is sheer beauty in a bowl, a gift to San Antonio—and a…
For many young people, selling Girl Scout cookies, setting up lemonade stands or baking Rice Krispies Treats for a bake sale is a rite of passage that provides all kinds of stories and important lessons for later in life. But some local kids are going beyond the bake sale. Here, meet three young people who…
The best part about walking into the cozy little Extra Fine bakery just north of downtown is discovering which assorted goodies the creative mind of pastry chef Jessica Philpot, who goes by Jess, has concocted that day—rye chocolate chip cookies, blueberry yuzu muffins, decadent cinnamon rolls. Philpot, who is featured in the September issue, shared one…
The best part about walking into the cozy little Extra Fine bakery just north of downtown is discovering which assorted goodies the creative mind of pastry chef Jessica Philpot, who goes by Jess, has concocted that day—rye chocolate chip cookies, blueberry yuzu muffins, decadent cinnamon rolls. Since 2014, Philpot has been the sweet genius providing the…
Dining out as we knew it is gone. At the start of the year, one of my most profound joys that came from visiting a restaurant was when diners at an adjacent table would make casual conversation and leave my wife and I feeling like we’d made new friends while enjoying a leisurely meal. Now, we…
Whether the family-sized takeout order was a little too big or you’ve carted home leftovers after venturing out to a restaurant, that extra food can transform into terrific ingredients for new dishes. Think of it as a way to stretch your kitchen creativity and your budget. Read more here.