For much of the country, winter means cold and snow and a whole lot of ick: Roads get icy, sidewalks get slushy, and everyone heads indoors, hibernating like
For much of the country, winter means cold and snow and a whole lot of ick: roads get icy, sidewalks get slushy, and everyone heads indoors, hibernating like
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Near East Side s restaurant and bar boom: The next Southtown or mini version of the Pearl, business owners say
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Pastiche is located at 1506 E. Houston St. It closed in January for a reset but should open again in the coming weeks.Paul Stephen /Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less
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Cocktails at Pastiche on East Houston Street on the near East Side. It closed in January for a reset but should open again in the coming weeks.Paul Stephen /Staff file photoShow MoreShow Less
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Mark s Outing has been selling burgers on East Commerce Street since 2005.Robin Jerstad /ContributorShow MoreShow Less
Posted By Nina Rangel on Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 11:53 AM click to enlarge Courtesy of Ja’el Sundown for Symbio-Hush Butcher Series’ online shop offers exclusive a la carte cuts of locally sourced meat. On a cold December afternoon in 2013, among food writers, farmers and noted Texas chefs, I learned what it means to be happier than a pig in shit. I’d heard the phrase before, but on the sprawling grounds of South Texas Heritage Pork, an artisan hog farm nestled just 50 minutes southeast of downtown San Antonio, I saw firsthand exactly how happy the critters could be. That afternoon, our motley crew of local food pros some boasting deep Louisiana roots banded together to hold a traditional boucherie. The rural southern Louisiana