Posted By Nina Rangel on Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 1:28 PM click image Instagram / hopandvinesa After nearly five years of dishing up creative culinary offerings in Northwest San Antonio, Hop & Vine gastropub this week will permanently close. The Alamo Ranch eatery shared a social media post over the weekend thanking patrons and staff for their support and encouragement. The small restaurant earned a local rep serving inventive dishes with a focus on locally sourced ingredients and craft beer.
Hop & Vine will remain open for dine-in, curbside and delivery through this week, closing things out with a reservation-only farewell dinner on Sunday. At press time, only two reservations slots remain available.
Posted By Nina Rangel on Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 11:51 AM click image Instagram / sarisaristoneoak Stone Oak residents with an appreciation for Filipino fare now have a new market to explore.
The owners of popular Northwest San Antonio spot Sari-Sari Filipino Restaurant, Market and Bakery have opened a 1,700-square-foot space packed with housewares, decor and Filipino pantry staples as well as made-to-order halo-halo shaved ice and steamed buns,
Camille and Adrian De Los Reyes original Sari-Sari location is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the couple has taken the closure in stride, using the downtime to renovate part of the dining room and make plans to expand into its small green space with a patio, the news site also reports.
San Antonio man takes part in traditional African American trail rides in East Bexar County
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Gary Brown, left, of the Tone City Ryderz trailriding club on San Antonio’s East Side, gets his cousin’s horse Smoke ready to ride alongide his nephew Jo’vaughn Wolford, 16, on Saturday, January 23, 2021, in a rural part of east Bexar County. Brown has been riding horses since he was 10.Matthew Busch /For The San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Gary Brown, of the Tone City Ryderz trailriding club on San Antonio’s East Side, soothes Smoke, his cousin’s horse, on Saturday, January 23, 2001, in east Bexar County. Brown, 51, has been riding horses since he was 10.Matthew Busch /For The San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
Posted By Nina Rangel on Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 1:54 PM click to enlarge Instagram / bovinoschurrascaria usa Mexico-based Brazilian steakhouse chain Bovino’s Churrascaría will open its first U.S. location in Northwest San Antonio next week, adding to its string of eateries in luxurious vacay spots such as Playa del Carmen and Cancun. The restaurant will feature a Portuguese and Spanish style of grilled meat or churrasco prominent in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. In Bovino’s case, staff will serve meats Brazilian-style, slicing table-side orders off large skewers. To add a humanitarian twist to its arrival, Bovino’s will donate a portion of proceeds to local nonprofit Culinaria during its first month of service, spanning January 26 to February 28. Culinaria promotes
Restaurant Rundown: The pandemic played a part in virtually every 2020 food service trend in San Antonio Posted By Nina Rangel on Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 9:00 AM click image Instagram / bestqualitydaughter
As per usual, restaurants came and went, chefs left (and returned) and concepts gained steam and fizzled out in San Antonio this year.
No one in the food service industry, however, was quite prepared for the global pandemic, which factored into nearly every food trend we bore witness to in 2020.
Here’s a rundown of the big changes that hit the Alamo City restaurant scene this year.
1. Socially conscious and sustainable dining