Posted By Nina Rangel on Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:09 AM click to enlarge Courtesy Torchy s Tacos Torchy’s Tacos Medical Center location Managing Partner Joe Joyer rallied with staff to deliver 400 tacos to the Haven for Hope staff. As the city attempts to pick up the pieces following last week’s historic winter storm, several local restaurants provided comfort to San Antonians via the avenue they know best: with food. This weekend saw nearly fifteen local restaurants open their doors to feed folks who have been affected by the winter storm, free of charge. Some, such as the newly-opened Medical Center location of Torchy’s Tacos and burger pop-up Pumpers, fed people with existing inventory, while others participated i
Despite food shortages and slashed staff, San Antonio s hotel restaurants kept cooking through Snowmageddon
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Executive chef Jaime Gonzalez pulls food from the broiler Friday in the Hotel Emma kitchen.William Luther /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Executive chef Jaime Gonzalez, left, holds a pre-dinner staff meeting Friday in the Hotel Emma kitchen.William Luther /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Executive chef Jaime Gonzalez prepares patty melt sandwiches Friday in the Hotel Emma kitchen. When the kitchen ran out hamburger buns, the burgers became patty melts.William Luther /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
With San Antonio on ice for the past few days, many standalone restaurant operators chose to lock their doors. Not only were power and water in short supply for many, but food deliveries weren’t coming in, either. And that’s not even counting the dearth of customers, who by and large hunkered down at home instead of brav