The James Beard Foundation has announced the semifinalists in its annual awards given to chefs and restaurants across the country, widely regarded as the Oscars of the restaurant and beverage industry. Texans did well on the whole, with 20 nominee...
The city of San Antonio has given everyone a great Valentine’s Day gift – Downtown Tuesdays. In an effort to promote downtown as a destination that is as much for residents as it is for tourists, the city is giving away free parking at...
Since this blog is all about the foods and flavors of San Antonio and I created it to promote my cookbook, Foods and Flavorsof San Antonio, I also wanted to offer autographed copies of my cookbook online. The cookbook is $14.95 plus $4.95 shippi...
John likes to buy wine. Lots of wine. Bottles of red crowd our wine fridge. But I can’t drink any of it. It’s all wine John’s bought for special occasions. It’s nice wine. It’s expensive wine. He says we’ll drin...