San Antonio, Set Your Course Haute South for Southern Fare and Hospitality

by Dawn Robinette on January 29, 2021

San Antonio may be not be a coastal city, but one taste of the seafood at Southerleigh Haute South, you’ll swear the beach can’t be far away. Back story, in case you don’t know Southerleigh...

Play at Hopscotch and Leave the World Behind

by Dawn Robinette on January 21, 2021

Who couldn’t use some escapism? Sure, we kicked 2020 to the curb, yet life as we knew it pre-“The-Year-We-Shall-Not-Name” is still outside of our grasp. But there are still adventures to be had, especially if...

Enjoy a Flavor Explosion at The Jerk Shack

by Dawn Robinette on January 8, 2021

We’ll be honest: the little spot that The Jerk Shack calls home is not impressive.But anyone who has tasted the food and knew their life wouldn’t be complete until they had more will tell you...

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Take Your Taste Buds to the Islands at San Antonio’s Mi Roti

by Dawn Robinette on September 4, 2020

Ready to explore the Caribbean? After all that 2020 has brought our way, who isn’t?!? While your passport may be collecting dust, your taste buds can be on island time thanks to Mi Roti, a...

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Join the Bread Culture at La Panadería

by Dawn Robinette on July 31, 2020

No matter how you’re quarantining, isolating, socially distancing or whatever the latest verb is to describe what we’re going through, we all have to eat. But there’s a difference between mere sustenance and food that...

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Chartering Summer Fun for All Ages Across Texas

by Dawn Robinette on July 2, 2020

Like the rest of 2020, there’s nothing normal about this summer. Except that the usual boredom and malaise that can hit when routines are upended are at an all-time high. As our usual summer go-tos...

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#TXBites: Cut and Dried, the Art of Charcuterie

by Dawn Robinette on November 26, 2019

Cured meats, a bit of cheese, nuts, dried fruit or berries, jams, jellies, honeycomb, crackers, baguettes. Put a spread together, call it charcuterie and watch people swarm. Holiday entertaining at its simplest and finest! It’s...

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New Briscoe Exhibits Add Extra Dimensions to Tales of the West

by Dawn Robinette on October 18, 2019

A stunning art deco/neo-classical-style building with sculpture reliefs of William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes flanking the entrance seems like an odd home for a museum that features spurs, saddles and all things American West....

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San Antonio’s Restaurant Gwendolyn

by Dawn Robinette on October 4, 2019

Step Back in Time for Forward Flavors at Restaurant Gwendolyn Tucked away on a quiet perch above a bend in San Antonio’s River Walk, Restaurant Gwendolyn makes you feel as if you’re sitting somewhere in...