Posts by Sara Branstetter
Inside San Antonio’s Must-Visit New Food Hall: Make Ready Market
San Antonio’s newest food hall and mixed-use space, the Make Ready Market, is up and running on the north side of SA’s downtown area, directly across the street from the CPS headquarters. It contains 7 brand-spanking new eateries which are right now at the top of their game as they seek to woo their share…
Read MoreEverything You Need To Know About San Antonio’s Creamery District
San Antonio has seen a recent explosion in new developments (the SA Yacht Club and the Make Ready Market to name a few) looking to house mixed retail, business, and dining space. The newest kid on the mixed development block, The Creamery District, is now up and running and open for dining. ABOUT THE AUTHOR…
Read MoreWhere to Catch Live Theater in San Antonio
Look, I get it – when it comes to the performing arts, people don’t exactly think of San Antonio. We are no New York, San Francisco, or London for sure, but we also aren’t without great options. Each year, guests and residents of SA can catch big name musical acts, touring Broadway shows, or even…
Read MoreSA Yacht Club Is San Antonio’s Weird-Yet-Cool Food And Retail Destination
Beer, food, retail. Pretty much all you need to survive. And now all can be found at San Antonio’s newest, and quirkiest, retail center, the SA Yacht Club. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sara Branstetter has called San Antonio, TX home for the last 20 years. She’s a wife of a veteran, mom of four, and a…
Read MoreIdle Beer Hall And Brewery: 15,000 Sq Ft Craft Brewery
In preparation for the coming new food hall at the historic Cavender Cadillac building, the Make Ready Market, Idle Beer Hall and Brewery has thrown open the doors on their indoor/outdoor space in the adjacent building in San Antonio’s River North area. Idle joins veteran vendor Mila Coffee to meet all the liquid needs (caffeine…
Read More13 San Antonio Bakeries That You Need In Your Life
San Antonio is home to bakeries aplenty all across the city that specialize in a variety of sinfully delicious baked goods. But trying to determine where to find the best muffins, cookies, cakes, pan dulces, or pies, can be both time consuming and detrimental to your health. So, we have scoured the city for the…
Read MoreA Peek Into Bombay Bicycle Club’s New Location At Hemisfair
Bombay Bicycle Club recently opened a second location at Hemisfair, the area in downtown San Antonio that once played host to the 1968 World Fair. As a local who has watched it transform for decades, I can tell you that this area has seen a massive revitalization in recent years. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sara Branstetter…
Read MoreBlu Prime: Is It San Antonio’s Best New Steakhouse?
Seven months ago, a new fine dining steakhouse hit the San Antonio culinary scene, exciting…nobody. In a city that feels like it achieved maximum steakhouse saturation (that’s a thing, I promise) years ago, it just wasn’t an appealing option. SA has a number of strong steakhouse chains as well as some great local choices. So…
Read More8 Wineries Near San Antonio for Tastings and Tours (With a Map!)
Everybody in South Texas knows that ground zero for wineries and wine tasting is definitely the Texas Hill Country. The area in and around Fredericksburg alone has more than 60 wineries, vineyards, and tasting rooms. But wine lovers rejoice, because you don’t have to drive quite so far outside of San Antonio to enjoy that…
Read MoreNineteen Hyaku Review: Elevated Japanese Dining Just Steps from the Pearl
Busy (so busy!) restaurateurs, Houston and Emily Carpenter, have done it again with the successful opening of yet another restaurant, and quite possibly their most ambitious project. Nineteen Hyaku is located off of Broadway, just east of the Pearl Historic district and only about a block away from the couple’s popular southern eatery, and another…
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