The More You Know, The Better It Tastes

Soda Shops are the new rage, and they are popping up all over. What is a soda shop? Learn all about them from the owner of San Antonio's Drank, the Lone Star Soda Shop's owner Roman Huerta! Drank Soda Shop is San Antonio Restaurants Gold Approved! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef Kyronn Cordner (Chef Ky), Executive Chef at Mako's on the Creek, has a passion for cooking unlike no other. He often uses unusual spices. Spices from his home, the Island Country Trinidad and Tobago. Though he has been on the show Chopped and served on important committees for the James Beard Foundation, Chef Ky has remained relatively unknown in San Antonio and we think that should change. M...

Frederick Costa started in life in French Indochina (now known as Vietnam) however as the communists took over, he was forced to flee with his parents to France leaving everything behind. His parents were chefs and soon they had built a very famous Vietnamese restaurant in Paris! Frederick also took to the culinary arts and eventually came to San Antonio to open L'etoile one of the first French fi...

San Antonio Restaurants has partnered with Tiki Travel Planners, LLC to take a "Foodie Cruise" in Feb. 2024 out of Miami. It's a five day cruise on Virgin Cruise lines going from Miami to the Dominican Republic to Bimini Island, then back to Miami. Learn all about it here! There is also a special group created on Facebook just for those considering joining us. The group is called San Antonio Resta...

OT Mendez is the owner of Mexico Lindo at 555 E. Basse Rd. (near the Quarry). OT is a true gentleman! His story includes buying his first restaurant to give his aging father something to do and then selling that restaurant for almost nothing to the longtime chef who's dream was to own her own restaurant! Mexico Lindo has a large menu featuring everything from seafood to Tex-Mex to Interior Mexico...

Award winning wines, spectacular views, delicious food, and live music is found every day at In Contrada Vineyard. Owner and self-proclaimed "mayor" of this neighborhood vineyard talks about how and why he purchased it and what he plans for the future. In Contrada Vineyard is San Antonio Restaurants Gold Approved! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef Andrew Weissman has owned and operated some of the top restaurants in San Antonio. He has been nominated for a James Beard award multiple times. After years of running fine dining establishments, he decided to step back and do something a little more fun. He now operates Mr. Juicy, the extremely popular burger shop. This interview was actually the first that we did for this podcast however th...

Houston & Emily Carpenter seem to have come from nowhere to open four really popular restaurants in a short amount of time. They have Little Em's Oyster Bar, UpScale, Restaurant Claudine, Go Fish Market, and coming soon Nineteen Hyaku Sushi and Warehouse Diner. Little Em's and Go Fish Market are already on the Gold Approved list. UpScale and Restaurant Claudine will be added soon. Learn more a...

Priscilla Caballero talks about how her and her sister, Cassandra Caballero grew up around the family business, Eddie's Taco House. Today they run the two restaurants. Priscilla discusses the history of Eddie's Taco House and what it takes to keep it going. Eddie's Taco House is a San Antonio Restaurants, Gold Approved Restaurant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earl Abel's is one of the most iconic restaurants in San Antonio. It first opened in 1933 on N. Main before moving to the corner of Broadway and Hildebrand. Generations of San Antonian's went to Earl Abel's for prom night, celebrations, or just to get some fried chicken and pie. Danny Badiola purchased the restaurant several years ago and still uses the original recipes though now the restaurant i...

Lizzeth Martinez and Francisco Estrada, owners of Naco food truck and Naco 210 Mexican Eatery talk about moving to the US from Mexico City. Francisco, a lawyer by profession gave up his business to help create and serve delicious food. Their award winning food has been featured on television and is frequently noted as being some of the best Mexican food in San Antonio. Learn more about your ad cho...

Jeremiah Burns is owner of the only peanut butter and jelly sandwich restaurant in the State of Texas. He has a fascinating story that is both exciting and motivating.  Learn about his journey, his ups and downs, and why he does what he does. After listening to this podcast you are going to want a PB&J sandwich for sure! PB&J with Tay is San Antonio Restaurants Gold Approved. Learn more ab...

Benjamin De Los Santos worked for a lot of corporate restaurant groups before taking the plunge and starting his own business. We talk to Ben about his journey and why it is important to him to make every bite the best bite! Benjie's Munch is where it's at! Benjie's Munch is a San Antonio Restaurants Gold Approved Restaurant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian and Camille De Los Reyes, owners of Sari Sari Restaurant and Market and Sari Sari Supper Club share their story about taking over her parents restaurant and then opening another restaurant featuring upscale versions of their favorite Filipino recipes. They also talk about May being Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month and what they are doing to promote it. Both Sari Sari res...

Phillip and Jessica Gonyea are putting out some amazing chicken sandwiches and San Antonio is noticing. People are loving Krazy Katsu! Phillip and Jessica tell us how they experimented with different recipes until they came up with the best tasting chicken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef Nicola Blaque discusses growing up as an Army brat and trying to figure out what she wanted from life. What made her want to become a chef and how she ended up in San Antonio. The Jerk Shack is a San Antonio Restaurants Gold Approved restaurant! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chef Dominique Besson was born in France and attended cooking school there. These days he and his wife Domenica are the proud owners of Star Chef Store, a store specializing in fine knives and kitchen accessories. Dominique discusses why there is not a one size fits all knife, the importance of keeping your knife sharp and why different knives are made for different jobs. It's a game changer. Beca...

Theresa Lopez, Co-Owner of Comfort Cafe discusses what Serenity Star is and how it helps the community plus how and why they started Comfort Cafe. Comfort Cafe is a San Antonio Restaurants Gold Approved restaurant! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chicago Hot Dogs has been in San Antonio for a couple of years and yet so many people have not yet been introduced to the sandwiches that are famous in Chicago like a Chicago hot dog and a Italian Beef sandwich. We talk about why they chose San Antonio as their home and working in a father/son workplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Vale is the owner and founder of Alamo Biscuit Company & Panaderia and partner at Archie's CBD & Coffee, partner at Jugo, and owner of Texas Associates Insurance. John Vale decided to open Alamo Biscuit Company after noticing that there were not many restaurants around with the focus on biscuits. Everybody love biscuits! With several other businesses in his portfolio we discuss the ch...

Paul Griffith is the President and Co-Owner of Smashin Crab. There are currently three locations in San Antonio. Smashin Crab also owns a commissary where they can assist local food trucks, caterers, and small restaurants with meal prep, refrigeration, and supplies. From the commissary they produce Take Flight Chicken, their own Nashville fried chicken, available for pickup or delivery. All three...

Some of Greg Ferris' earliest memories are playing around his grandmother's restaurant Bobbie's Cafe. He learned about hard work and he learned he loved to cook food that made people happy. Now, many years later Greg and his wife Ana are the owners of Bobbie's Cafe and everyone is loving the food! We sit down with Greg and talk about his vision to get to where he is and the future. Lots of fun and...

Alan White, owner of Sofia's Pizzeria discusses why he decided to open a pizza restaurant after attending the International School of Pizza, and how he is striving to make his restaurant stand out from the others using all fresh ingredients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan and Beverly Williams started San Antonio Restaurants more than eight years ago just because they like to eat out. They never dreamed this little group would grow to be the largest foodie group in the state of Texas and possibly the United States. After joining forces with Jim and Susie LaFredo, San Antonio Restaurants now produces a digital magazine, this podcast, and created the Gold Club wh...

Chef Leo Davila has been on national television competition with the Food Networks, Big Restaurant Bet. Though he never cooked a meal until he was in his 20's he has gained the respect of many in a short amount of time. Stix & Stone is known for crazy creative dishes that reflect Leo's life experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices