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“New San Antonio restaurant to bring grinders, hoagies and heroes to Beacon Hill” by Paul Stephan
Get ready for those grinders, hoagies and heroes, y’all.
San Antonio’s Beacon Hill neighborhood will soon be home to an East Coast-style sandwich shop. Wife-and-husband team Maray McChesney and Matt McGlaughlin plan to open Beacon Hill Market & Deli in the former home of White Dragon Chinese Food in the heart of the Blanco Road antiques district early next year.

“Eat The Street” by Mike Stutter – June 23, 2023
An article on ” Eat The Streets” by Mike Sutter about the restaurants along Fredericksburg Road. The five restaurants are Garica’s Mexican, The Wicked Which, Yolanda’s Uptown Cafe, Peter El Norteno and San Taco. This article goes into detail about the owners and their delicious homemade dishes here in San Antonio, tx near Interstate 10.

Julia’s Bistro & Bar set to appear on “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives” – Feb 2024
In a MySA article by Katherine Stinson they take a look into another local restaurant being featured on Food Networks Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives hosted by Guy Fieri. Julia’s Bistro, located in the Blanco Rd shopping district, joins the list of destinations visited on the show.

“95-Year-Old Cool Crest Miniature Golf Announces New Diner Concept” by Polly Anne Rocha
An article on “95-Year-Old Cool Crest Miniature Golf announces new diner concept” by Polly Anna Rocha. After 95 years of off-and-on business, Cool Crest Miniature Golf still stands in San Antonio, at its Fredericksburg Road home. Recently, the iconic Cool Crest sign was taken down to accommodate for construction, and yesterday, February 15, the mini golf course and biergarten provided an update on some new additions coming to the site.

“New York Times names San Antonio taco as one of America’s best dishes” by Polly Anna Rocha – December 12, 2023
An article on ” New York Times names San Antonio taco as one of America’s best Dishes” by Polly Anna Rocha about Garcia’s Mexican Food’s placement on the NYT “23 best American dishes of 2023.” Among the 23 dishes was Garcia’s brisket taco. For over 60 years, Garcia’s Mexican Food has been serving some if San Antonio’s favorite Tex-Mex dishes and is now receiving national recognition for one of the restaurants staple dishes.
