Upcoming Easter specials

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Bakery Lorraine will have Easter theme pastries available for the holiday. Photo: Bakery Lorraine, used with permission.

Easter is right around the corner and local restaurants will be having Easter specials and special menus throughout the month. Whether it is special Easter pastries, meal specials or special events, there is something for everyone. (Bakery Lorraine, Davila’s BBQ, Krause’s Café, 2019)

Bakery Lorraine will celebrate the Easter holiday with specialty pastries that include the bunny heads made with white chocolate mousse and strawberry compote, the Easter egg moon pies and the chocolate tart “nest.” They will only be available April 20 and 21 and while supplies last.

Davila’s BBQ will offer an Easter family meal available for pick up that day. For $43, families can pick up Davila’s Easter Family Order for 4-8 people that includes 1 pound of beef brisket, 1/2 chicken, two handmade sausage links, dessert and two quarts of sides: pinto beans, potato salad, Cole slaw, green beans, mac n’ cheese, Spanish rice and creamed corn. Orders can be made by calling the restaurant at 830-379-5566.

Krause’s Café
Friday, April 19 – A crawfish boil featuring Karbach Brewing Co. will take over the biergarten beginning at 6p.m. Prices are $15 for 1lb and $25 for 2lb of crawfish. The boil will include crawfish, corn, sausage and potatoes plus live music from Pete & Sean Williams.

Tuesday, April 30 – Krause’s Cafe & Biergarten is partnering with Duckhorn Vineyards to host a specialty wine paired dinner on Tuesday, April 30 at 7p.m. The vino-centric event will highlight various dishes created by Chef “Boomer” Acuna including Beefchetta. Each course will be specialty paired with a select Duckhorn wine. The restaurant will have a prix fixe four-course menu to be announced.

La Panaderia, the San Antonio-based bakery led by Mexican brothers Jose and David Cáceres, has created a special Easter Egg treat. Starting this week through the Easter Holiday, La Panadería’s downtown San Antonio location is offering its glazed mousse Easter Eggs in assorted flavors including chocolate and mixed berry for $8.00 each.

CIA Bakery Café at new restaurant Savor

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CIA Bakery Café will be open until Thursday April 11. Photo: Jessica Giesey, used with permission. 

Savor, the new Modern American restaurant that opened this month at Pearl, is also now home to The Culinary Institute of America’s annual pop-up CIA Bakery Café. Under the direction of CIA faculty, students will be preparing and serving breakfast and lunch for the public with dine-in and takeout options. (CIA Bakery Café, 2019)

CIA Bakery Café is open from January to April. Students in the college’s Baking and Pastry Arts major have the opportunity to showcase their skills in a real-world retail bakery and sit-down restaurant. For breakfast and lunch on weekdays, Savor will transform into a café serving a range of fresh dishes. Morning offerings include fresh pressed coffee with a nitro brew and pastries like alfajores, traditional shortbread cookies with a dulce de leche filling, popular throughout Latin America. The breakfast menu includes items like Sylvia’s Brioche French Toast with macerated berries and whipped crème fraiche or a Pressed Egg Sandwich with spinach, mushroom, prosciutto and gruyere. Lunch will include homemade soup, salad and sandwiches such as the Fried Chicken Cubano with crisp chicken, gruyere, Dijon and sour pickles plus Chicken and Dumplings, potato gnocchi with porcini mushroom ragu.

Monday January 28 through Thursday April 11
Takeout is served Monday through Friday from 8a.m. to 2p.m.
Café dining is open Monday through Friday from 10:30a.m. to 1:30p.m.

Savor at Pearl
200 E Grayson St., Suite #117
San Antonio, TX 78215