Sweet Paris Crêperie and Café now offers catering. Courtesy photo, used with permission.
Sweet Paris Crêperie and Café is adding catering to its mix and will bring its decadently delightful take on crêpes and other savory menu offerings to your home, office, or event for 20 guests or more. (Sweet Paris Crêperie and Café, 2021)
Sweet Paris’ Build Your Own Crêpes catering menu is ideal for anyone planning a party for a group of 20 guests or more for breakfast meetings, lunch, or dinner. The company waives travel fees for events within 20 minutes of its location at The Shops at La Cantera. Catering professionals will customize a menu for your event and budget. For party planning call (714) 797-5496 or submit your request to Al Bueno. Orders can be prepared on site or served boxed as a complete meal.
Sweet Paris Crêperie and Café is a Parisian-inspired, fast casual restaurant located on Main Street at The Shops at La Cantera. It offers a critically acclaimed selection of sweet and savory crêpes, from apple cinnamon Crème Brȗlée and s’mores made with Nutella®, torched marshmallows, graham crackers and semi-sweet chocolate to the ribeye-and-provolone stuffed Philly cheesesteak, and the Nordic made with smoked salmon, dill sour cream, pickled red onions, and capers.
A sumptuous assortment of breakfast crêpes is on the evolving brunch menu, which includes paninis, salads, soups and options for gluten-free crêpes.
Founded in Houston, Texas in 2012, Sweet Paris has locations in Rice Village, CityCentre, Katy, Highland Village, College Station, The Woodlands, and Nuevo Vallarta — with new locations coming to Baybrook, San Antonio and more.
“As we gather together again, take your guests on a culinary trip to Paris without stamping a passport. We will come to you and prepare our flavorful sweet and savory creations on site. Office parties, home parties, bridal parties, baby showers, birthdays, bar mitzvahs, wedding receptions, dinner clubs and more, gives us an opportunity to invite a new segment of the population to experience our food and further touch the lives of our restaurant guests.” – Al Bueno, lead crêpe crafter and catering coordinator for Sweet Paris.
San Antonio Museum of Art to launch ‘Museum Market’ in June 2021. Photo: google
The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) is excited to announce the launch of Museum Market, a monthly market kicking off Saturday, June 12, 2021. Produced in partnership with the Southtown Market Co., the Museum Market will feature a variety of products from local artists, designers, collectors, bakers, and other local makers. The market will be an ongoing effort held on SAMA’s campus in the Sculpture Garden the second Saturday of each month and will operate from 10a.m. to 3p.m. (San Antonio Museum of Art, 2021)
The goal of the Museum Market is to continue to connect the downtown San Antonio and Museum Reach communities with local makers from the Alamo City while supporting small businesses and encouraging market-goers to shop local. Confirmed vendors for the first SAMA Saturday Museum Market include:
• Beesweetology – Local honey • Trinity – Pop art and jewelry • Be Kind Rewind – Unisex vintage clothing • Republic Bakery – Baked goods • Hazel Laine Studio – Pop art apparel • Relyt.co – Health and beauty goods • La Familia Lorenzo – Fine art • Sundown Vintage – Handpicked vintage clothing • Trinket Armor – Gold plated jewelry and hats
“We’ve had great success with our holiday market and we’re delighted to extend it to a year-round market. Our campus has always been a place for our community to get together, and we hope that the market will bring new people to our campus. It’s a great way to enjoy the neighborhood and to spend the day on the Museum Reach.” – Emily Sano, the San Antonio Museum of Art Co-Interim Director.
The Museum Market will offer seasonal items and a rotation of new and ongoing vendors each month. For more information on SAMA’s monthly market, visit SAMA’s website. To apply to participate in the market as a vendor, contact Southtown Market.
The San Antonio Museum of Art serves as a forum to explore and connect with art that spans the world’s geographies, artistic periods, genres, and cultures. Its collection contains nearly 30,000 works representing 5,000 years of history. Housed in the historic Lone Star Brewery on the Museum Reach of San Antonio’s River Walk, the San Antonio Museum of Art is committed to promoting the rich cultural heritage and life of the city. The Museum hosts hundreds of events and public programs each year, including concerts, performances, tours, lectures, symposia, and interactive experiences. As an active civic leader, the Museum is dedicated to enriching the cultural life of the city and the region, and to supporting its creative community.
Pluckers Wing Bar is offering a free meal for dads on Father’s Day for Pluckers Club and Pluckers Club Lite members. Photo: Melissa Skorpil, used with permission.
This Father’s Day, treat dad to the best wings in town and all-day sports watching at Pluckers Wing Bar. In celebration of the special day, on Sunday, June 20, Pluckers Wing Bar will offer a free meal (up to a $16 value) to dads who are either Pluckers Club or Pluckers Club Lite members themselves or come with a guest who has a membership. This special will be available for dine-in only. (Pluckers Wing Bar, 2021)
Known for their perfect combination of homemade food and a fantastic atmosphere for watching sports, the iconic Pluckers menu includes fan favorites, such as Fried Pickles, Holy Macaroni, the Bypass Burger, and the Buffalo Chicken Sandwich. Pluckers’s famous wings are offered in-bone or boneless, grilled, and paired with signature sauces, like Buffalo, Spicy BBQ, and Spicy Ranch, along with such unique flavors as Ginger Peach Sriracha, Gochujang, and Spicy Mandarin.
Owners Mark Greenberg, Dave Paul, and Sean Greenberg, 2017 Ernst and Young Central Texas Entrepreneurs of the Year opened their first Pluckers restaurant in Austin in 1995. Over the past 25 years, Pluckers Wing Bar has opened 30 locations, expanding to Baton Rouge, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston Killeen, San Marcos, and San Antonio. Pluckers is known for its signature wings and is consistently recognized as the best sports bar and chicken wing restaurant in the cities where it is located. Offering guests a fun, laid-back atmosphere where friends, family, and co-workers can enjoy a great meal and watch sports, Pluckers has been named in USA Today’s “Top Ten Wing Restaurants,” ESPN’s “Top 5 Sports Bar in North America,” and Dallas Observer’s “Best Sports Bar,” along with being named one of “Austin’s Best Places to Work” for three years by Austin Business Journal.
The popular Caribbean-style restaurant will open its third location downtown at Hemisfair. Photo: Jason Risner, used with permission.
Popular Caribbean-inspired restaurant, The Jerk Shack, is excited to announce its third brick-and-mortar location coming to Hemisfair in downtown San Antonio. The new Jerk Shack restaurant will be located in the Schultze House, one of the historically recreated homes in the Hemisfair district. The 1,740 square foot restaurant is set to open in the summer of 2022. (The Jerk Shack, 2021)
Jerk Shack’s third location will feature the menu and flavors of the original Jerk Shack that San Antonians have come to love, but will also have an elevated menu featuring steakhouse-like items and more for an added traditional dining experience. The Hemisfair location will also feature a full bar and cocktail program, which is not currently available at the other Jerk Shack locations.
The Jerk Shack’s cuisine is inspired by the flavors of Jamaica and the Caribbean. Chef Blaque and her team have incorporated the flavors and techniques of Caribbean cooking into American favorites like mac and cheese, tacos, and more that create a unique blend of cultures. Of course, more traditional Caribbean dishes like braised oxtail, jerk chicken and more are also available at the restaurant. Chef Blaque will also have her Executive Chef from Mi Roti, Chef Lionel “Butch” Blache, run the kitchen with her at Jerk Shack’s Hemisfair location.
The third Jerk Shack location marks the fourth restaurant opening for Chef Blaque in San Antonio. In addition to her flagship location, she recently opened Mi Roti, a Caribbean-style concept in Pearl’s Bottling Department, in July 2020. The Jerk Shack’s second location at 10234 State Hwy 151, San Antonio, TX 78251 is set to open for service this summer.
The Jerk Shack is a concept by Chef Nicola Blaque and her husband Cornelius Massey. After serving ten years in the Army, Blaque began working as a private chef to explore her passion for cooking. She relocated to San Antonio from Hawaii to pursue a degree at the Culinary Institute of America where she graduated in 2016. Blaque returned to her Jamaican roots and began focusing on Caribbean cuisine, working to bring the unique flavors to South Texas. In 2018, the team launched The Jerk Shack, a restaurant inspired by the flavors of Jamaica and the Caribbean. The Jerk Shack has received national praise including being featured by Eater as one of the 2019 Top 16 New Restaurants in America as well as being included in GQ’s 2020 Best New Restaurants in America.
“The response to The Jerk Shack has been amazing, which has allowed us to expand across the city. Our fans and customers have been extremely supportive of our growth so we’re looking forward to bringing The Jerk Shack to Hemisfair.” – The Jerk Shack Chef and Owner Nicola Blaque
Sandra Gonzalez is one of the artists chosen to curate murals for the community mural project. Courtesy photo, used with permission.
As part of the generous grant awarded to the San Antonio Museum of Art by the Art Bridges Foundation this spring, SAMA has selected three local artists to create community murals celebrating the vibrancy and community of the Alamo City. Positioned on San Antonio’s eastside, westside and onsite at SAMA’s campus, the artists will begin creating their works this July and will showcase their completed murals this August. The community is invited to participate in the process through voting this June and sharing their ideas starting this week. The purpose of the initiative is to celebrate the importance of community through the arts, connecting San Antonio’s culturally diverse neighborhoods and their traditions through a creative framework. (San Antonio Museum of Art, 2021)
The mural curation project is a joint effort between SAMA’s education department, the San Anto Cultural Arts, and the San Antonio African American Community Archive & Museum
About the Artists:
Suzy González – Mural Location: San Antonio Museum of Art Campus Suzy is an artist, curator, zinester, educator, and organizer based in San Antonio, Texas. She has had solo exhibits at Presa House Gallery, Hello Studio, Palo Alto College, and two-person exhibits at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi and the University of Connecticut. Suzy co-publishes the Yes, Ma’am zine, co-organizes the San Anto Zine Fest, and is half of the collective Dos Mestizx, who recently curated XicanX: New Visions in New York and Texas. She has created public art with the City of San Antonio, the San Antonio Street Art Initiative, Centro San Antonio, and the City of San Marcos, and is currently working on a project with the City of Pasadena.
Victor Zarazua – Mural Location: Wicho’s Mexican Deli on the Westside As a practitioner of the Graffiti Art Subculture, Victor started painting at the age of ten. Victor used this medium as an escape from outside influences in his neighborhood and schools. As a youth, he began to appreciate art, what it could do, and where it could lead him to. During high school, Victor found himself looking for like-minded youth and found SACA & SAY Si. Those two programs opened the door further for him to delve further into the arts and the “lowbrow” art movement.
Sandra Gonzalez; Mural Location: Tony G’s on the Eastside (Mural to be created in partnership with Malachy McKinney) Sandra is an active muralist in South Texas and an art educator at Roosevelt High School in San Antonio, who has also participated in numerous art exhibits throughout the U.S. In 2013, Sandra received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Sandra learned about engaging with the community through her work for the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program where she worked for over a year and assisted with various large-scale murals, involving different communities such as inmates, mental health patients, students, and several artists.
From Saturday, June 26, 2021, to Saturday, July 10, 2021, the San Antonio community will have the opportunity to vote on one of three themes designed by each artist to create for each mural location. Those interested in voting may do so by visiting SAMA’s website where a landing page will be available for voting or in-person at SAMA using the onsite voting box; both will be available starting in late June. Each mural will be constructed throughout the summer starting July 12, 2021, and the completion of each will be revealed on Sunday, August 15, 2021. The San Antonio community is also invited to join in a special conversation between the mural artists and committee panel that Sunday.
The San Antonio Museum of Art serves as a forum to explore and connect with art that spans the world’s geographies, artistic periods, genres, and cultures. Its collection contains nearly 30,000 works representing 5,000 years of history. Housed in the historic Lone Star Brewery on the Museum Reach of San Antonio’s River Walk, the San Antonio Museum of Art is committed to promoting the rich cultural heritage and life of the city. The Museum hosts hundreds of events and public programs each year, including concerts, performances, tours, lectures, symposia, and interactive experiences. As an active civic leader, the Museum is dedicated to enriching the cultural life of the city and the region, and to supporting its creative community.
Art Bridges is a nonprofit arts foundation whose mission is to expand access to American art across the U.S. Founded by arts patron and philanthropist Alice Walton, Art Bridges has been creating and supporting programs that expand access to American art around the country by partnering with institutions of all sizes and in all regions on projects that deeply engage communities via thematic traveling exhibitions, long-term loan sharing collaborations, among additional initiatives.
“Murals have always been a powerful tool to educate and commemorate local histories. By asking for community input and having residents of San Antonio be a part of the mural selection process, we are emphasizing that art is for all and that art can be enjoyed anywhere. Communal relationships are the foundation of any society, so we must continue to build and grow with the people of San Antonio. We hope that the selected businesses continue to be an anchor in their community, and that these murals shine a light on how San Antonio is a beautiful, culturally rich city.” – Yohanna Tesfai, Public Programs Manager for San Antonio Museum of Art.
San Antonio’s newest holiday event will be making its Texas debut this holiday season. Photo: San Antonio Botanical Garden
San Antonio’s newest holiday event, Lightscape, is making its Texas debut at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Guests will be enchanted by magical light displays set along a beautifully illuminated one-mile path winding through the Botanical Garden. These captivating illuminations will dazzle the senses and the show will proudly include installations unique to Texas created by local and international artists. This exciting display will run from November 19, 2021 to January 2, 2022. (San Antonio Botanical Garden, 2021)
The trail will feature a one-of-a-kind experience blending new works, including a field of Texas bluebonnets, with guest-favorites, such as the show stopping Cathedral of Light, an impressive towering cathedral arch tunnel sparkling with 10,000 lights.
This holiday event routinely sells out in other cities, so be sure to mark your calendars and buy your tickets early. Botanical Garden members will receive an exclusive 48 hour pre-sake and ticket discount. Become a member today to guarantee tickets for your preferred date.
Tickets go on sale to Botanical Garden members on Wednesday, June 2 and public on-sale begins Friday, June 4, 2021.
The San Antonio Botanical Garden’s tranquil 38 acres serve as a living museum of native and imported plant life for visitors to appreciate, learn from, and enjoy. Its mission is to inspire people to connect with the plant world and understand the importance of plants in our lives.
SAY Sí will host their annual Small Scale • Big Change fundraiser from June 1 – 17, 2021. Courtesy photo, used with permission.
This June, SAY Sí will host their annual Small Scale • Big Change fundraiser from June 1 – 17, 2021. Over the span of 16 days, the nonprofit youth arts organization will virtually auction off pieces of art that were created by both student artists and celebrated artists from around San Antonio. This year’s theme is Comunidad y Arte (Community & Art) and the auction will include over 150 diverse pieces from local artists, with 50% of proceeds going directly back to participating artists and support of SAY Sí’s tuition-free programming. (SAY Sí, 2021)
List of participating artists include: Deborah Keller-Rihn (20-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Hiromi Stringer (Five-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Suresh Pitamber (10-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Meredith Dean (Five-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Paula Owen (22-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Jane Bishop (Six-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Louis Vega Treviño (22-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Suzy González (Two-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Tim Olson (Six-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Richard Arredondo (25-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Analy Diego (Four-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Raul Rene Gonzalez (One-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Raul Servin (15-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Andy Tschoepe (Nine-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Vikki Fields (20-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser) Jorge Garza (20-year participant in SAY Sí’s annual fundraiser)
June 1, 2021: Digital artwork bidding and “buy-it-now” purchasing begin June 1 – 17, 2021: Artwork is available for bidding digitally June 16, 2021: “Buy-it-now” purchases will end at 11:59 p.m. June 17, 2021: Final Auction Night @ 7p.m.; Artwork bidding will end at 7:59 p.m. SAY Sí Digital Auction Site
Founded in 1994, SAY Sí is a national award-winning, art-based nonprofit youth development program located in San Antonio, Texas. The goal of the organization is to provide San Antonio area students in grades 6-12 with the opportunity to develop artistic and social skills in preparation for higher educational advancement and career building. SAY Sí programs serve over 200 students from all of San Antonio’s school districts – in addition to serving 4,000 youth in community programs. SAY Sí’s unique approach to education has placed the organization on the national stage, with recognition as one of the top out-of-school-time organizations in the country by The Wallace Foundation, as well as serving as one of seven international youth arts organizations chosen to receive an inaugural Creative Catalyst Award by Adobe Project 1324 in 2016.
Three Star Bar, a new bar and restaurant by Jeret Peña, Chef Josh Calderon, and Rob Gourlay, will open in San Antonio in July 2021. Photo: Three Star Bar, used with permission.
Boulevardier Group Owner Jeret Peña, Chef Josh Calderon, and notable San Antonio bartender Rob Gourlay are excited to announce a new restaurant and bar, Three Star Bar, set to open in San Antonio this July. The new 7,000 square foot eatery will feature deli-inspired cuisine and comfort food in addition to boasting a full bar with a focus on high quality whiskey and local brews. Three Star Bar will seat approximately 140 people and will be located at 521 E Grayson St. in San Antonio, across from Hello Paradise and in the Government Hill district. (Three Star Bar, 2021)
Three Star Bar will have a welcoming atmosphere with nods to vintage food and drink memorabilia. The menu will offer appetizers like whiskey and maple glazed meatballs, deviled eggs, and borracho bean hummus, while the main entrées include a variety of fresh sandwiches filled with pork, meatballs, cured beef, and more. The cocktail menu will offer a variety of spirits but focus on high quality whiskeys, local brews, a selection of wines, and more. A full menu and opening date for Three Star Bar will be announced at a later date.
Three Star Bar is the latest restaurant and bar concept by Jeret Peña, who owns the Boulevardier Group, Hello Paradise, and is involved in the cocktail programs at Esquire Tavern, House of Má, Hugman’s Oasis and more. Peña is the co-owner and beverage director at Three Star Bar, while co-owner Rob Gourlay serves as general manager and Josh Calderon takes the helm of the kitchen as the chef/culinary director and co-owner.
Chef Calderon previously ran the kitchen at Cookhouse as Executive Chef and managed Bud’s Southern Rotisserie in San Antonio after moving back to the city from California, where he served as the Executive Chef for the Belcampo Group. Calderon received his certification at The Culinary Institute of America San Antonio campus and later earned his associate’s and bachelor’s degrees from The Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park campus in New York.
“We’re really excited to open Three Star Bar. It’s a really casual concept that doesn’t sacrifice quality. The food and beverage menus are relaxed, but still use high-end ingredients.” – Co-Owner Jeret Peña
Three Star Bar is a deli-inspired restaurant and bar in San Antonio, TX, by cocktail enthusiast and Boulevardier Group Owner Jeret Peña, Chef Josh Calderon and General Manager Rob Gourlay. The restaurant and bar is located just north of downtown San Antonio and offers casual dining with deli-inspired cuisine and comfort food in addition to boasting a full bar with a focus on high quality whiskey and local brews.
NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez inside the iFly tunnel during the STEM field trip. Photo: Pryor Films, used with permission.
On Friday, May 21, iFLY Indoor Skydiving hosted a STEM field trip for Deerpark Middle School, a local Title I school, at the Austin tunnel with special guest Daniel Suárez, NASCAR driver from Monterrey, Mexico, and iFLY National STEM Education Director Michelle Brumley, co-sponsored by Trackhouse Racing Team. (iFLY Indoor Skydiving, 2021)
iFLY Austin hosted 60 students from Deerpark Middle School for a STEM-specific field trip delivered by Brumley that featured an interactive presentation, including a physics demonstration in the wind tunnel, experimental STEM activities, safety training, flight time for each student, and a guest appearance by NASCAR driver Suárez. Suárez suited up and took flight inside the iFLY tunnel as part of the STEM presentation. Deerpark Middle School students were able to meet NASCAR driver Suárez—piloting the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro throughout 2021—sponsored by iFLY.
Trackhouse Racing Team is planning to launch a racing-themed STEM curriculum within the SLAM! (Sports Leadership Arts and Management) inner-city charter schools, community organizations, and youth groups to inspire those who want to pursue STEM careers. GRAMMY® Award-winning global superstar and co-owner of Trackhouse Racing Pitbull and founder/co-owner of Trackhouse Racing Justin Marks plan to amplify the sport’s influence around the world by impacting the lives of the underrepresented and creating a movement of positivity and possibility using the platform and excitement of sports and music.
iFLY STEM field trips are built to increase awareness of exciting STEM careers and how STEM can be used in the real world. Students get fired up about math and physics when they see it come to life in a state-of-the-art wind tunnel. iFLY’s highly trained STEM educators guide students through an immersive, hands-on experience before defying gravity when they actually fly. In fact, iFLY STEM curriculum aligns with both national and state-specific education standards while making STEM exciting and fun.
iFLY is a sports and recreation company with the mission to deliver the dream of flight. The company pioneered the body-flying “indoor skydiving” experience and is the world leader in vertical wind tunnel technology. Guests do not need to be an athlete or in the best shape of their life. iFLY’s world-class instructors are pros at making flying fun for everyone.
Austin-based iFLY Holdings, LLC., is the world leader in the design, manufacturing, sales, and operations of wind tunnel systems for indoor skydiving. The company has flown more than 9,000,000 people in a dozen countries and at sea since launching the modern vertical wind tunnel industry in 1998. iFLY has over 81 facilities operating worldwide with 36 wholly-owned in North America. iFLY supports and utilizes the safety and training guidelines set out by the International Bodyflight Association (IBA) to ensure the safety and progression of the sport of indoor skydiving. iFLY makes the dream of flight a reality by giving their customers “wings” in a safe and reliable environment.
The Trackhouse Racing team enters its inaugural season with an integrated technical and operational partnership with championship-winning Richard Childress Racing. The alliance delivers Trackhouse Racing full support from Chevrolet in all vehicular and engine development.
Hopdoddy Burger Bar’s Good Cause burger. Photo: Hopdoddy, used with permission.
This Memorial Day weekend, from Friday, May 28 – Monday, May 31, Hopdoddy will donate a percentage of proceeds from all menu items purchased to the SEAL Legacy Foundation, a charity that provides support to families of wounded and fallen U.S. Navy Seals. (Hopdoddy Burger Bar, 2021)
Established in 2011, the SEAL Legacy Foundation is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt organization based in Austin, TX. The Foundation was founded by SEALS is run by SEALS, and supports the brave men of the U.S. Navy SEALS Teams by providing educational assistance for SEALS and their families and other charitable causes benefitting the SEAL community.
All Hopdoddy orders can be placed in-person at any one of the burger joint’s restaurant locations or online for curbside or pickup.
In 2010, four friends had a goal: to set a new standard for burger bars. Hopdoddy Burger Bar pushed the boundaries of what is expected by bringing together craft beer and unique burger concoctions – all with high-quality ingredients and even higher standards. With every purchase of a Goodnight Good Cause burger, a portion of the proceeds give back to Hopdoddy’s favorite community charitable organizations.
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