Category: Restaurant News

A Night at the Pearl with Château Palmer

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High Street Wine Company and Hotel Emma will be hosting ‘A Night at the Pearl with Chateau Palmer’ this Thursday November 17, 2016.  Photo by Sandra Cruz

This Thursday November 17 High Street Wine Company and Hotel Emma will be hosting “A Night at the Pearl with Château Palmer” from 6:30p.m. to 9:30p.m. Château Palmer is a winery located in the Margaux appellation d’origine contrôlèe of the Bordeaux region of France and produces some of the best wines in the region. Two of these wines include Château Palmer and Alter Ego, both known for their fineness and deep aromatic complexity. The night will consist of three events at three different locations at the Pearl. It will include Sommelier Scott Ota from High Street Wine Co and Culinary Concierge Hugh Daschbach from Hotel Emma with Jean-Louis Carbonnier, the Director for the Americas at Château Palmer. The cost is $325 per person, all inclusive and RSVPs should be made with Scott Ota at scott@highstreetwine.com or by calling (210) 908-9144. (Hotel Emma, 2016)

The schedule for the night starts at 6:30p.m. with a Wine & Cheese course at High Street Wine Co, Supper at Hotel Emma. Jean-Louis Carbonnier will provide guests with valuable information about Château Palmer, the vineyard, the region and the history of Bordeaux. At 7:30p.m. guests will be able to enjoy a dinner at Supper American Eatery’s Private Dining Room where chef John Brand will serve a family style meal paired with some of Château Palmer’s best wine offerings. The evening will end with Dessert at Pearl Amphitheatre at 9p.m. There will be dessert and entertainment in the Pearl Amphitheater overlooking the Museum Reach of the Riverwalk.

Hotel Emma is located in the former Pearl Brewery which was built in 1894 and is named in honor of Emma Koehler, the wife of Pearl Brewery founder Otto Koehler. She kept the brewery going during prohibition after her husband passed away and saw it through its most successful years. The hotel was designed by award-winning firm Roman and Williams who are known for mixing historic and modern elements. They had the historic Pearl building as a starting point and created a beautiful structure that blends the old with the new, the industrial with the refined.

Pearl
303 Pearl Parkway
San Antonio, TX 78715
(210) 212-7260

Military Appreciation Night at Whataburger

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Whataburger is hosting a ‘Military Appreciation Night’ on Wednesday November 16. Photo courtesy of Whataburger, used with permission. 

In the past Whataburger has hosted events to help out the community and surrounding schools. These events have ranged from “Oh! Whata Nights” to jalapeno eating contests, drawings and raffles. On Wednesday November 16 from 5p.m. to 7p.m. Whataburger is having a ‘Military Appreciation Night’event to celebrate the men and women of the military. The public is invited to come and show their support and attendees with a military ID will be able to enjoy a free Whataburger with the purchase of a medium order of fries and drink. This event will include the popular Whataburger for a Year drawing where one customer’s name will be drawn to win the ultimate prize-a free Whataburger every week for a year. There will also be a photo booth, a spin wheel with prizes and a balloon artist. (Whataburger, 2016)

Whataburger has been making burgers since 1950 when Harman Dobson opened a humble hamburger stand in Corpus Christi, Texas. He wanted customers to take one bite and say “What a burger” so he named his stand on Ayers St “Whataburger.” Since then Whataburger now has over 700 locations across the country and continues to deliver fresh, made to order meals everyday with superior customer service. Community support includes charitable giving and volunteerism to nonprofit organizations that focus on children’s charities, cancer research, hunger assistance, disaster relief and military support.

Whataburger #1026
1134 Pat Booker Rd (near Stonegate Drive)
Universal City, TX 78148
(210) 566-4350

Nao Latin Gastro Bar’s new fall menu

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Nao Latin Gastro Bar currently has a new fall menu out. Photo by Sandra Cruz

Nao Latin Gastro Bar is a student staffed restaurant at The Culinary Institute of America San Antonio located at the Pearl. Students do the cooking for lunch menus under the supervision of instructors so they can get real life restaurant experience. The menu features Latin American dishes rooted in tradition but reinvented using a variety of ingredients and techniques and includes seasonal and progressive Latin food. The Culinary Institute of America at San Antonio recently made the announcement that their new fall menu is now available at Nao Latin Gastro Bar. This new menu is for dinner only, is run by a professional staff and features starters, grill items and specialties that showcase fall flavors. (Nao Latin Gastro Bar, 2016)

The fall menu consists of:
Starters to share – Empanadas with corn, salsa blanca and ají verde, Burrata and Charbroiled Beets with basil and orange and Pork Belly Skewers with chicharrón ají verde and cilantro.
Grill options – Double Cut Pork Chop with fall flavors like mustard seeds, apples and turnips, a Filet served with Malbec glaze, potatoes,creamed leeks and spinach and a Mixed parrillada for two with NY steak, hanger steak, blood sausage, Argentinian chorizo, charred peppers, onions, potatoes and chimichurri.
Specialties – Seared Scallops with vatapá sauce, crispy yucca and sweety drop peppers, Braised Lamb Shank with squash, peas and dried fruit and a Daily Seafood Catch served with tomatoes, olives and capers.
Fall specialty beverages – Chicana 75 with Ancho Reyes, Campari, strawberries, lime and brut sparkling, the Tito’s and Hootch with Tito’s vodka, house made tepache, rosemary, lemon and salt and the Desert Rose made with sotol, Punt e Mes, Cocchi Americano and Aperol.

Nao Latin Gastro Bar is open for lunch Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., for dinner Tuesday to Thursday from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5:30 to 10 p.m. and for brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Nao Latin Gastro Bar
312 Pearl Parkway
San Antonio, TX 78215
(210) 554-6484