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S9E1 – Take Your Tastebuds on a Journey at Carriqui

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Carriqui is a hoppin’ new restaurant in San Antonio’s celebrated Pearl dining district. Feast on smoked crispy quail served with incredible corn cakes, wood-fired steaks, Texas pecan mole-covered cabrito, and Hill Country smoked barbecue.  Plenty of Tex-Mex flare here all housed in a stunning historical building! Get the recipe for Carriqui’s popular spiced achiote chicken […]

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S9E1 – Tastebuds Take Flight at Carriqui, TX “Best” Burger & Chili Dogs with the Astros

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It’s an all-new season of Goodtaste! Season 9 is full of adventure, incredible cuisine, legendary landscapes, and unforgettable characters! In our first episode, we start in the Alamo City with an amazing new restaurant offering everything from cabrito smothered in Texas Pecan mole to sensational shrimp and grits. Then, we head over to Houston for […]

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Sights & Scents from the 6th Annual Paella Challenge at Pearl

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It’s officially springtime in the Alamo City, and locals have come to expect this sizzling culinary event to usher in the season’s change. The annual Paella Challenge hosted by Chef Johnny Hernandez (La Gloria) is in its sixth year at the historic Pearl Brewery – each year bigger and better than the one before it!

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Paella Challenge is the ‘Pride’ of Pearl

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Paella lovers unite! You know Spring is just around the corner, when it’s time for the annual Paella Challenge at Pearl Brewery. Things heated up quickly as chefs from all around the globe descended upon the Alamo City for a fabulous feast and a little friendly competition…

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2011 Paella Challenge at Pearl

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This is one of the most fun events you’ll ever go to. Celebrity chefs from all over converge on the grounds at the beautiful Pearl THIS Sunday to see who makes the best Paella.

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Thank You, Kit!

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Today, October 9, 2010, was truly a historic day for the city of San Antonio! The CIA officially opened its San Antonio campus at the site of the fabulous Pearl Brewery.

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Pearl Farmers’ Market – Make a Meal Out of It!

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Fresh produce, locally raised beef, local cheeses, homemade breads, yummy chocolates…you name it, Pearl Farmers’ Market in San Antonio has all that and more. Chef Johnny Hernandez, owner of the newest restaurant at Pearl called La Gloria, shows you how to shop and find the coolest foods at the market.

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Chef Weissman’s Tuna Chip-n-Dip

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[stream base=x:/goodtaste.tv/wp-content/uploads/videos/ flv=gem118_sandbar_tuna_sd_stream.flv img=gem118_sandbar_tuna_preview.jpg mp4=gem118_sandbar_tuna_iphone.mp4 embed=true share=true width=640 height=368 dock=true controlbar=over bandwidth=high title=Gem 118 – Chef Weissman’s Tuna Chip-N-Dip autostart=false opfix=true /] Chef Andrew Weissman is known around the world in culinary circles. His Le Reve restaurant routinely was listed as one of the top ten restaurants in the USA. Lucky for us Chef Weissman […]

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Local Chef Updates Savory Empanadas – Delicioso!

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A treasure trove of antique recipes is tucked away into the stacks at the University of Texas San Antonio Library’s Special Collections. Thumbing through the books is fascinating even if you aren’t fluent in Spanish. It’s obvious by the sketches and ingredients that ‘food’ translated in any language means ‘love’.

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Watch a Master Chef in Action at Pearl

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This beautiful truffled egg and asparagus salad is the creation of world renowned chef Andrew Weissman who continues to delight crowds at his new Il Sogno restaurant at the historic Pearl Brewery. Il Sogno means ‘the dream’ – and after you taste this salad, you’ll dream about it for days to come.

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La Gloria at Pearl, A Touch of Heaven on Earth

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New restaurants always create a buzz, but La Gloria opened its doors with the roar of a lion! Beloved and talented chef Johhny Hernandez brings his love of Mexico’s creative street food to San Antonio.

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Got Smart Kids?

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If your child is a budding entrepreneur or just really makes a great glass of lemonade, head to the beautiful historic Pearl on Grayson Street this weekend for the Best Tasting Lemonade contest. The Lemonade tasting begins at 10 a.m. and is a practice run for the big Lemonade Day coming to San Antonio later […]

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Taste Paso Robles Wines at Myron’s Steakhouse

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Paso Robles is said to be the fastest wine growing region in California. Nestled between San Francisco and Los Angeles, it’s a beautiful place to visit, and its wines are getting rave reviews. Wine critic Robert M. Parker says Paso Robles ‘shows some of the most striking potential in all of California.’ I attended a […]

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San Antonio’s Paella Cook-Off at Pearl

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Giant pans of beautiful, exotic paellas and tons of folks gobbling down every single bite of the tasty Spanish dish made the first ever Paella Cook-Off at the Pearl a huge success.

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Paella Event at Pearl ROCKED!

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What a fabulous, fun, frenzied day! The first ever Paella Cook-Off at Pearl was a hit! More than a couple of dozen local and national chefs competed to see who could make the most beautiful, tasty and ‘correct’ paella. PLUS, what was I thinking!!! I competed along with those amazing chefs and so did my […]

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