Toast the Tastemakers

A taste of what's on the menu for the San Antonio Tastemaker Awards

Savor bites from San Antonio's top restaurants at the Tastemaker Awards on April 26.

Photo by Ashley Gongora

For the very first time, CultureMap is bringing the Tastemaker Awards experience to San Antonio — and you're invited. There's still time to snag tickets to our signature tasting event and awards ceremony, taking place Tuesday, April 26 at The Espee.

Join us for an evening celebrating San Antonio's culinary all-stars. You'll sip and savor an array of bites and cocktails, then raise a toast to the 2022 Tastemakers nominees, many of whom will be onsite serving up specialty dishes throughout the evening.

Here's a taste of what's on the menu for our inaugural San Antonio event:

Beef tartare from Chef of the Year nominee Jason Dady, Jardin
Pork, duck, pistachio, and blueberry pate from Restaurant of the Year nominee Maverick
Huitlacoche cake from Best New Restaurant nominee Naco 210
Peeler Farms Wagyu beef tartare from Restaurant of the Year nominee Landrace/Chef of the Year nominee Steve McHugh
Carnitas tacos from Chef of the Year nominee Jesse Kuykendall, Milpa
Poached fish with cucumber and mung bean sprout salad from Best New Restaurant nominee Dashi Sichuan Kitchen & Bar
Pork carnita crepes from Chef of the Year nominee Ceasar Zepeda, Sangria on the Burg
Lemoncello from Best New Restaurant nominee Allora

The evening will culminate in an awards ceremony, where we'll unveil the San Antonio's Restaurant of the Year, Chef of the Year, Best New Restaurant, Bar of the Year, and Best Brewery. You can read about all of this year's nominees in our special editorial series.

Don't miss your chance to toast the Tastemakers in person on April 26. Limited VIP and general admission tickets remain and can be purchased here.

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A taste of Texas

The Tastemaker Awards toasts the best in Texas dining for 2022

Photo by Ashley Gongora

Luckybee Kitchen's Jenny Castor was named Fort Worth's Chef of the Year.

CultureMap trekked across Texas this spring to toast the Tastemakers during our annual culinary awards program — and this year was bigger than ever. In addition to our longstanding events in Austin, Dallas, and Houston, we brought the party to San Antonio and Fort Worth for the very first time.

The series began April 26 with our inaugural San Antonio event before returning to Austin's Fair Market on April 28. The Texas culinary tour then headed to Cowtown for our Fort Worth debut on May 10, followed by an evening at Dallas' Fashion Industry Gallery on May 12. The foodie fun wrapped up May 25 in Houston with another sold-out night at Silver Street Studios.

The 2022 Tastemaker Awards served as a Texas-sized celebration of the culinary scenes they honored, with guests savoring bites from participating nominees, sipping signature cocktails alongside culinary stars, and raising a glass to the winners during our live awards ceremonies.

Nominees were selected by local panels of industry experts, including past Tastemaker winners and CultureMap editors. The panels then selected all winners, except for Best New Restaurant, which was determined by readers in our online tournament.

Meet all of the 2022 CultureMap Tastemaker Awards winners, listed by city, below.

San Antonio: