San Antonio’s dining scene is saddling up at the end of February with a chili cookoff at Pullman Market and rodeo park-and-ride dinners at some of Pearl’s best restaurants. Meanwhile, Houston café Toasted Yolk is breaking out of its shell with a second San Antonio restaurant. Read on for more essential San Antonio food news.
OpeningsBuzzy Houston brunch chain The Toasted Yolk has opened a second San Antonio restaurant at 18402 N. Hwy. 281. Similar to other trendy A.M. cafés, such as Snooze and Another Broken Egg, the franchise offers a menu of comfort classics, including brisket and egg tacos and Benedicts (Toasted Yolk calls them Arnolds), alongside a few Southern dishes, such as shrimp and grits. The bar service goes beyond mimosas, pouring out boozier margaritas and the gin-based Rise 'N' Shine Punch.
A new boba shop has popped up at 904 FM 3009 in Schertz. The aptly named Boba and Eats mixes drinks like matcha, milk tea, and mocha Vietnamese coffee with lighter bites, like hazelnut toast with banana and strawberries, chia bowls filled with granola and chocolate, and pitaya bowls.
Pullman Market is gearing up for a charity chili cook-off on February 28.Photo by Robert J. Lerma
Other news and notes
An all star crew of San Antonio restaurants (including some Michelin starred spots) will gather outside Pullman Market on February 28 for a charity chili cook-off. Guests will enjoy tastings from top chefs, dance along to the Mark Odom Band, and help support local nonprofit San Antonio Hospitality Foundation. Tickets are $50 for general admission, $75 for VIP, and $15 for kids aged 10-plus. The lineup includes the diverse crew of restaurants, including:
- Best Quality Daughter
- Boiler House
- Casanova Barbecue
- Two Bros BBQ Market
- Freight Fried Chicken
- Interstellar BBQ (Austin)
- Isidore
- JD's Chili Parlor
- Ladino
- La Gloria Pearl
- Mezquite
- Pullman Market
- Restaurant Mixtli
- Slab Side BBQ
- The Culinary Institute of America
The Pearl is also getting stampeding into rodeo season with a two-night dining and shuttle package on February 25 and 26. Before the Dierks Bentley or Sheryl Crow shows, guests can opt for a prix fixe dinner at Southerleigh, Brasserie Mon Chou Chou, Boiler House, Fife & Farro, Ladino, or Mezquite, then enjoy VIP shuttle service to and from Frost Bank Center. Reservations are available at each restaurant’s OpenTable booking page, and rodeo tickets and parking at Pearl must be purchased separately.
William Chris Vineyards has launched its 2025 Mary Ruth, a dry white blend the Hill County winery describes as having notes of “white and yellow flowers, enticing aromas of grass, juicy peach, white pineapple, and crème fraîche.” Co-founder William “Bill” Blackmon named the series as an ode to his mother, Mary Ruth Blackmon, in 2010, and it has been a best seller ever since. The wine is currently available to winery members and the general public through its website.
