WINE AND DINE

Arizona wine bar and café pours into San Antonio with two locations

With its tradition of neighborhood ice houses, San Antonio has long been considered a beer town. But don’t tell that to the many entrepreneurs who are lately bringing wine-based concepts to Alamo City.

The latest to pop the cork is Phoenix-based Postino. After opening several outposts in the Houston area, the all-day wine bar and café will make its local debut with two locations — one in the Rim shopping center in June, followed by a second restaurant at 2600 Broadway in early 2024.

According to a release, each location will have a 40-plus wine list augmented with more than 30 domestic and local beer selections. For those who like to get a little soused before afternoon Zoom meetings, Postino features a happy hour until 5 pm with $6 glasses of wine or craft beer pitchers.

The food menu is mostly made up of Italian-inspired snacks like an olive mix, meatballs with goat cheese, shrimp scampi, panini, and mozzarella with tomatoes. In addition, guests can order charcuterie, cheese, or veggie boards or customize a bruschetta tray.

The brunch service, however, is a more decadent affair, listing a croque madame as a mere “table bite.” Mains include meatball shakshouka and a focaccia stack with avocado, prosciutto, fried egg, and Marcona almonds. Though the joint does not carry liquor, it does make great use of its lower octane stock in cocktails like a Madeira and sherry Bloody Mary.

The release kept most of the design details general but did promise vintage light fixtures, “wide-ranging” art, and installations reflecting the character of each neighborhood. Though renderings of the San Antonio were not available, other locations sport a variety of nostalgic bric-a-brac and plenty of art books.

Each location will also open up with garage-style doors and an indoor-outdoor patio bar. Undoubtedly, that will be dotted with the company’s distinctive canary yellow umbrellas.

Photo by Blake Bonillas

Postino is opening two San Antonio locations.

DINING FOR GOOD

San Antonio Food Bank grows farm-to-table restaurant weeks

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Clementine is participating in San Antonio Food Bank's Restaurant Weeks.

The San Antonio Food Bank is bringing back its fresh spin on a familiar fundraising idea. The nonprofit has enlisted some of Alamo City’s most lauded restaurants to fight hunger with locally sourced menus when its Restaurant Weeks: A Farm to Table Experience initiative returns June 6-20.

Now in its second year, the promotion invites participating restaurants to feature a signature dish showcasing produce the food bank grows at its main facility on Highway 90. The point is to highlight the food bank’s sustainable approach to fighting food insecurity.

Some of San Antonio's most celebrated restaurants have signed up, including Supper at Hotel Emma, Pharm Table, The Jerk Shack, Sari-Sari Filipino Restaurant & Market, Clementine, and Naco Mexican Eatery.

San Antonio Food Bank farm The dishes use produce grown on San Antonio Food Bank's campus.Photo courtesy of San Antonio Food Bank

“Last year marked the launch of The San Antonio Food Bank Restaurant Weeks, and the response from our community was both powerful and inspiring,” says San Antonio Food Bank President and CEO Eric Cooper, via a release. “We are bringing it back this year because the need is still there, and we will never stop working to make a difference.”

Food bank officials say each participating eatery commits to raising at least $300 during the event’s run. Each dollar raised provides seven meals for local children through the nonprofit's Summer Meals for Kids campaign. The program aims to shrink a 20-million-meal gap that local children face during the yearly summer break. The campaign serves over 200,000 youths who would otherwise not receive key nutrition when school is not in session.

Locals can help each restaurant reach its $300 goal by making a direct donation. The full list of restaurants will be updated here as more eateries join the crew.

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