AltWeeklies Wire
White Wine Seasonnew
It's white wine weather almost all the time in San Antonio. This is vexing to those of us who tend to prefer red, but most of us can get over it.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
03-28-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: White Wine Season
Proposed Mexican Legislation Alarms Small Tequila Producersnew
Tequilaphiles unite!! (Mezcal lovers too.)
San Antonio Current |
Travis E. Poling |
03-22-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Coming Digital/Biological Convergencenew
The secret thread running through the SXSW Interactive conference is one that, once noticed, is seen propagating throughout everything from politics to comedy, social media strategies to street parties, all the way to the very laws of thermodynamics.
San Antonio Current |
Brandon R. Reynolds |
03-22-2012 |
Tech
Tags: Biotechnology, sxswi
Western Conference props, academic paper suggest Pop truly is topsnew
Linsanity made its Alamo City debut last week when the Spurs routed the New York Knicks in a 118-105 contest that, despite the star power on display, was somewhat bereft of drama.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
03-18-2012 |
Sports
Tags: San Antonio spurs, linsanity
Suárez mines the unbearable hardness of forgetting in 'I'll Remember for You'new
Once upon a time old people retired to their dotage aided by dozens of grandchildren and smiling nieces. Forgetfulness amongst the ancients was a granted, but no worries — their personal anecdotes were spoken often in earlier years and absorbed by younger generations.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-18-2012 |
Theater
Picasso's 'Guernica' tapestry riots amid works of political consciencenew
As tourists walked by oblivious to the 25-foot-long woven mural on the wall, I could hardly believe my eyes. Hanging in the San Antonio Museum of Art's Robert and Helen Kleberg Gallery next to a painting of the stoning of Saint Stephen by José Orozco is the 1955 tapestry version of Pablo Picasso's Guernica...
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-18-2012 |
Art
San Antonio Chefs Working to Elevate Citynew
A bevy of prominent San Antonio chefs have formed a group to raise the level of the city's culinary notoriety.
San Antonio Current |
Lauren W. Madrid |
03-09-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: San Antonio Chefs
Sex and Desolation: inside 'Seven Minutes'new
The appeal of art openings isn't just in looking at the art (which is often difficult to see, hidden behind other viewers), but in the opportunity to look at people looking at art.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-09-2012 |
Art
Tags: seven minutes
Semi-Cellaring Bordeauxnew
The big boys with super cellars and the bucks to fill them are likely to brag about their big Bordeaux, their Burgundies, and maybe even their Brunellos.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
03-09-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine
Luminaria's fifth brings ghetto-blasted animal cries, light sculpture, and poetrynew
Who would have thought a contemporary art festival could bring in the crowds?
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-08-2012 |
Art
Tags: luminaria, light sculpture
Infusion 101: Strawberry Basil Vodka and Mojitonew
Though most bars keep their recipes secret, bartender Stephany Gordon shared this infusion with us, and a drink you can make from it.
San Antonio Current |
Brandon R. Reynolds |
03-08-2012 |
Food+Drink
Chilis, Sweet Corn, and Bacon at the Bottom of the Bottlenew
What bartenders are doing in their booze labs these days hearkens back to the classy-cocktails heyday when egg whites went into some zoot-suiter's Ramos Gin Fizz, as well as the wild innovation that made prison wine possible.
San Antonio Current |
Brandon R. Reynolds |
03-07-2012 |
Food+Drink
'Star Wars: The Old Republic' deliversnew
When it comes to Star Wars, a massively-multiplayer-online world not unlike World of Warcraft seems like a no-brainer.
San Antonio Current |
Grayson Hamilton |
03-05-2012 |
Video Games
'Can't Beat Love' bullying video contest gives students a voicenew
Flmmaker Emileigh Potter remembers the pain she felt when she was bullied by classmates in elementary.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
03-04-2012 |
Culture
Tags: The Youngs, Bullying
Pastured Eggs in San Antonionew
"Organic" conjures up images of healthy animals and grounds, but organic eggs are nothing more than birds fed organic feed and not given antibiotics or hormones.
San Antonio Current |
Liz Schau |
03-04-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: organic eggs
