Celebrations were at the heart of most of the Current‘s most-read food stories this week.
To start, readers couldn’t get enough of the feel-good news that downtown’s Golden Star Café celebrated nearly a century of serving up Chinese, American and Mexican dishes — 90 years, to be exact.
Local chocolatier Susana Mijares had cause to party after bringing home an epic win as a competitor on Food Network’s Halloween Wars. And we offered up details on local Veteran-owned businesses readers could celebrate during National Veterans Small Business Week.
Our most-read stories were rounded out by news of two restaurant openings: Fort Worth-based chicken chain The Cookshack and yet another location of breakfast fave Magnolia Pancake Haus.
Read on for more.
- Downtown San Antonio’s Golden Star Café celebrating 90th anniversary
- Fort Worth-based chicken chain The Cookshack opens first San Antonio-area location
- San Antonio’s Magnolia Pancake Haus whipping up plans for new location in Hollywood Park
- San Antonio chocolatier Susana Mijares scares up a win on Food Network’s Halloween Wars
- Celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week with these San Antonio bars and restaurants
So many restaurants, so little time. Find out the latest San Antonio dining news with our Flavor Friday Newsletter.
This article appears in Nov 2-15, 2022.

