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Big Chicken, Fiesta Food Prices: San Antonio's biggest food stories of the week

Shaquille O'Neal's Big Chicken restaurant chain is headed to San Antonio, and more of this week's top food news.

By on Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 3:10 pm

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click to enlarge Shaquille O’Neal-owned Big Chicken will make an expansion into Texas. - Photo Courtesy Big Chicken
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Shaquille O’Neal-owned Big Chicken will make an expansion into Texas.
The Current's most-read food stories were all over the map this week. Or should that be "all over the menu?"

Either way, those stories ran the gamut from fried chicken two ways to a festival that's nacho run-of-the-mill party. Details also emerged about an annual celebration of Texas craft beer, and a rising local chef gave our readers a glimpse into her rough-and-tumble beginnings.

Current readers were here for all of it. Read on for more.
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