This week, many of the Current‘s most-read food stories came with a side of drama.
We’re talking a slugfest between the city and a North Side strip club, death threats leveled at a local restaurant owner unafraid to speak his mind and the closure of a local barbecue institution.
But it wasn’t all saltiness and sadness. Plenty of you clicked on upbeat news about efforts in the Texas Legislature to make to-go cocktails — maybe the only thing good to come out of this fricken pandemic — a permanent thing.
- After city of San Antonio citations, men’s club XTC Cabaret keeps operating without power, water
- San Antonio chef receiving death threats after calling Governor Greg Abbott ‘selfish’ on CNN
- San Antonio barbecue joint Two Step Restaurant & Cantina confirms permanent closure
- With committee approval, Texas Lege is one step closer to making carryout cocktails permanent
- San Antonio-based H-E-B reverses stance, will continue to ‘expect shoppers’ to wear masks in stores
So many restaurants, so little time. Find out the latest San Antonio dining news with our Flavor Friday Newsletter.
This article appears in Mar 10-23, 2021.

