Jim’s Restaurant, Cicada Cellars: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

This week’s top Current food news stories covered several topics, from closures to TV appearances to projected openings. Our most-read posts centered around the permanent closure of a longstanding Jim’s location as well as the impending shuttering of Hill Country winery Cicada Cellars.

On a brighter note, a bourbon produced by Austin-area distillery Garrison Brothers was named best in the world, and yet another local eatery, Sichuan House, will appear on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.  Finally, the city’s sole remaining Lion & Rose location is finally set to reopen this spring.

Read on for more.

• San Antonio Jim’s location at Broadway and Hildebrand closes after 53 years
• Texas Hill Country winery Cicada Cellars closing after 5 years
• Garrison Brothers’ Cowboy Bourbon named best in the world at prestigious contest
• San Antonio’s Sichuan House appearing on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
• San Antonio’s Lion & Rose teases late spring opening date for Dominion location

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