Lala’s Gorditas, James Beard Awards: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

The closures and financial hardships of San Antonio food businesses continue to dominate the news cycle.

The Current’s most-read food stories this week included news about the closure of two longtime local favorites and details about another suffering through a winter business slump.

However, there was also some good news, in that six Alamo City-area chefs and restaurants made the list of James Beard Award semifinalists. What’s more, chefs for SA-born Church’s Chicken are featured in a new documentary series about folks addicted to the searing heat of chili peppers.

• San Antonio’s Lala’s Gorditas issues plea for business amid temporary slump
• Six San Antonio-area chefs, restaurants named James Beard semifinalists
• San Antonio’s Nuevo Leon Bakery has closed
• San Antonio-born Church’s Chicken featured on new Hulu series about hot peppers
• Downtown San Antonio Tex-Mex staple Rio Rio has closed

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