Little Bites: Discount liquor, Texas-born canned margaritas making San Antonio food news this week

The Current‘s Little Bites feature is a weekly roundup of San Antonio food-focused events and news tidbits.

Twin Liquors locations in San Antonio will participate in the chain’s annual Dollar Sale, starting at 10 a.m. Thursday. For the sale, Twin Liquors drops the customer price on all wine and spirits to wholesale then adds $1. The promotion, which runs through closing time Saturday, even applies to collectible wines and rare whiskies. However, it’s only good for in-store purchases. Multiple locations, twinliquors.com.

Brasserie Mon Chou Chou will launch its latest dinner series “La Table de Chou Chou” on Wednesday, March 29. The first iteration of the quarterly tasting menu will highlight France’s Alsace region, known for cuisine that blurs the boundaries between French and German, due to its close proximity to the latter country. Each event in the series will offer just 14 seats at a $350-per-person price tag. While the price is steep, the dinners include a multi-course menu plus six wine pairings. Reservations for the March 29 dinner are open now. 312 Pearl Pakway, (210) 469-3743, brasseriemonchouchou.com.

Andy’s Frozen Custard will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the onset of spring with two new concretes featuring the chain’s vanilla frozen custard blended with Mint Creme Oreo pieces. Andy’s far Northwest San Antonio shop will offer a Mint Creme Oreo Concrete and Mint Creme Oreo milkshake through Tuesday, March 28. 17927 I-10, (726) 262-6199, eatandys.com.

Texas-born hard seltzer-producer Lone River has released a Ranch Rita Variety Pack. Along with the brand’s flagship margarita-style Ranch Rita, the variety pack serves up three new flavors, each clocking in at 6% ABV: Spicy, Mango and Blood Orange. The Variety Pack is available now in 12-packs of 12-ounce cans at grocery and liquor stores cross Texas. loneriverbevco.com.

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