Sarah Brown gets a taste of the authentic Mexican carnitas at Carnitas Lonja. Credit: Photo Courtesy PBS

Nationally lauded San Antonio eateries Carnitas Lonja and Pharm Table will feel the glow of the TV spotlight once again. This time on a Saturday, Feb. 19 episode of Emmy Award-winning PBS series Samantha Brown’s Places to Love.

The episode follows travel host Brown as she kayaks the San Antonio River, treks through Mission San José and visits Bracken Cave between bites from the two local spots.

At Carnitas Lonja, Brown gets a taste of the authentic Mexican carnitas that landed the Southside spot on multiple best-of lists since its 2017 inception. She closes her trip by joining chef Elizabeth Johnson for veggie-forward vittles at Pharm Table.

Brown, a Dallas native, made name for herself hosting globetrotting shows for PBS and the Travel Channel. The SA-centric episode of Samantha Brown’s Places to Love will air on this Saturday on PBS Saturday at 2 p.m.

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This article appears in Feb 9-22, 2022.

Nina Rangel uses nearly 20 years of experience in the foodservice industry to tell the stories of movers and shakers in the food scene in San Antonio. As the Food + Nightlife Editor for the San Antonio...