Worth the Hype, Barbaro: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

This week’s most-read Current food news touched on local eateries that are worth TV hype and alleged bad behavior from one of San Antonio’s most prolific bar owners. Let’s jump in.

Our top story alerted local foodies to an upcoming  episode of Worth The Hype featuring four San Antonio-based restaurants, followed closely by news that the U.S. Department of Labor has slapped local pizza joint Barbaro with a lawsuit alleging unpaid employee wages. Next, a longtime tortilleria resumed business after a short hiatus, upcoming food hall Make Ready Market is offering a sneak peek event, and local landmark the Tower of the Americas will host its first-ever Tacos & Tequila fest.

Read on for more.

• Four San Antonio restaurants to be featured in streaming series Worth the Hype
• Feds sue San Antonio pizza spot Barbaro, saying it violated labor, tipshare laws
• San Antonio’s long-running Adelita Tamales reopens after car smashes into its building
• Upcoming San Antonio food hall Make Ready Market to hold sneak-peek event
• San Antonio’s Tower of the Americas will debut Tacos & Tequila Festival next month

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