Maddy McMurphy’s, Texas Kosher BBQ Championship: San Antonio’s biggest food stories of the week

An FDA alert for canned Spam sold at H-E-B was also one of the week’s top stories.

An FDA alert for canned Spam sold at H-E-B was also one of the week’s top stories.

Texas Kosher BBQ Championship returns Nov. 12, dedicated to San Antonio journalist Chuck Blount

Cooks will grill their meat following the standards of Judaism’s dietary laws under a rabbi’s supervision.

New near-downtown watering hole Chiflada’s and Künstler Brewing’s new Hemisfair outpost were also among this week’s top food news.

Braunda Smith, chef-owner of Lucy Cooper’s Texas Ice House, will donate the proceeds of every Blount Burger to the writer’s surviving family.

The Iowa native made a name for himself in the Alamo City food scene by writing about barbecue, beer and more for the Express-News.