Happy Labor Day!
I know I'm not the only person who had to work this Labor Day (just listened to my brother anchor the evening news, for instance). But, despite putting in hours answering emails and planning for the huge event I'm coordinating next weekend, we got out of town twice this long weekend.
Our first trip was on Sunday. After the early church service we drove to San Antonio to Mi Tierra restaurant at Market Square. We first went to this place many years ago once when my parents were visiting. We've been back several times, and have come to appreciate the unique mix of tourists & locals who come there and Mi Tierra's brand of classic tex-mex.
Now, this isn't fancy food, nor is it authentic mexican, but it is very authentic tex-mex. Yeah, in some circles tex-mex is frowned upon, but I think it's a genre worth celebrating for what it is. Get past the globs of cheese (embrace them, in fact!) and see this cuisine as something far more interesting. Tex-mex really is a fusion cuisine - not a modern fusion, but fusion nonetheless -- combining mexican flavors, some cowboy cooking ideas, local ingredients, and more. Mi Tierra has been around since the 1940s and serves up some of the best classic tex-mex I know. If you have to go to San Antonio for a convention or something, do yourself a favor and get off the Riverwalk for at least one meal - take a trolley to Market Square (just south of downtown) and get the Mexican Dinner combo or enchiladas from Mi Tierra.
The food is delicious, but some parts of the interior of the restaurant are downright scary - see the photo with Matt posing for an example of what I mean. That particular room felt a bit like an after Christmas sale had blown up - lights, ribbons, ornaments, colors everywhere (covering up what would otherwise be a fairly bland 1970's era room with a cafeteria counter and booths). The room closer to the hostess station is decorated far more tastefully in comparison (though it's still rather bright with pinatas and lights everywhere).
Mi Tierra also has an incredibly popular bakery. We tried a few things - the leche quemada was excellent, but the churros weren't as fresh as we would have liked. Still, it was a fun trip.
See more pictures here.
Our second trip out of town was today with friends and some of their out-of-town guests to Lockhart, TX - BBQ Capital of the World. We went to Black's, which was open. I like their sides (something Kreutz market in Lockhart doesn't begin to compare with!). The brisket wasn't as great as always, but it's always good to get out of town and enjoy some Texas BBQ with friends.
The week ahead will be insane for me, so even though I had to work a bit this Labor Day, it was still nice to have a mostly-lazy weekend filled with good food.
Our first trip was on Sunday. After the early church service we drove to San Antonio to Mi Tierra restaurant at Market Square. We first went to this place many years ago once when my parents were visiting. We've been back several times, and have come to appreciate the unique mix of tourists & locals who come there and Mi Tierra's brand of classic tex-mex.
Now, this isn't fancy food, nor is it authentic mexican, but it is very authentic tex-mex. Yeah, in some circles tex-mex is frowned upon, but I think it's a genre worth celebrating for what it is. Get past the globs of cheese (embrace them, in fact!) and see this cuisine as something far more interesting. Tex-mex really is a fusion cuisine - not a modern fusion, but fusion nonetheless -- combining mexican flavors, some cowboy cooking ideas, local ingredients, and more. Mi Tierra has been around since the 1940s and serves up some of the best classic tex-mex I know. If you have to go to San Antonio for a convention or something, do yourself a favor and get off the Riverwalk for at least one meal - take a trolley to Market Square (just south of downtown) and get the Mexican Dinner combo or enchiladas from Mi Tierra.
The food is delicious, but some parts of the interior of the restaurant are downright scary - see the photo with Matt posing for an example of what I mean. That particular room felt a bit like an after Christmas sale had blown up - lights, ribbons, ornaments, colors everywhere (covering up what would otherwise be a fairly bland 1970's era room with a cafeteria counter and booths). The room closer to the hostess station is decorated far more tastefully in comparison (though it's still rather bright with pinatas and lights everywhere).Mi Tierra also has an incredibly popular bakery. We tried a few things - the leche quemada was excellent, but the churros weren't as fresh as we would have liked. Still, it was a fun trip.
See more pictures here.
Our second trip out of town was today with friends and some of their out-of-town guests to Lockhart, TX - BBQ Capital of the World. We went to Black's, which was open. I like their sides (something Kreutz market in Lockhart doesn't begin to compare with!). The brisket wasn't as great as always, but it's always good to get out of town and enjoy some Texas BBQ with friends.
The week ahead will be insane for me, so even though I had to work a bit this Labor Day, it was still nice to have a mostly-lazy weekend filled with good food.
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