It’s that time of the year again, whether it be the Golden Globes, The Tony’s, Grammy’s, or whichever award show you go crazy over! The time has come to review what we experienced in 2017, and with that, I wanted to talk about my top three drinks in the San Antonio cocktail scene! While these winners won’t get any special trophies that they can showcase on the back bars of their establishments, they do get a bit of bragging rights-…
Pulling up to Betty’s Battalion might leave you underwhelmed, judging by the exterior of the bar, which has been housed in a strip center next to Fort Sam Houston for the past 30 years. However the once you open the doors, you are greeted by cozy ambiance in the form of colorful string lights, pictures and military memorabilia filling the walls, and the smiling faces of old and young alike. The foundation for Betty’s, which opened in the 1980s, was rooted as…
Earlier this summer it was announced that Tucker’s Kozy Korner would go through a change of hands, and was going to be taken on as a new project by Jeret Pena from The Boulvadier Group. The change in ownership came with a brief hiatus while the “Kozy” joint on the corner of Cherry and Houston went through a facelift. Pena didn’t change much about the bar. It’s still a neighborhood joint where people of all ages and backgrounds could come together for a…
Jazz, TX, located in the basement of the bottling department at the Pearl, makes you feel as though you’ve stepped into another decade. The club is dark and romantic. The only lighting coming from the glowing neon sign and the faint radiance of the bar, one can’t help but be reminded of the club from La La Land when entering the beautiful bar. The upscale basement club isn’t just serving a beautiful atmosphere, they have a food and drink menu…
The San Antonio River Foundation has hosted the Rivertini event for the past eight years, and the ninth one is on March 23rd, just under a week away. In preparation for the event, I decided to interview the competitors, shedding light on the mixologists and their creative processes. I challenged myself to interview 20 bartenders in the span of two weeks, to learn more about the people behind the cocktails, how they got their start in the business, their favorite drinks…