Mike Sutter

From Rebelle's lavish launch at the St. Anthony hotel to chef Stefan Bowers unceremonious firing in December, the restaurant's long and winding road takes another turn. expressnews.com/food/restauran…

For fans of the @MichelinGuideNA -recommended San Antonio barbecue joint @2m_smokehouse, here's a gift link to my @ExpressNews story on the rebranding of Blu Lacy Smokehouse as Castroville Barbecue Co. (It's an ownership split, but not the kind you think.) expressnews.com/food/restauran…

@MarcDuvoisin Thanks, Marc. And thanks for giving me room to run (even those times when I trip over my own feet on the way there).

"I wish I could say this all-in-one antipasti celebration … was a work of art. It’s not. It’s a mess. But in that way that your best friend is a mess, and there’s nobody you’d rather have with you." You can call it food writing. To me, it's just writing. expressnews.com/food/restauran…

@YGBSM @ExpressNews Some weeks the story's just there. I just have to get out of the way and let it happen. Your post inspires me to do better work. For that, I'm grateful. Thank you.

if you have a subscription to @expressnews, read @fedmanwalking’s “Where there’s smoke, there’s Isidore at Pearl’s Pullman Market” haven’t seen that much passionate writing from him in a while.

@lilygc Nailed it. Traffic Jam I Am.

@fedmanwalking For some reason those barrels remind me of “The Cat in the Hat” at the moment!

Can’t wait to see how they weave orange construction barrels into the narrative of “1923” as they film on the streets of San Antonio.

@caryclack Wait a minute. You got "Jackson 5" on your bingo card for 1st concert? Man, I'm just taking my daubers and going home. You win.

@ronharrodjr @ExpressNews We’ve been lucky to work with you, Ron. We’ll all miss the energy you bring to the beat, and to the room. Best of luck for everything that’s next.

Update: This is my last day at @ExpressNews I’ve loved every second of my time here, and I owe so much to everyone: editors, producers, co-workers, and our publisher. I got a chance to do a lot of cool work with some amazing people and it was a blessing.

@lilygc @ExpressNews @VivaVegeriaSA That’s so kind of you to say. And it’s such a happy place.

Thanks to you and the San Antonio Express-News @ExpressNews a coworker and I were intrigued enough to try Viva Vegeria @vivavegeriasa today and man, it was **wonderful.** Thank you so much! I am totally impressed. Even as a non-vegan! 😋 @fedmanwalking

To be fair, I also missed Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving-adjacent opus “Alice’s Restaurant” and the woozy groove of “Brass Monkey” by the Beastie Boys. So now we’re at 29 and counting.

I've had so many people ask me when Bobbie's Cafe is closing on San Antonio's South Side and reopening on the North Side. Well, here's your answer. My latest for the @ExpressNews. expressnews.com/food/restauran…

@noahbach @startelegram Noah, Fort Worth - the whole Metroplex - was lucky to have you in their corner. Keep fighting the good fight in your next adventure. And please, for all of us, come home to SA at some point (if you’re not too famous for us).

Some professional news: today is my last day @startelegram, I couldn't have asked for a better first job out of college. I've loved my time here and I've had the best editors and colleagues to learn from and grow.

From the inbox: Expert BBQ Tips from NYC Executive Chef! (finally)

The new Pullman Market at the Pearl is like the obelisk in 2001: It'll take San Antonio a few minutes of head-scratching and howling to wrap our heads around it. I spent a few days doing exactly that, and I've got a few bones to pick. expressnews.com/food/restauran…

My Top 25 San Antonio Restaurants playlist just dropped, and there's a new No.1. Did your favorite place make the cut? My latest ranking for the @ExpressNews. expressnews.com/projects/resta…

Well, it couldn't have been the No. 1 steakhouse on my San Antonio Top 10 Steakhouses, because it wasn't open yet. But the others? The mystery abides. expressnews.com/projects/resta…

@andreeball Also: San Antonio

Next straight hair day in Houston: November 2024

@caryclack @MarcDuvoisin Unpurged crawfish = Worst Christmas present ever

Can't live without this regular feature by the incomparable @fedmanwalking. His raves are transporting -- no argument here on that. Still, something perverse in my nature makes me read these lists from the bottom up, with worst first. expressnews.com/food/restauran…

@rlreevesjr @ExpressNews As we speak, I’m writing my “Tied for 11th” list, and Mendez is right there.

@fedmanwalking @ExpressNews That was a good read. Hey, how close did Mendez Cafe come to making the list?

The most important taco of the day, in a city where breakfast tacos matter (gift link). I'm just floored by the homepage display right now. Thank you, @ExpressNews. expressnews.com/projects/resta…