Canadian Living 2019-10-01

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Something New

North of downtown San Antonio, a

whole new borough is bubbling: Pearl.

Named after the city’s venerable Pearl

Brewing Company, this revitalized

area, surrounded by new and restored

buildings, has a large weekend market

at its heart. Pearl’s residences share

space with boutiques, the Texas

campus of The Culinary Institute of

America, the cool Jazz TX club and

up-and-coming eateries like Cured,

a restaurant with a from-scratch

style cuisine that includes cured

delicacies from charcuterie to pickles.

Over by the River Walk, The Hotel

Emma, located in a former brewery,

stylishly integrates brewing tanks into

its structure. Named after Emma

Even though the queens of the plaza
are long gone, their memory is still
very much alive thanks to UNESCO.
Two years ago, the organization
included this destination within its
Creative Cities Network for
gastronomy—a way to recognize
historic culinary contributions and
create further long-term development
strategies for the region. For locals
and tourists alike, that means annual
activities like Culinaria’s Wine + Food
Festival, which celebrates local
cuisine, are sure to appeal to the taste
buds. Culinaria runs September 26 to
29, and the San Antonio Beer Festival,
where 400 beers will be available
to sip, happens October 19.
wittemuseum.org.
culinariasa.org.
sanantoniobeerfestival.com.

Koehler, the president of the Pearl

Brewing Company’s wife, who after

her husband Otto passed away, took

the reins and kept the business afloat,

successfully navigating the brewery

through Prohibition. Cheers to that!

atpearl.com.

curedatpearl.com.

jazztx.com.

thehotelemma.com.

Steve McHugh, chef

of the restaurant Cured

Relief of the Alamo

Pearl Farmers

Market

The Hotel Emma