Cooking Up Conversation: Leche de Tigre chef-owner Emil Oliva looks to keep things fresh
Name: Emil Oliva Job: Chef-owner, Leche de Tigre Birthplace: Laredo, Texas Years in food service: 12 Big impact: Oliva opened upscale Peruvian restaurant Leche de Tigre, 318 E. Cevallos St., with his brothers Axel and Alec. The Southtown eatery has gone on to win accolades such as an appearance on the first Texas Michelin Guide’s recommended list and a James Beard Award nomination for Emil Oliva in the Best Chef: Texas category. Money quote: “That little house in Southtown has our blood, sweat and tears.
Recent Posts
Texas anti-war veteran among those aboard Gaza aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli Navy
Bexar County encourages residents to get pets vaccinated after confirmed rabies case in fox
First Look: San Antonio’s much-anticipated Elsewhere Too will debut this Saturday
Judge orders the immediate release of Texas DACA recipient
San Antonio’s largest homeless shelter, Haven for Hope, welcomes new president and CEO
Calling for televised public executions (in Christ’s mercy) with Texas pastor Joel Webbon
State-of-the-art adaptation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute hits San Antonio’s Tobin Center
Study: Texas among states with most prosecutions for pregnancy-related crimes, post-Roe
Texas Rep. James Talarico outraises Democratic rivals as he chases John Cornyn’s Senate seat
San Antonio grocer H-E-B names first female president in its history
"My job is to find and attract mastery-based agents to the office, protect the culture, and make sure everyone is happy! "