Tamales Festival, Babe's Crispy Chicken: San Antonio's biggest food stories of the week

'Tis the season for tamales, and our top food story of the week — which shared details about the fourth annual Tamales Festival — tells us that San Antonio is ready. Our other most-read food stories touched on expansions of Babe's Old Fashioned Food and Dave's Hot Chicken, as well as local bars and restaurants offering holiday-themed pop-ups. Rounding out our top stories was the news that a collection of Alamo City hospitality pros were honored as "Rising Stars" by an international industry platform.