San Antonio chef Steve McHugh of Cured opens Luminaire, his first Austin restaurant

Six-time James Beard Award finalist Steve McHugh of San Antonio has opened his first Austin restaurant, Luminaire. The new venture launched Wednesday inside Austin's Hyatt Centric Congress Avenue. Those familiar with McHugh’s dishes at Thompson San Antonio’s Landrace and Cured at Pearl will recogniz

Chicken Salad Chick will open its first San Antonio location Feb. 8

Atlanta-based restaurant chain Chicken Salad Chick, which has teased plans to enter San Antonio since 2021, this week finally revealed a Wednesday Feb. 8, grand opening date for its first store here. Perhaps sweetening the pot for fans of its fare, the new Stone Oa location, 22381 U.S. Highway 281,

Little Bites: alcoholic cactus water, Vegas lounge music making San Antonio food news this week

The Current's Little Bites feature is a weekly roundup of San Antonio food-focused events and news tidbits. Brighter Bites, a national nonprofit that delivers fresh fruits and vegetables directly to families, will open its 10th San Antonio location this month. The new delivery post will be at Stonew

Ted Cruz, who’s running for a third term, again files bill to limit U.S. senators to two terms

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz reintroduced a bill last week to limit senators from serving more than two six-year terms, even as he stands by plans to run for his third. The bill is a constitutional amendment that would prevent U.S. senators from serving more than 12 years.