San Antonio Magazine November/December 2022

Best New Restaurants

These 14 local eateries are all wor thy of a spot on your San Antonio dining bucket list—whether it’s South Texas barbecue, authentic Mexican cuisine or Coastal Italian that you crave.

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San Antonio–made DODO

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Culture

is at the forefront during San Antonio Philharmonic’s inaugural season.

Influencer

Freeman finds beauty in a painful past through his largescale canvas works.

Casa

Kim Spradlin Wolfe turned author Melanie Shankle’s primary suite into a calming retreat.

Dish

Bird Bakery’s signature December cupcake is a mix of holiday fun and Elizabeth Chambers’ long-held family traditions.

Tastemaker

Organized chaos is what helps

chef behind Milpa and Ocho at Hotel Havana thrive.

Cookbook

A new San Antonio cookbook divulges recipes from 42 of the city’s top chefs.

WORK OF ART

The Ecumenical Center

The center’s Art Heals Hearts initiative spotlights local creatives and the power of self-expression.

Teachers We Love

Thousands of teachers pour into San Antonio youth at public and private campuses throughout the city each weekday. Here, we spotlight four who have a passion for connecting with their students so they can inspire them to succeed.

Top Attorneys

These 440 attorneys are the best in their field, from adoption and family law to personal injury or business and real estate law.

the Cover Zach St. Ward captured the mini tacos, the chuletas, the chile relleno and a Cantarito de Tamarindo cocktail at Panfila Cantina, one of the city’s 14 best new restaurants.

It was the first day of my junior year of high school and I had just settled into a desk in AP Literature, my notebook and pen sitting in front of me at the ready and my assigned summer reading books stacked in the corner. Mrs. Mary Tillett walked in, all smiles. She welcomed us and commented that we were probably feeling good, reconnecting with friends and ready for a subject that had likely always been a strong one. She turned to the board, chalk in hand, and drew a line plummeting from top to bottom. Unfortunately, she said, this line represents the tra jectory your emotions may take when you receive your first paper back. My classmates and I sat in stunned silence. Never before had a teacher instilled so much fear so quickly.

But, she continued, if you make it in this course—and some of you won’t—you’ll leave a better writer, painful though it may be. Throughout that year, Mrs. Tillett had plenty of other fear-inducing moments. However, we also came to know her softer side and to understand not only that good writing did require work but also that she had our best interests at heart. I left her class enrolled for another English course with her my senior year and with even more resolve to pursue writing professionally.

Many of us have stories like this, of teachers who made an impact we remember for decades after leaving their classroom. The ability to do that is part of what the four teachers spotlighted in this issue (page 44) told me keeps them in the profession. There are tough days (and sometimes, like during COVID, tough years), they all agreed, but in how many other jobs could they say that they’re literally changing lives? We wish we had the space to highlight every teacher deserving of a nod, but these four represent the passion and dedication that we’re glad to see shaping San Antonio’s next generation.

Another group deserving of recognition for their perseverance through the last few years are chefs and restaurant professionals. Food writer Edmund Tijerina details the 14 restaurants you should eat at now (page 34) in this year’s best new restaurants feature. The cuisine and atmosphere they provide are all unique but they each share a commit ment to quality and service that lives up to and continues to build upon San Antonio’s stellar culinary scene.

Veteran Care

San Antonio–based Opera tion Homefront celebrates 20 years of supporting military personnel and veterans this year. Get to know one family whose transition into civilian life was made easier thanks to the nonprofit’s housing program and find out how else the organization is making a difference in San Antonio. sanantoniomag. com/operation-homefront

The Best Green Beans

Green bean casserole isn’t the only way to enjoy the staple vegetable this holiday season. Find out which three restaurants put the most delicious spin on the side dish. sanantoniomag.com/ best-green-beans

Dine With Us

We’re celebrating the eateries recognized in this issue during a Best New Restaurants dinner in early December. Get all the details (and reserve your seat) online. sanantoniomag.com/ bnr2022

COMING UP

Meet the Top Doctors in San Antonio. Plus, plan a few weekend adventures with our 2023 Getaway Guide.

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IN THE LOOP

Handcrafted with Care

THINK OF DODOCASE’S ARTISAN IPAD AND IPHONE cases like old-fashioned book covers, says owner Jamie Moore. Each is handcrafted in San Anto nio out of leather materials using a special wrap around design that allows the case to completely protect both sides of any device. Moore says it’s their attention to material, detail and crafts manship—as well as the ability for buyers to customize what they want their case to look like—that sets them apart from the hundreds of other cases available. “We continually try to not

only make things for the customer, but to give them a lot of choices,” he says. Indeed, they have over 400,000 possibilities for material, pattern, color and other details. Now based in the Alamo City, the company was originally founded in 2010 in San Francisco. When the owners were ready to sell, they contacted Moore, who they’d gotten to know while he was on sales calls on the West Coast, and he purchased the company in 2017. In San Antonio, he’s partnered with artisans he’d worked with for years producing Toplight Wedding Albums. “We made really nice wedding albums, and that same process is really what goes into making an iPad or iPhone cover,” Moore says. “There’s a lot of hand labor, but it’s fun.”—Paulina Rodriguez

Playing for the Next Generation

The lights are still nearly all the way up in Southwest High School’s auditorium when San Antonio Philharmonic begins to play.

Third through fifth graders dispersed throughout the room on this fall morning are still shuf fling in their seats, tucking away iPhones, elbowing their neighbors and fidgeting with their hands. When the music crescendos a few minutes later, they burst into applause, only to be shushed by teachers who know the piece isn’t quite over yet.

It’s nothing like a formal classics concert, but the rough-around-the-edges etiquette at Young People’s Concerts is exactly what SA Philharmonic needs to thrive, says Jeremy Brimhall, director of education and community engagement.

“I think it really has dawned on us that the model of past decades of Friday and Saturday night concerts downtown isn’t what resonated with the larger community,” says Brim hall, who also led education efforts with the San Antonio Symphony. “We need to be a lot more relevant to people and one of the ways we can reach and energize a lot of people—and not just students but their parents and others at the schools—is through these Young People’s Concerts.”

When SA Philharmonic was scheduling its inaugural season after the symphony officially folded in June, it

See The San Antonio Philharmonic Classics 4: Chris topher Wilkins Conducts Vaughan Wil liams And Holst's The Planets

Nov. 18-19, First Baptist Church Of San Antonio

Tickets: saphil.org

made educational programming a priority, says president and bassoonist Brian Petkovich. The organization has planned 36 concerts—40 percent of its full schedule of performances—for students at schools throughout the area, from Edgewood and San Antonio ISDs to Northside and Alamo Heights ISDs. “It’s a really big deal to us,” he says.

Along with live performances of pieces by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov or Igor Stravinsky, each concert is designed to align with both fine arts state standards as well as concepts required in one core subject. The first series of concerts included a corresponding language arts curriculum that allowed teachers to discuss story telling, character development and context clues based on the tale being told through the concert. In November, the symphony will present The Planet Earth, which is accompanied by a science-based curriculum that meets state standards.

During any given student concert, Brimhall says they know there will be more crowd noise, too many mid-per formance bathroom breaks and, almost always, applause that occurs before they’re done playing. That’s not what regular classical music patrons are used to, but it’s how the next generation of regular patrons is built.

“We want them to just get excited about the music—even if they clap at the wrong times,” he says.

Nearly half of San Antonio Philharmonic’s first season is being spent playing Young People’s Concerts at area schools

Painting a New Story

Fine artist Cody Freeman uses the personal struggles of his youth and young adulthood to fuel his work

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t first glance, artist Cody Freeman’s larg er-than-life Siempre collection demands attention due to its bold colors, creative com position and sheer size. But closer inspection of the 4-by-5-foot painted canvases reveals an even bigger story: one of life lessons learned through loss and love.

Each piece is a multi-layered, figurative self-portrait that represents the struggles the young artist faced while growing up on the city’s South Side. Drugs, alcohol, vio lence and abuse were a large part of Freeman’s narrative.

But after hitting what he describes as “rock bottom,” the now 32-year-old used art to rewrite his story and shed light on a culture that he feels is underrepresented. Now in his fourth year of working as a full-time artist, Freeman is making a big splash with collectors across Texas who are drawn to his use of figurative and abstract imagery, religious iconography and text to represent the stories and struggles of Mexican American life.

Siempre was inspired by old family photos that Free man reimagined, adding imagery to enhance the viewer’s

feelings—and deal with his own.

“This collection became a way for me to address my grief, and honor past loved ones,” he says.

Freeman’s love of art dates back to his childhood when his family encouraged his talent with sketchbooks, paint sets and the advice to “keep at it.”

Instead, Freeman took a different path filled with sub stance abuse and anger, hurting the people he loved most. At the age of 28, the former janitor found himself unemployed, with two children to support. At his wife’s urging, he enrolled in The Art Institute of San Antonio and immediately felt “liberated” by painting. He sold his first piece in 2019, got sober, and never looked back.

Today, Freeman has not only broken the cycle that defined his early years but used it to his advantage.

“I understand now that things had to happen the way they did in order for my work to be what it is,” says Freeman, who will have a piece in the Nov. 9 Red Dot Art Sale & Show at Contemporary at Blue Star. “It allows me to be vulnerable and authentic.”

Primary Retreat

HGTV’s Kim Spradlin Wolfe partners with local author Melanie Shankle for a long overdue bedroom reno

PRIMARY SUITES ARE MEANT TO BE A SANCTUARY within the home, but in actuality, they often become the dumping ground for everything from laundry to knick-knacks. Which is why HGTV designer and San Antonio mom Kim Spradlin Wolfe was not surprised when friend and author Melanie Shankle asked for her help in redoing her bedroom and bathroom. Shankle says she and her husband, Perry, remodeled 20 years ago, but hadn’t touched their room since. Newly empty nesters, they were ready to give their space a refresh but weren’t even sure where to begin. Wolfe, who is working on season two of her Why the Heck Did I Buy This House? show, stepped in, creating a suite that is beautiful while still practical and reflective of the Shankles’ personalities. “Now when we go in there it really feels like a getaway,” Shankle says.

Swatch Switch

An aged terracotta paint was originally selected, but once on the walls it was more burnt orange than Italian pottery. That didn’t work for Shankle, a loyal Aggie, so they regrouped and decided to go a whole new direction, selecting a green that Wolfe used on cabinets on her show. “It just makes it feel like such a retreat,” says Shankle.

Meaningful Art

Two deer head mounts were replaced with a trout painting above the bed that was created by a dear friend while the opposite wall features art, family heirlooms (including medals from Perry’s dad’s time in the military) and framed arrowheads that Perry has collected. “It’s really cool to have a wall with so much family history,” Shankle says.

Modern Traditional

The bed, nightstands and gold floor mirror came from Arhaus, a company Wolfe says is known for finding just the right balance of modern and traditional. The bed is classic, sleek and comfortable while the mirror looks like an antique thanks to its French-inspired design. Sconces over the nightstands complement the gold in the mirror.

Practical Pieces

Wolfe wanted to include a rug in the room but knew it had to be durable because the Shankles’ dogs would likely spend some time on it. She opted for a beige Loloi piece from Home Depot that is stain-resistant and made to last while affordable. “It has that look and feel of a vintage rug, but it’s easy to clean,” she says.

Bathroom Upgrade

Originally, the plan was to simply update the paint in the bathroom, but a leak under the wood floors led to new tile floors, which led to retiling the shower as well. They also added new hardware and lighting. “It totally changed the look of the bathroom and it’s all aesthetic,” Shankle says. “We didn’t change anything structurally.”

EAT + DRINK

Season’s Tastings

THE BASE OF BIRD BAKERY’S SEASONAL chocolate peppermint cupcake is the same double chocolate Texas sheet cake recipe that owner Elizabeth Chambers grew up on. “My mom and grandmother would make it in a jellyroll pan,” she says. For her own kids, now 7 and 5, Chambers wanted to add a holiday spin and developed a peppermint buttercream that she now makes each December. The recipe has also become a favorite at her Alamo Heights bakery, which celebrated 10 years this year. In the decade since Chambers founded the cafe, it has expanded to locations in Dallas and Denver, but the San Antonio–born entrepreneur, who is now based in the Cayman Islands, says it’s the Alamo City that’s home.

“Our San Antonio location is my heart,” says Chambers, who is also a host and judge on the Food Net work and a Today show contributor. “That’s where we originally opened as an homage to my grandmother and my mom.”

With 10 years behind them, Cham bers says they have customers who they’ve followed from engagements to weddings and now kids’ birthday parties. “It’s those moments that we love,” she says.—Kathleen Petty

The Rise of Chef Kirk

The chef behind Ocho and Milpa is on the leading edge of culinary creation

Between their role as executive chef at Ocho and owner of Milpa, the popular food truckturned-restaurant, it would be easy to assume chef Jesse Kuykendall doesn’t sleep much.

In truth, the chef who seems to be effortlessly every where at once is simply hyper-organized, planning their days in 15- to 20-minute increments and keeping open and clear communication with their staffs.

“I call it organized chaos,” says Kuykendall, who uses the pronouns they/them and is best known as Chef Kirk. “I also have really strong team members, or sous chefs. They know what I want and understand I’m transparent and what the big goal is.”

Along with working as a chef, Kuykendall is serving

through 2023 as one of San Antonio’s UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy chef ambassadors and they also won an episode of Food Network’s Chopped in 2020. It was the show that Kuykendall says changed their life—starting before the filming ever occurred.

“It was tough. I gave up drinking, lost 50 to 60 pounds and worked on my mental health so I’d be able to run around and stay focused,” Kuykendall says, of the epi sode where they made a 30-minute mole and peanut butter churros. “I don’t know if winning gave me a lot, but it made a lot

“That first moment of feeling proud—it made a change in me and from that moment I was hooked.”

of people proud and that was a great feeling.”

Born and raised in Laredo, Kuykendall moved to San Antonio at 18. Although they were on track to start playing soccer for a women’s league, Kuykendall chose a different path and enrolled at San Antonio College like their sister had. When not in class, they worked in the tire and lube express department at Walmart.

“I was independent, but broke, so that’s when I started cooking at home to save money. Not only did I miss my mom’s cooking, but I had to save cash,” Kuykendall says.

Kuykendall found they liked cooking and took a job at Iron Cactus on the River Walk. They were asked to take on a couple of prep shifts and in the process, fell in love with the industry.

“I started developing a carne guisada recipe for the menu and corporate liked the changes I made. That first moment of feeling proud—it made a change in me and from that moment I was hooked,” says Kuykendall, who adds that while their 20s brought plenty of struggles, the kitchen was always their place of solace.

They went on to graduate from the Culinary Institute of America – San Antonio and also to intern and study in Oaxaca, including at the Season of My Heart Culinary School. In the last four years their career has thrived.

Kuykendall launched Milpa as a food truck in 2018, building a menu that represents their unique interpreta tions of the dishes they enjoyed while traveling, as well as some of their mom’s recipes. It expanded this year into a brick-and-mortar restaurant in The Yard at Olmos Park.

Both there and at Ocho at Hotel Havana, where they will roll out a new menu this year, Kuykendall draws on their extensive travels to create dishes that possess a spark of exhilarating originality.

“Although I’m influenced by others, the things I have created, I feel are my own—my hibiscus pozole, for exam ple. I haven’t seen anything else like it out there,” they say.

The ultimate dream is to hear their name among those nominated for a James Beard Award. To get there, they are adhering to the advice their mother first gave years ago: Whatever you do, do it well. Remember, your experience and education can’t be taken from you. “I didn’t under stand it then, but I understand it now,” Kuykendall says.

A San Antonio Love Letter

Julia Celeste Rosenfeld’s San Antonio Cooks book is a tribute to her adopted hometown

The recipes in Julia Celeste Rosenfeld’s latest book, San Antonio Cooks, may have come from professional chefs, but they still required testing.

Rosenfeld, a professional food writer and tour guide (and longtime former SAM contributor), knows chefs too well to simply trust what they write down.

“For the most part, these folks are going from feel and touch and experience, so to write it down, and for six portions as opposed to 25, is tough,” says Rosenfeld, who introduces groups of locals and visitors to San Antonio’s best eats on her Food Chick Tours. “You have to test it.”

So, that’s just what she did. In her Government Hill kitchen, she spent more than four months testing most of the 84 food and cocktail recipes included in the book—often more than once—and then tweaking proportions or instructions so they could be easily followed by home cooks. Friends and neighbors helped her taste test. “You can’t make fried rice for one,” Rosenfeld says, with a laugh.

To select the 42 participating chefs, restaurants and bars, Rosenfeld started with some San Antonio institutions, think Bliss and Biga on the Banks, and then continued expanding her list to ensure the book represented the city’s vast array of talented chefs, food genres and restaurants.

“I wanted the diversity of the city and its culinary excellence to shine through,” she says.

Along with Bliss and Biga, the book includes Pearl destinations such as Bakery Lorraine, Brasserie Mon Chou Chou and Best Quality Daughter. Recipes from the James Beard–nominated chefs behind Carnitas Lonja, 2M Smokehouse and Clementine are fea tured as well as longtime favorites like Mi Tierra, The Esquire Tavern, Cappy’s and Liberty Bar. There’s plenty of Tex-Mex, panaderias and barbecue joints, but there are also recipes from places non-natives might be surprised by, including Sichuan House, Ming’s, Little Gretel, Cabernet Grill and Moroccan

Bites Tagine. Along with recipes, the book that is due out in November also includes profiles of the chefs.

The project was pitched to Rosenfeld by Figure 1 Publishing, which has produced similar books in other cities. Participating chefs invest in the project and receive 100 books to sell, allowing them to profit from their recipes.

“For me, this was a true passion project. I have a true, deep and abiding respect for these chefs who went through not only the hell of having a successful restaurant, but then the absolute hell of COVID,” Rosenfeld says. “To come back and be successful and provide the same level of hospitality and quality—it’s amazing.”

3 OTHER BOOKS FOR FOODIES

Taco Nation

Melissa Guerra, the former San Antonio kitchen store owner known as the Food Wrangler, released this tribute to tacos in 2020. The 30 recipes she shares are both authentic and practical, even if you’re not an expert chef. Find details on puffy tacos, buffalo chicken tacos and even a roasted tomato salsa you can make for topping any number of dishes.

Camilla la Magica Makes Tamales

Local sisters chef Cariño Cortez and Paloma Cortez released this children’s book earlier this year about a young girl and her pup who learn how to make tamales with her abuela for Christmas dinner. The tale may be aimed at kids, but it’s a heart warming reminder of the importance of family traditions for any age.

Cook Once Dinner Fix

San Antonio’s Cassy Joy Garcia is an expert in eating healthy without spending hours in the kitchen each day. This 2021 book provides recipes for dinner one night and then plans to turn the leftovers into a whole new meal on the next night.

IT’S BEEN THREE YEARS since we’ve presented our list of the city’s best new restaurants. We took a break in 2020 as the industry worked to survive COVID-related shutdowns and challenges, and in 2021 opted for a roundup of San Antonio’s top 30 restaurants—a celebration of longtime favorites and newcomers that not only made it through the pandemic but also thrived despite it. With that in mind, this year’s list of where to eat now includes eateries that opened in 2021 and 2022. The restaurants profiled here span from upscale to casual spots, Mexican street food and refined Texas fare to top-notch South Texas barbecue and decadent brunch. Each stands out for various reasons and most have accomplished the rare combination of quality ingredients, creative dishes and tremendous service presented in an environment that complements the food. All are worthy of adding to your dining bucket list and further proof that San Antonio deserves its designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. Note: Perhaps notably missing from this list are Ladino and Full Belly’s Olmos Park location, which were preparing to open shortly before this issue went to press. We’re excited to visit and take a closer look at them in upcoming issues.

O U B L E S TANDARD

ates a menu that both embodies and transcends a sense of place. From the first step into the dining area, with its high ceilings and artful mix of Mediterranean white and pastel colors, Allora proclaims its mission to transport diners—and it achieves it.

The dishes from Nowlin, a veteran of San Antonio fine dining and Napa Valley’s famed The French Laundry, balance finesse and accessibility. Per haps the most popular item on the menu, a grilled octopus appetizer with crisp smashed potatoes and a housemade fermented romesco sauce, contrasts textures and flavors expertly and makes the high level of culinary execution look effortless.

From a simply presented spaghetti to a bountiful fettuccine di mare diavolo, the housemade pastas soar with understated eloquence. Attentive, professional service complements the experience. And with a beautiful Italian wine list, a section of vermouths and terrific cocktail selections ranging from wonderfully refreshing to delightfully boozy, it’s a place where the various elements come together with aplomb.

TRY THIS

• Farro salad

• Grilled octopus

• Gnocchi

• Sautéed flounder

403 Pearl Pkwy. 210-979-9950 allorapearl.com

OPENED

2021

TRY THIS

• Brussels sprouts

• Crispy brick chicken

• Double chocolate bread pudding 320 Beauregard St. 210-757-3607 barloretta.com

AFTER 23 YEARS IN NEW YORK, RESTAURATEUR ROGER

Herr returned to San Antonio with an appreci ation of his hometown and a sense of style that radiates in his take on a modern Texas aesthetic.

He and his wife, Sarah, transformed the former Madhatter’s Tea House to feel like a Victorianinspired mansion, while executive chef Paul Petersen created an outstanding menu and exe cutes dishes that gently whisper a sense of place.

Complementing Petersen’s terrific and often changing food menu is an outstanding bever age menu from Michael Neff, a friend of Herr’s from New York who was founder and beverage director at the Cottonmouth Club in Houston.

This high-performing restaurant and bar continues a tradition of Texas creativity that stretches some 40 years ago to when the space housed the old Beauregard Café, which offered live music and a venue for then-young Texas musicians such as Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle and Lyle Lovett. Order a cocktail, drink a toast to the creative forces that came before and enjoy a delicious new chapter in the build ing’s storied history.

IT’S A TOUGH TASK TO TRANSFORM THE SOUTH TEXAS comfort food that San Antonians know from neigh borhood restaurants and family gatherings into destination dining. The spot best known as the old Liberty Bar location has taken it on with style and panache.

After years of painstaking renovation, the interior is beyond stunning. The design unites the Victorian era exterior with Central Texas limestone, light wood floors, a dark wood bar and lots of natural light. The attentiveness of the service, combined with the ambiance and energy of the packed dining spaces, bring an unforgettable vibe.

Yes, you can get nachos, enchiladas, fajitas and margaritas at any number of places around town. But in this setting and with the attention to detail of the preparation and presentation, the familiar dishes feel special. There also aren’t many places this far north of the Rio Grande that sell cabrito al pastor, especially grilled over hot coals. Most make theirs al horno, or in an oven, and there’s a huge difference you’ll taste. Carriqui had just opened when we finalized this list. It left best-worthy first impressions, and I hope its strong start remains in the months to come.

AFTER SERVING INSPIRED CHEF-CRAFTED BURGERS from an Airstream trailer and some of the city’s best wings with a terrific craft beer list, chef/restaurateur Chris Cullum has created a love letter to San Antonio restaurant history at Attaboy.

It’s a history he grew up in with his late father, coronet player Jim Cullum, who ran The Landing on the River Walk from 1963 until 2011 and was on a public radio show from 1989 until 2012.

The younger Cullum has created a menu that includes long-beloved items such as the Tarama Pâté from the long-running La Louisiane, caviar with crema, chive and blini, and a butter-poached scallop served in a Depression glass bowl.

Go for the soft scrambled eggs topped with shaved truffles. Or for the outstanding steak and eggs or the perfect French omelet topped with a bit of hollanda ise or the caviar service. While you sip the libation of your choice, make sure to give a nod to the sign from The Landing that overlooks the dining room.

What makes this place truly remarkable is how it salutes the past without becoming a museum. Cullum and his team accomplish that by bringing a vitality and sense of energy to their dishes, atmo sphere and service.

Box Street All Day

A gathering spot for the young and beautiful, this place offers memorable breakfast and brunch items that are as tasty as they are attractive, from the handmade donuts to the Box St. Brekky. The interior, which plays off a peach-infused pink motif, radiates a feeling of visiting a friend whose Instagram always seems more stylish than everyone else’s. Meanwhile, a drink menu offers plenty of coffee, cocktails or zero proof combinations. 623 Hemisfair Blvd., Ste. 108, 210-476-5705, theboxstreetsocial.com

Hola!

Chef/restaurateur René Fernandez, the force behind Azuca, has created a comfortable and delightful tapas spot that’s easy to fall in love with. His team keeps the dishes simple, straightforward and delicious. The sangria goes down easy and there’s always the option of sparkling wine on tap. Go for an after-work bite or make a dinner out of it—no matter the reason, it’s always a good one. 603 S. Alamo St., 210236-5688, holatapas.net

Tu Asador

Bring a group and order

of grilled beef, fresh flour tortillas and delightfully vibrant salsas at this Monterrey-style steakhouse. The options of grilled goodness include a norteño speciality, the discada: a seemingly endless mixture of sausage, sirloin, bacon, pork and chorizo, all topped with melted white cheese. Fill your own tortillas, sip on the libation of your choice and enjoy. 8055 West Ave., Ste. 125, 210-5304595,

THE DYNAMIC DUO OF RESTAURATEUR KRISTINA

Zhao and chef Jian Li, who are behind the local sensation that is Sichuan House, have created the city’s only chef-driven program with a focus on Sichuanese food. It’s as equally memorable as its older sibling.

The menu dives deeply into the oeuvre that is the cuisine of Sichuan to go into the subtlety of dishes that often gets over shadowed by chiles and numbing Sichuan peppercorns. The menu includes explana tions of how to pace a meal in the Sich uan fashion, starting with cold appetizers (described as “Sichuanese charcuterie”), moving to a series of heavier dishes and offering a light soup as a palate cleanser and contrast in texture. You can also just make a feast of the street food–style dishes or get a hot pot to split among friends.

This location allows Zhao to host special events and bring in guest chefs from time to time. Make sure to follow the restau rant on social media so you can reserve your seat at one of them. Unlike Sichuan House, Dashi offers a full bar with classic cocktails, Asian-inspired creations and a fun selection of sakes. Or maybe pair the piquant bite of a spicy dish with a smooth Japanese whiskey?

TRY THIS

• White bean and bacon fat dip

• Steak frites

• Conservas with the housemade hot sauce

114 E. Houston St. 210-977-0005

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FINALLY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD BAR THAT DOWNTOWN PROFESSIONALS, service workers and food lovers have been waiting for.

I’m not sure how the team at the Empty Stomach group (Bar baro, Hot Joy, Extra Fine, Little Death, Midnight Swim, Paper Tiger and Hands Down) manages to work their costs, but where else downtown (or anywhere in the city) can you even think of getting dollar martini specials (available on Fridays at lunch) or a terrific order of steak frites for just under 20 bucks?

With attentively crafted classic cocktails and a compact food menu, this is a place that works for a boozy (or not) lunch, terrific happy hour, dinner spot or after-dinner destination. The menu features subtle touches of artful creativity, such as a black currant mignonette with the raw East Coast oysters, charred green beans and Green Goddess dressing on a kale salad, and a beautifully beefy burger with a grind of brisket, short rib and bacon. With such solid and professional performances all around, it’s an easy place to make a regular habit.

ALTHOUGH HOTEL RESTAURANTS rarely merit a special visit, this is no mere hotel eatery. Landrace spotlights the culinary outlook of multi-time James Beard Award finalist chef Steve McHugh, who takes the emphasis on local ingredients, flavors and tech niques that earned him acclaim at his Cured at Pearl and raises it to a whole new level here.

He makes the most of the Texas terroir in thoughtful, surprising and delicious ways that eschew clichés. Better still, he does this throughout the food menu and even brings it into the bar offer ings. It means we get mesquite wood on the grill for meats, mes quite smoke to infuse bourbon and mesquite beans in cocktails. The attention to detail in the level of service and the clean, modern aesthetic in the restaurant design matches the dishes perfectly. If the weather cooperates, grab a seat on the outdoor patio over looking the stretch of the San Antonio River across from the Tobin Center. It’s part of the River Walk, but it feels miles away from the tourist throngs just down the waterway.

TRY

• Wagyu beef tartare

Smoked beet

Ceviche (or the seasonal raw seafood dish)

• Sin and Smoke cocktail

Lexington Ave. 210-942-6026 landracetx.com

THIS SMALL, UNASSUMING SPOT NESTLED IN the middle of a North Side strip mall com bines Mexican street food and family favor ites with the execution of a Michelin-level chef—and it’s amazing.

The owners, Gaby Hinojosa and Charlie Gonzalez, are graduates of the Culinary Institute of America – New York, and they bring impressive skills evidenced in the experience.

Gonzalez co-founded Tlahco Mexican Kitchen, one of the city’s best regional Mexican restaurants. Hinjosa, whose résumé includes Signature restaurant with Andrew Weissman and the three-Michelin star Noma in Copenhagen, controls her culinary firepower and never lets it over whelm the dishes. Instead, it comes out in subtle ways, such as red onions julienned into perfect matchsticks in the ceviche, a delightfully balanced mole poblano, and a chile relleno filled with a sublime beef pic adillo. A native of Monterrey, she conveys her respect and love of her home country’s cuisine with her dishes. That respect comes through in memorable versions of tortilla soup, huevos rancheros and nearly perfect renditions of chilaquiles (not scrambled with eggs—those are migas).

Expect solid margaritas, Palomas and cantaritos, among other bar options. Even the wine list features selections chosen to pair with these well-seasoned and expertly rendered dishes.

OPENED OCTOBER 2021

Reese Bros Barbecue

Bon Appétit magazine raved about this spot as one of the 50 best new restaurants in the country, and for good reason. The meats all sing sweetly—the queso fundido sausage perhaps sweetest of all. The sides, which are the work of Culinary Institute of America grads Gabriel Perez and Jorge Flores, are out of this world. You’ll want to snag some poblano mac and cheese, the herbaceous coleslaw and maybe an extra order of the housemade pickles. Brothers Elliott and Nick Reese honed their craft while working at the Brick Vault Brewery & BBQ in Marfa and now serve perfectly executed Central Texas–style brisket, pork spareribs, turkey and pulled pork from their outpost near the Alamodome. Our lone beef with this place is that it’s only open on weekends. The crowds have heard how good it is, so go early. 906 Hoefgen Ave., reesebrosbbq.com

Windmill Ice House Drive a little north of Loop 410, look for the windmill off Nacogdoches Road and land at this compound that feels like a small-town barbecue hangout. You’ll find wellmade renditions of brisket, pork ribs and chicken in good hands thanks to pitmaster Adam Hays. The sides are solid and they make terrific collard greens and a memorable, corn pudding. Here, you can decide between a Texas or South Texas plate and enjoy either white bread and pickles or tortillas and pico de gallo. Even better, this hangout offers a wine list plus a killer happy hour. 2769 Nacogdoches Road, 210-7140630, windmillicehousesatx. square.site

EMILY AND HOUSTON CARPENTER DIDN’T BASK LONG IN THE SUC cess of Little Em’s Oyster Bar, their first foray into the culinary industry. Instead, they created their second restaurant, with even more ambitions.

For this one, they took on the goal of combining a seafood spot, a steakhouse and a sushi house in a single menu. They pulled it off impressively. Dishes from chef de cuisine Rob Arambula consistently hit their marks, while creations from sushi chef Ruben Pantaeón offer a touch of whimsy while not straying too far from the fundamentals.

Equally compelling as the dishes is the décor. Dark velvet seats pop against warm, salmon pink and ecru walls, while crystal chandeliers glisten and sparkle, and pops of French country wallpaper combine to bring different design elements that evoke a cosmopolitan feel of home throughout the world.

With another seafood spot and an upscale Southern restaurant anticipated to open in late 2022 and early 2023, the Carpenters seem highly likely to appear on the next edition of this list.

TRY THIS

• Up Scale Caesar salad

• Any of the nigiri sushi

• Seafood pasta

1024 S. Alamo St. 210-396-7755

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Education was a tough field before the pandemic, but since 2020, the demands have only multiplied. There were the months of online instruction and lessons being taught to Zoom screens, and now, as things are back to “normal,” educators are tasked with helping students catch up from learning lost during the last few years. Add to that a statewide teacher shortage and it’s no surprise that in a survey by the Charles Butt Foundation earlier this year, 77 percent of teachers said they had seriously considered leaving the profession in 2022, up 19 percent from 2020. Here, we highlight just a few of the excellent educators shaping the next generation of San Antonians. Each told us while the challenges are real, they’re far outweighed by the reward of impacting students’ lives.

Love of Language

Wun “Athena” Siu brings decades of experience teaching Mandarin Chinese to the International School of San Antonio

INTEREST IS THE BEST TEACHER, ACCORDING TO Wun “Athena” Siu, so when she begins instructing her preschoolers in Mandarin, she starts with some of their favorite animals.

Using photos of Chinese zodiac signs, Siu points to the dog and says “gǒu” and to the pig while saying “zhū.”

At 3, 4 and 5, her students may only pick up on a word or syllable the first time, says Siu, who moved to San Antonio from Hong Kong three years ago and now teaches Mandarin at the International School of San Antonio. But, she adds, each time they go through the animals, they learn more and more.

“We start with simple things they’re interested in and will understand,” she says.

If Siu is being honest, it was the schedule that first attracted her to teaching. Once she was in the classroom, though, she found that she loved watching each student grow.

Moving to Texas wasn’t something she planned. Siu had spent two decades teaching the language in China. Then she met her now-husband, a San Antonio native, while he was teaching her English and she was teaching him Chinese in China. He was a former student of the head of school at ISSA, which was looking for someone experienced to teach Mandarin.

South Texas is certainly different, she says, with a smile, but it’s been a welcome change.

In China, she often had 30 students in one class room and the curriculum focused on rote learning and memorization. She didn’t have the ability to customize lessons to any one child’s personality.

At ISSA, she works with 12 preschool students in a Montessori-style environment that stresses the importance of each child’s needs.

“Every child has their own way of learning,” she says. “We spend a lot of time getting to know each student’s personality, interests and needs, and it makes all the difference.”

The private school that offers preschool and early elementary education opened three years ago and saw its enrollment more than dou ble in the last year, says head of school Mary Field. Preschool students attend either French, Spanish or Mandarin immersion classes while elementary students spend about half of their day immersed in one of those languages.

Siu says along with knowing Mandarin, she hopes her students learn a confidence that will carry into the rest of their lives. “We want them to feel happy and have fun,” she says.

“Every child has their own way of learning. We spend a lot of time getting to know each student’s personality, interests and needs, and it makes all the difference.”

Legacy Building

Rosa Dockal has dedicated her career to the district that made her a first-generation college graduate

ROSA DOCKAL REMEMBERS WELL WHAT IT WAS LIKE becoming the first in her family to graduate from high school and enroll in college.

“I didn’t know what a FAFSA was. My parents didn’t speak the language, so I had to do it by myself—but I didn’t do it by myself because I had so many teachers and counselors who helped me,” she says. “If it wasn’t for them, I don’t know if I would have gone. And that’s what we’re doing here.”

Now a Spanish teacher at Travis Early College High School in San Antonio ISD, Dockal has spent the last 25 years mentoring teens, many of whom live in the same area where she grew up.

Her family moved to San Antonio from Mex ico before Dockal started school and by fifth grade she’d risen to the top of her class and was placed into the district’s magnet program. She’d long known she wanted to become a teacher and selected Spanish as her major when she got to the University of Texas at San Antonio.

“When I came from Mexico, I didn’t know English, so I knew the struggle of learning a different language. It’s not easy,” says Dockal, who was one of the district’s teachers of the year in 2020-21.

She completed her student teaching at Edi son High School and then was hired there as a teacher and a coach. Dockal’s sister also taught and coached there and after 10-plus years, “it felt like home.”

A friend, though, had taken a job at Travis Early College High School and encouraged Dockal to apply. She tentatively agreed to an interview where the principal made it clear they wanted her on their team.

As one of the campus’s longest tenured teach ers now, Dockal says the school has ignited her passion for serving even more. As an early col lege high school, Travis is geared toward at-risk, first-generation students. Most teens who com plete all four years graduate with a high school degree plus an associate degree and up to 60 hours of college credit from neighboring San Antonio College.

Getting students to succeed takes work. Along with teaching Spanish, Dockal is involved with the AVID program, which helps prepare students for success in college, and she also tutors stu dents and emails professors to check on them.

“There’s a lot of negativity about teaching, but when you look back, there are so many success stories. I don’t think there’s any other profession where you touch so many lives,” she says.

Finding a Passion

Christina Coronado wants her students at the School of Science & Technology to be prepared for college and life

CHRISTINA CORONADO DID NOT INTEND TO BECOME a lifelong educator.

The San Antonio native earned her master’s in counseling from Texas A&M – San Antonio and was simply looking for a paying job that would also allow her the time to complete the 3,000 hours of internship credit she needed to become a licensed counselor.

“Teaching was always on the back of my mind, but I never thought I could do it,” she says. “I pursued it, naively thinking I could do my intern hours on summer and winter breaks—but we don’t take breaks.”

After her first year of teaching English at the School of Science and Technology, however, Coronado says she’d nearly forgotten about her initial career goals. “I just fell in love and knew right away I wanted to teach,” she says.

The next year she took a position teaching 11th grade English and she’s currently in her ninth year at the public charter school.

At a math- and science-focused campus, Coronado says most of her students aren’t thrilled about English class. She addresses that head-on, telling them about how she was humbled after having her first college paper graded. She wants them to be better prepared.

“I don’t care if you like British literature or not, but you need to learn how to write,” she says.

Along with English IV, Coronado teaches intro to psychology, which was her undergrad uate major. She also implemented and runs the school’s AP capstone program, which consists of a seminar class for juniors and a research class for seniors.

Those courses include a small group of stu dents who Coronado says she is able to build relationships with and even learn from as they become researchers and then complete studentled projects on a topic they select. Last year, one student built the prototype for a robot that would help children with autism communicate.

Coronado is now earning a Ph.D. in educa tional psychology with the hopes of dedicating her career to students. She was named teacher of the year at her school in 2020-21.

“It’s not rewarding daily, but the relationships you build in order to increase that engagement and motivation in the classroom is worth it,” she says. “I want to be there to teach them how to be good human beings and how to apply themselves in the real world.”

Weird Science

Jaime Liendo, a veteran of San Antonio’s public schools, says learning is meant to be ‘crazy fun’

IF JAIME LIENDO IS STANDING ON TOP OF A TABLE during one of his eighth grade science classes, he’s likely just trying to make a point, whether about Newton’s law or atmospheric convection.

“Middle school is all hormones and attitude. That’s all it is,” says Liendo, a science teacher at Hobby Middle School and one of Northside ISD’s 2022 educators of the year. “The way I combat that is I try to make them think I’m crazier than they are. I will stand on top of the table to teach if I have to. By making learning fun and interesting, they forget about their own problems—at least for that class.”

The father of three remembers hearing at a conference early in his career that “without significant relationship, you’ll never have signifi cant learning” and he’s followed the advice since.

Growing up on the South Side with his mom and brothers, Liendo says it was the teachers who asked about his life after school that he listened to most. So, whether it’s a boy problem or something more serious like issues at home, Liendo wants to hear about it.

“Sometimes you’re the father figure or the nurse or the disciplinarian,” he says. They’re roles he’s grateful to have and ones he almost didn’t pursue.

The first time he enrolled at University of Texas at San Antonio, he was asked to leave. “I was not focused and didn’t have a good foun dation or the discipline to do college,” he says.

Liendo found a career managing a comics and cards business instead, but his calling was in the classroom.

On his day off, Monday, he would take comics into his wife’s elementary school class and read to the students. The principal insisted Liendo had a gift and needed to teach.

“I scrounged up the money and begged UTSA to let me back in,” he says.

He taught elementary school for two years and has since been in San Antonio middle schools, first in San Antonio ISD where he attended as a youth and later at Northside ISD. Liendo also spent 15 years in administration. He loved the challenge, but returned to the classroom after a health scare exacerbated by stress landed him in the hospital.

Now in his fifth year back in the classroom, Liendo is still at school by 6:30 a.m. every day, but he says teaching has never been stressful. “To me, this is not work,” he says. “Teaching is not a job. It’s a way of life and doing this, I’ve had the best life possible. It’s hard but it’s worth it.”

“I will stand on top of the table to teach if I have to. By making learning fun and interesting, they forget about their own problems—at least for that class.”

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Law Offices of Matthew L. Finch PC 210-223-1123

Joseph E. Hoffer

Schulman Lopez Hoffer & Adelstein LLP 210-538-5385

Ricardo R. Lopez

Schulman Lopez Hoffer & Adelstein LLP 210-538-5385

ELDER LAW

Carol Bertsch

Law Offices of Carol Bertsch PC 210-892-4555

EMINENT DOMAIN

Paul D. Barkhurst Jr. Barkhurst & Hinojosa PC 210-226-7800

Paul A. Fletcher Langley & Banack Inc 210-253-7128

Jim Spivey

Spivey Valenciano PLLC 210-787-4654

Soledad Valenciano Spivey Valenciano PLLC 210-787-4654

FAMILY LAW

Amber Liddell Alwais Orsinger Nelson Downing & Anderson LLP 210-225-5567

Marisa Aragon

Huron Law Firm PLLC 210-212-7661

Stephanie Bandoske Bandoske & Butler PLLC 210-953-8415

Steven C. Benke

Law Offices of Steven C. Benke 210-308-0004

Crista Marichalar Branch Branch Law Firm 210-229-2088

Ashely Butler Bandoske & Butler PLLC 210-953-8415

Rebecca J. Carrillo Law Office of Rebecca J. Carrillo 210-405-6623

Heather Clement Tessmer Tessmer Law Firm PLLC 210-368-9708

James G. Cramp

Cramp Law Firm PLLC 210-762-4502

Bryan Crone

The Law Office of Bryan Crone PLLC 210-570-6016

Kristal Cordova Thomson Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-6600

Charla D. Davies Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-6600

Tess Dunn Osborn Reuter Law Group PC 210-812-4239

Jennifer Espronceda Espronceda Law 210-504-1514

Matthew A. Grimshaw Grable Grimshaw Mora PLLC 210-963-5297

Charles E. Hardy

Higdon Hardy & Zuflacht LLP 210-349-9933

Gamu J. Hativagone‡ Law Office of Gamu J. Hativagone PLLC 210-756-5674

Artessia House Tess House Law PLLC 210-249-2985

Carrie James Langley & Banack Inc 830-387-2587

Patricia Jay

Beal Law Firm PLLC 210-946-3303

Jo Chris Lopez

Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-6600

Denise Martinez

Law Offices of Denise Martinez PLLC 210-888-9819

Evelyn M. Martinez

Huron Law Firm PLLC 210-212-7661

Karen L. Marvel Marvel & Wong PLLC 210-201-1630

Marissa Barrera Morales

The Morales Firm PC 210-761-5356

Savannah G. Garcia

Law Office of Rebecca J. Carrillo 210-405-6623

Rachel Reuter

Reuter Law Group PC 210-761-6184

Jaclyn Y. Roberson

Roberson Duran Law PLLC 210-761-6282

Tracy E. Ross

Jamie Graham & Associates PLLC 210-510-1446

George Castillo Ruiz Ruiz & Associates PLLC 210-899-4853

Stephanie Tschirhart‡ Reuter Law Group PC 210-761-6184

Grant A. Quimby Crone Law PLLC 210-570-6016

Lisa A. Vance

The Law Office of Lisa A. Vance PC 210-265-6277

Deanna L. Whitley

The Whitley Law Firm PC 210-679-2610

GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE

Ruben R. Barrera Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-6600

Lowell F. Denton Denton Navarro Rocha Bernal & Zech PC 210-227-3243

Frank J. Garza Davidson, Troilo, Ream & Garza PC 210-349-6484

Baltazar R. Serna Serna & Serna PLLC 210-225-6700

HEALTH CARE

Charles A. Deacon Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 210-270-7133

Michael L. Kreager Kreager Mitchell 210-829-7722

Bruce M. Mitchell Kreager Mitchell 210-829-7722

Edgar C. Morrison Jr. Jackson Walker LLP 210-978-7780

IMMIGRATION

Teresa Coles-Davila Law Offices of Teresa Coles-Davila PC 210-222-8389

Lance Curtright De Mott McChesney Curtright & Armendáriz LLP 210-590-1844

Ofelia B. Delgado Delgado Law Firm PLLC 210-294-9093

Victoria M. Garcia Bracewell LLP 210-299-3546

Fernando D. Gireud Gireud | Hobbs PLLC 210-787-3916

Claudia Hernandez De Mott McChesney Curtright & Armendáriz LLP 210-590-1844

Melanie Lira Lira Cazares Defense Firm PLLC 210-378-8684

Alfredo Lozano Lozano Law Firm PLLC 210-932-3600

Ruth Lozano McChesney De Mott McChesney Curtright & Armendáriz LLP 210-590-1844

Matthew Myers Myers Immigration Law 210-640-7424

Andres Perez Perez & Malik PLLC 210-802-2222

Aldo Salazar

DLG Luce Salazar PLLC 210-226-1331

Monica N. Saenz De Mott McChesney Curtright & Armendáriz LLP 210-590-1844

Nancy Taylor Shivers Shivers & Shivers 210-226-9725

Robert A. Shivers Shivers & Shivers 210-226-9725

INSURANCE

Neel Lane Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 210-270-7170

Mark E. Macias Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-6600

Eric Quiroz Pennebaker Law 210-562-2882

Jake Rogiers Flores & Pelaez-Prada PLLC 210-361-0070

Thomas H. Veitch Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-6600

Stephen E. Walraven Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-6600

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Ryan D. Borelo Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5216

Brandon Cook Gunn Lee & Cave PC 210-886-9500

Nick Guinn Gunn Lee & Cave PC 210-886-9500

J. Daniel Harkins Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5285

Ed Marvin

Gunn Lee & Cave PC 210-886-9500

Mark H. Miller Jackson Walker LLP 210-978-7751

Daniel L. Moffett

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 210-554-5272

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Travis R. Anderson Spencer Anderson PLLC 210-699-0004

Mario A. Barrera

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 210-270-7125

Ramon D. Bissmeyer Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5589

Thomas N. Cammack III Schmoyer Reinhard LLP 210-447-8033

Richard Clifton‡ Schmoyer Reinhard LLP 210-447-8033

Tiffany Cox Stacey Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC 210-354-1300

Laura C. Emadi‡ Schmoyer Reinhard LLP 210-447-8033

David M. Evans

David M. Evans Attorney & Counselor at Law 210-880-4606

Delilah Lorenz Evans Schmoyer Reinhard LLP 210-447-8033

Dylan A. Farmer

Schmoyer Reinhard LLP 210-447-8033

John A. Ferguson Jr. Schmoyer Reinhard LLP 210-447-8033

Jeffrey A. Goldberg Law Office of Jeffrey A. Goldberg 210-690-2200

Allison Hartry

The Morales Firm PC 210-761-5356

Judy K. Jetelina Schmoyer Reinhard LLP 210-447-8033

Alex Katzman

Katzman & Katzman PLLC 210-979-7300

Donna K. McElroy Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5272

Christopher McKinney

The McKinney Law Firm PC 210-832-0932

Mary Lisa Mireles

Rosenblatt Law Firm 210-562-2900

Lawrence Morales II

The Morales Firm PC 210-761-5356

Melissa Morales Fletcher The Morales Firm PC 210-761-5356

Raquel G. Perez Notzon Law 210-821-5366

Lisa Poole Alcantar Porter Rogers Dahlman & Gordon PC 210-736-3900

Kelly E. Preston Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5520

Robert Rapp

Rosenthal Pauerstein

Sandoloski Agather LLP 210-244-8824

Christine E. Reinhard

Schmoyer Reinhard LLP 210-447-8033

Leslie Selig Byrd Bracewell LLP 210-299-3460

Shannon B. Schmoyer Schmoyer Reinhard LLP 210-447-8033

Lawrence D. Smith Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC 210-354-1300

Brandon E. Strey Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC 210-354-1300

Erica Valladares Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-6600

Michael H. Wallis

Thornton Biechlin Reynolds & Guerra LC 210-581-0294

Katherine A. Zampas‡ Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5258

LAND USE ENVIRONMENT

Devin Benson Barton Benson Jones PLLC 210-610-5335

Kenneth W. Brown Brown & Ortiz PC 210-299-3704

Caroline McDonald Brown & Ortiz PC 210-299-3704

James McKnight Brown & Ortiz PC 210-299-3704

Daniel Ortiz Brown & Ortiz PC 210-299-3704

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE DEFENSE

Bruce E. Anderson Plunkett Griesenbeck & Mimari Inc 210-734-7092

Jeffrey C. Anderson Tinsman & Sciano Inc 210-225-3121

Phillip G. Bernal Janicek Law 210-366-4949

George Brin Brin & Brin LLC 210-341-9711

Peter Cario Wagner Cario Veale & Zuber LLP 210-979-7555

Glenn W. Cunningham Law Offices of Glenn W. Cunningham 210-787-3312

Matthew M. Edwards Evans Rowe & Holbrook PC 210-340-6555

Cynthia Day Grimes Clark Hill PLC 210-445-8815

Blaine A. Holbrook Evans Rowe & Holbrook PC 210-340-6555

Beth S. Janicek Janicek Law 210-366-4949

Richard J. Kasson Gonzalez Chiscano Angulo & Kasson PC 210-569-8500

Thomas G. Kemmy Kemmy Law Firm PC 210-735-2233

Stephen F. Lazor Tinsman & Sciano Inc 210-225-3121

Sean Michael Lyons Lyons & Lyons PC 210-225-5251

Laura Flores Macom Thornton Biechlin Reynolds & Guerra LC 210-342-5555

Erica Maloney Maloney Law Group PLLC 210-361-2997

Janice Maloney Law Offices of Janice Maloney 210-735-2233

Lucretia R. Marmor Langley & Banack Inc 210-253-7188

George W. Mauze II Mauze Law Firm 210-225-6262

Richard A. McNitzky Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-6600

Daniel W. Packard Packard Law Firm 210-679-1930

Lisa Rocheleau Boone Rocheleau & Rodriguez PLLC 210-761-2040

Brett B. Rowe Evans Rowe & Holbrook PC 210-340-6555

S. Tyler Scheuerman Scheuerman Law Firm PLLC 210-735-2233

W. Richard Wagner Wagner Cario Veale & Zuber LLP 210-979-7555

William C. Woolsey Woolsey & Woolsey 361-561-1961

OIL & GAS

Stephen J. Ahl Langley & Banack Inc 830-876-2431

Clinton M. Butler Langley & Banack Inc 830-780-2700

Sean Caporaletti Drought Drought & Bobbitt LLP 210-225-4031

Katherine Mallon‡ Davis & Santos PC 210-853-5882

Reagan M. Marble Jackson Walker LLP 210-978-7770

M. Eduardo Ramirez

Caldwell East & Finlayson PLLC 210-225-1655

David Roth

Elder Bray & Bankler PC 210-424-4531

Paul P. Santoyo Santoyo Wehmeyer PC 210-998-4185

Robert Seiler

Caldwell East & Finlayson PLLC 210-225-1655

Marty Truss

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC 210-953-1797

Jeffrey A. Webb

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 210-270-7109

Corey F. Wehmeyer Santoyo Wehmeyer PC 210-998-4190

Katy Wehmeyer

Santoyo Wehmeyer PC 210-998-4188

Christopher M. West Santoyo Wehmeyer PC 210-998-4187

PERSONAL INJURY

Manuel Acuna-Neely Carabin Shaw 800-862-1260

Alex Aguirre

The Aguirre Law Firm PLLC 210-960-9875

Lara Brock Espinoza Law Firm PLLC 877-229-3232

Thomas A. Crosley

Crosley Law Firm PC 210-529-3000

Jacob Cukjati‡ Martin Cukjati & Tom LLP 210-223-2627

Jon Ellis

Sadovsky & Ellis PLLC 210-832-9090

Otto Stoler Good Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-6600

Francisco Guerra IV Watts Guerra LLP 210-447-0500

Javier L. Herrera

The Herrera Law Firm 210-224-1054

Jorge A. Herrera

The Herrera Law Firm 210-224-1054

Justin Hill Hill Law Firm 210-960-3939

Pat Maloney Jr. Law Offices of Pat Maloney PC 210-934-6609

Ryan Orsatti Ryan Orsatti Law 210-525-1200

Michael Palasciano

Gireud | Hobbs PLLC 210-864-8519

Fidel Rodriguez Jr. Rodriguez Trial Law 210-610-8545

S. Tyler Rutherford

The Rutherford Law Firm PLLC 210-225-4200

George Salinas

George Salinas Injury Lawyers 210-225-0909

Daniel J.T. Sciano Tinsman & Sciano Inc 210-225-3121

Andrew Skemp Janicek Law 210-366-4949

Brian Christopher Steward

The Law Office of Brian C. Steward PLLC 210-640-9589

Mary M. Strauss

Thornton Biechlin Reynolds & Guerra LC 210-581-0278

Aaron Valadez Tinsman & Sciano Inc 210-225-3121

Ruben Valadez Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-6600

Dannick G. Villasenor-Hernandez Espinoza Law Firm PLLC 877-229-3232

Lawrence J. Webb Tinsman & Sciano Inc 210-225-3121

Robert White Law Office of Robert F. White PC 210-771-5766

PRODUCT LIABILITY

Daniela Gonzales Aldape Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5253

Jane E. Bockus Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5549

Joseph M. Dunn Wigington Rumley Dunn & Blair LLP 210-487-7500

Alicia M. Grant Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 210-270-7152

Steven G. Jansma Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 210-270-9366

PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE NONMEDICAL DEFENSE

Lewin Plunkett Plunkett Griesenbeck & Mimari INC 210-734-7092

George H. Spencer Jr. Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-6600

REAL ESTATE

Chelsea L. Akins Rosenblatt Law Firm 210-562-2900

Matthew Badders

Drought Drought & Bobbitt LLP 210-225-4031

Thomas G. Bassler

Law Offices of Thomas G. Bassler PC 210-826-8885

Peter R. Broderick Jackson Walker LLP 210-978-7705

Christopher P. Carlin Norman & Oliver PC 210-822-8972

Brad Carson

Kruger Carson PLLC 210-319-4490

Shanna Castro Barton Benson Jones PLLC 210-610-5335

Kelly Depew Metz‡ Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5880

Denise M. Drake

Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5518

Paul J. Hunt

Barton Benson Jones PLLC 210-610-5335

John P. Jennings

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 210-270-7140

Shelly C. Jewett

Shelly C. Jewett Attorney at Law 210-829-1660

Molly E. Neck Rosenblatt Law Firm 210-562-2900

James C. Norman Norman & Oliver PC 210-822-8972

Carl R. Oliver Norman & Oliver PC 210-822-8972

Ashley Randol‡ Rosenblatt Law Firm 210-562-2900

Marc J. Schnall Langley & Banack INC 210-736-6600

Andrew G. Sherwood

Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5466

Alejandro Sostre-Odio

Uhl Fitzsimons Burton Wolff & Rangel PLLC 210-829-1660

John B. Stewart

Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5513

Katherine A. Tapley

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 210-270-7191

Allison Tipton

Tipton Law Firm PLLC 210-963-5288

Jeffrey A. Walsh

Barton Benson Jones PLLC 210-610-5335

SECURITIES LAW

Steven R. Jacobs

Jackson Walker LLP 210-978-7727

TAX LAW

Stanley L. Blend Clark Hill PLC 210-250-6116

Asel M. Lindsey

Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5298

Robert W. Nelson

Dykema Gossett PLLC 210-554-5266

Katherine Patton Noll Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry 210-278-5804

Joshua A. Sutin Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry 210-278-5810

Leo Unzeitig

Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry 210-278-5814

Jaime Vasquez Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry 210-507-6508

TECHNOLOGY VIRTUAL

Mark I. Unger

The Unger Law Firm 210-323-2341

TRAFFIC LAW

RC Pate

The Law Office of RC Pate 210-275-7294

WILLS

James J. Aycock Langley & Banack Inc 210-731-8300

David G. Balmer Balmer Law Firm PC 210-990-6242

Amanda Batsche Batsche Law PLLC 210-920-5661

Arthur H. Bayern Langley & Banack Inc 210-731-8300

William T. Bayern Langley & Banack Inc 210-731-8300

Catherine Byers Rosenblatt Law Firm 210-562-2900

Jeffrey W. Bryson Rosenblatt Law Firm 210-562-2900

Amelia M. Edelman Kreager Mitchell 210-829-7722

Tanya E. Feinleib Langley & Banack Inc 210-736-8300

Kimberly A. Ford Clark Hill PLC 210-250-6014

Elizabeth H. Fry Hornberger Fuller Garza & Cohen INC 210-271-1704

Kevin P. Kennedy Law Office of Kevin P. Kennedy 210-824-0771

Kristina Kunz Clark Hill PLC 210-250-6012

Burke C. Marold Marold Law Firm PLLC 210-701-0829

Ivan Ramirez Law Office of Ivan Ramirez & Associates 210-448-7755

Ryan C. Reed Pulman Cappuccio & Pullen LLP 210-892-0425

Hella Scheuerman Scheuerman Law Firm PLLC 210-735-2233

Maurine Shipp Clark Hill PLC 210-250-6083

Patty Rouse Vargas Davis & Santos PC 210-858-6282

Carl Werner Carl Werner & Associates 210-377-4242

WORKERS COMPENSATION

Javier Espinoza Espinoza Law Firm PLLC 877-229-3232

Amanda J. Spencer Espinoza Law Firm PLLC 877-229-3232

Alan Tysinger Law Office of Alan Tysinger 210-446-0713

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FOR ARTIST VIE DUNN-HARR, FLOWERS ARE A METAPHOR FOR LIFE. THEY’RE BEAUTIFUL AND fragile yet powerful and strong. The San Antonio artist’s “Treasures Abound” piece, which is on display as part of The Ecumenical Center’s Art Heals Hearts exhibition and sale, depicts that juxtaposition and explores how it’s impacted when set in a sacred space, in this case La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. The acrylic on canvas is among the works in Dunn-Harr’s most recent collection, Church, which explores religious icons and sacred places. It was a fitting piece to spotlight in this exhibition because it’s an example of how art can be both spiritual and healing, says Lejla Cenanovic, special projects coordinator at The Ecumenical Center. The exhibition, open through February 2023, highlights 20-plus artists. Proceeds from any pieces sold benefit the organization’s Center for Expressive Therapies, which provides therapy through visual arts, music, writing, drama and other mediums, all free of charge. Expressive therapies—like poetry writing or painting—are often combined with counseling or clinical therapy but can also be explored on their own during open art studios held each fourth Saturday. The free workshops give locals the chance to try writing or painting in a low-pressure environment and to explore if it’s a helpful outlet for expressing themselves.—Kathleen Petty