Jan Waddy

You can find dishes loaded with fat, sodium, and sugar at fast-casual restaurants, too — not just in fast-food drive-thrus.

Cheat meal? Here are 10 of the fattiest foods on fast-food menus.

Whether you’re watching fat or carbs or you're trying to increase your protein, there are healthier, budget-friendly options on San Antonio menus.

Looking to celebrate Dad this Father’s Day? From steak dinners to barbecue parties, massages or freshly baked sweets, this guide has you covered.

San Antonio restaurants are serving brunch buffets and special menus for Mother's Day.

San Antonio restaurants are offering prix-fixe menus, buffets and dining river cruises for Easter Sunday brunch. 

Behind the scenes, it's all hands on deck with the Archer family for pasta, bread and dressings made from scratch, with a new project coming soon.

Here are 15 restaurants, from Stone Oak to Southtown, serving special dinner menus for Valentine's. Make reservations early.

'We're a floater family': Max & Louie's shares recipe for matzo ball soup

Celebrate holidays San Antonio-style at Creamery District

Discover easy holiday bread recipes with Don Strange of Texas

San Antonio chef shares his mother's holiday recipe for chess pie, plus Boerne restaurant recipes for cast iron double pork chop and jalapeño pimento cheese.

Who makes the best chili cheeseburgers in San Antonio? First, you have to find them.

From breakfast tacos with freshly made tortillas to individually prepared enchiladas,...

Restaurants from San Antonio to the Hill Country are serving brunch and special menus for Mother’s Day, making next weekend a perfect opportunity to create new memories with a new restaurant experience. Maybe you’ll even find a new go-to restaurant for special occasions. Clementine in Castle Hills, owned by Elise and John Russ — a 2023 James Beard Awards finalist in the Best Chef: Texas category — gets the Mother’s Day celebration started early with a Saturday tea time. While Bohanan’s Prime Ste…

The chicken-fried steak extended beyond the dinner plate, one edge curled up, forming a bow for the massive battered boat smothered in thick cream gravy. According to owner Kesia Jackson, Grumpy’s Mexican Café serves about 200 hand-breaded chicken-fried steaks weekly. That number doesn’t include the steak for the hand-breaded steak finger “basket,” which doesn’t actually include a basket, because the steak fingers wouldn’t fit. BEST CHICKEN-FRIED STEAK: Mike Sutter’s Top 10 country cafes Every s…

The kitchen might be the heart of the home, but it’s also where our budgets can usually use some tightening — even when our belts can’t. Whether you’re looking to save money after holiday splurges or have resolved to stretch your dollar and minimize food waste, here are tips that can help you save money on groceries year-round. Stick to a grocery list: Not going to the grocery store hungry helps with this one. But the success of following a list requires preparation. Take inventory of what you h…

The McRib is back — again, and you can get it at select McDonald’s locations in San Antonio. But it’s return should be no surprise to fans of the legendary sandwich. As previously reported in the Express-News, since its debut in 1981, the McRib has had mutiple “farewell tours.” Acosta Family McDonald’s - San Antonio made the announcement Wednesday on its Facebook page: “Guess what’s back, and it’s better than ever? That’s right, the iconic McRib is making a limited-time return, featuring season…

While most of us celebrate coffee every day, local coffee shops and other businesses are running deals today for National Coffee Day. So go ahead and wake up for the weekend today with an extra cup from any of these San Antonio locations. Black Rock Coffee Bar: Medium coffee drinks are $3 all day at the hip Portland, Oregon-based chain’s stores. 13980 Nacogdoches Road; 14635 Huebner; and 11701 Blanco Road; brcoffee.com Brevity Coffee: Add an extra shot to your coffee drink for free or buy a 1-p…

“We don’t get many visitors,” said Tim Bolner, president of Bolner’s Fiesta Products. You wouldn’t know it from the warm reception at the company’s San Antonio headquarters at 426 Mechacha St., where aromas whet the palate and beckon guests to make themselves at home. The second and third generations are carrying on the tradition started when Tim’s late father, Clifton Bolner, founded Bolner’s Fiesta Brand in 1955. “Texas is all about the seasonings — Mexican and barbecue,” Bolner said. All Boln…