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On Saturday, May 11, 2024, Texas Eats hosted its first-ever Texas Eats Food Festival.

Shoutout to everyone at KSAT, our venue partner Smoke Skybar, the Corey Weaver Band, and all the amazing chefs who came together to make it happen! A special thank you to our event sponsor Shiner Beer and event partner Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages for providing us with ice-cold refreshments.

Thank you to the Interfaith Engagement Manager Kelly King from the San Antonio Food Bank for sharing the food bank’s goals and initiatives for 2024 and 2025. The $5,000 donation from the Texas Eats Food Festival and KSAT will provide more than 35,000 meals for the San Antonio community.

Now you can check out the full recap of the 2024 Texas Eats Food Festival and see what you missed with David Elder.

Texas Eats Food Festival 2024 People’s Choice Award Winner: Chef Jose Gonzalez, Tu Asador

Featured Chefs

See the links below for all the restaurants featured and more on the chefs themselves.

Chef Jason Dady - Jason Dady Restaurants

Tre Trattoria - 200 W Jones Ave #501, San Antonio, TX 78215

Jason Dady’s Website: https://www.jasondady.com/

Chef Drew Glick

Max & Louie’s New York Diner - 226 W Bitters Rd #126, San Antonio, TX 78216

Chef Nicola Blaque

The Jerk Shack - 10234 TX-151 Suite 103, San Antonio, TX 78251

Chef Berty Richter

Ladino - 200 E Grayson St #100, San Antonio, TX 78215

Chef Jeff Balfour - The Southerleigh Group

Southerleigh Haute South - 5822 Worth Pkwy Suite 112, San Antonio, TX 78257

Chef Al Frugoni

Al Frugoni’s Website: https://alfrugoni.com/

Chef Kristina Zhao

Dashi + Sichuan House - 2895 Thousand Oaks Dr, San Antonio, TX 78232

Chef Cade Mercer - From Austin, TX

CM Smokehouse - 2027 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

Chef Mo Shideed

Paciugo Gelato - 340 E Basse Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209

Chef Jason Lopez

Take Flight Chicken - 700 E Sonterra Blvd #1117, San Antonio, TX 78258

Chef Ceasar Zepeda

Saucy Birds - 5115 Fredericksburg Rd, San Antonio, TX 78229

Chef Juan Carlos Bazan

Cuishe Cocina Mexicana - 119 Heiman St, San Antonio, TX 78205

Chef Lisa Watel

Bistr09 - 6106 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209

Chef Paul Peterson

Bar Loretta - 320 Beauregard St, San Antonio, TX 78210

Chef Jose Gonzalez

Tu Asador - 8055 West Ave #125, Castle Hills, TX 78213

Chef Vinh Hoang

Suck It! Asian Kitchen - 1167 E Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78205

Chef Arturo Villegas

Paladar - Avenue B, 3615 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209

Chef Derek Lyssy

Elsewhere Garden - 103 E Jones Ave, San Antonio, TX 78215

Chef Johnny Hernandez

Margarita Garden + Burgerteca - 403 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX 78204

Johnny Hernandez’s Website: https://chefjohnnyhernandez.com/about/

Smoke Skybar

501 E Crockett St, San Antonio, TX 78202

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More on KSAT:

• Texas Eats: Shrimp and Grits, Tex-Mex Italian and Texas BBQ
• Texas Eats Food Festival: Texas Chefs and Hot Bites
• Texas Eats: Monster Beef Rib Burgers and Open-Fire Grilling with Al Frugoni
• Texas Eats: Fiesta Bites, Korean Fried Chicken, and HUGE Cheese Sticks
• Texas Eats: Fiesta River Parade, Wild Mediterranean Bites and Hot Fried Chicken