Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
The Concept Includes 3 Distinct Restaurant Antonio Express News’ “Critic’s Choice for Best Vegan and Vegetarian Res-
taurant” and “Best of City for Eating Well” by SA Magazine and “Best of
Concepts Representing a Total Investment 2016” by the SA Current. From 2008-2014, Johnson served as a Latin Cuisines
Specialist/Chef Instructor of the Culinary Institute of America San Antonio, co
of $7.6 M -authored the CIA’s Latin Cuisines Certificate Program and created a Bache-
lor’s semester abroad program focused on Latin Cuisine for students.
Chef Johnny Hernandez’s
Chef Steve McHugh’s Alsatian mi-
Mexican restaurant will come
crobrewery and beer hall, located on
to life in a culinary mapping
the city’s historic Sauerkraut Bend, will
that takes you on a journey
emulate the city’s historic shaded beer
through the Mesoamerican
gardens. Hailing from a small farm in
culture of the Maya, meticu-
Wisconsin, McHugh is a CIA graduate
lously exploring its evolution
and owner of Cured at the Pearl, a gas-
thru the prism of Spanish col-
tro pub serving natural regional ingredients and house-cured meats. The
onization. Hernandez is one
name “Cured” references McHugh’s successful battle with non-Hodgkin’s
of the country’s premier Mexican cuisine chefs and a recognized authority
lymphoma and highlights the hands-on, unadulterated methods that en-
on Mexican cuisine and culture. Born and raised in a community of first-
hanced his own healing process. The driving philosophy of Cured is appreci-
generation Mexican Americans, Hernandez attended the Culinary Institute
ation, gratitude, and celebration of life; and McHugh engages in active
of America and then became a restaurateur and entrepreneur with multiple
“gastronomic giving” by donating $1 from every charcuterie board to a dif-
local, national and international restaurants centered on authentic and ac-
ferent charitable organization every quarter. Cured was named one of Bon
cessible interior Mexican cuisine. In 2016, Hernandez served as Guest Chef for
Appetit’s Top 50 “America’s Best New Restaurants, 2014,” and the City’s “#1
President Barack Obama. He has appeared on Travel Channel’s Bizarre
Best New Restaurants 2015” from the San Antonio Express News. McHugh was
Foods with Andrew Zimmerman, Cooking Channel’s Man Fire Food and
a 2016 and 2017 finalist for the James Beard Awards’ “Best Chef: Southwest.”
Simply Ming and as a guest judge on Bravo’s Top Chef.
Culinary Concept and Program Plan for Mayor Maury Maverick Plaza, La Villita
Concession Building
c. 1982
Building 25: Gissi
To be removed
House
Current Use: Pop
Restroom Building
up Shop
c. 1982
To be rehabilitated
To be removed
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Proposed Site Plan of Maverick Plaza, to be Complete in 2021
Public Improvements:
Repave Villita Street
Repave King Philip
Repave Old Alamo
Street
Faville House rehabilitation
and addition for use as Construction of kiosks
Native Texas/ Spanish and demonstration
Heritage Restaurant kitchen
Repave and provide
new utilities in Maverick
Plaza
Remove non-historic
features: restroom and
concession buildings,
rock walls
Improve Nueva Street
and add metered
parking
Development will be
coordinated with South
Alamo Complete Streets
Gissi House rehabilitation Project (2017 Bond
and addition for use as
New Construction for use Program), complete in
German Restaurant
as Mexican Restaurant N 2021