Taco trucks and beyond: San Antonio, home to Final Four, has a winning food scene
SAN ANTONIO - My good friends Ariela and Elliot are longtime New Yorkers who fled the Big Apple for Austin two years ago, got priced out and ended up in San Antonio. It's a common story these days.
When I meet up with them in San Antonio, along the hipster-y St. Mary's Strip, I begin to understand why they chose this city 80 miles to the southwest.
Those hoping to "keep San Antonio lame" - a play on Austin's "keep Austin weird" moniker - seem to be losing the battle, as quirky new bars and restaurants give Texas' capital city a run for its money.
The three of us sip small batch mezcal and dine on jackfruit tacos at Chisme, then sit
