Where to shop for international ingredients in San Antonio, TX
Ramen, mochi, Japanese curry — Minnano has it all. | Photo by SATXtoday team
By now, you should know that you don’t have to catch a flight to travel around the world — ahem, see where to find international foods in the 210.
However, one of our readers let us know that we left out an important section.
“Love the article on where to get international food, but also need to know about good places to get international food INGREDIENTS for when I want to make it at home.”
— Reader Marianne A.
We hear you loud and clear. Here are 15 local markets where you can shop for international ingredients.
Broadway Babes | Fri., Sept. 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Cave Without A Name, 325 Kreutzberg Rd. | $32+ | Allegro Stage Co. returns to the cave for a musical revue of Broadway diva’s greatest hits, featuring four of SATX’s female stars of stage. 🎭
Roktoberfest | Fri., Sept, 30 | 6-9 p.m. | Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk | Free entry | Celebrate the start of fall with live music from Bad Rumors, free beer tastings, and food specials. 🍺
Saturday
Hispanic Heritage Mercado | Sat., Oct. 1 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Feliz Modern, 110 W. Olmos Dr. | Price of purchase | Celebrating Latino makers and small businesses with food, vendors, and music. 🪅
Ballet in the Park | Sat., Oct. 1 | 6-8 p.m. | Travis Park | Free | Watch a sneak preview of the 2022-23 season by Ballet San Antonio. 🩰
RiverArtober | Sat., Oct. 1 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | La Villita Historic Arts Village | Free | Spend a day in the heart of San Antonio enjoying unique art. 🖼️
Banda MS | Sun., Oct. 2 | 7 p.m. | Freeman Coliseum | $42+ | This award-winning, charting regional Mexican group from Mazatlán, Sinaloa is making its return to the Alamo City. 🪗
Locals Day | Sun., Oct. 2 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | The Briscoe Western Art Museum | Free | Learn about the art and culture of the West on the first Sunday of each month. 🐎
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Development
The Sunken Garden Theater hopes to secure enough funding to finally move forward with its $62 million renovation. Supporters of the project, which has been on hold since its announcement last fall, sought $50 million in funding — see how much is still needed. ⚒️ (San Antonio Business Journal)
Closed
Circle-N-Maze, a corn maze in La Vernia, will not open this year. The popular fall destination’s owners attributed their decision to a low crop yield brought on by severe drought conditions. 🌽 (KSAT-12)
Civic
San Antonio Airport officials announced plans to turn over management of its vehicle parking operations to a private company, claiming the switch will improve both service and revenue. Until now, SAT was one of the only airports of its size to manage its own parking operations. ✈️ (San Antonio Report)
Travel
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Seasonal
This is shop-o-ween 🎃
Movie Mondays and Harvest Night Markets to return to the Historic Pearl
A photo in front of Pearl’s model T — now that will give them pumpkin to talk about. | Photo by The Historic Pearl
With Hispanic Heritage Month underway in the Alamo City, we continue to look for any reason to get out of the house as the weather cools down. The Historic Pearl’s Mercadito Cultural Market has become an annual staple in the community, but the fun doesn’t end there.
Starting in October the shopping experience will turn into Harvest Night Markets, and in December the Pearl plans to host holiday-themed shopping events.
As we wait for more details, check out these free family-friendly happenings at the former brewery:
Every Friday through Nov. 29, enjoy Music on the Springs featuring local music acts and a mini market.
Movie Mondays are back, starting Monday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. and will run through Monday, Dec. 9.
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THE WRAP
Today’s issue was written by Iván.
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