Thursday, June 21, 2012
Hot Enough?
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Extra! Extra! Read All About It
Friday, June 8, 2012
Celebrating National Iced Tea Day
My Place Bar & Grille Special Offer
Monday, August 22, 2011
WHEREFORE “ART” THOU?
The San Antonio Glass Art Guild (SAGAG) is putting out a call to artists for the third annual Art281 Art Show & Sale being held Saturday, October 8, from 10 - 6 at My Place Bar & Grille. Artwork must be handmade, high quality pieces.
“We have a number of excellent glass artists who have already juried in, but we would like to expand our reach and showcase more of the many talented painters, sculptors, potters, photographers, and fiber artists in our region. We encourage artists of all disciplines to apply,” says Nicole Lozano, President of SAGAG. “We also encourage participation by dance and musical groups, to showcase their talents. Other arts organizations are welcome to host informational booths for their groups.”
Art281 is known as a venue for high-quality, handcrafted art. Held rain or shine on the grounds of My Place Bar & Grille in Bulverde, Texas, Art281 draws artists and patrons from throughout the Hill Country region and South Texas. Information and applications are available at www.art281.com.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
A Frank Conversation
In March of 1974, my family opened an ice cream store on the Riverwalk in San Antonio. We served the usual cones, shakes, malts, sundaes and my favorite the banana split. My Dad wanted to do just a little more. He decided we would serve hot dogs, so that you could get lunch and desert all at the same place. Back in 1974 we didn't have the 100's of different hot dogs that are available today. The standard was the scrawny little hot dog that you boiled in water and served. But my dad found the biggest hot dog my young eyes had ever seen. It came from Oscar Meyer (who didn't sing that song as a kid) and was a quarter pound all beef dog. It was quite simply the best hot dog I had ever had. This was my first venture into cooking for the public.
Fast forward 16 years and I'm a young kitchen manager in Austin, Texas. Have just developed a chili that is both great in a bowl by itself or on a sandwich, I thought it would be great on a hot dog. Now we all know that hot dogs and hot dog buns come packed in different amount in each package. So you are always left with either more hot dogs or more buns then necessary. That's a wast and in the restaurant business, just like at home nobody wants to waste food. While cooking one day I thought, why not put the chili dog on a bun just like a burger? It seemed to me like that would make sense and be easier and less mess to eat. We tried it out and lo and behold it was a success.
Fast forward 16 years again (ironic, isn't it) and we were putting together the menu for My Place. We wanted to bring the best of all my experience while creating a menu that reflected our tastes. The rule was if we didn't want to eat it, we would not serve it. I remembered serving the chili dog on the bun and thought about the best hot dog I ever ate. After a little research I found that Oscar Meyer quarter pound all beef hot dog and the Frankburger became a permanent part of the My Place menu.
We heard July was National Hot Dog month. Here at My Place Bar & Grille we are happy to celebrate a good hot dog any and every day. Stop by and try our Frankbuger, an all beef Frank and a Half Served on a Sour Dough Bun with mustard and Sauteed Onions. Oscar Meyer, we salute you.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Busy Social Calendar
will be closed for dinner
Friday, June 24th
for 1 night only
We apologize for any inconvenience this causes and hope to see you another night this week. If you just can't go 24hrs without one of our big bad burgers, try stopping in for lunch instead.