ON SATURDAYS, WE BRUNCH
Saturday, February 29, 2020
The fifth annual United We Brunch brings together the city's top brunch spots for the ultimate brunch event. Enjoy brunch samples, breakfast cocktails, beer and bubbles, live music + DJs, and so much more. New this year, San Antonio's largest Bloody Mary challenge lets you taste and crown the best Bloody Mary in the city.
Brunch Bites • Bloody Marys • Mimosas • Live Music
Benefiting
United We Brunch is a charitable event that is produced in partnership with, and benefits the Briscoe Western Art Museum. The Briscoe Western Art Museum is named in honor of the late Texas Governor, Dolph Briscoe, Jr. and his wife, Janey, preserves and interprets the art, history, and culture of the American West through engaging exhibitions, educational programs, and public events reflective of the region’s rich traditions and shared heritage.
Located on San Antonio's famed River Walk, the institution is housed in San Antonio’s first Public Library and newly constructed pavilion designed by the nationally recognized architecture firm Lake|Flato. The Briscoe Campus consists of the historic Museum building, the Jack Guenther Pavilion and the adjacent McNutt Sculpture Garden spread across one-and-a-quarter acres in downtown San Antonio.
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Restaurants
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Sponsors
Interested in sponsoring 2020 United We Brunch and showcasing your business to 1,500 desirable attendees?
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Benefitting
United We Brunch benefits Child Advocates San Antonio (CASA)
The mission of Child Advocates San Antonio (CASA) is to recruit, train, and supervise court-appointed volunteer Advocates who provide constancy for abused and neglected children and youth while advocating for services and placement in safe and permanent homes.
Location
New in 2020, United We Brunch will be at The Espee at St Paul Square, which features both indoor and outdoor spaces.
Join us at 1174 E Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78205, formally historic Sunset Station, for this unique brunch event!
Battle
Watch as bartenders from all corners of the city come together to bare their Bloody chops in San Antonio's first-ever Bloody Mary Battle!
United We Brunch attendees will vote in a People's Choice-style competition between 10+ restaurants, while 10+ local bartenders vie to impress a panel of 5 industry pros for a chance to win a $500 cash prize and swag package. Don't miss it!
JUDGES
Liz Pearson
Food Writer + Recipe Developer + Food Stylist
After a long stint in New York City, where she was the Kitchen Director for Saveur magazine, Liz Pearson returned to her native Austin, eventually settling just south in San Antonio. Her writing, recipe, and food styling projects have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Saveur, Fine Cooking, Southern Living, Wine Enthusiast, Every Day With Rachael Ray, O, The Oprah Magazine, Cooking Light, Relish, The Costco Connection, Whole Foods Market publications, and various cookbooks.
A graduate of both the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park and Bard College, Liz has appeared on BBC’s “The World” to chat about candy bars in Indonesia, “Good Day Chicago” to pick the South Side’s best collard greens, and “Restaurant Guys Radio” to discuss the trials of taking an octopus on the subway.
Vianney Rodriguez - Sweet Life
Award-winning Blogger + Cookbook Author + Tejana
Vianney Rodriguez is an Award-Winning Food Blogger, Recipe Developer and the Author of Latin Twist, a collection of nearly 100 delicious Latin inspired cocktails, and The Tex-Mex Slow Cooker, released in March 2018.
Vianney is a regular contributor to Southern Living and Parade Magazine. Her beautifully styled photos have appeared in The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, iVillage, Yahoo Shine, Women’s Day, Cosmopolitan for Latinas, Cooking Light, NBC Latino, Design Sponge, The Los Angeles Times, Latina Magazine, Glamour, Fox News Latino, Mamiverse, The Latin Kitchen, Tastespotting, Foodgawker and Liquirious.
David Alan - Tipsy Texan
Author + Ambassador + Industry Veteran
David Alan, Director of Trade Education & Mixology for the Patron Spirits Company, is a professional bartender and twenty year veteran of the hospitality industry. In 2007, he founded The Tipsy Texan consultancy, based in his hometown of Austin, TX, becoming an outspoken voice for the emerging craft cocktail and spirits scene. He has worked on a number of high-profile restaurant openings, and has judged, organized competed in and won numerous cocktail competitions.
David is a co-founder of the first Texas chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild (USBG) and in 2013 he published his first book, Tipsy Texan: Spirits and Cocktails from the Lone Star State.
Javier Flores - Fat Ice
Entrepreneur + Bar Veteran + Hielo Jefe
Javier Roberto Flores is a bartender from Texas who has been in the industry since 2001. During years of travel all over the nation and working with the best operators and mixologists, he noticed a pattern: they were all using Clinebell ice. Knowing this could be a game changer in South Texas’ budding cocktail scene, he started cutting Clinebell ice into craft cocktail cubes for South Texas establishments in 2011. By 2012, he was cutting craft ice for 300 cocktails a night.
In 2013, Javier moved to Austin, Texas to further his craft and joined the team at Midnight Cowboy. At that time, there were only 2 bars in Austin using Clinebell ice; Javier saw an opportunity, and Fat Ice was born.
Fast forward a few years, and Javier and his team are on track to be the largest producer of craft ice in the country. Fat Ice is currently sold at Spec's Fine Wine and Spirits and offers nationwide shipping.
Luis Morales - Humble House Foods
Chef + Entrepreneur + Local
Luis Morales started his culinary career at the Center for Foods of the Americas. He was part of the second graduating class in the pilot program launched by the Culinary Institute of America in San Antonio, 2006. Upon graduation, Luis went to work for notable local restaurants, hotels, and country clubs in San Antonio to hone his craft.
Luis and his wife Marsha started Humble House Foods in 2008. The small food manufacturing company has been an anchor vendor at the Pearl Farmers Market for over a decade, showcasing a variety of fares such as fresh and aged cheese, pesto, tapenade, and hummus, before finally evolving into a farm-to-table pop-up café.
Luis returned to culinary school for a Latin specific program, from which sprang a new product line of sauces. The sauces, packed with flavor and just a touch of spice, are a salute to his Mexican culture, and in 2016, Humble House Foods won the Quest for Texas Best competition with the sauce line. Now a Primo Pick for HEB, Humble House Foods sauces are sold in 200 stores across the state.
Parking
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The entrance to the United We Brunch event is located at Grille 254 (16641 La Cantera Pkwy, San Antonio TX 78256). If you still plan to drive, please note that parking is restricted at the restaurant, so we encourage you to use this lot