An 18th-Century Dining Experience at Restaurant Gwendolyn


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Restaurant Gwendolyn

A longtime executive in finance, Reid Hackney is the vice president and chief financial officer of major fashion retail brand A’GACI, LLC. Besides being an expert in retail finance, Reid Hackney enjoys outdoor activities such as biking and hiking. He is also a foodie and enjoys trying new restaurants in San Antonio.

Restaurant Gwendolyn is one popular San Antonio restaurant. Chef Michael Sohocki opened the restaurant–which he named after his grandmother–in 2010 with the goal of serving local, seasonal, and handmade food just like in the 1850s, before the industrial revolution. He refuses to use fryers, mixers, blenders, and other food-preparation machines and works to source his supply of fresh ingredients from ranchers and farmers that he trusts.

Sohocki chooses to preserve meat in house using different techniques like salting, drying, pickling, and smoking. This unique approach to food and cooking earned Restaurant Gwendolyn a Zagat rating of 4.5 stars.