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"Reopening the Culinary Institute of America’s restaurant in San Antonio’s Pearl District on January 22, 2019 at 200 East Grayson Street—taking over the space vacated by Latin American restaurant Nao after five years—this modern American, CIA-run dining concept offers three- or four-course dinners with dishes like honey-chili roasted chicken and a Berkshire pork schnitzel topped with a sunny egg. The team plans to partner with local farmers and producers to create rotating, seasonal plates, and a casual bar area will serve snacks such as roasted cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and wings alongside a short list of cocktails, beer and wine. Part of the CIA restaurant group with locations in New York and California, meals will be prepared and served by associate-degree students under instructor supervision, with Chef Uyen Pham and service instructor Samantha Fletcher overseeing operations; dinner service runs Tuesday through Saturday." - Erin Russell