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The Pearl is credited as a contributing factor to the “truly unique food identity” of San Antonio. Travel + Leisure also highlights Supper as a restaurant to visit that’s beyond the traditional Mexican food often associated with the city. 

Garden & Gun praises how Texas’s Dos Carolinas turns guayaberas a— Latin American wardrobe staple—into bespoke works of art. Her designs can be seen throughout Hotel Emma from the staff uniforms to the bathrobes and Garden & Gun attributes the guest’s experience to the spread of Dos Carolinas designs beyond the city of San Antonio.

Hotel Online announces the promotion of Hotel Emma’s Beth Smith as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. 

Travel + Leisure Mexico highlights Hotel Emma as a travel destination well-worth the trip to the states. From its antique charm to its vast library, this old brewery will captivate everyone who visits – beer lover or not. 

Luxury Travel Advisor showcases Hotel Emma’s six culinary monographs honoring the essential flavors of Spain including olive oil, jamón (Spanish ham), tinned fish, salt and spices, wine and sherry, and cheese. Chef John Brand has prepared tapas to compliment each series at Supper, which will be available at Supper, Sternewirth, and Larder. 

Texas Cocktails names Hotel Emma a bucket list vacation spot for the history, beauty and hospitality. The book features Sternewirth’s signature Three Emmas Cocktail including the recipe so that readers can make their own splash of San Antonio right at home.

Hotel Emma was nominated in Celebrated Living’s 2018 Platinum List Awards for being one of the best hotels in luxury travel due to Emma’s period details and accommodations. 

USA Today lists Supper’s Creme Brûlée with strawberry curd in a roundup of ways to savor strawberries in May. 

Travel Pulse provides the perfect guide to a girls’ weekend in Central Texas and recommends staying at the Pearl’s crown jewel, Hotel Emma, to have your girl gang treated like royalty.