Mar 12, 2026 | 8:59 am
It’s the first day of South by Southwest (SXSW) and last week we had so many notable openings we skipped the week’s food news column; that means tidbits to share this week are really piling up. Let’s get right into it, and we’ll keep things short.
Openings and closings
Austinites were rocked by the early 2025 closure of Con Todo, a highly regarded local taco truck, but they knew Chef Joseph Gomez had something else in the works. It was Sana Sana Taquería, a taco pop-up around town, and Gomez has just announced that the concept is now settling down at Royal Blue Grocery at 360 Nueces St. It’ll be a residency first, from March 12-31, open from 11 am until food is sold out. Then the team will make some tweaks and open in full in late spring…