‘It was all a dream’: With The Jerk Shack, Nicola Blaque brings Caribbean cuisine to San Antonio
, both of which named it one of the best new restaurants in the U.S. for 2019 and 2020, respectively. Blaque went on to open Mi Roti in the Pearl’s Food Hall at Bottling Dept. shortly before the pandemic, and she’s in talks to open another restaurant at Hemisfair.Born in Jamaica, Blaque grew up from the age of 5 in the U.S. She learned to cook Caribbean staples by helping her mother in the kitchen. Because her stepfather was in the U.S.
Blaque designed the interior of the Jerk Shack to bring to mind a typical Caribbean jerk shack — a restaurant where jerk chicken is served — with wood tables and metal chairs. Many of the meals are served in baskets on top of imitation newspaper. Q: You have a restaurant at the Pearl, and you’re going to have one at Hemisfair — two of the most important places in the urban core.People ask me, “Did you plan for that?” And I’m like, “No, I didn’t.” When the Pearl had reached out to me, I was eight months pregnant with my son. It was right before the pandemic kicked off. It happened so fast, and it was unexpected.Q: Has the location been successful?You know, it’s been a learning experience, I can put it like that.
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