Bill Text: TX HR268 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring chef Johnny Hernandez of San Antonio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR268 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR268-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 268 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Acclaimed chef Johnny Hernandez has made vital | ||
| contributions to the San Antonio community through his charitable | ||
| endeavors and his dedication to promoting the culinary vitality of | ||
| the Alamo City; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chef Hernandez first rose to prominence with the | ||
| establishment of his flagship concept, La Gloria, in 2010, though | ||
| he began his career as a chef in 1994, when he opened True Flavors | ||
| Catering; he has continued to make a name for himself as the founder | ||
| and president of Grupo La Gloria, a portfolio of signature | ||
| restaurants and culinary projects that include several locations of | ||
| La Gloria as well as The Fruteria y Botanero by chef Johnny | ||
| Hernandez, Burgerteca, and Tortilleria La Gloria; he has been | ||
| featured in Texas Monthly, Bon Appétit, and Food & Wine, among other | ||
| publications, and on such popular television shows as Top Chef, | ||
| Simply Ming, and Beat Bobby Flay; he was also invited to cook at the | ||
| James Beard House in celebration of San Antonio's tricentennial and | ||
| to serve as a guest chef for the White House Cinco de Mayo | ||
| celebration in 2016; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An integral part of the San Antonio restaurant | ||
| scene, chef Hernandez helped to establish the city's Culinary Task | ||
| Force in 2015 and to secure San Antonio's designation as a UNESCO | ||
| Creative City of Gastronomy in 2017; he is the founder of Kitchen | ||
| Campus, a nonprofit organization that encourages students to pursue | ||
| the culinary arts, and he gives generously of his time and talents | ||
| in support of the Culinary Institute of America, St. Philip's | ||
| College, and the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of | ||
| Global Hospitality Leadership; moreover, Grupo La Gloria organizes | ||
| an annual Day of the Dead river parade in San Antonio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to elevating San Antonio's place on the | ||
| culinary map, Johnny Hernandez has benefited the community through | ||
| his varied civic endeavors, and he has earned the admiration and | ||
| appreciation of his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Johnny Hernandez for his contributions | ||
| to San Antonio and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Hernandez as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Martinez Fischer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 268 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
