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Mixtli Chef to Open New Restaurant Near Pearl

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A famous chef in San Antonio has big news. He works at a restaurant called Mixtli. Mixtli has a Michelin star. This is a very special prize for great food.

Now the chef is opening a new restaurant. It is near an area called Pearl. Pearl is a popular neighborhood in San Antonio. Many people like to eat and shop there.

The new restaurant is different from Mixtli. It is more casual. This means it is simple and relaxed. People do not need nice clothes to eat there.

The new restaurant will serve burgers. It will also serve caviar. Caviar is small fish eggs. It is a very expensive food. Burgers are cheap and simple food.

This mix is interesting. Burgers and caviar are very different foods. The chef wants to make something new and fun for the neighborhood.

Vocabulary15 words

chef
a person whose job is cooking food
Michelin star
a top prize for very good restaurants
neighborhood
a small area in a city
casual
simple and relaxed, not formal
caviar
small fish eggs that cost a lot of money
restaurant
a place where people pay to eat food
concept
a new idea or plan
opening
starting a new business
popular
liked by many people
expensive
costing a lot of money
simple
easy, not difficult
special
not usual; important
area
a part of a city or place
famous
known by many people
food
things people eat

Quiz

1. Where does the chef already work?
2. What kind of restaurant is Mixtli?
3. True or false: The new restaurant will serve both burgers and caviar.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

A famous chef in San Antonio has big news. He works at a restaurant called _____.

Mixtli has a _____ star. This is a very special prize for great food.

Now the chef is opening a new restaurant. It is near an area called _____.

Pearl is a popular _____ in San Antonio.

The new restaurant is different from Mixtli. It is more _____.

This means it is simple and _____. People do not need nice clothes to eat there.

The new restaurant will serve _____.

It will also serve _____. Caviar is small fish eggs.

It is a very _____ food. Burgers are cheap and simple food.

The chef wants to make something new and fun for the _____.

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