The Granary in San Antonio was supposed to have its final service on the last day of November. When I spoke to chef and owner Tim Rattray a month ago he said his focus would shift to his other San Antonio restaurant, Fontaine’s. Those plans changed just before Thanksgiving, when Rattray filed for bankruptcy protection and immediately shuttered both restaurants. It was an unfortunate end to an acclaimed restaurant, but the Granary’s influence didn’t die with it. It’s an easy joke to note that a restaurant once dubbed “the future of barbecue” now has no future. However, I’d argue the food the Granary served still represents the future of Texas barbecue in many respects. Menu items that Rattray was ridiculed for by barbecue purists years…View Original PostThe post The Granary’s Abrupt End Doesn’t Erase Its Innovative Influence appeared first on Texas Monthly.