As seen on SA Live - Friday, Nov. 6, 2026

Today @ 10:30 a.m., Thanksgiving plates, barbecue bragging rights and a little Arendelle.

DAVILA’S BBQ THANKSGIVING MENU

The show opened with a full Thanksgiving spread laid out in the studio by Davila’s BBQ, the Tex-Mex barbecue family operation that got its start in Seguin decades ago. The pitmaster, a cookbook author who also appears on the Netflix series On the Road, walked through a holiday menu built for people who would rather spend the day with family than in the kitchen: turkey, gravy and cornbread dressing as the base, with green beans, mashed potatoes, peach cobbler and banana pudding as add-ons. A new dessert, an Abuelita’s hot chocolate bread pudding, is being featured at the Universal City location.

There were a couple of genuinely useful tips, too. Stuffing needs far more liquid than most cooks think, enough that it’s practically swimming in the pan before it absorbs. And rather than carving a turkey into a picked-over mess at the table, separate the breast, thigh, leg and wing ahead of service and let guests choose. For dryness, an overnight brine of salt, pepper, sugar and water. Orders are still being taken for turkey and sides at the two locations, Universal City and Seguin.

PUMPKIN SPICE VS. HOLIDAY FLAVORS

A quick viewer poll, prompted by Starbucks rolling out its holiday menu while pumpkin spice cupcakes were still sitting in the office. Holiday flavors were leading with about 70% of the vote. The hosts split: one is sticking with pumpkin creamer until Thanksgiving before switching to gingerbread, the other never got into pumpkin at all.

GRILLSGIVING AT HANGAR 9 AT BROOKS

This segment came live from Brooks ahead of Grillsgiving, the barbecue competition fundraiser now in its tenth year. Fifty-two teams are competing in ribs, chicken and brisket, with judging at Hangar 9, plus guest-voted categories for best team, best side and best dish. Organizers expect somewhere between 2,500 and 3,000 people, and tickets come with samples from the competing teams while supplies last. It’s a rain or shine event.

Proceeds benefit REAP, the Residential Energy Assistance Partnership, a partnership between the city of San Antonio, Bexar County and CPS Energy that funds utility assistance and energy conservation education for local families. A two-time defending champion also talked through what keeps him winning: the spices, team camaraderie, and not losing track of what’s happening around you. Tickets are at cpsenergy.com/grillsgiving.

WURSTFEST’S 65TH ANNIVERSARY

The 10-day salute to sausage in New Braunfels runs November 6 through November 15, and festival organizers laid out what’s new for the 65th year: a wine bar next to Gate 1 with eight new wines, bottles and carafes available, and a cheese vendor alongside it. The kid’s section has clowns, magic shows and balloon shows, with a St. Martin’s Day lantern parade on Wednesday. A Veteran’s Salute is set for November 11. Roughly 25 vendors, many of them nonprofit organizations, are selling food and merchandise.

The food tour was the heart of it. The wurst kebab puts several sausage samples on one stick; there’s also macaroni and cheese stuffed into sausage, jalapeno and cheese, a pork chop on a stick, and the Wurst und Taschen, a grilled bratwurst with sauerkraut, bell peppers and onions. For dessert, a cherry doodad. The festival’s Grosse Opa handed out collectible buttons and led a round of the traditional singalong. Admissions and bar purchases are cashless. Monday through Thursday admission is free, and kids 12 and under are free every day. Details at wurstfest.com.

https://nesa.neisd.net/

Northeast School of the Arts is opening Frozen, and the production arrives as the school marks 30 years of arts education. The director described a rehearsal schedule that runs most days after school, stretching to 10 p.m. during tech week, with technical theater majors building on weekends and instrumental music majors practicing daily. Frozen was chosen partly because the rights only became available a couple of years ago and partly for its two female leads and its sister story, which gave the program a chance to feature its strongest performers. With 62 musical theater majors and nowhere near that many parts, the staff wrote in extra ensembles, including an ice harvester opening sequence. The school is also staging a free outreach performance for district middle and elementary students during the school day.

Frozen opens tonight at the Lee High School Performing Arts Center, with performances continuing over the next two weekends through November 15. Tickets are at nesa.booktix.com.