"The San Antonio UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy program and food photographer, Tracey Maurer, have collaborated to showcase San Antonio’s culinary and cultural heritage through a fun and interactive bilingual Lotería game, ¡Qué Sabor! San Antonio™. While playing the game, you’ll learn that San Antonio’s gastronomy is a multi-layered confluence of cultures that is continuously evolving. As a UNESCO Creative City, San Antonio is part of a very distinct group of international cities committed to sharing best practices, developing partnerships that promote creativity, strengthening participation in cultural life, and integrating culture in urban development plans. The City of San Antonio World Heritage Office oversees the Creative City of Gastronomy designation for San Antonio."      - The City of San Antonio World Heritage Office 

¡Qué Sabor!San Antonio™ is an original art-inspired project that started conceptually years ago when I was working on several food photography projects featuring Mexican cuisine in San Antonio and south Texas. I've always been intrigued by the cultural origins of food and how they relate to modern life. While increasing my understanding of Mexican food and it’s unique ingredients and after marrying into a caring Hispanic family in the 80's, I naturally became involved in many other aspects of Mexican-American family life. As a long-time San Antonio resident, I am familiar with various cultural past-times including the south Texas appetite for “bingo” and it’s Mexican counterpart called 'lotería.' After years of awareness and personal observations, I became more acquainted with lotería with its rich historical influence throughout Mexico and Europe. I fully appreciate how the game has inspired many artists throughout the centuries to create new and imaginative versions by utilizing their own unique and culturally relevant illustrations. My version, likewise, combines two iconic facets of our San Antonio & Mexican cultures: a distinctive cuisine and a beloved social pastime.

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¡Qué Sabor!San Antonio™ was produced following extensive research and aesthetic creation. It first began as a collection of canvases and then later as a reimagined FOOD inspired lotería game - complete with a deck of 54 playing cards,10 tablets ( tablas ), 54 poems ( versos ) in English and Spanish and game directions. I Re-launched the lotería game during Hispanic Heritage Month in 2022 with the support of the San Antonio City of Gastronomy and the Estancia Del Norte Hotel in San Antonio 

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