San Antonio Magazine Septemeber 2021

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THE HAYDEN

4025 Broadway thehaydensa.com Breakfast & Lunch Tues-Fri, Dinner Tues-Sat, Brunch Sat-Sun

Reviving Classics The Hayden brings new spins to diner favorites BY EDMUND TIJERINA

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dam Lampinstein is on a mission. “I’m trying to make meatloaf sexy,” says the owner of The Hayden. At his old-school diner with a modern feel, he’s going beyond meatloaf and bringing a fresh vitality to pastrami, latkes and a fish spread. Along with classics, he adds several items you don’t usually see on a diner menu—barbacoa, fried chicken and even a sauerkraut-stuffed kolache. It all works because of Lampinstein’s background. He grew up in Dallas, the son of small business owners. His mother’s catering company imbued him with a love of food and hospitality, and after a few years of working in advertising, he moved to Austin to attend culinary school and work in the industry. From Austin, he went to El Paso, where he opened a restaurant with his sister, whose husband was stationed at Fort Bliss. It was there that he met his wife, Perla, a native of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Perla took a teaching job in Alamo Heights, which brought the couple to San Antonio. Once they arrived, Lampinstein saw the need for a traditional diner.

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