Michael Fahrenthold

Musician and chef Michael Fahrenthold was born in San Antonio, Texas and grew up south of town on a small farm where he took care of the family's chickens and milked two cows daily. During and after high school he worked as a musician in clubs around San Antonio, eventually moving to Hollywood to play at the Whiskey A-Go-Go on Sunset Strip. After a year long tour of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Army, he returned home and got a degree in music from Trinity University. While going to college, he...See more

Musician and chef Michael Fahrenthold was born in San Antonio, Texas and grew up south of town on a small farm where he took care of the family's chickens and milked two cows daily. During and after high school he worked as a musician in clubs around San Antonio, eventually moving to Hollywood to play at the Whiskey A-Go-Go on Sunset Strip. After a year long tour of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Army, he returned home and got a degree in music from Trinity University. While going to college, he worked at Karam's Mexican Restaurant in San Antonio and then over the years opened his own restaurants in San Antonio, Canyon Lake, and Port Aransas, Texas. After owning and managing a flamenco restaurant/bar in Playa del Carmen, Mexico he opened a Tex-Mex Caf� for the U.S. Navy at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After many years as a food & beverage manager for hotels and resorts he recently opened the Republic of Texas Caf� in Volcan, Panama. See less