Gustavo Arellano: “Tex-Mex is Dying”
Gustavo Arellano’s oft-stated opinion that “Tex-Mex is dying,” has been forwarded to me repeatedly by Tex-Mex enthusiasts. They think I should challenge him to a debate–or a duel. Few people …
Chingo Bling in the New York Times
UNITED TASTES Rapping About Tamales and Deportation Photo by Axel Koester for The New York Times Chingo Bling enjoys a taco dinner before performing at the Key Club in West …
The Making of a Puffy Taco
Back in August of last year I posted an item about the Tex-Mex puffy taco. We were building the menu of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe at the time. In the …
Brain is a Terrible Thing to Waste
We had some excellent barbacoa y sesos tacos at Gerardo’s on Saturday morning. You don’t see brain in the tacos much anymore. Meat packers stopped shipping brains after mad cow …
S.A. Puffy Tacos vs. H-town Puffy Tacos
“Everybody in San Antonio makes puffy tacos the same way,” Ray Lopez at Henry’s Puffy Tacos told me. You make tortillas out of raw masa and throw them in the …
Cooking Up Some New Food Trucks
This deluxe “California Style” mobile catering center is being assembled on a 1999 rebuilt panel truck. It features a quilted stainless kitchen with glass cold cases on the outside–the cantilevered …
UPDATE: The Making of El Real's Puffy Tacos
Back in August of last year I posted this item about the Tex-Mex puffy taco. We were building the menu of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe at the time. In the …
Houston's Airline Flea Market/Mercado
The “Flea Markets” on Airline Drive in North Houston form a giant mercado that draws some 50,000 Latino shoppers every weekend. Each flea market has its own taquerias and food …
The Tex-Mex Grill: Barbacoa de Borrego
From the Houston Press Eating Our Words blog: This recipe originally appeared during the rodeo barbecue cook-off. It’s complicated, but the results are spectacular. Borrego actually means mutton in Spanish, …
Houston's Top 10 Taco Trucks
From the March 2007 feature Las Fabulosas Taco Trucks in the Houston Press. #1 Jarro Café Trailer In front of Jarro Café 1521 Gessner What to get: Don’t miss the …