Tacos
May 26, 2020
Taco of the Week: Weenies and Eggs at Los Muertos BBQ
This smoky, comforting taco recalls the chef’s youth as a migrant farmworker in South Texas.
Puffy Tacos
Tacos
March 18, 2020
The Delicate History of the Puffy Taco
Who invented San Antonio’s signature Tex-Mex dish? And why hasn’t it blown up (sorry) around the world?
Tacos
December 3, 2019
Taco of the Week: The Puffy Taco at Abilene’s La Popular Bakery
The fried treat scarcely found outside San Antonio isn’t officially on the menu, but it’s worth inquiring about.
BBQ
August 30, 2019
Los Muertos BBQ’s Brisket Puffy Taco Adds to the Tex-Mex Barbecue Trend
Former Texas state trooper Rick Muniz opted to spend his retirement days living out his dreams in a Katy food trailer.
Tacos
November 17, 2015
Best Tacos: San Antonio & Surroundings
Chicken Cilantro, Chela’s TacosType: Classic MexicanRating: 5Price: $3.50You can barely count on consistency in anything these days—gas prices, the weather, Cowboys wins—but you’ll certainly find it in the fire engine–red taco truck that’s usually stationed at the food-trailer park and beer garden known as the Block. This little
Food and Drink
July 31, 2003
Tex-Mex 101
Nachos, tomatillo sauce, chile con queso—will the real Mexican food please stand up? A crash course in Texans’ favorite fusion fare.
Sports
July 31, 1992
The Puffy Taco
HIS HEAD IS A TOMATO CHUNK. HIS tortilla shell is surprisingly furry. His feet look like jalapeño peppers. And when kids tackle him during the sixth-inning footrace at the San Antonio Missions’ home games at V. J. Keefe Field, they sometimes send his shredded lettuce and grated cheese flying. What’s