Tacos
January 28, 2020
Taco of the Week: Tacos Potosinos at the Plaza Mexican Restaurant
This eatery, in the Texas Panhandle town of Childress, does fried tacos right.
Tacos
Travel & Outdoors
January 3, 2020
The Hungry Texpat’s Guide to Los Angeles
If life takes you to Hollywood, there are some places that can help you miss Texas less.
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Tacos
December 23, 2019
Eight Texas Taco Couture Brands
How to wear your love for tacos on your sleeve, your feet, or even on a fanny pack.
Tacos
December 18, 2019
Three Vegetarian Tacos We Love
Poblanos, cauliflower, kale, and other delights have the starring role in these inventive offerings.
Tacos
December 10, 2019
Taco of the Week: The California-Style Burrito at Troublemaker
An Austin bar and record shop is cranking out wonderful additions to the city’s tortilla scene.
Tacos
December 9, 2019
The Blue Corn Molotes Offer a Promising Start at Muchacho, in Dallas
The recently opened Tex-Mex restaurant from chef Omar Flores has a few surprises among the classic offerings. One in particular is a must-try.
Tacos
December 4, 2019
Dyed With Intricate Designs, Tortillas Ceremoniales Are Used for Special Occasions
A tradition of the indigenous Otomí people of Mexico is growing in popularity north of the border.
Books
December 2, 2019
Chef Aarón Sánchez Hasn’t Forgotten His Texas Roots
The El Paso native and celebrity chef is coming home in support of his new memoir, ‘Where I Come From.’
Tacos
November 15, 2019
Why Griddled Cheese Is a Taco Game-Changer
A brief history of the costra, a Mexico City delight that's finally gaining traction across the state.
Tacos
November 6, 2019
Tacodeli’s Co-owners Reflect on 20 Years of Tacos, Menu Changes, and the Salsa Doña
As Roberto Espinosa and Eric Wilkerson mark the Austin institution's milestone anniversary this week, they look back on how it all began.
Tacos
November 5, 2019
Taco of the Week: El Holboxqueño at Revolver Taco Lounge
If ever an island paradise were represented in a single dish, this taqueria special might be it.
Tacos
October 22, 2019
Taco of the Week: the Bird’s Nest at Bad Spanish
This Tarrant County taco pop-up treats its vegetarian options as seriously as its meat offerings.
Tacos
October 18, 2019
The Pizza al Pastor at Black Cat Pizza Is Why Pineapple Belongs on Pizza
Purists, be prepared to have your minds changed by the Fort Worth pizzeria.
Tacos
October 15, 2019
Taco of the Week: The Chile Relleno Taco at Del Sur Tacos
The new Dallas taqueria serves this not-so-usual taco de guisado.
Film & TV
October 14, 2019
In ‘United Tacos of America,’ Austin Duo Go on the Ultimate Road Trip
Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece connect tacos with community issues in their new show on Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network.
Tacos
October 10, 2019
How I Spent My National Taco Day
I ate my way from San Antonio to Dallas in one (very filling) day. Here are some of the highlights of my taco travels.
Tacos
October 8, 2019
Taco of the Week: The Pork Chop Taco at Garcia’s Mexican Food
You can cut meat from the bone before you eat, but it’s better to go all in with this San Antonio staple.
Food & Drink
October 2, 2019
All of the Texas Treats You Could Eat For the Price of That $1,600 Burger
Hundreds of Whataburger meals, tons of tacos, and other staples to consider before this astronomically expensive meal.
Tacos
September 30, 2019
Burritos Are Indeed Tacos
Blasphemy? Far from it. Allow me to fill you in.
Food & Drink
February 21, 2018
Does a Great Taco Require a Handmade Tortilla?
Restaurants that make tortillas in-house have to get it right, like the new Dai Due Taqueria in Austin.
Sports
June 28, 2017
An Open Letter to Taco Charlton, Texas’s New Taco Ambassador
We've got some bueno taco suggestions for the Cowboys' new defensive end.
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Sports
January 27, 2017
Myles Garrett Pens A Love Letter To Aggieland—Specifically, Its Tacos
Former Aggie defensive end bids farewell to Fuego's tacos.
Food & Drink
January 9, 2017
I Tried a Month-long Vegan Taco Cleanse and Survived
Barely.
BBQ
October 18, 2016
Smoked in Texas: BBQ Tacos at BBQ on the Brazos
Combining barbecue and tacos is a damn-near perfect culinary Texas creation. In fact, it is the barbecue tacos at Valentina’s Tex-Mex BBQ in Austin that has made this one of my favorite joints in the state. I’ve often wished that more tortillas were stuffed with smoked meat, so I was happy to find another
Politics & Policy
September 28, 2016
Houston Taco Trucks Are Helping Register People To Vote
Tacos with a side of civic engagement.
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BBQ
March 7, 2016
Smoked in Texas: Smoked Brisket Tacos at Plantation BBQ
It’s become a fairly common sight in Texas: smoke rising from a little trailer parked in a gravel lot alongside the highway. But the Plantation BBQ trailer in Richmond was running a trailer long before it food trucks were de rigueur.Richmond is southwest of Houston, about forty minutes from downtown, but
The Daily Post
February 22, 2016
Can Any Texas City Claim the Breakfast Taco as Its Own?
As SXSW approaches, Austin once more claims to be the home of the breakfast taco—and San Antonians aren’t having any of it.
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Bum Steers
January 27, 2016
Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to our annual Bum Steer Awards.
The Texanist
December 23, 2015
Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the December 2015 issue.
Food & Drink
November 16, 2015
13 Great Tacos in El Paso
A border taco run that finds there is more to the city than Chico’s Tacos.
Eat My Words
November 13, 2015
Are You Ready for the 120 Tacos You Must Eat Before You Die?
Are You Ready for the 120 Tacos You Must Eat Before You Die?
Food & Drink
September 11, 2015
14 Great Tacos in San Antonio
Or at least within the Loop 1604 area.
Eat My Words
August 31, 2015
So Many Tacos, So Little Time: The Making Of Our ‘Texas Monthly’ Best Tacos List
The poor 'Texas Monthly' taco team had to eat soooo many tacos.
The Daily Post
April 27, 2015
Taco Cannon Controversy Continues
The Taco Cannon, which debuted at Fun Fun Fun Fest in 2012, once again fights to be recognized as the world’s first.
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Food & Drink
March 22, 2015
User’s Guide to Tacos
Texans LOVE their tacos. Versatile, portable, and quick to wolf down, tacos are made with either corn or flour tortillas. In their different styles, you can trace more than half a century of Texas’s Mexican-food history.
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Food & Drink
March 13, 2015
Chico and the Postman
Mail-order tacos.
Food & Drink
November 25, 2014
16 Great Tacos in Austin
A taco tour of Austin, traversing Burnet Road, South Austin, and the East Side.
Film & TV
September 5, 2014
You Can Text Your Friends Tacos Now, Y’all
Yum.
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Recipes
July 16, 2014
Puffy Tacos
Oil, masa, air bubbles, and the filling of your choice—do you really need anything else?
The Daily Post
May 6, 2014
As You Might Expect, All Of The Most “Taco-Crazed” Cities In America Are In Texas
A real estate blog has released a list with quantifiable data to prove what we already knew: People in Texas really love tacos.
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The Daily Post
December 10, 2013
Sword-Wielding San Antonio Man Demands Free Tacos From Restaurant
He wanted six tacos, and if his sword had anything to say about it, those tacos were going to be free.
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BBQ Joint Reviews
December 10, 2013
Valentina’s Tex Mex BBQ
My first trip to Valentina’s was on a whim. I stopped at the trailer behind the Star Bar on Sixth Street in Austin on my way out of town. A friend was writing a story on taco variations, and I thought I might be able to add a novelty to
Music
November 5, 2013
VIDEO: How to Load and Fire the Taco Cannon
Fun Fun Fun Fest's most unique "headliner" returns, firing bean, cheese and tortilla ammunition—and possibly some Twinkies—across Austin's Auditorium Shores.
Books
July 30, 2013
The Most Important Taco of the Day
Breakfast! A multi-generational history of the breakfast taco, via Austin institution the Tamale House. Excerpted from the new book "Austin Breakfast Tacos."
Sports
January 21, 2013
Six World Records Set in Texas…and Four More That Need to Be
World's biggest Frito pie? Check. Most consecutive back handsprings? Got it. Largest pecan pie? Indeed. But when it comes to some truly important Guinness records, Texas is playing second enchilada.
Music
January 21, 2013
What Makes Fun Fun Fun Fest Fun Fun Fun
From the taco cannon to the "I'm With Gosling" underwear, why the Austin music festival that's not SXSW or ACL delivers on its name.
Music
January 21, 2013
How the World’s First Taco Cannon Was Developed
The Fun Fun Fun Fest "Taco Cannon" will fire flour projectiles at the Austin music festival crowd on Auditorium Shores this weekend.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Taco Bell Has Sold 100 Million Doritos Locos Tacos
That's good news for Doritos' parent company, Plano's Frito-Lay, especially since Taco Bell has plans to use Cool Ranch and Hot and Spicy taco shells.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Talking Tacos With Gustavo Arellano
The "¡Ask a Mexican!" columnist and author of Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America talks about Tex-Mex, Houston versus Dallas, and Ray's versus Henry's.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Did Taco Bell Help Make Mexican Food Better?
¡Ask a Mexican! columnist and OC Weekly editor Gustavo Arellano, whose new book Taco USA comes out in April, makes his case.