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.
Tacos
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.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
There’s nothing fishy about tasty Vietnamese fish tacos at Houston’s Kim Son.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
Vietnamese Fish Tacos
Núóc Mam Dipping Sauce3/4 cup Squid brand fish sauce (núóc mam, available at oriental markets) 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar 2 tablespoons chopped scallions (green onions)Whisk ingredients together and set aside.Vegetable Platter1 head leaf lettuce 1 bunch fresh mint 8 ounces bean sprouts 8 thin spears fresh pineapple, cut lengthwise
Tacos
January 20, 2013
State Fare
Dallas’ Seventeen Seventeen has mastered the art of the catfish taco.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
Catfish Tacos
Recipe from Chef George W. Brown, Jr., Seventeen Seventeen, Dallas.Roasted-Jalapeño Remoulade1/2 shallot, peeled and finely chopped 1/2 cup mayonnaise 20 leaves cilantro, finely chopped 1 medium fresh jalapeño, roasted, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped 1 small red bell pepper, roasted, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped juice of 1 Mexican lime
Recipes
January 20, 2013
Crispy Pork, Guacamole, and Chile Pecan Tacos
Chopped pecans, toasted with a coating of ancho chile, impart a nutty accent to the already wonderful combination of pork and guacamole. This recipe is even better with “twice-cooked pork,” so remember it when you have leftover pork chops or roast.1/4 cup olive oil 11/2 pounds boneless pork loin, thinly
Food & Drink
January 12, 2012
Taco-Related Crimes Are Surprisingly Unhilarious
Texas has five entries on Buzzfeed's "30 Best Taco-Related Crimes Ever," but the mere presence of tortillas doesn't make crime funny.
Eat My Words
February 17, 2011
Trailer Thursday: Coreanos
One, two, three, four. I declare a food truck war! Spotted: The Coreanos guy grinning sly while saying, “We tried what Chi’Lantro had to offer, and we thought we could do better.” Them’s L.A. fightin’ words! He wasn’t just blowing smoke from the grill,
Eat My Words
August 26, 2010
Trailer Thursday: Chi’Lantro
Relax, y’all. Sure, there are more Californians stampeding to Texas than surfing the waves off their own coast these days, but there’s an upside, at least for Austinites. Not only are the people of the Golden State migrating this way, so is the latest golden trend: Korean-Mexican
Editor's Letter
January 1, 2007
Our Cover Is Blown
IT WILL SHOCK AND DISTURB YOU—OR MAYBE it won’t—to learn that there are no original ideas in the magazine business; there are only good, worthwhile, creative riffs on original ideas. All of us who assign stories know what we like, and our job is to figure out how to do
Tacos
December 1, 2006
The Greatest Tacos Ever Sold
Sixty-three of them, to be exact: from picadillo in Dallas and brisket tinga in Houston to carne asada gringa in San Antonio and chorizo-and-jalapeño in McAllen. Be sure you don’t leave this earth without trying each and every one.
Food & Drink
May 31, 1977
From Mexico With Love
Out of the Texas melting pot comes a food hot enough to melt anything.