Tacos
December 3, 2020
Taco News Roundup: ’Tis the Season for Tamales
Plus: the only thing better than an ugly Christmas sweater is a taco-themed ugly Christmas sweater.
Torchy's Tacos
Tacos
June 11, 2020
Taco News Roundup: How Taquerias Are Supporting Black Communities
Plus, Torchy's expands to Louisiana and a stroke survivor chooses tacos for his first meal outside the hospital.
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.
The Daily Post
March 19, 2015
True Tex-Mex Cuisine’s Long Adios
Beset by high-end interior Mexican, mid-range fajita-and-’rita chains, budget taquerias, and taco trucks—and whatever Torchy’s is—Houston’s old-school Tex-Mex is fading away.
Business
October 25, 2013
Texas Business Report: Making a Killing In the Funeral Industry
America's leading death-care provider, based in Houston, charges 42% more for its traditional funeral services; Torchy's taco is suing the Texas Taco Company; bags might not fly free at Southwest; and more.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
SXSW: 13 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in 60 Seconds
Competitive eating champion Takeru Kobayashi set a world record by eating a baker's dozen grilled cheese sandwiches in one minute.
Eat My Words
October 13, 2012
Torchy’s Tacos and The Salt Lick detail their ACL prep work
Yesterday, I reached out to a few food vendors and restaurants to find out how they’ve been preparing for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, which attracts thousands of avid music fans from all over the world. To start things off,
Eat My Words
October 12, 2012
ACL Music Festival attracts more than just music fans
The Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL) kicks off today, and it isn’t just the music scene that is attracting hoards of attendees to the festival grounds. The food lineup is just as alluring as the assortment of bands scheduled to
Eat My Words
June 29, 2012
Michael Rypka of Torchy’s Tacos talks Expansion and Secret Menu
Torchy’s Tacos is quickly making the rounds in Texas. The taco madness all began at a small trailer in Austin. That little trailer helped sprout several brick-and-mortar locations. Over time, Torchy’s grew and is now exploding onto the Dallas and Houston culinary scenes. The taco establishment seems to be opening a new location
Eat My Words
May 23, 2012
The Truck Food Cookbook
For the past few years, food trailers, trucks, and carts have rivaled the traditional brick-and-mortar building as primary sources of delicious, affordable modern cuisine. In fact, take a look around the state of Texas and you’ll see cities like Houston, Austin, and even Dallas jumping on the mobile food wagon
Eat My Words
October 25, 2011
Judging the 2011 Gypsy Picnic Trailer Food Festival
Flickr/Sean Loyless Equipped with cash, personal utensils, and moist towelettes, a peaceable horde of eaters descended on the Gypsy Picnic Trailer Food Festival the minute the gates opened. Employing a divide-and-conquer approach, they dispersed to the forty or so trailers, only to return minutes (not