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Yelp Announces ‘Top Taco Towns’ & This City Was Left Out

Kiko Martinez — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:47:50 +0000

Yelp recently released a list of the Top 15 Taco Towns in the U.S. and Top 100 Taco Spots in the U.S., and one major Texas city is feeling very disrespected. Nowhere on either list is San Antonio, Texas, the breakfast taco mecca of America and a city with a taco history that is undeniable.

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First Lady Jill Biden Receives Criticism for Comparing Our Communities to Tacos

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:33:11 +0000

There was an attempt, and that’s probably the best thing that can be said about Jill Biden’s speech in San Antonio. The First Lady was speaking to voters in Texas during the 2022 UnidosUS Annual Conference titled “Siempre Adelante: Our Quest for Equity,” as part of the Biden Administration’s push to garner more votes from

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Fajitas, Queso & Enchiladas: A Look at the Origins of Tex-Mex Favorites

Anastacia Uriegas — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:59:58 +0000

Tex-Mex cuisine is the fortuitous by-product of a complicated history, shaped by the assimilation of a tangled nexus of cultural and culinary influences.

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Writer Suggests Limes Shouldn’t Come With Taco Orders, Gets Roasted On Twitter

Yara Simón — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:12:38 +0000

There are some foods that we just can’t fathom eating without a squeeze of lime: fish and tacos. For sportswriter Tyler Conway, the combination of lime and tacos is unappealing. On Monday, he took to Twitter to complain that Mexican restaurants should stop serving tacos with limes. Though many pointed out that restaurants let you

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Burger King Is Selling Tacos ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yara Simón — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 18:58:08 +0000

While, as the name suggests, Burger King was all once all about the burgers, it has expanded in many ways since it made its debut in 1953. On Tuesday, the fast food chain revealed that it would expand in an unexpected way; the brand’s moving onto tacos. BK began selling tacos in western states, and

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An Ode to the Soupy, Sloppy Chico’s Tacos, El Paso’s Most Divisive Restaurant

Eduardo Cepeda — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:25:52 +0000

A couple years ago, during a visit to El Paso, Texas I inadvertently investigated a burning controversy plaguing my hometown. El Paso’s incomparable and perhaps most controversial restaurant, Chico’s Tacos, switched cheeses. Following the chatter online, most commenters seemed outraged that the El Paso institution switched from a vegetable shortening-based imitation cheese to real cheddar.

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Dallas Org Fought Hate With Tacos After “Taco Truck Tammy” Threatened to Call ICE on Food Vendors

Yara Simón — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:35:16 +0000

After a woman threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Latina food vendors operating a taco truck, the Dallas chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) decided to respond to hate with a party. The event, titled Mariachi & Tacos Party for Taco Truck Tammy, took place on Sunday near

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Help Make Tacos the Official State Dish of Texas

Yara Simón — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 21:41:30 +0000

Besides BBQ, there’s probably no food more beloved in Texas than tacos. And now one man is on a mission to give the Mexico creation its proper recognition in the The Lone Star State. Recently, taco advocate Mando Rayo released a “Taco Manifesto,” along with a petition requesting that tacos become Texas’ official state dish. “Whether

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You Should Stream: This Docu-Series Is a Mouthwatering Deep Dive into the Tacos of Texas

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 14:25:39 +0000

I have two words for you: Taco Docu-Series. In a TV landscape that has no shortage of food-centered shows, the Tacos of Texas should pique your interest on that title alone. Based on book by the same name, the series is produced and hosted by its authors, Taco Journalism’s Mando Rayo & Jarod Neece. Oh yeah, did we mention

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6 Essential Tacos to Try in Chicago’s Pilsen and La Villita Neighborhoods

Mando Rayo — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 16:43:30 +0000

Stepping into Chicago’s Pilsen and La Villita neighborhoods is like transporting yourself to Mexico; you can feel culture hit you through chatter of the streets, the endless tienditas and taquerias, the Mexican families going to work or taking their kids to school, and the coffee snobs enjoying their morning lattes and cafecitos. As a Taco Journalist, (yes that is a thing

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