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Taco Literacy

Writing Transnational Mexican Foodways

August 19, 2018

When Taco Literacy Went to California

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April 27, 2018

Notes for the Taco Camino

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April 24, 2018April 26, 2018

Special Guest: Irwin Sanchez of Tlaxcal Kitchen

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April 20, 2018April 23, 2018

Class Guest: Victoria Bouloubasis on Confianza en Carolina Norte

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April 17, 2018April 18, 2018

Hemispheric Colonialism and Counter-Narratives

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April 17, 2018April 18, 2018

For April 20 Class with Victoria Bouloubasis

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April 15, 2018April 15, 2018

Class Guest: Robert Sietsema of Eater

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April 10, 2018April 10, 2018

Ritual, Ceremony, & Searching for Origins

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April 6, 2018April 9, 2018

Our Sacred Maíz is Our Mother

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Some #TacoLiteracy practice with @serenamaria36 for @thrillist check it out. ✨🌮✨
Back to #PueblaYork and the tacos with tortilla doblada. @tacomixusa al pastor and you can't go wrong. The Colombiana working at the register laughed at me stuggling to answer her preguntas, since my ear had grown too accustomed to the Mexican Spanish in Southern AZ, peppered all those forms of "chingar." 😂 #NoMeChingues
The storied birthplace of the #chimichanga @elcharro.cafe in downtown #Tucson. This is the carne seca chimi, a fine way to finish up this quick visit back home to #Arizona.
Tucson TSA says next time pack these on top of the carry-on bag. #MiCasaTortillas to take back to #Queens flour tortillas from the #GilaValley
From #Pima to #Thatcher for a more "traditional" Mexican spot, #LaCasitaCafe one of those spots where one can order combo plates by number, except for this one, the #machaca plate, with a buttered tortilla. This is the comfort comidas I grew up with in the #GilaValley
The Cabrera family of #ElMesquiteTaqueria in #PimaAZ sharing the love of tacos with the #GilaValley. I interviewed Jesus about the history of their restaurant for the intro chapter of the #TacoLiteracy libro. The Cabreras are the embodiment of persistence, strength, and care, and their birria de estilo Sonorense is the finest in this corner of the state. My joy is that these tacos are near my hometown of Safford, and that Cabreras have taught the community to appreciate Mexican culture through its foodways. ✨♥✨🌮✨🇲🇽✨🇺🇸✨
Guajolote vs Guajolota Pero what about una guajolota de tamal de guajolote? 😊
I have been a big fan of @seiskitchen since I first tried their birria back in the summer of 2017 during a Mexican food event in Tucson. Went back and became an even bigger fan after trying the #cochata the coffee-horchata along with a prickly pear-limón agua fresca. The pozole also tasty, but the tacos are 🔥. The al pastor were my favorite, but the birria, carne asada, and cochinita pibil were all winners. Much love for this restaurant that makes an effort to represent all the regional comidas of Mexico, while staying true to Tucson's culinary wealth. #tacoliteracy
One of the most famous burritos in #Tucson at #AnitaStreetMarket machaca con huevo 🔥. Also went with the taco de birria, buried under queso, and on a flour tortilla. The tortillas are the paper-thin Sonoran variety, the ones closest to my ♥. #tacoliteracy
Bate bate chocolate. The chocolate at @hugos_houston is made in-house, check those bubbles. If your chocolate isn't foamy, bate bate some more.
When in #Tejas breakfast tacos are in order. Stopped by #TaqueriaLaredo and waited in a long line for these three beauties: huevos en salsa verde, sausage, and huevo con papas, all with frijoles. "It's busy like this everyday," the couple sharing a table with me said. I told them I came all the way from #nyc for these tacos, so they treated me to a champurrado. #houston #tx #tacoliteracy
Sometimes las comidas can bring a spiritual experience, en serio. Only a few times for me, a couple times in Oaxaca, three times in Puebla, once in Mexico City, in LA at @laguelaguetza and now at @hugos_houston. Met Chef Hugo at the @southfoodways symposium in 2017, and finally made it to his restaurant. The barbacoa was 😇 slow-roasted lamb in agave skin, with the finest corn tortillas I have had ever in Texas. Also tried the grilled pulpo 🐙 on blue corn tortillas 🤤.
Made the #bbq pilgrimage to @triple_js_smokehouse in #Houston for the famous brisket. My only words, "Ching-wow." When I let the folks know Sara Alvarez and I came all the way from NYC for this, we got huge smiles. If y'all go, try the frijoles. 💖 We are in town for #ncte18 and of course an opportunity to hit up some of my favorite spots.
Behold, gente: the Hawaiiana 🍔 from @igloo_rolls just off the 7 train, 82nd Street. Grilled beef loaded with ham, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, pineapple sauce, salsa rosada, and crushed potato chips. This spot rivals Prontito for best burger in Queens. Next time, the patacón. 🤤 #queens #queensny #nyc #ny
For @intlhousesju at #StJohnsUniversity we had empanadas from @larojadetodosrestaurant in #CoronaQueens then watched a documentary about student activism for free education in Chile in 2011-12. 🇨🇱
Had to break it to the gente at #TiaJulia that @eater gave them a positive review. Smiles all around, and the best words, "we love our food, so it is good people can know that." #Tlaxcala presente! 🇲🇽🗽🌮
Some highlights from #Syracuse with the buena gente upstate. Gracias to all the folks who came out, and to all my new friends & colleagues for the welcome. And those tacos? De carnitas and de "diablo" or what folks around these parts call a beef-chorizo mix. ✨🌮✨
@tacomixusa for the al pastor win. Triko tri! 🎃
On the road to #Syracuse from #NYC stopped at this tortilleria in #Scranton for some tacos de carnitas. 😍🌮🐷
Passing through #Flushing so I stopped for breakfast at #JoesSteamRiceRoll for a pork floss crepe & a small order of bbq pork steam rolls. For the win! #QueensFoodways

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