In 1967, Frito-Lay Corporation launched a national advertising campaign featuring the Frito Bandito. Initially, the commercials appeared during children’s television shows, where they were an “unqualified success,” leading Frito-Lay to use the character in all its television and print advertising. In January 1971, a $610 million suit was filed against Frito-Lay in Federal court “for [...] 
Most people go to Gerardo’s for the awesome barbacoa on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Some swear by the crispy carnitas. I like the barbacoa de borrego and the chile rellenos too. But don’t ignore Gerardo’s sublime mollejas. You can buy them by the pound or by the taco. Deep-fried sweetbread tacos are a lovely way to [...]  Will our Tex-Mex joint serve fried eggs on cheese enchiladas? This morning, the Sidedish Newsletter from My Table Magazine reported that I am a partner in a new Tex-Mex restaurant venture. read more Tex-Mex Restaurant Rumors » 
Okay so maybe my old favorite Freddy Fender is a little dated. I like Los Lonely Boys alright. But the cutting edge in Tex-Mex music has got to be H-town’s underground hero Chingo Bling. Tamales, tortas and tacos are among his favorite song subjects. This is a musical icon with his own brand of hot sauce. [...] The other day I twittered a smartass remark: Authentic Mexican is to Tex-Mex as the Ballet Folklorico is to Freddy Fender. My fellow food writer Colman Andrews asked if I meant by that Tex-Mex was more fun and closer to the truth. His question caused me to reflect for awhile. read more Authentic Mexican and Tex-Mex »
read more Enchiladas Around the World »  Today is the release date for my newest cookbook, The Tex-Mex Grill and Backyard Barbacoa Cookbook. Here’s a new recipe video in honor of the [...]  At left, Mariano Martinez visits the world’s first margarita machine which he donated to the Smithsonian Institute. For the full story, read the account by Rayna Green, a curator in the Division of Home and Community Life at the National Museum of American History. Its in her blog for Cinco de Mayo. Here’s an excerpt: “I am [...] 
I was talking to Lori Moffat at Texas Highways Magazine about Houston’s wacky ethnic fusion dishes yesterday. I thought of Kaiser, the lovable head chef at Himalaya on Hillcroft. Kaiser served me a plate of his wildly spicy Pakistani fajitas the other day. Kaiser calls the dish “steak tikka” on the menu and serves it with [...] 
The Bandito plate at the new El Toro location on Kirkwood and Westheimer features a fajita enchilda in salsa, a cheese enchilada and a ground beef enchilada in chili gravy, and a chicken enchilada in sour cream. The enchiladas were good, but the made-to-order corn tortillas that came on the side were outrageous. We drove to [...] |
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