Introducing Taco Trail’s Newest Contributor, Nick Zukin
When I received Nick Zukin’s email invitation to join him on a taco crawl along Maple Avenue in Dallas, I had no idea who he was. After reading the email, I knew I could learn some things about tacos...
View ArticleMexico City: Tacos de Guisado
Las Cazuelas tacos de guisado stand While Mexico City may not have New York’s skyscrapers, it’s every bit as big — bigger — and its people every bit as busy. Urban life doesn’t always allow for a...
View ArticleLa Tacopedia Author Alejandro Escalante Talks Breakfast Tacos
Alejandro Escalante at the North Texas Taco Festival/Alex Flores There’s been a lot of talk about breakfast tacos lately. Much of it has focused on the people who prepare and sell Texans their favorite...
View ArticleA Snappy History of the Taco: It Happened All at Once
Last Thursday I gave a presentation about taco history and its place in DFW’s food culture at Four Corners Brewing Co., benefiting Slow Food Dallas. It didn’t go as planned. A storm took about the...
View ArticleFour Styles of Trompo Tacos: A Primer
Tacos al pastor stand in Mexico City. Photo: Markus Pineyro. If Mexico City, and by extension Mexico, were to have an iconic taco, it would be the taco al pastor. This bantam assembly of marinated pork...
View ArticleThe 2015 Taco Trail Year in Review and Taco Honorable Mentions
It’s been a sweet year for tacos. It was a banner year for tacos and for the Taco Trail. Not only was the Texas Monthly taco issue published, but also Mike Sutter of Fed Man Walking sought out #500...
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