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Here Are the Tequila Cocktails You Need to Pair with Your Favorite Tex-Mex...

While a frozen margarita with salt on the rim and a combination plate is perhaps the most vaunted pairing in the Tex-Mexosphere, there are so many other ways for tequila to complement your favorite...

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A Family Saved a Baby Bird by Wrapping It in a Tortilla. Its Name? Taquito.

WHO: Taquito the baby bird.WHAT: A lost Mississippi kite hatchling is wrapped in a flour tortilla and saved.WHY IT’S SO GREAT: We here at Texas Monthly are smitten with animals. Our regular chronicles...

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Not a Taco Salad and Not a Taco Bowl, Taco Rice Is Its Own Delicacy

The Tex-Mexplainer series explores the ingredients, techniques, history, and culture of Mexican food in Texas. Leo Davila, the chef-owner of Stixs & Stone taqueria, in San Antonio, had never heard...

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Comadre Panadería’s Riding the Wave of Popularity, One Concha at a Time

A yellow door in East Austin leads into the minuscule space of Comadre Panadería. A glimpse through the Dutch door on the right shows staff in the kitchen sliding pastry trays into tall racks. To the...

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Summer Weather’s Been Hell for Taco Truck Owners. Here’s How They Deal With It.

As the first summer heat wave set in during early May, Lizzeth Martinez, co-owner of the Naco Mexican food truck, in San Antonio, saw business dip by double-digit percentages. As the season rolled on,...

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The Michelin Guide Brought Scrutiny, Crowds, and Stress to Mexico City. Does...

On May 14, Michelin, the French tire company whose stars, Bib Gourmands, and recommendations are regarded as the highest international culinary honors, announced its guides for Baja California, Baja...

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This Taqueria in Houston Is an Under-the-Radar Gem Serving Exceptional...

Taquerias are excellent at hiding. They’re often tucked away in ignored neighborhoods; they’re easily missed from your car or just outside of your peripheral vision. Azteca Taco House in Aldine, in...

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This San Antonio Taqueria Has Had a Tough Year, but Its Quirky Tacos Have...

Rashid Assad, owner of Roy’s Taco Hut, on San Antonio’s West Side, likes to talk about the variety of flour tortillas. A former tortilleria owner and Monterrey, Mexico, native, he waxes poetic about...

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A Laredo DJ and Taquero Remixes Tacos and Barbecue

David Ovalle—also known by his DJ handle, D-Rock—has been spinning records for most of his life. He’s played at baseball games, clubs, house parties, and South by Southwest. He even owned his own radio...

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The New Tejano Hall of Fame

One hallmark of New Tejano cuisine is that it’s forward-looking and nostalgic at the same time. These offerings from Texas taquerias achieve that balance while also incorporating local ingredients,...

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The 50 Best Tacos in Texas: Honorable Mentions

Compiling a list of the best anything is stressful—but perhaps especially so with tacos. After all, there are thousands upon thousands of taquerias and Mexican restaurants in cities, towns, and...

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New Tejano, From the Ground Up

Anamaria Gutierrez, the garden manager at Este, in Austin, supplies produce to chef Fermín Núñez’s local restaurants Este, Suerte, and Bar Toti, in addition to offering educational tours of the garden...

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The 50 Best Tacos in Texas

Texas taquerias can take any form—a drive-through shack in an unincorporated community; a trailer next to a gas station in a quiet suburb; an upscale restaurant on a downtown block. Visiting as many of...

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This Galveston Taqueria Reopened With a New Owner and Chefs but Hasn’t...

When I spoke to Dayatra Myers-Hurt in September of last year about her restaurant, Fish Company Taco, in Galveston, I didn’t expect it to close a month later. In our interview, she did mention that her...

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