What would Christmas Eve be without tacos? I didn’t want to find out, so we headed up to Taqueria El Gallo in Medford after an afternoon of ice skating in Ashland. El Gallo was empty except for us. The tacos were great. I had two al pastor and two carnitas.

Taco Matrix editor Scotty at El [...]

Last week, CaliforniaTacoTrucks.com held a taco truck photography contest throughout the state of California. The winner is Jose Aurelio Barrera of East Los Angeles.
To see more of his photos, please visit his website Calaveras Callejeras. The prize was a copy of my book Tacos: Authentic, Festive & Flavorful.
Gwen Harlow took second place. You [...]

I recently had the pleasure of communicating with Patricio Sandoval of the Mercadito restaurants in New York. His media people hooked me up with an interview. He also kicked down a fish taco recipe, which is pretty cool, since his fish tacos were rated number one in NYC by Chef Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin. [...]

I started with a homegrown lamb shoulder steak that I broiled to medium rare the night before. It was marinated in olive oil and fresh herbs (thyme, oregano, rosemary). I chopped it into bite-size cubes and reheated in cast iron on the stovetop. I was lucky to have some left over coleslaw that was at [...]