By Scotty on Feb 20, 2011 in Taco News, Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Down With Racist Haters In Idaho It seems that some ignorant white supremacists in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho took their weak little hater campaign one step further last Thursday and cut the propane, water and power lines to Ignacio Sanabria’s taco trailer Tacos Los Panchos, causing $1500 damage. In December, thieves broke in and stole $1600 [...]
By Scotty on Apr 16, 2010 in Taco News | 0 Comments
Burrito Tacos? So there’s a new place in El Sobrante, California called Burrito Taqueria. They’ve got a full menu of Mexi-stuff but nothing akin to what their name suggests. I was hoping that they really did have a burrito taco. Darn. But it appears that Taco Bell does have something nearly as awesome, the Grandito. [...]
By Scotty on Mar 24, 2010 in Taco News | 0 Comments
A fitting theme song for today. Taco Bell Opens First Store In India Is this story not a clear sign that tacos are indeed on their way to global supremacy? Here’s a little peek at what our subcontinental friends have in store: “The new Taco Bell India menu features tacos, burritos, nachos, quesadillas and Crunchwraps, [...]
By Scotty on Mar 15, 2010 in Taco Arcanum, Taco News | 0 Comments
I’m back after two months of inactivity here. I’ve eaten plenty of tacos, brewed about 20 batches of beer, and conjured the ghosts of forgotten mariners, but nary a taco post has emanated from my fingertips. What shook the dust from this blog? Bandini did it. He’s the author of Daily Taco, a cool taco [...]
By Scotty on Jan 8, 2010 in Taco Arcanum | 0 Comments
I laughed at this little clip quite a bit. The music made it. It came via a site called Toronto Taco. Click on the Tacodex and see all the taco joints in Toronto. I didn’t know there were so many. Taco Plates If you’re in need of a plate to keep your tacos upright, then [...]
By Scotty on Oct 20, 2009 in Taco News | 0 Comments
Interview With Mike Prasad of Kogi BBQ At Blog World 18 Taquerias Die In San Francisco Since 2008 The burrito eaters over at BurritoEater.com report a disheartening number of shuttered taco joints in the City By The Bay. Taquerias Video on YouTube This is a very trippy video. The Spanish speaking voice sounds like it [...]
By Scotty on Jul 23, 2009 in Taco News | 0 Comments
Gidget Is Dead! Gidget, the Taco Bell chihuahua is dead at 15. She suffered a massive stroke on Tuesday night. From 1997 to 2000 Gigdet delivered the line ”Yo quiero Taco Bell,” Spanish for “I want Taco Bell,” in a male voice dubbed by Argentine actor Carlos Alazraqui. Baja Fresh vs. Kogi BBQ The beleaguered fast casual [...]
By Scotty on Jul 19, 2009 in Taco Arcanum | 0 Comments
We saw Land of the Lost this weekend. I used to watch the show as a kid, though I’m not nostalgic about it. Since we were with kids, it was a choice between Will Ferrell (who I like) and Up (I’m so tired of Pixar). During the scene in the Lost City, Chaka is trying [...]
By Scotty on Jul 1, 2009 in Taco Arcanum | 0 Comments
Saturday Night Live’s Taco Town parody busted my stitches, to be sure. But lurking below the surface was something more. It’s been on my mind for awhile and now I think I can frame it within the context that until now was just an inchoate miasma in my brain. I ran across this article about [...]