Viva La Revolución

Tacos are nationwide. They are global. People all over the place can get a taco, even if they don't enjoy the kind of access to the best quality tacos that we Texans do.

The breakfast taco, however, is different. It's deeply ingrained into the culture and cuisine of Texas, but is largely unknown further north. This situation is baffling to many of us, and dire for miserable, hungover ex-pats who must go through life without the balm of the BT. I know that in the short time I lived and worked in NYC, it was a lack I felt daily.

Happily, it looks like there may be change afoot.

http://nymag.com/restaurants/reviews/underground/gueros-brooklyn-whirlybird-2012-1/

Let's all hold hand and look forward to a day when no man, no matter how yankefied his locale, must be without access to a breakfast taco.

p.s. - The photo above was taken at my favorite breakfast taco destination in the world, Fina's Coffee Shop in Brownsville, Tx. Full review coming soon.

-Cornbiter Deluxe

Behind the Tacos: Pueblo Viejo

It's 2012. Have you eaten a taco yet? Well, here's some ganas for you! Introducing...bam ba ram bamm....

Behind the Tacos series

In the series and by series I mean more than 2 episodes, okay mibbe 3, we will explore the stories and people who make the tacos we all love to eat. Yup, that's about it. 

In this segment, we interview Margarita Mendez, owner of Pueblo Viejo Taco Trailer in East Austin. Margarita gives us low down on her tacos and a reason to live!

Special thanks to the great photography by El Mero Mero Joel Salcido. Joel hails from the West Texas town of El Chuco and really knows how to capture the feeling of the tacos and the taqueros. You can check out his work here.

Pueblo Viejo - 4 Estrellas - El Mundo de Mando
1006 East 6th Street
In the food trailer park on 6th and San Marcos

Haz click aqui (abajo) to play the video....

Tacos for a Cause: Joe's Bakery

We're helping and you should too! Joe's Bakery is having a fundraiser and we want to invite you - the taco fans - to join us. We're meeting up at Joe's on Friday to eat some good tacos and help out East Austin families too. RSVP on Facebook and check out their snazzy flyer. For once in your life, stop hanging out con Los Lazies and eat some tacos with us!

Eat a taco. Photo a taco. Type a taco!

We are trying out this new tumblr thing and would love for y'all to submit mini-taco reviews. Eat a taco. Photo a taco. Type a taco! Try it out here: http://tacojournalism.tumblr.com/submit

Help Aqui! Austin Bakes for Bastrop

While we're not "baking" tacos, we think this is a great cause to support. So stop hanging out con Los Lazies and show your support for Austin Bakes for Bastrop!

Taco Service Announcement: ACL Tacos

Dear ACL revelers.

This is not a test. This is a Taco Service Announcement brought to you by TacoJournalism.com: tacos.never.die.

For those of you NOT interested in buying $6 tacos at the festival, we wanted to provide you with a plethora of options for tacos in Austin.

Here's the "in the city" TacoJournalism tops list...

El Primo Taco Trailer

El Taquito
Papalote Taco House

Porfirio's Tacos

Taqueria Star

Taqueria Chapala

Joe's Bakery and Mexican Food
Takoba
El Naranjo
Selene Taqueria - mibbe open till 2am
Tacodeli
Cisco's Restaurant and Bakery
La Mexicana Bakery - open 24 hours!

And the rest 

Warning: Eat at your own risk - some of these were chose because of their convenient location!

Wahoo's Fish Taco

Juanita's Tacos

El Alma

Zocalo Cafe

La Casa Del Fuego
Garrido's
Manuel's Mexican Restaurant
Bomb Tacos at Lustre Pearl
El Sol y La Luna
Izzo's Tacos

Now go eat tacos. Google it or view the Taco Map!

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You gotta Songify your Tacos & thanks for the good times Google Places

We ate, we drank and we ate some more...tacos! And now we songified the taco eating we did with Google Places. Enjoy!

Tacos + Bus + Drinks = Loco-times! TacoJournalism & Google Places Contest

My Dearest Austin. It's time for another taco adventure! What What!?! Don't worry, we won't make you ride your bikes or walk in 100 degree heat from one taco stand to the next and make you eat tacos aguados. This time we'll be big pimpin' with your favorite location-based thingamajigy - Google Places.

Bus + Tacos + Drinks = Loco-times! So who's in? Well, it is a contest and you have to follow the rules - read below. The Taco Mafia will be out in full force so bring on your favorite reviews and start using Google Places yo!!!

Enjoy the Ultimate Taco Tour Austin Adventure with Google Places!

What’s better than discovering great new taco joints? How about discovering them while on a free Austin taco tour with Google and Taco Journalism!

Taco Journalism is teaming up with Google Places, the new personalized local recommendation engine powered by the reviews of users and their friends! Google wants to give you the opportunity to win the ultimate Austin taco tour experience, just for doing what you already do anyways--sharing your opinions on the best tacos in Texas.

Here’s how it works:

1. Go to Google.com/Places and select “Start Rating” (You’ll need to create a Google account if you haven’t already)

2. Send your profile link to PlacesTacoTour@gmail.com from 8am on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 to 5pm on Tuesday, July 19th, 2011.

3. Rate and review as many Texas taco joints as you like--each review you write will be judged as a new entry, based on its usefulness, specificity, and creativity.

4. We’ll go through all reviews you write during the contest period and judge them (see ruleshere for more information), and the entrants with the top 20 highest scores will be invited to attend an all expenses paid taco tour with Google on Saturday, July 23rd!

Prize:

20 lucky entrants will win a spot on the taco tour bus! The bus will feature adult beverages and other fun surprises, and it will depart from downtown Austin to take entrants to a few of the highest-rated taco spots on Google Places. At each spot, Google will provide a sample plate of that location’s best grub, and you leave stuffed and satisfied, with a few new friends and favoritetaco places to rave about.

So what are you waiting for? Get reviewing today!

Additional Rules:

-21 and up only. Sorry, kiddos.

-Google will not provide transportation to or from the pick-up/drop-off location.

-Additional contest rules here: https://sites.google.com/site/contestrulesbbqad/.