'puffy tacos?" In Nebraska? This old Sonoran desert rat nearly faints. But then I recover enough to ask- what are they like? Are they good? Are they like Taco Bell (may they rot in hell for bastardizing Mexican food the way they...

from finding the gems on a restaurant menu. Sure some restaurant almost every dish perfectly. But there are restaurants we know only make one great dish, the rest is dreck. The same is true of neighborhoods and the reward for the...

A while back, Taco bell had some green stuff in their taco that they weren’t allowed to call guacamole....I don’t remember what they had to call it...maybe avocado sauce or something. Maybe someone can help me....

Food science, just like all branches, is changing all the time. There are just as many studies to show us that marijuana helps glaucoma as studies that show all is does is make lines longer at Taco Bell at 3AM. Global warming...

Here’s a link to a Detroit Fat Tuesday indulgence, Pazcki, Detroiters wolf down thousands of dozens of these on the day before the start of Lent. If you want sweet balance to your menu, trust Bobby Flay. http

and Mexican are. Americans love Mexican but how many of us get beyond tacos? Yeah, Chowhounds might but we aren’t statistically the folks driving through the carryout at Taco Bell or buying frozen enchiladas. Salsa outsells...

I agree. If it’s a place designed just for take out (pizza, chinese, taco bell etc) then I do not tip. But if I’m picking up my favorite soup from my local diner I absolutely tip a buck or two. And somehow, my order...

going on at these places. You’re just as likely to find culinary discoveries on the floor at Taco Bell or Perkins as you are at the more expensive places. To your points on marketing, the sad statement is that many people...

People who want quality food (whether in the way it’s prepared or the way it’s sourced) will be the ones who are cutting down on eating out. A coupon ain’t gonna get me into my friend’s chain steak joint...

Yeah, and Taco Bell's been in Mexico for years. Considered very exotic by young office workers and they love that shiny franchise decor.

that taco truck back there?" “Yeah.” “Want to go?” “Yeah, I thought you'd freak out if I said something.” “Oh no...no way. Lets go.” “Really? Cool.” Instant friendship.

onions and fresh mushrooms in a cayenne pepper sauce over penne pasta) My son orders Skilletini (the Combo w/ shrimp, chicken and sausage w/ marinated onions and green bell peppers in a spicy marinara sauce served over spaghetti –...

guessed it, Taco Bell. This is not intended as a diss of Rapid City or South Dakota. In fact, I think it’s a great place. I just wouldn’t make a special trip for the food.

You can. You can have Dairy Queen/McDonalds/Taco Bell and spaghetti Bolognese, you can have everything you want. But pick only one and do it once a month. If you deprive your tastebuds, you’ll fail. Also, if you are not...

full of niblet corn made from frozen - and left for a couple days on my own, Taco Bell might sneak in I aspire to having a KFC bucket all to myself, never done that. But my sister & I once had a box of Popeye’s chicken for...