I moved from Los Angeles to San Diego, then to Los Angeles, then to San Francisco, and I drove into this city with a promise to myself: when it came to Mexican comida, I would keep an open mind. I would allow for the possibility that Mexican food in the Mission style is every bit [...]
“Street food” is a misleading term, at least in this country. A hot dog stand in suburban Chicago probably has more square footage and seating than three San Francisco Thai restaurants. Mariscos German and Mariscos El Pescador in San Diego are theoretically taco trucks, but they always camp out in parking lots with permanent seating, [...]
Burritos are pregnant with meaning. They are pregnant with lots of things, and some are even called pregnant by name, but others tell tales between the sheets of tortilla. El Porvenir’s carnitas burrito contains a San Diego origin story; the wet burrito at Berkeley’s La Burrita knows how stupid I act drunk; the Manuel Special [...]
In a world obsessed with the romance of expertise, five minutes with Jeff Orlick is as refreshing as a king-sized horchata. Jeff has spent the past two years cultivating an intimate understanding of the foods that make Queens the most diverse dining destination in the country; yet, when confronted with questions of taste, his response [...]
This is the finale of a series on Mexican food in San Diego. Zach will complete his correspondence from S.D. on his regular, biweekly schedule before leaving for San Francisco, where he will continue to write and edit for The Eaten Path. The very idea of me coming up with a top ten list of [...]
This story is thirteenth in a series. Zach will be posting a new story on Mexican food in San Diego every Thursday until he leaves Southern California for the San Francisco Bay, where he will continue to write and edit for The Eaten Path. Oh San Diego, the land of surfers and tacos. I will [...]
This story is twelfth in a series. Zach will be posting a new story on Mexican food in San Diego every Thursday until he leaves Southern California for the San Francisco Bay, where he will continue to write and edit for The Eaten Path. Bar happy hour menus have taught me two things: 1. Being [...]
This story is eleventh in a series. Zach will be posting a new story on Mexican food in San Diego every Thursday until he leaves Southern California for the San Francisco Bay, where he will continue to write and edit for The Eaten Path. You’d think I would have gotten sick of tacos by now. [...]
This story is tenth in a series. Zach will be posting a new story on Mexican food in San Diego every Thursday until he leaves Southern California for the San Francisco Bay, where he will continue to write and edit for The Eaten Path. Los Angeles can stake a claim as one of the greatest [...]
This story is ninth in a series. Zach will be posting a new story on Mexican food in San Diego every Thursday until he leaves Southern California for the San Francisco Bay, where he will continue to write and edit for The Eaten Path. There are few things I miss more about Moscow than the [...]
