what we ate way back in October of 2024

masala and panaderia and burrata, oh my!

#top50tacos: the original donut shop (san antonio tx)

I started my tour at what appears to be, at first glance, a ridiculous choice: a bean and cheese taco at The Original Donut Shop in San Antonio. I mean, really? A bean and cheese taco? At a donut shop?

hit&run: the jerk shack (san antonio tx)

Nicola Blaque, the chef and owner (and 10-year veteran), brings Caribbean cuisine to the Balcones Escarpment with the full flavor and spice of the West Indies.

what we ate way back in September of 2024

chile and nopalitos and matcha, oh my!

hit&run: el taco h (denton tx)

The quesabirria was a greezy-cheezy wedge of savory heaven & hell, a lipsmacking purgatory of delight and early death.

snarf’s sandwiches

At Snarf's, dining is fast casual, and the staff are friendly.

gil’s broiler & manske roll bakery (san marcos tx)

Hitting those babies with 30 seconds of microwaves turns an ugly duckling of tough and congealed into a delicious gooey mess of swan-y swankiness.

hit&run: rexall (uvalde tx)

The current version no longer deals in drugs, but the soda fountain is still there as well as diner food.

allandale quick bites: dog day, ling wu, and tzintzuntzan

The name is pronounced zin-zoon-zhan and means "place of hummingbirds" in Purépecha.

ye olde fashioned club: the roosevelt room

This Roosevelt version was as perfectly balanced as the no-named version, but this version popped in every sense as if someone double-tapped the sparkly "enhance photo" button on their phone before bringing these beauties to our table.