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Gustavo Arellano

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Frito Pies (or Not) Across America

    I suffer under no delusions that Frito pies -- whether Texan in origin or not -- are as popular outside of Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico as they are in this Frito tied-triangle. I understand that Frito pies are to our region as lutefisk suppers are to Minnesota or lobster rolls are to Maine. However, I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Sampler Plate: This Week in Food Blogs

    OC Weekly: In response to our response to his original post (how meta) on the five most influential American cities in Mexican cuisine, the OC Weekly's Gustavo Arellano admits that Houston has been influential in the development of Mexican cuisine. Just not in the ways that you're thinking. Delicio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Getting Real: New Caswell-Walsh Restaurant Venture Finally Gets a Name

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 25, 2010

    Speedy Gonzales Rides Again?

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 4, 2010

    SPECIAL NARCO EDITION

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 28, 2010

    SPECIAL TACO BELL EDITION

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 24, 2009

    SPECIAL NAVIDAD GIFTS EDITION

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 10, 2009

    SPECIAL VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE EDITION

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 12, 2009

    Spicy Women, Kids and Legitimate Language

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 29, 2009

    Salvadorans and Murals

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 24, 2009

    Comic Defense and Descendent Pride

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 10, 2009

    SPECIAL EL EDITION

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 20, 2009

    Identity and Religion

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 6, 2009

    Soccer, Soccer and... Soccer

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 23, 2009

    Sotomayor and cojones vs huevos

    Photo courtesy of Robb WalshArtist's rendering of El Real Tex-Mex Cafe.​"You have to give people what they're interested in eating," Robb Walsh laughed over the phone. "Fajitas will be very well represented on our menu." Wise words that should quell any concerns Houstonians may have had about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Local Radio Host Wants To Ask A Mexican Why He's Gone Online-Only

    Tony Diaz, host of KPFT's Nuestra Palabra program, has a bone to pick with us.He is alarmed that the "Ask a Mexican" column no longer runs in the print edition of the Houston Press. It runs online (after a slight glitch), but to Diaz running it online is like putting it "in the back of the bus," as ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 25, 2009

    Mexicans in the Movies

    Tony Diaz, host of KPFT's Nuestra Palabra program, has a bone to pick with us.He is alarmed that the "Ask a Mexican" column no longer runs in the print edition of the Houston Press. It runs online (after a slight glitch), but to Diaz running it online is like putting it "in the back of the bus," as ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 14, 2009

    ¿Quieres Chingar?

    amd other suave ways of getting in her chonis

  • Culture

    April 23, 2009

    Mexican Moors?

    More likely than you think

  • Culture

    February 19, 2009

    Pinche Child Molesters

    More likely than you think

  • Culture

    February 5, 2009

    Why All the Mexican Narco Hate?

    More likely than you think

  • Culture

    October 23, 2008

    Parking Tickets and Clamato

    More likely than you think

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2008

    Taco Truck Culture Clash in L.A.

    More likely than you think

  • Culture

    April 10, 2008

    TAX TIME!

    SPECIAL DÍA DE LOS IMPUESTOS EDITION

  • News

    February 15, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    SPECIAL DÍA DE LOS IMPUESTOS EDITION

  • News

    November 2, 2006

    Don't Free SPM

    SPECIAL DÍA DE LOS IMPUESTOS EDITION

  • News

    September 14, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    SPECIAL DÍA DE LOS IMPUESTOS EDITION

  • News

    July 27, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    SPECIAL DÍA DE LOS IMPUESTOS EDITION

  • News

    June 29, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    SPECIAL DÍA DE LOS IMPUESTOS EDITION

  • Music

    April 13, 2006

    Pretty Girls Make Saves

    As video games go indie, Wack imagines a few likely pairings

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