January 3rd, 2010 in Tacos! by oberata | no responses
Here’s a guest post from taco hunter Jeff Timpanaro. You can see more of Jeff on his personal blog. Enjoy! G&T
TAMALES ATASCOCITA 5105 Fm 1960 Rd E, Humble, TX 77346
Most Houstonians agree: for all its commuting connectivity, F.M. 1960 is one Ugly Betty stretch of road.
Despite being a haven for local businesses – many of which are great independent restaurants – we suspect that city planners from Dayton all the way to Cypress just haven’t given a damn about aesthetics.
“Screw zoning and trees. Let’s just keep putting up stuff,” they say.
4,203,338 strip centers later, they have just now taken notice of the 14% occupancy rate, and are taking a well-deserved kolache break. When they return, they’re going to put up more of those intersection cameras that generate you a customized $75.00 ticket for going 1 mph through a right turn at a red light. Picture included. Read the rest…
December 30th, 2009 in Insanity! by Jay | 3 responses
When I was a rotten kid in the cassette era, I found this amazing album in my dad’s old record collection. I’d never heard of the guy, but wow, he was playing a really cool looking guitar. And that’s important.
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December 17th, 2009 in Insanity! by Jay | no responses
Earlier this month, I posted about a quest I’ve championed over the last few months- an effort to get Chamillionaire, the successful Houston rap artist, to follow me on Twitter.
Many people have given me some great suggestions on how to pull it off, some of which I am comfortable employing, and some of which are outright insane. Since Chamillionaire is very tech-savvy, he has a web forum dedicated to his fan base, also known as “The Chamillitary”.
I thought I would dig into this web forum and see if I would have any luck garnering enough support to get Chamillionaire himself to notice. Read the rest…
December 13th, 2009 in Tacos! by Jay | 5 responses
Me, searching for a week to find a taco truck right by my house.
Monday
I met up with some colorful characters at the infamous Big Star Bar on a Monday night in the Houston Heights. Naturally, our mutual conversation turned to tacos, so I suggested the nearby Tacos Three Amigos truck on 20th street one block away.
As we all know, every crew you run across involves at least one slinky vegetarian girl that tries to change up the food game for everyone. I can play this game all day long on my side of town, because I’ve got tacos for anyone, even these “I’m-Audrey-Hepburn- except-I-don’t-wear-fur” types.
For instance, Tacos Three Amigos has excellent cactus tacos (nopales). Vegetarian problem solved.
“Hurry, they close early on slow nights”, I noted.
They headed to the truck around the block, but the leader of the pack, Martinez, called me back to tell me that Tacos Three Amigos was closed. Bummer. But then he told me something that blew my mind. Read the rest…
December 10th, 2009 in Tacos! by Jay | one response
This article was contributed by fellow tacoman Ziggy Smogdust. You can read more about his ethnic food adventures on his ethnic food blog
which covers the Southwest side of Houston. Enjoy! -GunsandTacos
I had just sent GunsandTacos a message asking if he knew of any good trucks by my school. I work at the south end of the energy corridor, so cheap ethnic eats are hard to come by. I set out to explore the area on Highway Six at Eldridge, heading south on Highway Six. No luck. Logans, Chili’s, & Timmy Chan’s was it. There was a new Ostioneria Arandas that I may have to check out.
I headed east on Westheimer back towards my part of town. I had promised to install a new router and wireless card for my mother. My dad had been meaning to get around to it, but he passed away a few weeks ago, so the job was up to me. Read the rest…
December 4th, 2009 in Insanity! by Jay | 8 responses
Facebook, MySpace, forget it. I started a Facebook account a week ago and I already hate it.
Twitter’s my thing. My name is @GunsandTacos, and with Twitter, I’m not forced to ‘reconnect’ with people I avoided back in school, or to help anyone move into a 2nd story apartment. I can be a big mystery if I want, and that’s the way I like it.
Twitter’s easy. All you have to do is talk a lot, and refrain from mentioning anything about loved ones, kids, politics, religion, boners, or pets. (especially pets).
When I discovered Twitter, the first thing I did was remove all of the Twitter-default celebrity followers, mostly because I didn’t know who they were. A lifetime Houston resident, I thought I’d lean toward Houston celebrities.
Politicians are boring, so I scratched them off of the list.
Artists are too cool to use Twitter.
Gun nuts like myself don’t use Twitter, because we are generally too busy stockpiling ammo for the upcoming zombie apocalypse to deal with these frivolities.
Sports? I’m not really into sports that don’t involve guys who are shooting, stabbing, or at least punching one another.
Musicians? Same category as artists. If they do tweet, I’m going to assume they’ve got some hot groupie tweeting for them. Yawn.
After ruling out each of these, I found a Houston celebrity that fits none of these categories: Chamillionaire.
@Chamillionaire has more followers than @JesusChrist Himself. No really, look it up.
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December 3rd, 2009 in Tacos! by oberata | no responses
Here’s a guest post from taco champ Jeff Timpanaro, who has possibly found the ugliest taco stand of all time. Humble, TX. – GunsandTacos
Just as I was just about to open my pie hole – again – to bitch about the lack of taco trucks in my community, up pops Tortas El Tortugo, less than one mile from my house. It has likely been there for years, but in my trafficky haste I’ve just never noticed it.
So I guess it didn’t “pop up” as much as it entered my awareness. Happy day.
This morning it was time to make my first visit. After all, I’d just completed some lab work which required a morning fast. As those who know and love me will attest, the only thing I hate worse than missing breakfast is being trapped in the shower when Aerosmith comes on the radio. Read the rest…
November 23rd, 2009 in Tacos! by Jay | 3 responses
Alma Latina Seafood and Taqueria, 2203 North Shepherd
When I moved to the Houston Heights two years ago, I headed straight to the Mexican cantinas. There’s a logic behind this.
See, if I walk into your everyday bar, I’m an everyday guy. I’ve done it for years, and it’s just boring. Same conversation, same jukebox. My striking good looks don’t work for me, because there’s a Gerard Butler on every corner in this town.
If I walk into one of these Mexican joints, I’m either a celebrity or some kind of psycho. There’s no in between. All eyes are on me. The men want to kick my ass, and the women give me sly looks. Some people call me an adrenaline junkie. Read the rest…
November 22nd, 2009 in Insanity! by Jay | no responses
From a recent dove hunting trip at Estancia El Cortijo, near Cordoba, Argentina. The people of Argentina are very serious about steak and wine.
Head chef David Lucero with a beautiful dove paella.
Mostly Argentinian and Chilean wines.
Dining table made from one solid piece of Quebracho timber, loosely translated as "Red Axebreaker"
Dove breast with parmesan and pork belly.
A four-foot skewer on a fire pit.