It looks like I might have to hold open the Fabulous Taco Quiz a while longer. I’ve been informed that at least one competitor is actively going around to taco carts in order to research the meats. How can I not support that sort of dedication to taco education?
In the interim, this would be a good time for you to register to leave replies on Zombie Lapdance.
Meanwhile, it’s about time that I caught up on all the SXSW material that I hadn’t been blogging because I was too tired after SXSW. Anyone who has time to blog about SXSW as it’s happening shouldn’t be credited as a reliable source.
Here’s some of the Food Frakker experiences I had while bumming around downtown, trying to experience as much culture as Texas ever allows in one place at one time.
My single most favorite music venue during SXSW was the St. David’s Episcopal Church. Why? Because they had a bunch of church volunteers, each wearing matching tie-dye T-shirts with the church’s logo, selling food and beer in the fellowship hall. I liked their home-style salsa and chips.
It’s not a conference unless you eat in a hotel sports bar. This is from the Marriott’s Champions restaurant, the single most ornate Frito pie I’ve ever eaten.
But the chili had beans in it, which is pretty audaciously incorrect considering that it’s served by a supposedly Texas-sports themed bar.
The Hilton bar had a delicious calamari bowl. The greasy, tender rings of squid flesh came with two dipping sauces.
And from a Hotel hospitality lounge, one of the least ornate versions of Frito pie. Soggy and greasy Frito chips that you scooped out of a steam tray.
Which, when you think about it, is pretty true to the spirit of Frito pie.