Recipe: Torontomatillo Salsa

Thursday night, preppin for Phil’s big going away party tomorrow. Strippers, tequila, hobos, firecrackers and of course, tomatillo salsa.

Salsas like the greatest stuff you can bring to a party. The hotter it is, the more girls will be all over you- thats just a fact of life. This is my own specialty concoction that you can make no problem.

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What York is good for

My burrito informant Dana just slung me the news that a Z-Teca Gourmet Burritos opened on York’s campus a week ago, right next to Blueberry Hill. I havent tried this franchise out yet, but theyre creeping up all over the downtown core.

So if youre a York student and most likely skipping class, head on over to Z-Teca.

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2009: Year of the Taco

Im supposed to go suit shopping for my sisters wedding today. But I had a better idea that didnt envolve old men yanking at my delicate loins.

My top 5 tacos of 2009
This list is solely based on the taco itself. Pretty much if i could snap my fingers and have a half dozen tacos fall onto my pajamas right now, they would be:


#5 
Tacos El Asador

El Asador is probably the most popular spot on Bloor for tacos. The bigass piece of pineapple in the al pastor pork taco gives me flash backs of good times with pals from uni eating there. Comes served on doubled-up tortillas.

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Who the hell doesnt want a free toque?

MUH HEADS COLD

When your mom buys 2 Old El Paso products because shes afraid of ethnic restaurants, save those boxes! You’ll get a free toque!

Just a heads up… GET IT??

Groceries at La Tortilleria

Me, Jay, and his sister went down to the nitty gritty to buy some goat leather and grab some grub. It was a family affair, so it was fitting that I take em to La Tortilleria on Dufferin.

If you ever need to do some Mexicano grocery shopping or buy some ridiculous peñatas OR grab some cheap authentic tacos, then La Tortilleria will take care of you. Just dont come here on the coldest day of the year like we did, because they’re lacking any kind of heat in there. Its 95% grocery store, but that other 5% is some sweet ass tacos. Youve got 2 tables in the back of the store to do your business, or just take em to go.

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Authentic tacos hit the suburbs

Less than a week till Christmas, and all I really want is some good tacos.
No, scratch that, I want some great tacos. And I want to eat them with the year old change I found in my winter jacket.

Enter La Taquiza. Its spanish for the Toni Kukoc of taco joints in Toronto. Looks like a below average spot in a strip mall full of crappy stores from the passer by, but its got what the others don’t - Heart. Spicy, jabanero flavored heart. Toni Kukoc got socked to the bench when MJ came back to the Bulls during the ‘95 season but he still racked up the points behind Jordan and Pippen. What I’m saying is La Taquiza is located in one of the shitty strip malls just outside the king turd Vaughan Mills. Not the first place I would expect one of the best taco spots in Toronto to live.

Technically its not even Toronto; technically its in the heart of the burbs at Jane and Rutherford Road. But thats just how the taco gods work sometimes.

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Another reason to live in Cali

Its not the loch ness monster, its not bigfoot. Its the Kogi BBQ truck.
Korean style tacos are taking over spots in Hollywood, Venice Beach and UCLA. These taco trucks are rediculous, and I need some in my life. Follow em on twiddle diddle twitter to see where they’re camped out.

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Some slowmo exploding tacos to tie you over until the next review…
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Rebozos drive-by

Saturday night, and my buds passed up Rebozos for Swiss Chalet. Not my first choice for grub, mostly because of their forever the same menu. Still good times though, and Jay wolfed down 2 festive feasts. And he’s asian. Legend.

The next day I shoot out of bed at noon and start the gears for a quick Rebozos redemption lunch. The girly and I pull up to Rebozos, and thats when all the head scratching starts. Rebozos is pretty much the Canadian equivalent to a Mexican taco truck. Except up here, we let customers straight into our homes. The place is a converted house, with about 6 tables in the small living room. I use the word converted lightly because they didnt do much converting. We walk in, and most of the people there are already staring at us.

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