Tacos of Texas

Let’s get cooking with Arnie Segovia (ArnieTex), father, son, traditional cook and Tío Influencer? The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post Is Boomer Influencer a thing? appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Let’s talk with Ana Liz Pulido, winner of Best Chef – Texas, on how she went from a small town, Mission, TX to the national stage of the James Beard Foundation. The full transcript of this episode of Tacos of Texas is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available […] The post On a mission with Chef Ana Liz Pulido appeared first on KUT & KUTX Stud...

From Mixtli, to historian and community builder, let’s find out how Chef Rico Torres digs into history and culture through cookbooks and recipes. The post How Rico Torres went from Chef to Historian appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Let’s take a melty, gooey trip into what we know as queso, chile con queso, con queso or for you phonetically abled chip eaters, keso. The post You had me at Queso appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Origins of the cowboy and our favorite breakfast on a tortilla. Guests include Katie Gutierrez, author and writer and Miguel Cobos, co-owner of Vaquero Taquero. The post Vaqueros, Longhorns and Breakfast Tacos appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Let’s take a taco tour up to el partido of Los Verdes. On the way, we’ll talk to fans, find the must-stop taco joints and see how comida y gente have welcomed Austin FC to Central Texas. The post Los Verdes: Goooool! appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Tacos of Texas is back on August 20th. With Season 4, we’re taking the taco studio on the road to 3 markets in Texas and talk to locals about the food and the culture in their own communities. You’ll hear about the history of Vaqueros and Breakfast Tacos, learn about HEB’s road to Mi Tienda, meet […] The post Trailer: Tacos of Texas Season 4 appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studi...

Chef Adrian Lipscombe grew up in San Antonio and we'll discuss Texas foodways from her Black heritage to growing up in the gateway to South Texas, San Antonio. Chef Lipscombe is the founder of the 40 Acres Project, a city planner and Culinary Diplomat with the U.S. Department of State. The post Bonus Episode: The intersectionalities of Black Mexicans with Chef Adrian Lipscombe.  appeared first on...

From border to border, El Paso to Brownsville and a little in between, we’re gonna talk tacos regionales and just like the musica itself, there’s many elements and things that go into them. Our guests include Miguel Cobos from Vaquero Taquero and Paola Gabriela from Visit El Paso. The post Bonus Episode: Regional Taco Flavors of Texas appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Stephanie Guerra, of Puro Pinche, hangs with us in the studio to talk taco pop culture. The post Taco Pop Culture: A Taco Talk on All Things Tacos on the Interwebs appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

There is so much untold and uncovered history of the African diaspora, especially that within the lineages of slavery. Food can signal a variety of possibilities within history, and in this episode, we examine the melding and the migration of Black Seminoles across Texas and into Mexico. We join Windy Goodloe and Corina Torralba Harrington, […] The post Black Mexicans, Part 2: Tracing the fo...

There is so much untold and uncovered history of the African diaspora, especially that within the lineages of slavery. Food can signal a variety of possibilities within history, and in this episode, we examine the melding and the migration of Black Seminoles across Texas and into Mexico. We join Windy Goodloe and Corina Torralba Harrington, […] The post Black Mexicans, Part 1: Tracing the fo...

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Meredith E. Abarca about putting together her online archive El Paso Food Voices. Author and blogger Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack shares how she has used her cookbooks as a way to archive her family’s recipes. The post Archiving Our Food History: What Goes Into Researching and Saving Oral Recipes and Histories. appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

The complex cuisine of Texas goes back before the land was known as either Texas or Mexico. In this episode, we visit Houston’s two-day, anthropologic culinary event Encuentro. We learn about the Native American roots of Texas Mexican food from both scholars and chefs present at the event. The full transcript of this episode of […] The post Inside Houston’s Encuentro: The Native Americ...

This episode includes a breakdown of the salsas that complete our favorite tacos, from taqueria style, to hot sauces. It includes the science of peppers to a local hot sauce brand's origins. Then we'll go into my home kitchen to make one of my favorite salsas and how to pair them up with your favorite tacos. The post Salsa Magic appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Chef, Food Writer, and Filmmaker Adan Medrano will walk us through the history, recipes and research to define Texas-Mexican food. The post Redefining Tex-Mex: Exploring the history and new terms of Texas-Mexican food appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

From Sunday morning traditions to more modern takes on barbacoa, we’re taking a deep dive into barbacoa in Central Texas. The post Traditional Barbacoa and Beyond appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Get to know some of the past and current Latino James Beard Foundation Award winners, nominees, and semifinalists from across Texas! The post Meet Latino James Beard honorees: How this national recognition impacts Latino chefs and makers appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

In this episode, we skip the meat and talk to vegan taqueros and taqueras in Texas to understand what goes into making vegan options for taco lovers. The post Decolonizing Tacos: Vegan Taqueros in Texas appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

In this episode, we discuss how we can honor the matriarchs of nuestras familias. The kind that with their bare hands can flip tortillas over a blazing comal, work and pound masa for tortillas and tamales, and make salsas with their Mexican Hands. The post Mexican Hands: Exploring recipes that were developed by our honored matriarchs, mothers, abuelas, tías and hermanas appeared first on KUT &...

You voted and we put the finalists to the challenge! In this episode, we taste the best bean and cheese tacos in San Antonio, Texas. Which bean and cheese combo will be crowned the winner of this Bean & Cheese Battle Royal? The post Bean and Cheese Battle Royale appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

Grab a lunch tray and join us at the cafeteria as we explore Mexican food served in elementary schools. We talk to Austin Independent School District’s Executive Chef Diane Grodek about the food served in schools, cafeteria worker Ofelia Diaz and get honest feedback from kids eating tacos and tamales over lunch at McBee Elementary School in Austin. The post Taco Tuesdays in School Cafeterias: Expl...

Let’s talk tacos with TacoJournalist, Mando Rayo in the Tacos of Texas Podcast. We’ve got some muy rico conversations coming up in season tres and this season we're reconnecting with the roots and history of nuestra gente including Mexican Hands, Redefining Tex-Mex, Black Mexicans, Taco Tuesday in School Cafeterias y más! The post Trailer: Tacos of Texas Season Tres appeared first on KUT & KUT...

It’s 2022 and yes we’re still dealing with taco tropes, Latino stereotypes & pendejadas. But in between all that hot mess, we still have lots of tacos to enjoy. Today we’ll tackle some of the highlights and low lights of 2022 with Ultima Palabra with special guests from the Taconet, Lucy Flores from Luz Media […] The post Ultima Palabra con Mando Rayo appeared first on KUT & KUTX Stu...

Producer and host, Mando Rayo talks with story producer and filmmaker Sharon Arteaga on the steps they took to create the Tacos of Texas Podcast, Season Dos, from research to guest interviews and specialized segments to eating ojos, cabritos, all the tortillas, finding vendedoras along the borderlands, decolonizing our maíz, all while listening to taco […] The post Taquiando y Hablando: The...