Ballin Hungry with Chester

Not Just Another Tuesday My Tuesday - don't start off like any another Tuesday, they usually starts off hungrier than most days. By now the meaning of Tuesday has grown to mean more than just another day, in American culture this day now belongs to tacos. Tuesday and Tacos - go together more than peanut butter and jelly and by the same concept bring people together. Of, course going hiking or playing videos with your friends is cool but have you ever feasted on a large number of tacos with buddies for a low price of just 69 cents a taco. I get up Tuesdays thinking "where will we meet today for tacos." It brings a big smile to my face as time get closer to the moment my friends and I get together to share another great taco experience. Tuesday Twist- Since this is the country of land opportunity, then why not give other cultures from the around the chance to inspire Taco Tuesday with their different variations of tacos. At the University of Minnesota ...

Three Reasons to Love Taco Trucks Quality without the Hassle -  You want to find the best taco in town then look no further then your backyard. Just listen for the roar of an engine and the scent of carne asada cooking on the grill. In most towns you can find a truck on nearly every corner, especially in parts of L.A and Seattle. One of my best taco experiences came on a late July night after a concert in L.A. My friend and I had just finished watching one of our favorite reggae bands perform and I guess you can say that hunger was in the air so my stomach pointed me in the direction of tacos, it just didn't know where. So driving down the 210 freeway past midnight in Pasadena, California my friend remembers that he's heard of this taco truck that open late and has this incredible chipotle cilantro sauce but all I could hear from him was tacos. As we pull up the crowd is big but once it was my turn to order the gentlemen reaction to how fast I ordered was priceless. I was a...

Tacos From the South -- They say that the closer you get to the boarder down south the better the food tastes. I would agree, the ingredients carry more of a natural aspect about it that hasn't been manipulated. Most of the peppers as picked right from the backyard and put straight into the salsas. This will carry into the topic I want to discuss today which is the Mania of tacos from Mexico. The Rule of Three - Just like the mariachi bands that usually come in three, when you order tacos in mexico you usually order them in 3's. For starters it makes the taqueros job easier and secondly you fight the temptation of eating more then you have to. Needless to say if you look at the taco belly's of many Mexicans its safe to say that 3 rule doesn't work. The primary reason that tacos in Mexico traditionally come in threes is because of the size of tacos. Unlike tacos you see in the states, Mexican streets tacos come in smaller size tortillas so it makes it tough t...