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In this episode, we spend 24-hours with Houston-based pitmaster Eduardo Ortiz (and his tortilla pressing mother!) to learn his process for creating some of Houston’s best-smoked carne. As we follow his masterful smoking process, we’ll learn how he learned his trade, how Eddie O’s first pop-ups were received, and what it takes to be Texas pitmaster in the clutch city, Houston, Texas.
November 7, 2023
Taco Pop Culture: A Taco Talk on All Things Tacos on the Interwebs
Stephanie Guerra, of Puro Pinche, hangs with us in the studio to talk taco pop culture.
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October 31, 2023
Black Mexicans, Part 2: Tracing the foodways of Black Seminoles and Mexicans in Texas and Mexico
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, […]
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October 24, 2023
Black Mexicans, Part 1: Tracing the foodways of Black Seminoles and Mexicans in Texas and Mexico
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, […]
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October 17, 2023
Archiving Our Food History: What Goes Into Researching and Saving Oral Recipes and Histories.
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.
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October 10, 2023
Inside Houston’s Encuentro: The Native American Roots of Texas Mexican Food
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.
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October 3, 2023
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.
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September 26, 2023
Redefining Tex-Mex: Exploring the history and new terms of Texas-Mexican food
Chef, Food Writer, and Filmmaker Adan Medrano will walk us through the history, recipes and research to define Texas-Mexican food.
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September 19, 2023
Traditional Barbacoa and Beyond
From Sunday morning traditions to more modern takes on barbacoa, we’re taking a deep dive into barbacoa in Central Texas.
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