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September 20, 2022

Smoked Beef Barbacoa

By: Mando Rayo

Barbacoa, from Sunday traditions to everyday goodness, barbacoa continues to evolve and surprise us. In this episode, we talk barbacoa basics before chatting with Joel Garcia, owner and pitmaster at Teddy’s Barbecue in Weslaco, Texas. Joel shares his barbecue and barbacoa story and how smoking beef heads takes barbacoa to the next level.


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November 5, 2024

HEB’s road to Mi Tienda

What led HEB to go full Hispanic aisle? With the Mi Tienda brand, HEB went full into targetLatino consumers from barbacoa, salsas y tamales. Guest is Manny Colunga, store leaderat Mi Tienda in Houston, Texas.

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October 29, 2024

Is that Freddy Fender on my tortilla?

Let’s talk about folklore in Mexican cooking from apparitions of La Virgen or Freddie Fender on a tortilla, good and bad omens to ofrendas for our loved ones. Guest is Ayden Castellanos from the podcast, SUSTO.

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October 22, 2024

Taco Pop Culture

From Taco shticks, antics in media and pop culture and cultural appropriation, we’ll explore the highs and lows of taco pop culture. Guest is Stephanie Guerra from San Antonio’s Puro Pinche.

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October 15, 2024

Tools of the Taco Trade 

Take an audio-tour of the La Tia Pancha Flea Market in Houston, TX with Mando Rayo on this episode of the Tacos of Texas podcast!

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October 8, 2024

Spanglish, Botanas and Border Cultura

If you grew up along the border in Tejas, you can speak con ganas, know where the good tacos and botanas are and your identity runs as long as the Rio Grande across Texas. Guest is Eddie Vega, Taco Poet and San Antonio Poet Laureate.

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October 1, 2024

Are Chico’s Tacos actually tacos?

This might be controversial but those drowned tacos are actually flautas or are they? We’ll dig into this highly debated issue in Chucotown. Guest is Ivan Enriquez, owner of El Perrito Austin.

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September 24, 2024

Is Boomer Influencer a thing?

Let’s get cooking with Arnie Segovia (ArnieTex), father, son, traditional cook and Tío Influencer?

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September 17, 2024

On a mission with Chef Ana Liz Pulido

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.

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