The March 2016 issue of the Smithsonian Magazine has a very interesting article on Oklahoma City’s Vietnamese community, with an emphasis on the Vietnamese food served in Oklahoma City’s “Little Saigon.” The area around Classen Boulevard between N.W. 23rd Street … Continue reading
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El Paso Mexican Restaurants 1980
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This list is presented for anyone who is interested in the Mexican restaurants which were in El Paso in 1980. It grew out of a project I did to write down a list of all the Mexican restaurants from the … Continue reading
Oklahoma City Mexican Restaurants 1983
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This list is a transcription of notes I took about Mexican restaurants in Oklahoma City in 1983. The full list includes restaurants I copied from the telephone directory (and which were listed as “Mexican restaurants” in the yellow pages). Star … Continue reading
Austin Mexican Restaurants 1985
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This list is a transcription of notes I took about the city’s Mexican restaurants when I lived in Austin, Texas. The full list includes restaurants I copied from the telephone directory (and which were listed as “Mexican restaurants” in the … Continue reading
Albuquerque Mexican Restaurants 1981
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This list is presented for anyone who is interested in the Mexican restaurants which were in Albuquerque in 1981. It grew out of a project I did to write down a list of all the Mexican restaurants from the telephone … Continue reading
Chinese New Year Dinner–The Meaning Behind the Menu
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The Chinese New Year is a time for family to come together and have a time of celebration. This seems to be the one time on the Chinese calendar when business shuts down and extended families are not only provided … Continue reading
Three Versions of Enchiladas–New Mexico, El Paso, and Mexico Style
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Saveur Magazine, in “The Texas Issue” of July 2009 recognizes two facts that I use as assumptions on this web site: that El Paso has its own regional style of Mexican food and that enchiladas are one of the distinguishing … Continue reading
Top Ten Cities in the United States for Mexican Food
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One of the projects I thought would be good to include in this blog is a list of recommended restaurants in various cities, which I call Steve’s List. Some restaurants listed are based on my personal experience, but most come … Continue reading