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Taco journalist, author and Texas Standard contributor Mando Rayo has travelled Texas to uncover the tastiest tacos. In his new podcast Mando talks Texas taqueros, tortilleras & makers, explores food cultures and engages lovers of tacos on topics like the rise of Tex-Mex BBQ, the West Texas origins of the Discada and other true taco stories.

Listen to Season 1 on KUT, Austin’s NPR station, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Season 2 coming in 2022.

Vitamina T for Tacos explores nuestra comida, cultura and places in Latino & Latina vecindarios, neighborhoods, parques y plazas. From the tacos we all grew up eating like barbacoa and huevos con chorizo, places in and around our neighborhoods like taquerias, trucks and cultural references that empower our children to embrace their Mexican and Latinx identities and roots. Nuestra comida is connected to special places in our communities and includes food we all grew up with that everyone can enjoy and learn from. This book is an alphabet book, a taco dictionary, a cultural guide and a reminder of the importance of tacos, places y la cultura Latina. Vitamina T for Tacos is a part of a book series that explores food, places y cultura.

Featuring tacos tours & cooking demos in Austin, Houston, San Antonio y más! Great for brands, corporate and community groups. 

Rooted in tradición mexicana and infused with Texas food culture, tacos are some of Texans’ all-time favorite foods. In The Tacos of Texas, the taco journalists Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece take us on a muy sabroso taco tour around the state as they discover the traditions, recipes, stories, and personalities behind puffy tacos in San Antonio, trompo tacos in Dallas, breakfast tacos in Austin, carnitas tacos in El Paso, fish tacos in Corpus Christi, barbacoa in the Rio Grande Valley, and much more.

Starting with the basics—tortillas, fillings, and salsas—and how to make, order, and eat tacos, the authors highlight ten taco cities/regions of Texas. For each place, they describe what makes the tacos distinctive, name their top five places to eat, and listen to the locals tell their taco stories. They hear from restaurant owners, taqueros, abuelitas, chefs, and patrons—both well-known and everyday folks—who talk about their local taco history and culture while sharing authentic recipes and recommendations for the best taco purveyors.

Whether you can’t imagine a day without tacos or you’re just learning your way around the trailers, trucks, and taqueros that make tacos happen, The Tacos of Texas is the indispensable guidebook, cookbook, and testimonio.

MANDO RAYO and JAROD NEECE are the authors of the best-selling book Austin Breakfast Tacos: The Story of the Most Important Taco of the Day and bloggers at TacoJournalism.com. Rayo is the CEO and engagement strategist at Mando Rayo + Collective, a multicultural advertising agency in Austin; Neece is the producer and senior programmer of the SXSW Film Festival and Conference.

We'd love to hear from you. We're always ready to spread the taco love and learn about new places & taco adventures. If you want to talk tacos, feel free to shoot us an email at tacosoftx(at)gmail(dot)com.   

SE VENDE!!!! Shirts and Snapbacks (cool taco hats) now available. Show off your taco style. Buy the Limited Edition UNITED TACOS OF AMERICA shirts & snapbacks today!

Custom design by Taco Gear.

Shirts are 100% cotton/American Apparel. Locally printed by Under Pressure Screen Printing.

Snapbacks are legit Yupoong, locally printed by Fine Southern Gentlemen in Austin, Texas.

Please allow 7 - 14 business days for delivery.