mexican food

You know Dasher and Prancer and Rudolph and 'nem want carrots under the Christmas tree, but what snack(s) are you going to leave Santa this year?

Texas can brag about a lot of things, but not this.  Chicago has the most authentic, non-chain Mexican restaurants per capita, and other big cities in the US rank higher than places like San Antonio and Houston.  So what's the closest place to us, with the most authentic Mexican food?  A three-hour road trip will get you the best empanadas.

Eating a burrito does not have to result in spillage. We eat so many burritos in East Texas, and I think this is a great tutorial.