OCTOBER 30, 2024 www.wintertexantimes.com 14 WINTER TEXAN TIMES RAMBLINGS From pg. 1 Nana’s Taqueria (located in Weslaco) Lonche taco made the top five tacos in Texas, according to Texas Monthly. According to the write up, it’s not your typical taco, it’s in a fried bolillo. It’s a savory Mexican bread also called Pan Frances – meaning French bread. And it does look like a small hoagie. Nana’s adds seasoned ground beef similar to picadillo, some crumbly cheese and avocado, then tops it with Nana’s homemade salsa verde. They might also add cilantro, tomato, and cabbage. It all sounds good to me. I might just have to go and try it sometime. If you do, please let me know how it is. The pictures on the Texas Monthly website make it look quite savory. They also talked about top taco places in Houston, El Paso, Austin and San Antonio. And I have been to the place in San Antonio – Henry’s Puffy Taco. Everything there is quite flavorful. If you go to the Texas Monthly story, it features the five restaurants by giving a brief history of the owners, the restaurant, and their food. So, if you want to see the story, visit https://vst.texasmonthly.com/ taco-talks. In another story by Texas Monthly, author Jose R. Ralat traveled about 14,000 miles and visited over 400 taquerias in six months. He was looking for tacos that met a certain level of ‘craft, quality, creativity, and flavor,’ said the news release. He noticed something, the article says, that Mexican dishes are changing and becoming what he is calling the New Tejano movement – ‘dishes that marry nostalgic Mexican food with native Texan ingredients.’ He made a list of the top 50 places to go for New Tejano in Texas, and guess what? A Mission location took the top spot. The number one spot went to Ana Liz Taqueria’s for its Chile Relleno. The restaurant is run by James Beard Award-winning chef Ana Liz Pulido, said the article. Sylvia’s Restaurant in Brownsville made the honorable mentions list. You can read more of the story, and find links to the lists, at www. newswire.com/news/texas-monthly-releases-its-list-of-the-50-besttacos-in-texas-22445932 So, that gives you more spots to check out while in the Valley. What are your favorites – Mexican food or otherwise – in the Valley. We would love to hear what you look forward to eating while you are here. You can email me at news@wintertexantimes.com. “It will make you laugh, smile, cry a bit and most of all have a positive outlook on life! Bring the kids to see this play!” said Garcia, long time theatre actor and producer, who also directs the performance. The show is predominately in English with a duration of approximately 50 minutes and is set in the RGV. Shows are Friday, November 1, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, November 2, at 4 p.m. at Pharr Community Theater, 213 W Newcombe, Ave., Pharr. The theater seats 55 persons at a time. Advance tickets are recommended. More details and all advance tickets for $7 (plus a small ticket fee) can be obtained at www.pharrcommunitytheater.com. Tickets will also be sold at the door for $10 upon availability. For more details, visit www. pharrcommunitytheater.com, FB, Instagram or text (956) 532-3383 or (956) 655-9308 Poster courtesy of Pharr Community Theater. Poster design by Sergio Luna. PCT From pg. 5
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