Category Archives: La Comida

The stuff you put in your mouth.

Huevos Rancheros: El Metate

Posted on October 19, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

I’ve gone by this place in Pasadena many times, usually on my way to Pita! Pita! down the street (I love that excessive use of exclamations, I approve!) for the excellent veggie plate, and had kept meaning to eventually try … Continue reading →

Posted in Greater Los Angeles, Huevos Rancheros, La Comida | 5 Comments

How to make Mexican Rice

Posted on October 6, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

I enjoy cooking. I find it oddly relaxing to zone out while I frantically chop away at ingredients as I guide them in the process of becoming a dish. Making your own meals is also rewarding on both the sensory … Continue reading →

Posted in Chanfles, La Comida, no-recetas, This Chicano Life | 104 Comments

Huevos Rancheros: La Que Si Llena

Posted on September 28, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

This time around I get my HR fix at an Eastside location, just a block away from the beautifully decrepit Latin Playboy bar and its tumbling sign. If you look above, you’ll see this place has some falling letters as … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastside, Huevos Rancheros, La Comida | 6 Comments

R.I.P. Michael Jackson

Posted on September 2, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

Yup, he’s dead. Not that one, the other guy, the one that’s always been white. (That hilarious joke stolen from today’s Le Show, though he meant a different Brit.) Jackson, know as the Beer Hunter, wrote some good guides that … Continue reading →

Posted in La Comida | 3 Comments

Huevos Rancheros: Hecho En Mexico

Posted on August 27, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

After a long, arduous night of endless veggie tacos and a bottomless cup of my friends homebrew on tap (until the kegs ran out, that is!) the only thing I could consider for breakfast the next day was a hot … Continue reading →

Posted in Huevos Rancheros, La Comida | 7 Comments

Rick Bayless is a Chump

Posted on August 3, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

Why else would he put his name to this unnecessary new product: a tool to scoop out avocados. Yeah, start laughing now, cuz that is one stupid invention. Not as ridiculous as the taco holder the good folks at LATaco … Continue reading →

Posted in La Comida, Pendejadas | 17 Comments