Cinco de Mayo
May 3, 2023, 7:40 pm
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Cinco de Mayo
How will you celebrate, food and drink-wise?
I have been threatening to cook Mexican but I don’t really feel inspired.
A nearby brewery is advertising a taco special and featuring their Mexican lager, which is quite good. There will also be a mariachi band playing.
Repeat after me: I will not touch the tequila. I will not touch the tequila. I will not touch the tequila.
I have been threatening to cook Mexican but I don’t really feel inspired.
A nearby brewery is advertising a taco special and featuring their Mexican lager, which is quite good. There will also be a mariachi band playing.
Repeat after me: I will not touch the tequila. I will not touch the tequila. I will not touch the tequila.
May 4, 2023, 11:55 am
#2
Join Date: Jan 2015
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How will you celebrate, food and drink-wise?
I have been threatening to cook Mexican but I don’t really feel inspired.
A nearby brewery is advertising a taco special and featuring their Mexican lager, which is quite good. There will also be a mariachi band playing.
Repeat after me: I will not touch the tequila. I will not touch the tequila. I will not touch the tequila.
I have been threatening to cook Mexican but I don’t really feel inspired.
A nearby brewery is advertising a taco special and featuring their Mexican lager, which is quite good. There will also be a mariachi band playing.
Repeat after me: I will not touch the tequila. I will not touch the tequila. I will not touch the tequila.
What pairs well with mezcal?
May 4, 2023, 12:32 pm
#3
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I used to celebrate with $5 Moe's burritos but last year they changed the promo to only a discount of a couple of bucks so I don't know if I'll observe the holiday this year. I have some bean dip in the fridge if all else fails.
As for mezcal, it goes with everything!
As for mezcal, it goes with everything!
May 4, 2023, 2:44 pm
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There is a Taco Bell 1.2 miles from my house. In 4 years, I have never been in there. My last Taco Bell was eaten somewhere in South Georgia a few years back. We stopped for the night on a Sunday in a dry county. The only sit down restaurant was closed. The only option without getting back on the interstate was Taco Bell. Since the tornado sirens were going off, I just ordered $30 worth of miscellaneous food. It took up several bags and weighed a ton.
May 5, 2023, 2:18 am
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There is a Taco Bell 1.2 miles from my house. In 4 years, I have never been in there. My last Taco Bell was eaten somewhere in South Georgia a few years back. We stopped for the night on a Sunday in a dry county. The only sit down restaurant was closed. The only option without getting back on the interstate was Taco Bell. Since the tornado sirens were going off, I just ordered $30 worth of miscellaneous food. It took up several bags and weighed a ton.
May 5, 2023, 8:16 am
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It begins. Sausage and baby-back ribs to be added.
ETA: Midway....
ETA: Midway....
Last edited by cblaisd; May 5, 2023 at 11:54 am
May 5, 2023, 8:56 am
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Still figuring out our plan for tonight. We're visiting someone in the hospital after work, so probably not cooking Mexican, but hoping we can find a not-too-crowded and decent Mexican restaurant on the way home.
May 5, 2023, 8:35 pm
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Clermont Brewing Co for tacos and Mexican lager. The tacos were awful: dry chicken and way too much heat. I like the beer, but one of our party was not a fan, switching to nitro stout for her second. Mrs BV had a hazy IPA and I switched to that for my second. Stopped home for a shot and further conversation. It was a good night. Just awful food.
May 5, 2023, 8:47 pm
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The local Mexican places are absolutely packed on Cinco de Mayo, so I know its the worst time to eat Mexican here. That being said, yesterday I had some alambres at a local joint. Pretty good, with good marinated steak and bacon. But it needed more heat, so I added some hot sauce. It turned out to be a little greasier than I liked, but pretty good for Quatro de Mayo. I had to go back to school for an evening event, so I couldn't neutralize the grease with a nice Modelo Negro.
