Writing about nachos is an intensely interesting, weird and rewarding experience. I get to eat a lot of my favorite food, I get to meet a lot of awesome people who love nachos, and sometimes I get great emails. Phil, read our other avocado tattoo, Shelly, and left word that he too had an avocado on his person. His tattoo is AWESOME, so, naturally, we asked some questions.
This nacho spot came from the good ol’ suggestions list. If you have a nacho suggestion for us, we’ll make it a priority to try those nachos. We finally got to these, at Phebe’s, a huge bar & restaurant in the Soho/LES area. We went with my sister on her visit to the big city. As we walked in, the music blared and the people chattered. Off in another room, I believe a singles event was making men and women uncomfortable.
On 9/12, we’ll be at the Bell House with a couple hundred of our friends figuring out that BEST salsa in the Tri-State area. The public will have their say, voting for the People’s Champion and 2 Runners Up. But we also want a professional opinion because the BEST salsa around is an important feat. So we’ve assembled a heavy-hitting panel that will deliberate and judge fairly, but with a serious seriousness.
Last week, I met up with Lisa Fain, The Homesick Texan. We had been trying to eat nachos together for a long time and it finally came together on her suggestion of going to Cowgirl, a “Texas” style restaurant that she hadn’t been to in 10 years. I use quotes because as you’ll find out later, it didn’t remind her of Texas very much. As we ate, we talked about her book coming out soon, Texas, hot sauce and my glasses a little bit.
So you like salsa and people like when you make salsa? You could enter Salsa Slam, just a few weeks from now. We have some spots filled up with Nachos NY competition veterans, but we still have some left. So I thought that writing up a post to explain as much as possible would convince a few more people.
I bet you’ve answered no. Well, you’re very in luck. You’ll be knees-deep in Salsa at the Salsa Slam on 9/12 at the Bell House and now I have to tell you there will be a killer Mariachi band closing out the competition.
Through our days and nights of nachos, we come across really strange things that I’d like to highlight. A huge quantity of these come from Etsy, where if you want it, it’s probably already there. Today’s is something I never ever would have thought to buy, but am thinking about giving up eating so I can afford it.
That is dedication. (via Nachos NY)
A short while ago I took a vacation to Los Angeles to visit a dear old friend. Less concerned with not being able to see me for 6 days, Lee was adamant about me continuing my margarita correspondence from the west coast. So I did. And of course ate nachos to go along with it.
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