On the night of my most recent visit to Taqueria Mi Hacienda it was pouring rain, but on Taco Tuesday we do research for Taqueria Thursday, so out we went! Luckily, I live near the Houston/Pasadena border so it was less than a 2-mile drive before we arrived at Mi Hacienda. Walking in I was impressed by the spacious interior, ample seating, and bar that lined the left interior wall of the restaurant. They boast a really great happy hour from 4-7 PM where you can get imported b

In An Untamed State by Roxane Gay, Mireille Duval Jameson is kidnapped as she, her husband, Michael, and her infant son, Christophe, are leaving her father's fortified, Haitian estate. A group of men, led by "the Commander", rip Mireille away from her family and hold her in captivity in hopes they can force a seven-figure ransom from her father, Sebastien Duval. Avoiding a thriller plot focused on how Mireille will be rescued, the story's focus is on the extreme ways Mireille

Do you ever go somewhere and know exactly what you want to eat? Do you choose it purposely because you're craving your favorite dish? Well that's what happened on my most recent visit to Mi Charro on Harrisburg Boulevard in Houston's East End. Located just west of Wayside Drive at the corner of Harrisburg and S Cesar Chavez Boulevard, Mi Charro sits colorfully across from the 67/Cesar Chavez Green Line METRO light rail stop. So what's my favorite dish here? Well, if you're cr

La Fonda fits its name perfectly: it's a small restaurant serving up some heavy, homemade flavors. But what they lack in square footage, they make up for with the ample amount of items to choose from on their menu. On my most recent visit I decided I was going to have tacos, but ordering tacos at La Fonda is no simple feat. They've got tacos al carbon, tacos al vapor, campechanas, gringas, piratas, and several mini taco plates to choose from... and then, of course, you can or