Mando Rayo: The mask helps hide the salsa burns.If you see this man around the Mission, promise you'll be nice. And offer him a Tums.
Austin, Tex., taco evangelist Mando Rayo is engaged in an epic taco crawl through the Bay Area, and he'll be reporting his findings here. At TacoJournalism, a blog of tacos and taco culture, Rayo collaborates with taco homies Jarod Neece, Cornbiter Deluxe, and The Commish. They've been featured in the Austin American-Statesman and at Austin360.com, in the "Best o
ModClothFill it with pork rinds and antacids.Behold the Nacho Wallet ($7.99), a zip clutch that's the spittin' image of a hard-shell taco stuffed with orange cheese and shredded iceberg. It's available online from vintage-inspired Web retailer ModCloth. Next time you hit the Mission for a comida crawl, stock it with Wet Naps, salsa packets, chicharrones, Tums -- totally up to you. And, because we know you're dying to tell us, the reference to nachos is way off base. (Blame the Israeli designer,
San Francisco may be the food capital of the United States (at least in our minds), but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of other destinations worthy of gastro-tourism this fall. Fasten your seat belt (and undo the top button of your jeans) as we take you to some of our global favorites.1. Barcelona, SpainFrom tapas and vast food markets to flowing cava and even a burgeoning gastronomical deconstructionist movement (you know, at that restaurant outside the city you'll never, ever ge
fabsugar.comBaggu is a street-food lover's friend.It's taken more than a few days and nights of less-than-strategic gluttony for SFoodie to develop a good system for successfully pigging out at the food carts, which tend to congregate in groups. But we've learned a few tips along the way that can enhance your experience. Check out these five items you might want to bring with you:5. A Twitter-enabled portable device is a life-saver for those times when you show up and there's only tumbleweeds