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Essay: A Death on Mount Nacheesmo

October 21, 2012 Nachonomics
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Today, for those out of the loop, is the International Day of the Nacho. Down in the Piedras Negras/Eagle’s Pass area the International Nacho Festival is going on where the son of the Ignacio Anaya, Ignacio Anaya Jr., judges the annual nacho competition with a fairness worthy of King Solomon. It’s Christmas and Mardi Gras and Carnival all combined for the nacho lover, but sadly not an event I have yet been able to attend. While I would have liked to write about my experience there on this magical day, I will instead tell the tale of eating the largest nachos you can buy in a restaurant; Mount Nacheesmo at Tio’s Mexican Cafe.

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Review: Tio's Mexican Cafe

October 13, 2012 Nachonomics
Beans,
  Beef, Chicken, Pork, Monterey Jack and Cheddar Cheese, Tomatoes,  
Onions, Green Peppers, Black Olives, Sour Cream, Guacamole, Queso.

Beans, Beef, Chicken, Pork, Monterey Jack and Cheddar Cheese, Tomatoes, Onions, Green Peppers, Black Olives, Sour Cream, Guacamole, Queso.

In this world there exist creatures of such might and power that they are only spoken of in whispered legends: the Leviathan of the Bible, Loki’s Fenris Wolf, the tri-head that guards the underworld Cerberus, man’s search for God allegory Moby Dick, the fearsome Tarrasque, Jaws. Along with these beasts there also exist foods of a nature so epic that they can only be eaten to be believed: Big Pie in the Sky Pizzeria’s Carnivore Challenge, the Sahara Hotel and Casino’s Big Badass Burrito, the mess of fries and smoked meat hoagie that is Papa Bob’s Bar-B-Que Ultimate Destroyer Challenge. All these however are just foothills when compared to the prime dish of Tio’s Mexican Cafe, the geological apocalypse known only as Mount Nacheesmo, the five pound mountain of nachos.

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Review: Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Restaurant

October 6, 2012 Nachonomics
Chili, Shredded Cheese, Nacho Cheese, Guacamole, Sour Cream, Jalapenos, Tomatoes, Scallions, and Steak.

Chili, Shredded Cheese, Nacho Cheese, Guacamole, Sour Cream, Jalapenos, Tomatoes, Scallions, and Steak.

Here are some facts about Niagara Falls: It is technically 3 separate waterfalls; Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls. It is a cataract type waterfall. Its total height is 167 feet. Its average water flow is 64,750 cubic feet a second. On October 19 in 1901 a cat named Lagara was sent over the Falls in a barrel in order it test it for the first person to go over the Falls, Annie Taylor, who would do so on October 24th of that year. They both survived. There are giant statues of Nikola Tesla on both the American and Canadian side of the Falls. The Canadian side is also home to one of the world’s twenty or so Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Restaurants.

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Video: Man vs. Food vs. Nachos

September 22, 2012 Nachonomics

Imagine you had a giant sentient teddy bear, much like Ted, but twice as cuddly and a hundred times more family friendly. Now imagine that bear went around the country and ate all the crazy stunt dishes served at various restaurants. And now imagine that the bear was a human named Adam Richmond and you have the show Man vs. Food.

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Essay: Nacho Regrets - Nacho Royale

September 14, 2012 Nachonomics
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As those of you with political knowledge or in the know know, last week the 2012 Democratic National Convention took place in Charlotte, North Carolina (State Historical Boat: The Shad Boat). The footage on TV reminded me of the last time I was down there, although there were fewer democrats around then. Then I remembered that I was never in Charlotte or in North Carolina (State Popular Dance: Carolina Shag) and I was confusing it with Charleston, South Carolina (Highest Point: Sassafras Mountain at 3,560 ft.). I even went online to double check and yes, Charleston was the place I went to. The reason I had blocked the city out of my mind was due to another nacho regret, one which came back to me in a vivid and horrible flashback...

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Nachonomics: ('na-cho-'na-miks)

noun. The branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and distribution of nachos.

Book: Complete Nacho Knowledge Book: Complete Nacho Knowledge
Book: Complete Nacho Knowledge
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A copy of "The Field Guide to Nachos", "Nachos & You", and "Recipes from the Nachonomicon". This is literally and literately all the nacho knowledge you will ever require.

The Field Guide to Nachos, a pocket sized reference to the history, types, and background of the greatest of Mexican delicacies.

  • READ... The true story of how Ignacio Anaya created "The Nacho" in 1943.

  • LEARN... How nachos moved from Mexico and spread across America like shredded cheese melting across a pile of chips.

  • KNOW... the real difference between natural cheese versus pasteurized processed cheese product. It's terrifying.

  • DIFFERENTIATE... between kinds of popular nachos that are to be found in our modern restaurants.

Nachos & You, a pocket sized manual on, well, living your life the nacho way.

  • READ... The "true" story of how Gentleman Frank Liberto (Not to be confused with the upstanding Frank Liberto of Rico's or the Frank Liberto of Martin Luther King Jr. assassination infamy) created "The Nacho" in 1976. I say "true" because it is an obvious satire and parody.

  • LEARN... To pickle your own jalapenos for varying degrees of “fun” and “profit”, but more importantly bragging rights on being more artisinal than your friends.

  • KNOW... The science of creating nachos with circular chips as opposed to triangular chips and when to use each so as to not cause embarrassing cultural faux pas.

  • EXPERIENCE... The terror of “Nacho Fingers”, and the joy of curing yourself of them to avoid being ostracized by the community at large.

Recipes from the Nachonomicon, a pocket sized cookbook of all the finest types of nachos from throughout the ages, all now easily available at your fingertips.

  • READ... The History of the Nachonomicon and how it became the blueprint for all the nachos you know and love today!

  • LEARN... How to cook the finest examples of each member of the nacho family from "Artisanal" to "Single Serving." (There's no general type of nacho that begins with "Z" so that's as good as it gets alphabet wise, and I wouldn't want to trick you into thinking there was a type of called "ZBBQ Nachos" or something.)

  • KNOW... The joy that comes of making you, or a loved one, a delicious meal of nachos that will both satiate your hunger and allow you to know the true satisfaction of being able to provide the sustenance to keep a human being alive.

  • TASTE... Nachos, and lots of them, once you make them of course.

With these three books, you can feel secure in the knowledge that you'll be able to give a T.E.D. talk on every single aspect of nachos. Probably closer to three T.E.D. talks as a matter of fact! Do they even let you do that? I don't know, but with nacho knowledge like yours you will undoubtedly be the first!

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