Review: Freebird Burritos - Rule Chiptania, Part 1.

November 15, 2015 Derek Sotak

Guacamole, Pickled Jalapenos, Sour Cream, Salsa, Spicy Tortilla Chips.

Having recently traveled “across the pond” to London, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe, Earth, I knew I would need to do several things on the trip. Visit the British Museum, eat some Fish & Chips and Jellied Eels, marry The Queen on a double decker bus, the usual stuff. Most importantly though, for tax reasons, I had to eat and review some nachos. What would they taste like, in a country with perhaps not the most flavorful of food and not a lot of Mexican influenced foods? Well now I know, because I went there and tried some.

National Nacho Day 2015

November 6, 2015 Nachonomics

Another year, another National Nacho Day. One of the holiest days of the nacho year, it is rivaled only by International Nacho Day, Cinco De Mayo, The Day of the Dead, and Ignacio Anaya's Birthday, if you are of the opinion that Ignacio was actually born of woman on a certain day and not a manifestation of mankind's need for a world with nachos that has always existed of course. I'm not going to tell you how to live your life or believe your nacho beliefs, but I will tell you that you should go out and enjoy some nachos today. Will I be doing so? Ppsht, you know it, but I would have to tear my degree in Nachonomics to pieces, cover them in the cheapest crummy nacho squeezy cheeze, heat them in the microwave and eat them if I didn't. Don't be that gross guy, get some real nachos today and allow the lucky smile of Ignacio smile upon you for another year.

The Great London Nacho Meetup: A.K.A. Lie Back and Think of Nachos

November 4, 2015 Nachonomics

If you happen to be in the greater London area tonight, November 4th, at 7pm, also known as 19:00 in local time, feel free to swing by El Camion in SoHo and say hello to the American Gentleman with gigantic hair and a nacho shirt as that will be me, eating and reviewing nachos LIVE! Will it be a good time? Yes. Will the nachos also be good? El Camion has assured me yes, but of that we shall see...

Essay: Nope, Nachos are not "Fundamentally Flawed"

October 25, 2015 Derek Sotak

I have heard rumors that there are some rage filled people who will go online just to rail against the world. Everything they read on the internet infuriates them and causes them to write out poisonous screeds of the blackest vitriol. “What a bunch of nuts!” I thought. “I’ll never be that upset about anything to do such a thing!” I thought. That was a beautiful time in my life. Then one day I stumbled across an article entitled “Nachos Are Fundamentally Flawed”, and that was it for me.

Review: Buffalo Wild Wings

October 15, 2015 Derek Sotak

Chili, Pico de Gallo, Shredded Lettuce, Fresh Jalapenos, Queso, Salsa, Chicken.

When you think of douchey restaurants there are a few that instantly come to mind, notably anything that falls under the “Breasturant” purview; Your Hooters, Tilted Kilts, Twin Peaks, Food n’ Tits, etc. Below that you have your douche casual, or bro light, eateries, what amount to glorified sports bars of which today’s spotlight shines upon. I’m talking about Buffalo Wild Wings, a location showcasing the an ungulate so anatomically incorrect that not even William Thomas Cox’s 1910 Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, With a Few Desert and Mountain Beasts includes them.