Review: Red Heat Tavern

May 15, 2018 Nachonomics

House-fried Mayan white corn tortilla chips, Roma tomatoes, cherry peppers, grilled corn & black bean salsa, Cheddar Jack cheese, RHT sour cream, pulled pork

You get that there are a few ways to cook a thing right? You can cook with a fire, or you can cook with a grill, or you can cook with an oven, or microwave, or whatever? I guess technically you are always cooking with heat, as that is the definition of cooking, but the way that you use that heat is what counts. Say though you wanted to combine the power of both an oven and a grill to make your nachos, would there way to do that? Well yes, there is. It’s called a Josper Oven, and it’s what Red Heat Tavern uses for their nachos.

Nachonomics: Year Six

May 5, 2018 Nachonomics

One, two, nachos for you. Three, four, eat nachos some more. Five, six, holy moley, Nachonomics has been around for six years now! Did I ever think when I was but a wee child of less than six that I would be writing about a singular food for longer than I have been alive? No, no I did not, but here we are!

7‑Eleven Tots: The $2 Tater Totcho Bar of your Dreams

April 25, 2018 Nachonomics

I don’t know if you know this, but tater tots are hot right now. In fact, to quote 7-Eleven director of fresh food Robin Murphy, “Tots are hot,” and since you now have two people saying that you know it must be true. What is also true is that 7-Eleven is now installing tater tot bars in participating stores, so you know what that means: there are now tater totcho bars probably right down your street.

Nachonomics, LIVE-ish!

April 15, 2018 Nachonomics

It's that time of year again, time for Nachonomics to hit the road and peddle its nacho wares!

Should you happen to be out in Massachusetts' Pioneer Valley (Namely South Hadley, Saturday, April 21st) stop by Plains Elementary at 267 Granby St. between 9:30am and 3pm for Craft Fest! Mother's Day is May 13th, and what would a better gift be than a set of nacho books? 4/20 is the day before, and marijuana is legal in Massachusetts, so we all know that you'll probably be pretty hungry on Saturday, perhaps for some nachos? Or maybe you just need a nacho shirt for you works annual Company Nacho Party. Any reason for nachos is acceptable, we won't judge. Hope you can make it!

Essay: Nachos & Booze

April 5, 2018 Nachonomics

From boxcar riding hobos to the highest echelons of the Illuminati, nachos are a food fit for all humans, but what do you drink with them? While not every order of nachos is going to taste the same, the secret of matching a potable with an edible is picking one with a complimentary flavor profile to the other. You are of course in control of your own beverage destiny, but let me science you up some facts as to what beer, wine, and spirits play best with the greatest food of all foods.