Review: Bistro Eighty Ates

June 25, 2020 Nachonomics

Crispy tortillas layered with chiffonade lettuce, diced tomatoes, jalapenos, black olives & blended cheddar & monterey jack cheeses, topped with guacamole, sour cream & salsa, pulled pork

Now that the world is opening up we are finally able to venture out into restaurants and eat food amongst humans again, for better or worse. Better in that you can almost be tricked into thinking that things are back to normal, but worse in that you haven’t gone out in so long you’ve forgotten that menus will lie to you. And nothing is worse than when they lie to you about nachos.

Review: Chill, Part 2 - The Lobster Nachos

June 15, 2020 Nachonomics

Tortilla Chips, Melted Three Cheese Blend, House-Made Tomato & Corn Salsa, Cilantro Crema Drizzle, Jalapenos, Lobster

In our last episode we visited Chill and tried their steak nachos, and they were very good. We also learned the existence of their lobster nachos, but with them costing a pretty penny they got a pass. In this episode however time has passed, pennies have been saved, and lobster nachos have been procured. So how does a sea centipede taste on nachos?

Review: Chill

June 5, 2020 Nachonomics

Tortilla Chips, Melted Three Cheese Blend, House-Made Tomato & Corn Salsa, Cilantro Crema Drizzle, Jalapenos, Steak

Some people think pizza boxes are just for pizzas. Not so. They are also one of the best mechanisms for transporting a to-go order of nachos from point A to point B. Now this won’t work for every order of nachos of course, any pile of chips in, well, a pile, are going to get smashed against the inside of a pizza box. You need some sort of hat box for that kind of meal. No, you need an order that’s a single layer of chips covered in cheese, almost like a pizza itself, to really maximize the space. Fortunately Chill’s Chill Nachos fit the bill.

Essay: Nacho Science - What Percent of you is Nachos?

May 25, 2020 Nachonomics

Question: If you weighed 99 lbs and then ate 1lb of nachos, do you become 1% nachos? Let this informational video explain.

Bill Murray. Guy Fieri. Nacho Cookoff. 5/15/20. 5pm EST.

May 15, 2020 Nachonomics

Well 2020 may be a dumpster fire so far, but all that is going to change tonight. Bill Murry. Guy Fieri. Nacho cooking showdown. Presented by Tostitos, hosted by Carla Hall, judged by Shaquille O’Neal and Terry Crews. That is not a combination of words and famous people names I thought I would ever string together, but hey, 2020, everything is crazy now.

These guys, these two guys, and maybe their sons as well are also facing off, it’s hard to tell from the marketing and literature, not just to prove who has the best nachos, but also to help out restaurant employees out of work from this whole thing. According to Entertainment Weekly, "The Nacho Average Showdown" is live event to raise money for Fieri's Restaurant Employee Relief Fund (RERF), which gives financial assistance to employees impacted by the coronavirus shutdown. The Fund provides restaurant workers with $500 grants with 100 percent of donations going directly to RERF. About 8 million restaurant workers are currently unemployed. You know, I think I’ve finally got to come around on Guy Fieri in that he is proportionately as good a human being as he is doofy looking, and he is EXTREMELY doofy looking.

5pm. EST. Right Here. May the best man or men or father/son combo or whatever win.