Month: October 2015

Tejano Hell-yeah!

Little Joe and Councilman Robert C. Trevino   Tejano super star Little Joe turned 75 years old this week.  He had a birthday party at La Fogata, in San Antonio, Tx, and I was there.  It was not at all what I expected.  You see, I grew up in Texas, in a very traditional Mexican family.  Tejano music played a huge role in my upbringing.  Little Joe and his music, in particular, was part of every pachanga our family ever celebrated.  Whether…

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The Pan-Concha Burger

So by now I’m sure you’all have heard of La concha burger, where a concha (Mexican sweet bread) takes the place of the bun.  Honestly, the first thing that popped in my head were two of my tias, one of them, to this day refers to your panocha as la concha. “Mija, cuidate mucho la conchita” she would say.  Any opportunity she had to call out your concha, she would, but always with a mysterious whisper as if she…

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