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March 14, 2012 By cheryl

Candelaria: Eating Tacos in Paris

The gastronomic Paris in my mind is a swirl of glistening pastries, heady fromages and smoky bistros serving up heaping platters of seared steaks and frites.

It is most certainly not tacos. Not until recently, anyhow.

When a Parisian whose appetite you trust tells you that a certain taqueria is a must even if a visit there is going to take up a valuable dinner spot on a far-too-short trip, I figured it’s good to listen.

Which is how a little group of us hailing from Singapore, New York and a few points in between found ourselves tiptoeing along a dark and silent street in the Marais on a Sunday night, in search of good tacos …. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Boites, France, Mexican, Paris, Restaurants, Tales From the Road Tagged With: La Candelaria, Mexican, Paris, Quesadilla, Tacos, Tostada

March 15, 2011 By cheryl

Taqueria Las Comadres (Oakland, Calif.): Our Little Secret

There are several things that set my stomach aflutter whenever I step off a plane in San Francisco: a simmering hot bowl of pho topped with bright pink thin slices of steak still gradually turning brown at Pho Tan Hoa in Union Square, the roast chicken at the always lovely Zuni Cafe.

Once these items have been checked off the eating list, however, a new craving inevitably sets in: Mexican. While New York does have any number of decent Mexican places, the tacos and enchiladas at California’s ubiquitous taquerias always seem — to me — far superior.

So, when a break in book events and book store visits recently led me to Oakland, where my friend Ann casually mentioned an excellent little Mexican joint nearby, I immediately said, Let’s Go …

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Filed Under: California, Mexican, Oakland, Restaurants Tagged With: Bay Area, Beef, California, Chicken, Enchilada, Mexican, Montclair Village, Oakland, Pho Tan Hoa, Pork, Quesadilla, San Francisco, Tacos, Taqueria, Taqueria Las Comadres, Tostada, Zuni Cafe

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