Tue, 29 Jan 2008
Homesick Texan Hits the Nail on the Head (again)
Good lord, she hit the nail on the head again with a writeup about nachos. She even brings up the Piedras Negras history:
Nachos are reputed to have been invented in 1943 by a maitre d. named Ignacio Anaya who was working at the Victory Club in Piedras Negras, Mexico, which is just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas. As the story goes, some ladies from Eagle Pass came into the restaurant one evening, ordered some drinks and wanted some snacks. The kitchen was already closed, so Anaya melted some Longhorn cheddar on some tortilla chips and garnished each chip with a jalapeno slice. He presented them to the ladies calling his improvised appetizer "Nacho's Especiales" as Nacho is a nickname for Ignacio. And the name, without the "especiales," stuck.I've lived in CA
29 Jan 19:07 | /food_and_drink | 2 comment(s)
Coffee Roaster Fined
Uggh. Another annoying story about a good business being fined/bothered after serving the community well:
ROCKLAND, Maine- A small downtown coffee roasting business finds itself in jeopardy for having offended the olfactory senses of some of its neighbors.The people who filed the complaint moved away shortly afterward too. 29 Jan 15:09 | /rants_and_raves | 1 comment(s)
Patrick Reilley and his wife, Susanne Ward, co-owners of Rock City Coffee Roasters, the business credited by some with starting the revival of the city.s downtown economy 16 years ago, are facing heavy daily fines and possible closing if the couple cannot find a way to remedy a zoning violation by Feb. 15.
