Give Me Some Tongue

I like taco shops that offer "odd" cuts of meat. And when I say odd, I mean that from the perspective of the commercialized diet of cheeseburger and pizza. Anyone who's followed my meals knows I love raw fish. The cuts of tendon and tripe you find in pho tickles my fancy equally well.

So, what meat did I get? Tongue and head (for linguistic sensitivity the sign advertised them as lengua and cabeza). They're really tender. Only 99 cents each. I'd do better to go on Tuesdays, when they have a 75 cent taco deal.

My mission to locate the best eating places in the High Desert continues. Los Jalapenos #2 certainly does a good job in Victorville (and just 100 feet from a Taco Bell), but honestly, they're not a total High Desert experience. Their first location is in Rancho Cucamonga. The search continues.

Crantastic

Any takers for a pound of cranberry sauce buried in mixed nuts?

Fishy Choice

I know some people who won't touch sushi at the supermarket. Well.. as long as it's still edible...

School Lunch

Not all schools offer their students pre-packaged industrial goop. The last school I worked for had a cook staff on hand, preparing every meal by hand. Some stuff came out of cans, but a lot of it was good. I miss the chili cheese fries. Pasta wasn't bad by half.

Snow Go

I wouldn't recommend triyng it, but a snowstorm in the High Desert will literally dish out the world's biggest unflavored snow cone. Hard to say which part of the car you'd want to eat from.