I hope you will join us for the East Austin Taco Tasting Bike Tour where we joined forces with Mando from Taco Journalism to put together a fun, bicycle-friendly itinerary for Saturday, May 16 at 11 a.m.
The tour will be self-guided and will include stops hand-picked by Mando who is arguably, Austin’s “Rey de Tacos.” You can read about some of the taco tours he has participated in here and here.
Two of the stops were featured in the Austin American-Statesman’s cover story on Mando and Austin taco joints — Porfirios …

The other night I had the unique pleasure of joining Mando from Taco Journalism, David the Soup Peddler, Logan from Boots in the Oven, Food Touring guest blogger Tom, Food Touring muse Adam, and Mando’s adorable wife Ixchel for a South Austin taco tour.
We were supposed to meet at 6:30 p.m. at the gordita/taco truck that parks just west of Thornton on Oltorf. Adam and I were a little late getting there and we received a dejected call from David telling us the truck was not there even though it’s …

Thanks to Addie Broyles for sharing links to two great blog items.
One is gorgeous taco photography from Taco Deli, one of the best places to get a delicious gringofied taco lunch in Austin. While perusing the blog, called Taco Town, I saw that Food Touring is linked on their sidebar under the heading “Food Porn.” I’m not sure what that means but I’m certain I like it!
My competition is getting younger and younger this week. A mom blogger that Addie follows posted a sweet and funny “review” of her toddler …