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After over a decade of writing about tacos for several publications as well as his own blog, The Taco Trail, Dallas resident José Ralat became Texas Monthly’s first taco editor, a unique and enviable position, in 2019. We recently caught up with Ralat to discuss American Tacos: A History and Guide, his new book released April 15 from University of Texas Press, how he became the Lone Star State’s top taco expert, and how taquerias will survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the questions have been edited for brevity and clarity.
How did you become taco editor?
I’ve been writing about tacos and Mexican food for more than ten years. I had an online column for the Dallas Observer called Taco Trail. I left a year later and took the name with me, working independently while freelancing. I got to travel a lot when I later became food editor at Cowboys and Indians magazine. That gave me the opportunity to really dig into the history and talk to the people behind the food. I pitched the job of taco editor while I was gainfully employed at C&I in 2015 when I was co-editing the Texas Monthly taco issue. I just emailed the editor and pointed out that they have a barbecue editor, but people eat more tacos than barbecue. There were several editorial changes, turnovers, and ownership changed. But four years after that, after constantly freelancing and reminding them that I still wanted the job, they gave it to me.
www.dallasnews.com/food/2020/04/20/there-is-no-stopping-the-taco-even-during-a-pandemic-says-texas-monthlys-taco-editor/
After over a decade of writing about tacos for several publications as well as his own blog, The Taco Trail, Dallas resident José Ralat became Texas Monthly’s first taco editor, a unique and enviable position, in 2019. We recently caught up with Ralat to discuss American Tacos: A History and Guide, his new book released April 15 from University of Texas Press, how he became the Lone Star State’s top taco expert, and how taquerias will survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the questions have been edited for brevity and clarity.
How did you become taco editor?
I’ve been writing about tacos and Mexican food for more than ten years. I had an online column for the Dallas Observer called Taco Trail. I left a year later and took the name with me, working independently while freelancing. I got to travel a lot when I later became food editor at Cowboys and Indians magazine. That gave me the opportunity to really dig into the history and talk to the people behind the food. I pitched the job of taco editor while I was gainfully employed at C&I in 2015 when I was co-editing the Texas Monthly taco issue. I just emailed the editor and pointed out that they have a barbecue editor, but people eat more tacos than barbecue. There were several editorial changes, turnovers, and ownership changed. But four years after that, after constantly freelancing and reminding them that I still wanted the job, they gave it to me.
www.dallasnews.com/food/2020/04/20/there-is-no-stopping-the-taco-even-during-a-pandemic-says-texas-monthlys-taco-editor/
