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Yan Digilov and Ben Lopez

NEWS 2/11/10 6:00pm

Taco Trek: Yan and Ben remember the Alamo

By Yan Digilov and Ben Lopez

This week's installment of Taco Trek, the last of our four-part series, is all about simplicity. So often, in the heat of competition, restaurants attempt to one-up each other, seeking any tool to gain an advantage. Whether it be in the form of a bigger dining area, fancier menus, a waitstaff dressed to the nines or HDTVs on the wall, numerous strategies are employed to bring back customers, often at the cost of quality.

NEWS 2/4/10 6:00pm

Taco Trek: Doña Maria's strikes back

By Yan Digilov and Ben Lopez

Some weeks are for burritos, and some weeks are for fajitas. But last week, fellow taco enthusiasts, was a week for tacos. Which is why, along with unusually cold weather and the terrifying prospect of imminent exams, this week brings us another installment of Taco Trek.Last week, our taco trailblazers traveled to The Original Ninfa's, where they encountered a meal so far off the mark that it threatened their will to ever return to the famed Taco District.

NEWS 1/28/10 6:00pm

Taco Trek: The Original Ninfa's

By Yan Digilov and Ben Lopez

Another week's end can only mean another trek into the Taco District for the Thresher's most courageous thrill-seekers. In the second installment of their culinary adventures, Yan Digilov and Ben Lopez, our lovably scruffy duo of tacologists, head for the western frontier to the ageless outpost of the Original Ninfa's.

NEWS 1/21/10 6:00pm

Taco Trek: Villa Arcos Tacos

By Yan Digilov and Ben Lopez

The pursuits of men are many, varying in levels of scope and difficulty. But few glorious quests can be compared to a single challenge that beckons only the bravest of college students: finding the source of Houston's most cherished raw material - tacos. Yan Digilov, a vegetarian gardening enthusiast with a penchant for friendly conversation, is joined by Ben Lopez, a meat-devouring San Antonio native, whose physical stature reflects his expertise in the respected field of Taco Sciences. The two have stepped up to the task, sacrificing it all in the name of greasy Tex-Mex.

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