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| Hot Dog Sonoran-style |
I know it's been too long since I've posted--life has been overwhelming, but this is something I aim to change. Anne's posts are, of course, wonderful--but this is a group blog and from here on out I intend to keep it that way.
Anyhow, as most of you know I'm from Tucson. Obviously, right now that's a painful word--for few more so than me; I worked for Gabby Giffords for three months in 2008, and I can safely say that she is among the best human beings I have ever met. Everyone who meets her, regardless of their politics, will come away talking about what an incredibly kind and understanding person she is. I feel very close to her, and I hope you will join me in sending your prayers and positive thoughts her way.
In this moment though, I'm trying to remind myself that Tucson is not solely a city of doom; that I come from a place I long to return to on these long cold Berkshire nights. It's far from perfect, but I know that Gabby is proud to represent us, and that she would tell you herself that it's a city full of kind and talented people, vibrant art, terrific music and--the subject of this blog--great food.
Now, the first association you are likely to make is with Mexican food, and rightly so--from gourmet, experimental restaurants like Cafe Poca Cosa to the dozens of terrific hole-in-the wall taquerias that dot the south side, we certainly do very well in the Mexican food department. Yet, if I'm to be completely honest, it would be hard to say that Tucson is indisputably the American #1 at any particular aspect of Mexican food; we've got stellar Sonoran and Michoacan style places, but they are likely equaled by others in New Mexico, and while there are some delicious exceptions (like terrific local Mexican seafood chain Mariscos Chihuahua), our coverage of non-northern Mexican styles could certainly be better. Yet there is one area of Mexican (or, at least, Mexican-tinged) cuisine where Tucson stands indisputably supreme, offering a rendition unsurpassed anywhere in this country if not on Earth: the Sonoran-Style Hot Dog.
