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Authors on the Web
Alt Weeklies, May 12, 2012
College Media Network, May 6, 2012
...Gustavo Arellano traveled the country to gain knowledge on, taste Mexican foods...
MySanAntonio, May 6, 2012
...Author appearance 6 p.m. Southwest Workers' Union's Underground Library, 1412 E. Commerce. “¡Ask a Mexican!” columnist Gustavo Arellano discusses his new book “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America.” Friday Author appearance 7 p.m. The...
Austin American Statesman, May 6, 2012
...Part history, part social commentary, Gustavo Arellano's comprehensive narrative "Taco USA" will certainly whet the appetite of readers, as he chronicles how Mexican food products moved across the border and into American homes, restaurants and...
Gustavo Arrellano's 'Taco USA' book tour comes to San Antonio with dire warning for regional cuisine
San Antonio Current, May 5, 2012
...Arrellano Courtesy photo Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, Gustavo Arrellano, Simon & Schuster, $25, 320 pages Gustavo Arellano writes "Ask a Mexican," a syndicated weekly Q&A about all things, and anything, Mexican. Two summers ago I...
New York Times, April 30, 2012
...Gustavo Arellano, the subject of my Dining article this week, was born and raised in Anaheim, Calif., and is the urbane editor and food critic of OC Weekly. But in 2004...
New York Times, April 30, 2012
...SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. Gustavo Arellano at Mitla Cafe, the oldest Mexican restaurant in California's Inland Empire. The columnist Gustavo Arellano is answering reader questions about Mexican and Mexican-American food. A signature Mexican-American dish...
Los Angeles Times, April 21, 2012
...Edward Humes about his new book "Garbology." Reed Johnson has a hilarous conversation with "Taco USA" author Gustavo Arellano and Carolyn Kellogg talks to everyone's favorite children's author, Judy Blume. And finally, Steve Zeitchik catches up with...
Los Angeles Times, April 20, 2012
...can do for a woman who set us on a Mexican food path we've never strayed from. Gustavo Arellano is the editor of OC Weekly and author of "Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America," out April 1...
Los Angeles Times, April 20, 2012
...Sunday in Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Times restaurant critic Jonathan Gold will discuss "Food Writing: American Potluck" with Gustavo Arellano ("Taco USA"), Jennifer 8. Lee ("The Fortune Cookie Chronicles") and Aaron Bobrow-Strain ("White Bread: The...
SmartBrief, April 19, 2012
...Gustavo Arellano says Taco Bell is just as important as "classic" recipes when it comes to the rise in popularity of Mexican - More - ...
KCET, April 19, 2012
...Alberto Urrea Moderator: Karen Grigsby Bates Where: Seeley G. Mudd Food Writing: American Potluck 2:30 PM with: Gustavo Arellano , Aaron Bobrow-Strain, Jennifer 8. Lee Moderator: Jonathan Gold Where: Ronald Tutor Campus Center Festival Pro...
Columbia Journalism Review, April 19, 2012
...Gustavo Arellano, Rick Bayless, and the media’s quest for purity in ethnic cuisine TAGS: Ask a Mexican, authenticity, ethnic cuisine, Gustavo Arellano, Mexican food, tacos Digg Facebook Twitter Reddit StumbleUpon...
Phoenix New Times, April 19, 2012
