Month: April 2024

Written by Chuck Serface

Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food by Jeffrey M. Pilcher

Professor of History and Food Studies at the University of Toronto-Scarborough, Jeffrey M. Pilcher explores the taco and the overall history of Mexican cuisine, a much more complicated topic than casual readers might expect, with his Taco Planet: A Global History of Mexican Food.  Conquest, globalization, appropriation, and industrialization have all played roles over centuries […]

Written by Chuck Serface

Taco Bravo: A Campbell Institution

Certain institutions in Campbell, California, have lasted many decades, although ownership has changed hands.  Jerry’s Barber Shop still occupies the same strip mall suite where my dad took me for haircuts. Jerry has retired, but the shop remains active.  Freddie’s Liquor has moved, but only across the street.  Most impressive, however, is Taco Bravo, in […]