Entries from February 2009

February 24, 2009

Chickie and Pete’s (Chicken) “Cheesesteak Nachos”

Somewhat ironically, the Brothers Schonberger hold dual citizenship with the United Kingdom, a place where good nachos have failed to thrive alongside cultural treasures like Stephen Fry, chicken tikka, and football hooliganism. As noted in the preface to our great hunt, we actually ate the worst nachos of our entire search to date in Harrods, [...]

February 6, 2009

Sixth Ward, NYC: A Night of Questions

Last night I stopped by the Red Bull Snowscrapers big air event. Unfortunately it was somewhat miserable. I stood in man-made snow for an hour and felt like I was on the verge of getting frostbite, perhaps because my footwear would have been more appropriate for a game of indoor soccer than gallivanting in an [...]

February 6, 2009

“It Wouldn’t Be Nachos If We Didn’t Have Some Cheese.”

True story. And the title quote might just be the first step in establishing a definition for nachos. The video itself deftly balances informative and unintentionally hilarious. One of the best nachos meet cooking shows segments we’ve caught.

February 2, 2009

Dallas Cowboys Schwag: Tostitos Super Bowl Nachos Sign

I was just looking through a slideshow from The Dallas Observer showing some of the memorabilia that fans picked up from Texas Stadium on Friday. I wish Nacho Hunters could have bid on this great Tostitos sign:

February 1, 2009

Monte Alban: A Diamond in the Rough

Growing up in Connecticut did not afford too many opportunities for nacho hunting. There used to be a great little cantina in Canton that was a perfect stopover point on the road from Farmington Mini Golf to Unionville Mini Golf, but it’s long gone. Other than that pickings are slim, generally limited to chains and [...]

February 1, 2009

Superbowl Sunday! Who’s Making Nachos?