Episode 214: LOS GUAPOS LATIN FOOD! On Location! (w/ Dan & Sam Billen)
Sometimes we gotta venture outside of KC proper to taste test the tasty tacos in other neighboring Taco Towns and that's what we're doing this week...hitting LOS GUAPOS LATIN FOOD in LAWRENCE, KANSAS with special returning guests DAN & SAM BILLEN (Primary Color Music, The Post Haus & Adventures in Advertising Podcast!) Dan (who walks to Los Guapos multiple times a week to eat their tacos) and his brother Sam share with Dave their love of Los Guapos' amazing tacos & share the tale of their recent controversial Super Bowl TV spot for Quality Plumbing! Dave and his guests chat about advertising, To-Go Margaritas & recent Lawrence Taco Spot Closings! We also have a BREAKING TACO NEWS Report about Salty Iguana & On The Border! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant in Overland Park closing, a robbery at the Taco Republic in Prairie Village & Taco Bell's new Crunchwrap Sliders! WOULD YOU TRY IT? ALL OF THIS PLUS: We learn why the Billens love Beans and Teens love T-Bell! And the group ponders if they all passed away during the episode and went to Taco Heaven?! AND DON'T MISS: Dan has his 'Tacos are bigger than religion' moment! Has he gone koo koo or is that just the delicious margaritas and tequila shots talking? SAD ENDINGS AND HAPPY BEGINNINGS: ALL THIS WEEK ON TACO THE TOWN! MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: Rancho Grande, KCK Taco Trail/Visit KCK & Lost Found & Rewound Podcast.
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Episode 213: DOS TEQUILAS KC! On Location! (w/ Tiffany Michelle)
This week we're celebrating National Margarita Day at another new KC Taco Spot...DOS TEQUILAS KC in Shawnee, Kansas! With our special guest Taco Reviewer Actress & Comedian TIFFANY MICHELLE! And not only are we taste testing tasty tacos...we are taste testing tasty TORTAS! In a T3 FIRST Dave takes a bite of one of the most delicious Tortas he's ever had and it's a life-changer! Also Tiffany tells us about life as a stand up comic, growing up in Texas and New Mexico (Great Taco States) and taking the road less travelled driving through Mexico! What taco gems did she find? Dave and Tiffany also discuss the recent snowstorms and polar vortexes and how they survived! (Hint: KFC Mashed Potatoes and Gravy!) In the TACO TICKER the gang tacos about the Fuzzy's Taco Shop location in Lawrence closing after 13 Years, KFC (Yum Brands) moving out of Kentucky for Texas and we hear a CHEESY GORDITA CRIME story about a Florida Black Bear that stole a $45 Taco Bell Order off someone's front porch (and it came back for the drinks!) ALL THIS AND: Living in New Mexico Food Tips and Hot Air Balloon Tips! SHRIMP & CHEESE! A Good Combo or Nah? TACO THE TOWN AT DOS TEQUILAS! GREAT TACOS & TORTAS! JUST WATCH YOUR STEP! Sponsors: Rancho Grande Cantina, KCK TACO TRAIL/Visit KCK & LOST FOUND & REWOUND Podcast. MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records.
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Episode 212: TACOS BORRACHOS! On Location! (w/ The Weatherford Brothers)
Once again we're checking out a new KC area Taco spot and this week's episode finds us back in Overland Park, Kansas at TACOS BORRACHOS with our special guest Taco Reviewers THE WEATHERFORD BROTHERS (STEVE & MIKE!) It's Chiefs Super Bowl Week so we're finding out Steve & Mike's Big Game Party Plans! (Any game day rituals? And what's your go to Super Bowl Snack? Did someone say HUMAN SIZED TACO?) We even give our predictions for the BIG GAME! The Weatherford's also give us an update on the musical they are writing, TACO CITY, which now seems to be in a holding pattern for many reasons! We also talk about The Nelson Snow Butt, Would Travis & Taylor be interested in investing in an Animatronic Puppet company and What does Taylor Swift buy at Trader Joe's? Steve tells us about Elton John's Cousin...BELTON JOHN and would Milli Vanilli perform again with a Vanilli hologram? And Steve sings us a Taco blues song from the Musical!! In the TACO TICKER, we discuss the recent TACO BELL Live Más Experience Event at the Palladium in LA where they announce the latest in Taco Bell Innovations! (Why wasn't Dave invited to this?!) And we also chat about Taco Bell's latest creation: Cheesy Dipping B-Words! ALL THIS AND: We learn about the Other Taco Via in Topeka! Does Buc-ee's have Tacos? What do you get if you stuff a b-word into a taco? AND DON'T MISS AS WE REMINISCE ABOUT MIKE'S OLD BAND FROM 8th GRADE 'FLAVOR KISS'!! (We also take a twirl on the Taco Wheel as well!) DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS SPECIAL TACO THE TOWN GEM! DON'T LET BELTON JOHN DOWN! Sponsors: Rancho Grande Cantina, KCK TACO TRAIL & VISIT KCK, Lost, Found & Rewound Podcast. Music by Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records.
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Episode 211: K-TACOS & MORE! On Location! (w/ Nancy Le)
It's our first episode of 2025 and we're hitting a new taco spot up in Historic Downtown Parkville, Missouri....K-TACOS & MORE with our special guest Taco Reviewer NANCY LE from @EatswithNancy on Instagram! We chat about where Nancy ate KC RESTAURANT WEEK and what some of her favorite Northland Taco Spots are! We also get to the bottom of Nancy's foodie travels and find out the best place to get a Coney Dog in Tulsa! In the TACO TICKER, we taco 'bout the break-ins back in December at two of our favorite KC Taco spots and what the city can do about it. We also discuss the Guy Fieri Look-a-Like Contest happening at Guy's Dive at the P&L for his birthday (You win a signed cookbook!) and Dave also reveals that he tried the new TACO BELL CHICKEN NUGGETS! What did he think of them? Ya gotta listen to find out! ALL THIS AND: We Taste test the tasty tacos at K-TACOS, Take a Twirl on the Taco Wheel and get into some juicy TACO TOPICS!! HAPPY NEW TACO YEAR FROM TACO THE TOWN!! Music: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK TACO TRAIL & VISIT KCK. Lost, Found & Rewound Podcast.
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Episode 210: AN OZARK MOUNTAIN TACO CHRISTMAS! On Location in Branson! (w/ Conrad & Tiffany Bear)
We're heading south for this year's Christmas Episode...down to the Ozarks...to the CHRISTMAS TREE CAPITAL OF AMERICA...BRANSON, MISSOURI to have a good ole fashioned Ozark Mountain Taco Christmas!!! Our special guests this week are Actors/Performers CONRAD AND TIFFANY BEAR, who appeared in the Hallmark Christmas Film "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story" and who also grace the Branson stage at the Sight & Sound Theatre! Conrad & Tiffany introduce us to the tasty tacos at their favorite Branson Taco spot MEZCAL and also tell us about the Christmas show they are currently performing in and they also give us their BRANSON TOP 5 THINGS TO SEE AND DO!! Dave also flashes back to the last time he was in Branson (1984!!) and ponders the GINAT CHICKEN at Senor Cluck's on the Branson Strip! In the Taco Ticker, we cover the story of CHIPOTLE warning us that a price hike is coming in 2025 & we also Taco 'bout TACO BELL's Retro 'Decades' Menu! We also get I to the holiday spirit by tackling some TINSEL TOPICS!!! (Who has the best Egg Nogg in Branson?!) We also take a twirl on the TACO WHEEL!!! IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TACO TIME OF THE YEAR!!! IN KC...AND BRANSON!!! MUSIC: Suneaters courtesy of Lotuspool Records. Sponsors: KCK Taco Trail & Visit KCK. Lost & Found & Rewound Podcast.
W. David Keith has never met a Taco he didn't like. He believes his hometown of Kansas City is one of the most under rated, underappreciated Taco Towns in the USA. TACO THE TOWN is a safe place where taco lovers can talk about loving tacos. A judgment free zone. On every episode of TACO THE TOWN Dave will be joined by a guest who will share with him their favorite local taco eatery. They'll share some stories, share some laughs and most importantly...share some tacos! Welcome to TACO THE TOWN!
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