Any sommelier can pair wine and food, but who pairs movies
and tacos?
We do.
We were born in the 70s, but it was the 80s when we became truly aware of American cinema. These are some of the movies that inspired
us, scared us, made us happy, made us sad, made us proud, and generally shaped us into the fine, intelligent, cultured, youngish
men that we are today. As for the tacos, they have shaped us into well-rounded individuals.
So pay your Netflix (or acquire a login from an unsuspecting
family member) and prepare yourself for an evening of taco-tastic films.
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| Great Scott, that's an excellent taco! |
The Three Amigos – What makes this movie so great is how
silly, fake, and caricatured Mexico is made to look. So to complement the film you’ll need to
break out a plethora of taco shells, use the envelope of taco seasoning you ignore at the
grocery store on some ground chuck, and adorn with your favorite mass-produced
salsa. Perhaps something made in New York City. ("New York City? Get a rope..."). Or, pick something up from a Taco Bell drive-thru.
Spaceballs - Comb your house for spare change, ride a Vespa to your favorite diner (at a reasonable speed, like ridiculous speed, because light speed is too slow and ludicrous speed is too fast), ask for a ice-cold Lone Star, and order a taco that is out of this world. Then come home to your mawg and eat in relative peace, praying that no singing alien will pop out of your stomach.
An Officer and a Gentleman - Prepare a plate of fajitas, but don't put tortillas anywhere near the dish. Put a sign next to the un-tacos that says, "I've got no pace to go! I've got no pace to go!" At the end of the movie, scoop all the fajitas into one tortilla, carry it in your arms, and sing, "Love lift us up where we belong!"
The Shining - A red enchilada taco. "Redrum! Redrum!"
Stand By Me – Tacos de lengua, because nothing answers, “Hey,
do you wanna go see a dead body?” like cow-tongue tacos.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Monkey brain tacos! Shoot! That's the wrong one. Ok, snake tacos!
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - Sausage wraps! After all, this is Abe Froman, the Sausage King of Chicago.
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| That salsa better be fresh! |
The Lost Boys – Vampires.
Murcia. Blood Sausage. No garlic.
The Outsiders - Greasers vs Socs (yes, that's how you spell it - I read the book). For the Greasers, the chorizo trifecta: chorizo and egg, chorizo and beans, chorizo and potato. For the Socs, lettuce wraps...with empty feelings, er, I mean, fillings.
Scarface – Say hello to my little friend…s. This movie requires taquitos, and we don’t
mean those little rolled-up frozen deals you acquire by the case at
Costco. No, this fine film requires carne
asada tacos on small, red tortillas with a kick-ass salsa. Think of the type of mini-tacos you can find at any good Mexican street. To get your fix, try Taqueria Datapoint.
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| Come to the coast, we'll get together, have a few tacos |
Breakfast Club – At first we considered the ultimate breakfast for the ultimate breakfast movie – barbacoa and Big Red, but Rolling Stone called this the number one movie of the 80’s so it clearly needed some more consideration. This ta-combination required much more personality: barbacoa in a corn tortilla (an athlete); potato, bacon, and egg with green salsa (a basket case); an egg taco with two carefully placed strips of bacon (a princess), carne guisada and cheese (a criminal).
Big Trouble in Little China - Be as random as you want with this movie. Make up your own adventurous ta-combination and add sriracha instead of salsa.
Karate Kid - Since we don't usually eat crane, we'll have to go with chicken fajita (Daniel was once considered a chicken) and some pico de gallo that packs a punch. "Daniel Laruso's gonna fight?" You bet he is.
Real Genius - Have a party. Everyone brings their favorite taco, because everybody wants to rule the world.
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