Three Cheers for Orange County(The Taco Gods Are Pleased)!

As the majority of the people in the social circles I belong to slowly move toward the supposedly life-changing event of turning thirty, it gives me immense solace to know that we still have it in us to throw outstanding...taco parties. Chicago has its pizza, the Carolinas have their pulled pork, Seattle has its coffee, and we in Los Angeles have the diminutive, yet fiesty, taco. We even have a blog called "L.A. Taco" dedicated entirely to the "Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles." Yes, friends, tacos are not just a mere assortment of chilly iceberg lettuce, processed cheese gunk, warmed ground beef, and yellow fried corn shell;rather, they are the culinary representation for the Los Angeles mindset: unhurried, confident, appropriate without being stuffy...

Food aside, Mike and Phaedra always throws a wonderful birthday party annually in the city of Tustin. You heard me right friends...great parties in Tustin, a city firmly within the firmanent of the Orange County gods(and, formerly, the U.S. military), yet the local kids still manage to do right by their tacos. Of course, the best indication of the success of a party is how late the last guests leave, and I must say, last call came sometime past one with guests leaving with plenty of taco leftovers in arm. It's good to know that even though Mike's now a proud parent, that will not serve as an excuse to put the tortillas away early.