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...regular spot behind Harvard Stadium, she set the table complete with crimson tablecloth, yellow flowers and candelabra. She assembled bowls of tortilla chips, shrimp cocktail, salami, York Peppermint Patties and Cheese-Nips...
When Mexico's largest flourmaker, Maseca, wanted to exploit the government's recent deregulation of the tortilla industry, its delivery fleet needed instant access to warehouse data. Houston-based Compaq, which sent its new iPAQ pocket PC service south of the border this year, nailed a deal to put its handheld wireless devices in hundreds of Maseca drivers' pockets...
Drinks aside, the tiny dishes of salsa, spice and unrecognizable smoosh were a welcome addition to the homemade tortilla chips—especially after everyone snarfed down the guacamole. Probably the best entrée of the night was shared at the end of the table and consisted of a big piece of meat. Carne Asada, a typical dish all over Latin America, is transformed into a culinary wonder in Inman Square. A thin, flat piece of beef somehow becomes infused with spices and tender love, only to be consumed at a great rate along with the surrounding black beans...
...21st birthday, as I wrote in my journal, was a “raucous mess.” I went to dinner with some friends—including Dorie, my best friend here—followed by an appearence at the Tortilla Factory’s rooftop bar, where we met about 15 other people. Some anonymous guy was paying the whole bar’s tab, and the drinks kept coming. I thought I was counting vigorously how many drinks I had had, but at some point I apparently lost count—probably after the $46 shot...
This fall, when the Dallas Mavericks basketball team takes the court and the Dallas Stars don their hockey skates, they will do so in a new $420 million downtown arena, where fans can dine on tortilla soup and sushi, watch replays on an 80,000-lb. scoreboard and anticipate the day (coming soon) when Internet data ports at their seats will keep them wired even when the action below does not. Chances are no one will be giving a second thought to the toxic mess that was here just four years ago--an industrial wasteland of asbestos and lead, arsenic...