Trejo's Taco Night — August 2025
A taco bar built by the whole room, and a brisket that took someone two days.

Trejo’s Tacos comes out of Danny Trejo’s taquerias in Los Angeles, and it turned out to be built for the kind of night we run. The book is built around components, which is perfect for the way our table works.
So dinner assembled itself. Warm tortillas at one end, then barbacoa brisket, a bacon cheeseburger taco that somehow worked, a mushroom asada that happened to be vegan, a mexi falafel for the vegetarians. You built one, ate it standing up, went back and built a different one. Nobody stayed still for long, which is usually the sign of a good night. Mexican hot chocolate cookies and a tray of donuts turned up at the end, because somebody always reads to the back of the book.

The brisket was Bana’s, and it had taken her 48 hours. You only find that sort of thing out standing at the counter, when you tell someone their dish is good and they tell you exactly how many days went into it. That conversation is why the club exists.
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Co-host. Started Sauté Sundays in her party room in 2025, and writes the newsletter that keeps it running.
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