{"id":813,"date":"2010-06-28T12:48:48","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T19:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jennyjones.com\/myblog\/?p=813"},"modified":"2010-06-28T12:49:42","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T19:49:42","slug":"tequila-is-not-my-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jennyjones.com\/myblog\/tequila-is-not-my-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Tequila is not my friend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nLast night I was craving Mexican food so we went to El Torito. \u00a0We’ve been there over the years and it was always dependable so this time, I was even going to have a margarita. That was my first mistake but I’ll get to that later. They fry their own tortilla chips and brought those first, so greasy they had a sheen. \u00a0They should have served them with latex gloves. \u00a0The main reason for going to El Torito is they make guacamole at your table. \u00a0The guacamolier put in too much salt, so now we have bad guacamole on an oil-slicked chip. But my margarita (I rarely drink alcohol) was keeping my standards low as I awaited my crispy tacos. \u00a0Did I say crispy? \u00a0Imagine the greasy tortilla chips only bigger. And heavier. \u00a0I picked one up and the weight & viscosity caused the bottom to fall out into a greasy mess. \u00a0The Gulf of Mexico came to mind. \u00a0Was it the Mexican food, or was it the oil slick on my plate? \u00a0By the end of my margarita, I imagined the kitchen staff washing pelicans in the back sink. \u00a0When we got up to leave, I felt a bit dizzy (of course – alcohol on an empty stomach!) and only wanted to take a nap. \u00a0Or eat. \u00a0The next time I crave Mexican food and see an El Torito, I’ll make like that west Texas town… el Pass-o.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last night I was craving Mexican food so we went to El Torito. \u00a0We’ve been there over the years and it was always dependable so this time, I was even going to have a margarita. That was my first mistake but I’ll get to that later. They fry their own tortilla chips and brought those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dear-diary","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t