Los Barrios Family Cookbook: Tex-Mex Recipes from the Heart of San Antonio (Paperback)

~ Diana Barrios Trevino (Author), Emeril Lagasse (Foreword)

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I?m always looking for new tastes and cuisines in different regions of the country, especially those that involve local culture. We went in search of big Tex-Mex cooking, which San Antonio is known for. I chose Los Barrios from the many Tex-Mex restaurants in the city because I fell in love with Diana Barrios Treviño and the entire Barrios family. . . . The dishes they have created contain amazing combinations and flavors that many people don?t get to experience. I wanted the rest of the country to sample what I was tasting. I wanted people to realize that true Tex-Mex cooking isn?t just fajitas and burritos. Now, with the Los Barrios Family Cookbook, I am excited to know that people across the country can easily prepare and taste all of the delicious dishes I experienced on my visit. Whether you like your food hot, medium, or mild?and these recipes have it all?you?ll love the food in this book.

?from the Foreword by Emeril Lagasse -- Review

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I’m always looking for new tastes and cuisines in different regions of the country, especially those that involve local culture. We went in search of big Tex-Mex cooking, which San Antonio is known for. I chose Los Barrios from the many Tex-Mex restaurants in the city because I fell in love with Diana Barrios Treviño and the entire Barrios family. . . . The dishes they have created contain amazing combinations and flavors that many people don’t get to experience. I wanted the rest of the country to sample what I was tasting. I wanted people to realize that true Tex-Mex cooking isn’t just fajitas and burritos. Now, with the Los Barrios Family Cookbook, I am excited to know that people across the country can easily prepare and taste all of the delicious dishes I experienced on my visit. Whether you like your food hot, medium, or mild—and these recipes have it all—you’ll love the food in this book.

—from the Foreword by Emeril Lagasse

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Villard (June 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375760970
• ISBN-13: 978-0375760976
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #277,901 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Trade secrets kept, April 3, 2003

By	"alaninsa" (San Antonio) - See all my reviews

Los Barrios is our family's favorite place to eat here in San Antonio. The food is great, the place is huge and the owners are nearly always there to ask us how we're doing and if we're enjoying our meal.

That said...well, I'm a bit biased about Blanco Road's best eatery.

The cookbook, though, is a letdown. We bought it while paying for a meal and had it autographed (Diana was our cashier) immediately. The book has some great stories, but the recipes are watered down versions of what's on the menu. We attempted to replicate our fave foods at home (y somos talentosos en la cocina). We couldn't with the book.

It's a fun read, but it's not going to enable you to make tasty, Los Barrios-like mole at home.

27 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good, basic Tex-Mex, August 29, 2002

By	Jennifer Barger (Falls Church, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

One of the people who reviewed this book below hasn't even read the book or been to the restuarant. Giving something one star under these circumstances makes no sense, and isn't useful to anyone.

Anyway, I'm a San Antonio native (now in D.C.), and I like this book. It gives really easy, very basic recipes for simple, slightly north of the border cuisine. No, you won't get mango burritos or anything wildly trendy, but you will get easy
recipes for green enchiladas and fajitas-worth the price of the book alone. I've got a large collection of Mexican and Tex Mex cookbooks, and this one gets used often.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I Wasn't That Impressed., August 14, 2002

By A Customer

I was really looking forward to this book, but, reading through the recipes, nothing jumped out at me as a "must try this evening" recipe. I haven't eaten at the restaurant but the recipes don't seem to have much magic to them. Maybe I'm just trying to make Tex Mex more complex than it is. One change that the book brought about though. Their recipe for guacamole is just avocado, garlic powder, and salt. I tried it and I actually like the simplicity of this recipe.