

Monterrey's BBQ Festival was held in a large outdoor space with the Sierra Madres mountains in the background.

The guys ordered huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, and a few tacos de picadillo. The young man behind the counter was pressing our corn tortillas with fresh masa, which were delivered to us still warm off the griddle. I ordered a variety of tacos ranging from papa con huevo, asado de puerco, carne deshebrada and chicharrón. of Rossler's Blue Cord Barbecue in Harker Heights, for some much-needed breakfast tacos at a small taqueria near the hotel. Quellar and I joined my friend and fellow taco journalist Ant Macias from Dallas, and Steven Rossler Jr. On the plane, I encountered Joseph Quellar of JQ's Tex-Mex BBQ and William "Smoking Willie T." Tischina of Loro Asian Smokehouse in the Heights, both excited to participate in the inaugural festival.Īfter the late flight and long shuttle ride to the hotel, located in the affluent San Pedro Garza Garcia neighborhood, we woke up very hungry the next morning. 1, I booked my VivaAerobús flight and made my way down south. So when I heard that the city of Monterrey was hosting its first ever BBQ Festival on Oct. People enjoy themselves at Monterrey's first BBQ Festival in October. At any time of day, any day of the week, on any street in the city, you can find a taquero or taqueria serving up hundreds of delicious tacos per hour, with a line of jovial customers listening to "No Se Va" by Grupo Frontera. "Regiomontanos" are also very adept when it comes to eating, drinking and keeping the party going. Monterrey is a large, proud, industrial city where some of the hardest working people on the continent live.
