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I Named This Joint One of the Best New Taquerias in Texas. It’s Only Gotten Better.
Digital subscribers can listen to this article. Subscribe today for unlimited access to Texas Monthly. Already a subscriber? Log in. In 2018, Elemi, a small restaurant in downtown El Paso, revolutionized Mexican food in Texas. It built itself on a foundation of using local ingredients, such as beef from New Mexico and produce from across the region, and nixtamalizing heirloom corn from across the border. Owner-chef Emiliano Marentes and his wife and co-owner, Kristal Marentes, juxtaposed ancestral Mexican food with creativity: Take, for example, the duck al pastor taco, gauzy curtains of chicharrón de pescado (crispy fish skin) nestled in dark blue corn tortillas, and deep red rabbit pibil with charred edges. The dining room required reservations for its handful of tables, while the bar was…The post I Named This Joint One of the Best New Taquerias in Texas. It’s Only Gotten Better. appeared first on Texas Monthly.