Best NM FAST Podcasts (2024)

Issac joins us for the finale of Veggie Trek. We repeat another previously failed burro to round things out. Santa Fe Grill comes through in spades, with a veggie burrito that even Daniel would get again; good consistency and flavor but for a few undercooked potatoes. As this Trek rounds out we, perhaps inevitably, turn our collective mind to the f…

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Andele - Build Your Own Burrito Take Two

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11+ y ago

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Andele boned us last time, this time we take it back! We refine the ingredients for their Build-Your-Own burro and the results suffer improvement of a sort. Onions, you're out, as is your overwhelming flavor. The burrito is somewhat dry, and their omission of side-salsa does not help. The overall flavor is good though. We supplement, after an appro…

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Taco Bell - Veggie Cantina Burrito

11+ y ago

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Taco Bell, your bell has been rung for the last time. At least the last time during Veggie Trek. The previous excursion for this particular burro ended in failure, due to fowl incursion into what was supposed to be a strictly vegetarian affair. This burrito rings 'veggie true' if not completely 'tasty true.' A mushy melange of ingredients that tast…

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Andele - Build Your Own Burrito

11+ y ago

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The Quest is in trouble. Andele is, a tasty establishment that we have visited in the past, serves us up another crushing defeat in our Veggie Trek. Daniel actually does some footwork ahead of time to figure out what ingredients they offer that meet our stringent veggie requirements for building-our-own burritos. Then Ben finds a tiny sliver of mea…

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Taco Bell - Black Bean Burrito

12y ago

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Taco Bell gets a chance to redeem its previous meat-filled disaster. And redeem it does. Once again, corporate chemistry brings flavor and consistency to the veggie trek. We do manage to slightly confuse the name of this one with the one of their cheesier burritos, but the end result is vegetarian and delicious. We also get some of Taco Bell's new …

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Currito - Bankok Tofu

12y ago

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Not content to geek out strictly in the gaming direction, we also satisfy our burrito nerdery whist at GenCon. More than one firsts in this episode: first mall food court burrito, first tofu and/or Asian-inspired burrito, first time questing together outside of Las Cruces. Currito is self-styled "Burritos without Borders." Not sure what that means,…

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The Shed - Migas Burrito

12y ago

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We get the band back together! Isaac is in town (also, Jenni) for a busy weekend, so we opt for a brunch burrito. The Shed (formerly Old Mesilla Pastry Cafe) is a breakfast/lunch place with a dish called Migas, basically a bunch of veggies mixed with egg. They graciously threw the dish into a burrito for us, minus the cheese, but smothered in green…

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Taco Bell - Chicken Cantina Burrito

12y ago

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Those shits at Taco Bell screw us! We order Veggie Cantina Burritos and they give us the chicken version. We eat it anyway. We are joined by Alex and Nathan for a Burrito foursome. Ben searches his vegetarian soul and decides throwing the burro away is worse than eating it. His concessions are legion this episode. Nathan, long-time-fan-bq-virgin, h…

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Santa Fe Grill - Bean Burrito

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Santa Fe Grill… Not much we can say that hasn't already been said. Vegetarians have options here, some X number of combinations that can be made from several veggie ingredients. We discuss Taco Bell's likely stringent IP policies. Amy doubles down on her contempt for vegetarianism by drinking her beverage after a fly had flavored it. Daniel worries…

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Taco Bell - Fresca Bean Burrito w/Potatoes and Rice

12y ago

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In this episode we order Taco Bell like rock stars. Not content with yet another bean burrito, we have them add potatoes and rice. The burrito stands up, not only to other vegetarian burritos, but also to other burritos from Taco Bell. Daniel touts his good ideas, like ordering Fresca-style. He also takes credit for, and poo-poos, Isaac's great ide…

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Amy's Frozen Burritos - Black Bean & Veggie/Burrito Especial

12+ y ago

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Frozen burritos. Finally? Amy's brand tends towards the vegetarian and gluten free and whatnot. Perfect for this quest into the meatless lands. Unfortunately, all this organic-ness does not help the with one of the common frozen burro problems. The tortilla was stiff and plasticky, the folded over areas so thick as to be gummy when bitten. The ingr…

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Burger Time - Bean & Green Chile / Potato & Egg

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Burger Time has been visited in BQ's past. The quality, when vegetarianism is applied, was significantly diminished. The beans were super bland; the potato and egg equally so. We discuss BQ's utilization as a reference, and whether that could possibly be useful. Daniel shits on vegetarian food some. Not literally. Kenny get's a shout out, but only …

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Si Señor - Bean Burrito

12+ y ago

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We start our Vegetarian Trek with a trip back to Si Señor for their Bean burrito. We got them to hold the cheese, and asked them to add green chile. They got one of those things right, the important lack of cheese thing. Green chile was not so much in attendance. It's filling but lacking in spiciness. Daniel's burrito develops a butthole, then poop…

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Burrito Quest, Lives?

12+ y ago

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Where oh where has Burrito Quest gone? When Isaac left, Ben and Daniel tried to march on, but things got in the way. Mostly Ben's newfound vegetarianism. There is some hope that we can get back on track with a Vegetarian Trek. We shall see. In the meantime, here is a Burrito Quest: On the Road that Daniel recorded back in June. It is, as far as we …

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Taco Bell - XXXL Grilled Stuft Burrito: Steak

13y ago

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Back to Taco Bell, we feel that we may have endangered Triple Trek. We are apparently correct as this becomes our crowning failure of the BQ3. Ben is confounded by his attraction to this burrito. Daniel crows a lot about recording on the road. Without realizing it we have a discussion about what has been best on BQ3, perhaps wrapping the Trek unkno…

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La Posta - Red Chile con Carne

13y ago

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If our math is correct, this is Burrito Quest's 100th recording! It is truly a momentous occasion, made more-so by Isaac and Amy joining us. La Posta, while not quality-wise up to the task is, given their volume of customers, probably a decent choice for our 100th. It is an old establishment that caters to the tourist crowds by the thousands. We va…

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Taco Bell - Chicken Grilled Stuft Burrito

13y ago

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Taco Bell trek gets Stuft! That's right, 'Stuft!' It's how you know they're hip. This burrito is Taco Bell's second highest in caloric content, bested only by the beef version of the Grilled Stuft Burrito. Daniel's go-to Taco Bell food, his opinion was preordained. Ben eats it and hates that he likes it, kind of like a baby who's mad at his butthol…

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