Episode
Good Eats: American Classics VIII: Tacos
Overview
They may have been born in Mexico but today the taco is a concept as "American" as apple pie. Host Alton Brown seeks to refurbish 2 particularly tarnished variations on the theme.
Details
- Series
- Good Eats
- Season
- Season 14
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2010-07-08
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
American Classics VIII: Tacos is Episode 7 in Season 14 of Good Eats. It aired on 2010-07-08. The runtime is 21 min.
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