Earth-renownedfood blogger Mark Wiens, right, ate tacos at Rollies Mexican Patio in mid-June as component of his tour of Tucson’s Mexican food. From left, Adam Lehrman, California restauranteur Jeffrey Merrihue and Jorge from Mexi Papa Journey.
When Mark Wiens talks meals, the globe listens.
Or at the very least the almost 8 million foodies who stick to his YouTube channel and observe the videos he posts of himself eating all around the planet pay attention.
In mid-June, the 35-yr-aged Wiens, regarded as a single of the prime meals bloggers in the world, focused his tastebuds on Tucson’s Mexican foods. He spent a pair of days eating his way via south-facet favorites Taqueria El Rapido, Rollie’s Mexican Patio and El Guero Canelo, and downtown’s El Charro Cafe.


Empanadas with Caribbean, Central- and South-American flavors are getting progressively preferred in Tucson. You can obtain a number of versions of empanadas at dining establishments and food stuff vans in the Outdated Pueblo.








A person of the videos focuses exclusively on El Charro, from the restaurant’s rooftop carne seca drying operation to its area in heritage as the birthplace of the chimichanga.
Wiens, the son of missionaries and a Phoenix native who grew up all around the environment, posted movies very last week of his Tucson pay a visit to to his YouTube channel. As of Thursday, July 1, the video clips experienced garnered a put together 1.7 million views, which El Charro’s Ray Flores explained was a significant strengthen to Tucson’s cafe field.