El paso Quote by Rick Riordan

Actually, I dare to say there's better Mexican food in Texas than in California.

— Melissa Barrera

We all knew each other in the neighborhood. I loved living in El Paso. I had a wonderful childhood there.

— Debbie Reynolds

“El Paso,” Andrej echoed slowly. “You do know there’s nothing in El Paso but dust, heat, and illegal aliens, right?”

— J. Fally

My grandparents are from Mexico, so I grew up with great Mexican food.

— M. Ward

I didn't realize I was living in a very unique situation until I became a culinary professional. For me, there was nothing out of…

— Marcela Valladolid

I spent some special years in my hometown of El Paso.

— Debbie Reynolds

I love Mexican food, and there's a really good restaurant called El Parador that I love.

— Jacquelyn Jablonski

Believe it or not, Mexican cooking, for those of you who have not gone farther south than Taco Bell, uses a lot of vegetables.…

— Sandra Cisneros

Texas does not, like any other region, simply have indigenous dishes. It proclaims them. It congratulates you, on your arrival, at having escaped from…

— Alistair Cooke

“You live in El Paso, you’re a pocho, an Americanized Mexican, and no one can tell Pablo that it doesn’t change you. You shop…

— Don Winslow

I didn't eat at many restaurants when I was younger. There wasn't much in South Central anyways, except for fast food joints.

— Baron Davis

I thought of telling him that if it wasn't for Oklahoman cowboys and Mexican whores having a bit of fun, there would've been no…

— Ilona Andrews