"The tamale shop with two Austin locations, this in East Riverside and the other up in Scofield Farms, offers all sorts of tamales to-go. The San Antonio-based chain carries traditional chicken, jalapeno-bean, and pork tamales as well as a variety of new takes on the husked treats, like the Southwestern-style vegetarian tamale with corn and black beans and the atomic tamale, which is packed with pork and heat-heavy ghost peppers. Pickup orders can be placed online; there is national shipping; and a bunch of third-party delivery options (Uber Eats, Grubhub) The last day for online and in-person preorders for the holidays is on Tuesday, December 12 with pickups by Sunday, December 24 at noon." - Nadia Chaudhury
