Austin Pop-Ups We’re Wishing Into Existence - Eater Austin
"This bold, experimental pop-up challenges Austinites to rethink our idea of the liminal space between taco and not-taco. Launched by an ex-philosophy professor, Robert Martinez, Ph.D., who loves Mexican fusion and the epistemology of vagueness, You Call This a Taco? blindfolds the diners at the start of the meal. Dinner begins with items that are obviously tacos, but, over time, become less and less taco-like. Dr. Martinez explains: “Suppose I feed you a fresh corn tortilla with barbacoa and onions. Taco? Only an idiot would say ‘no.’ But what if the meat is ostrich, with slices of cassava and daikon, and the ‘tortilla’ is a piece of spongy pumpkin bread?” Diners leave this pop-up very confused about the nature of tacos, which, according to Socrates, is the beginning of real wisdom." - Alex Baia
