$10 Deal: Tacos dorados and enchiladas at Rincon Catracho
The tacos dorados at Rincon Catracho are a pair of flour tortillas stuffed with cheese and shredded chicken and fried into a long cylindrical flute, draped in cabbage and pickled onions. (Joshua Carlucci/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Joshua Carlucci
Joshua Carlucci is a writer and food journalist from Los Banos, California. He holds a BA in English from the University of California, Berkeley, a culinary diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Memphis, where he was managing editor of Pinch. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Brussels Review, Redivider, Gravy, EatingWell, Southern Living, and elsewhere. He is a staff writer at Brooklyn-based food and beverage industry magazine, StarChefs.Find more of his work on his website, joshuacarlucci.com.
If you’re lucky enough to find yourself at Rincon Catracho, look to the first page of the menu, at the entradas — the starters.
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