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Timeline of the burrito
[edit] 19th Century
- 1840
- Burrito created in 1840s American Southwest/Northwestern Mexico. Spiced meat wrapped in flour tortillas made popular by gold miners who worked with burros. Janey M. Rifkin in Hispanic Times Magazine claims this was the original source of meat.[1] If true, it would be out of desperation; burro meat is not considered palatable
[edit] 20th Century
- 1923
- Alejandro Borquez opens Sonora cafe in Los Angeles (later renamed El Cholo Spanish Cafe)[2]
- 1934
- Burrito mentioned in U.S. media for first time.
- Restaurente del Bol Corona opens in Tijuana, Mexico.
- 1939
- Restaurant Xochimilco opens in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
- 1954
- Burritos appear on menu at El Tepeyec in East Los Angeles. They are served on plates and offered smothered (with sauce)
- 1961
- El Faro offers early San Francisco burrito
- 1965
- Mi Rancho market sells burritos in the deli in SF
- 1969
- La Cumbre offers first assembly line burrito in SF[3]
- 1973
- La Taqueria opens in SF
- 1975
- Tia Sophia's in Santa Fe, New Mexico credited with inventing the breakfast burrito
- 1982
- Taqueria Pancho Villa opens in SF
- 1987
- Santana's Mexican Grill opens; invents San Diego-style "California burrito"
- 1989
- Burrito Brothers opens in Washington D.C.
- 1990
- Taco Bell, Carl's Jr. add breakfast burrito to morning menu
- 1991
- 100 burrito establishments in Mission District
- Skyline Chili adds burritos to menu
- 1993
- 25,000 burritos consumed daily in SF.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill founded
- SF Weekly publishes John Roemer's essay, "Cylindrical God"
- Taco Del Mar opens in Seattle. Popularizes 1.5 lb "mission-style" burrito"
- 1994
- World Wrapps opens
- CSPI analyzes fat content of burritos
- 1997
- World's largest burrito stretches 1.09 km, weighing 2041 kg[3]
- 1998
- Washington Post sends Peter Fox to search for origins of burrito[4]
[edit] 21st Century
- 2003
- Charles Hodgkins begins gathering taqueria data in San Francisco for Burritoeater.com[5]
- 2005
- Burritophile.com launches
- Freebirds World Burrito (TX) starts online orders
- Rubio's (CA) Lobster Burrito lawsuit
- 2006
- Ryan Daniel Goff gets prison term for Taco Bell burrito extortion
- Moe's Southwest Grill (FL) starts annual competitive burrito eating contest
- Rosemary Gonzales arrested for smuggling drugs inside Taco Bell burrito
- After hearing expert testimony, Massachusetts judge rules that a burrito is not a sandwich[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Rifkin, Janey M. (March, 2001). A View of Acculturation. Mexicans in California. Hispanic Times Magazine.
- ^ Shindler, Merrill (Feb 2001). "Comfort Food". Los Angeles Business Journal.
- ^ a b Duggan, Tara. (Apr. 29, 2001). (The Silver Torpedo. San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Fox, Peter. "Burritos-A Search for Beginnings", Washington Post, 1998-11-04.
- ^ Whiting, Sam. "Burrito purist Charles Hodgkins on how gristle can ruin a man's day", San Francisco Chronicle, 2006-04-02.
- ^ "Is a Burrito a Sandwich? Judge Says No.", San Francisco Chronicle, 2006-11-10.
