W. David Keith has never met a Taco he didn't like. He believes his hometown of Kansas City is one of the most under rated, underappreciated Taco Towns in the USA. TACO THE TOWN is a safe place where taco lovers can talk about loving tacos. A judgment free zone. On every episode of TACO THE TOWN Dave will be joined by a guest who will share with him their favorite local taco eatery. They'll share some stories, share some laughs and most importantly...share some tacos! Welcome to TACO THE TOWN!
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
Tuesday Jul 02, 2019
The boys from KC Rock Band BERWANGER (Josh Berwanger, Chris Jankowski, Brian Klein and Ricky "Twilight" Salthouse) join us this week to eat some tasty tacos from TRES MEXICANOS in Lawrence, KS and to tell us about their latest album WATCHING A GARDEN DIE!
We play some tracks of the album and Brian gets into his many encounters at KC Taco Bell locations and talks about KENTACOHUT! We delve into some Tornado Talk, Janko and Ricky's recent trips to Mexico (Dolphins Eating Tacos?) and Ricky tells us about Pepe's Tacos in Norman, Oklahoma! We get into Janko's Wizard costume and the filming of him and Dave's cinema classic "DREAM CUBE!" Josh and Janko remember the time The Anniversary was on TRL Canada! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout Taco Bell's Free Doritos Locos Taco Day and taco 'bout the recent incident where a customer called the cops on a Taco Bell for running out of shells! We also break down the question: WHERE DO DORITOS LOCOS TACO SHELLS COME FROM? ALSO: LUCKY THE TACO EATING PIT BULL! In TOWN OF THE TACO: We ask 'WHAT UP WITH THAT, KC' and sing our favorite Radio/TV Jingles and tell tales of our Favorite Live Music Venues and Concerts in KC! ALL THIS AND THE TOPIC OF ALIEN RACES AND WHAT KIND OF TACOS THEY EAT! And Josh tells us about his UFO Sighting! NO GAMES! NO GIMMICKS! JUST REAL VALUE ON TACO THE TOWN!
Edited by Matt Allen.
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
Tuesday Jun 25, 2019
This week on T3 we attend a Pop Up Taco Happening at Dodson's in Waldo as we experience the Plant based Vegan Taco Goodness from DEAD BEET TACO SHOP! Dave is joined by special guest KIM HAWLEY (Vegan Author and Actress) and Dead Beet taco Shop Founder and Taco Queen KAT WILLIS! Kim tells us about working on a Chocolate Podcast (and the dark underbelly of chocolate) and growing up in Eudora, Kansas eating a lot of TACO JOHN'S! We talk a little about the 4th of July in KC and Kat Willis talks about how she started Dead Beet Taco Shop and what inspired her to become the KC Taco Queen!
In the TACO TICKER we talk about the TASTY TACO vs. WICKED TASTY TACO Legal Battle! We also talk about the latest tale in CHEESY GORDITA CRIME (Or crimes at a Taco Bell!) We even discuss the latest Vegan Taco Bell menu items! In TOWN OF THE TACO we taco 'bout THE WEIRDEST PLACE IN KC and we describe our PERFECT KC DAY! ALL THIS AND Dave remembers the summer the Double Decker Taco Supreme debuted! PLUS: Kim talks about raising a Burrito Eating Baby!
This episode of T3 is sponsored by TWISTED FRESH and LOTUSPOOL RECORDS! Edited by MATT ALLEN!
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
This week, T3 is ON LOCATION at the inaugural LOUD & LOCAL MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL in Rockin' Riverside, Missouri! Dave is joined by Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI and together they interview the amazing music acts and performers appearing at Loud & Local!
This episode includes visits with Event Organizer, APRIL ROBERSON; Musician NATHAN JURRIES; Solo Singer/Songwriter and Singer/Drummer for SUNEATERS, CHRIS CARDWELL; Musician, HEIDI LYNNE GLUCK; Painter/Dancer/Disco Queen, JENNY SEVERO; Composer of the TACO THE TOWN Theme Song and Bassist/Singer for SUNEATERS, SCOTT HARTLEY; and last but not least our very special guest, Actress/Voice Over Artists/Hollywood Body Double, SARAH TUTTLE SCHERR!
When the Taco Truck for the festival doesn't arrive, we call out an audible and review some Taco flavored tortilla chips...LUNDBERG FAMILY FARMS STREET TACO Flavored TORTILLA CHIPS to be exact! We also taco 'bout Riverside History, Our Favorite RED X Stories, We Sing a Little Meatloaf and Sarah tells us about the time she was a semi-nude body double in the movie UP IN THE AIR, sharing the screen with George Clooney! Just talkin' tacos at a Music and Arts Fest! The way Meatloaf would've wanted it!
Edited BY MATT ALLEN.
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
It's morning in Kansas City and that means Dave is hungry for some BREAKFAST TACOS!
So this week on T3 we are reviewing the tasty tacos at RED KITCHEN TAMALES in the Brand New Lenexa City Center's Public Market with Special Guest DANIELLE LEHMAN from the OPEN BELLY Podcast! On this episode, we discuss the wide variety of KC restaurants reviewed on OPEN BELLY and Danielle discusses her youth eating tacos growing up in Hutchinson, Kansas (TACO HUT Anyone?) We get into Lenexa's rich Spinach History as well as other Lenexa Fun Facts! WE LIKE LENEXA!
We also talk about Danielle's days working at MySpace and we ask the question "What is a Sancho?" We also break down what makes a good breakfast taco! In the TACO TICKER, we talk about India becoming the 2nd most Taco Bell-ingest country in the world and Chipotle's stocks dropping due to African Swine Flu! We also get into Food Trucks, Our Other Favorite KC Food Podcasts, TACO TOWELS, LA TACOS and we invent an apparatus to help us eat tacos while driving! In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk CITY MARKET, THE LAMEST THING IN KC and STREETCAR DESTINATIONS! We also encounter a quandary: ARE WE EATING BREAKFAST TACOS, BURRITOS or BURR-ACOS? THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW!! Rise and Shine with TACO THE TOWN!!!
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Dave's quest to eat all the tacos in Kansas City continues as he hits the Westside once again and taste tests the tasty Kansas City style Tacos at P.R.'S PLACE with guests Photographer/Urban Explorer/Cyclist KIM HORGAN and Actor/Voice Over Artist/KC Radio Legend RICK TAMBLYN! The trio discover that P.R.'s is business up front and taco party in the back!!
Rick tells us about his favorite taco hole-in-the-walls and growing up in KC and being scared of Mexican Food (Too Spicy!) as a child! Kim gives us the lowdown on growing up in Oklahoma as a child of Irish parents and being deprived of tacos! We get into Kim's cycling photography and Rick and Kim give us some cycling tips! We also talk KC Tornadoes, Taco Via Sauce and Dave tells us about his Taco Vision Quest! In the TACO TICKER, we talk about the TACO BELL HOTEL in PALM SPRINGS and KFC JAPAN's new menu item: the CHICKEN SLIDER TACO! In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk about THE PERFECT KC DAY and the BEST NEW RESTAURANT IN KC! ALSO: Dave reveals his recent visit to TACO BELL where they refused to make him a Chicken Gordita!!
ALL OF THIS AND WE EVEN SING A LITTLE 'HOTEL CALIFORNIA' with Taco-centric lyrics! JOIN THE TACO THURSDAY PARTY AT P.R.'S PLACE THIS WEEK ON T3!! EDITED by MATT ALLEN. EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY CHRIS GARIBALDI."
Tuesday May 21, 2019
Tuesday May 21, 2019
We're ON LOCATION at the new South Plaza Location of MISSION TACO JOINT reviewing their special seasonal JUICY BANGER TACO as well as their tasty Vegan tacos! With special guests Comedian/Radio Guy PATRICK MOORE and Model/Actress/Photographer/Vegan ALANAH O' CONNOR! Host Dave also talks about creating the huge GHOST ROCKERS EATING TACOS IN SPACE WITH ALIENS Mural featured on the main dining room wall at Mission Taco Joint-South Plaza!
This episode we're also joined by Special Guests from Mission Taco Joint Kitchen Manager Luis Zamacona and Assistant General Manager Chelsey Tighe! Alanah describes her adventures of eating Vegan in KC! Patrick tells us secrets from working at Taco Republic and also tells us tales of KC Radio Legend Chuck Nasty and The Keyhole! We talk TACO PHOTOGRAPHY! FOOD TRUCKS! TACO UNITARDS! SOUTH PLAZA EATING! In the TACO TICKER we discuss: DEL TACO'S POPULAR NEW VEGGIE TACOS! TACO BELL EMPLOYEE SLAPPING A CUSTOMER COMPLAINING ABOUT AN OVERCOOKED CHALUPA!
In TOWN OF THE TACO we ask the question: KC HAS THE BEST (BLANK) IN THE WORLD! And our THE BEST THING/THE WORST THING ABOUT KC! We also taco 'bout the new KC Slogan: THE NEW MIDWEST! We do some BAD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES AND TACO TOPICS! This episode's chock full of healthy vegan taco fun so climb aboard your surfing space taco and fly off onto the tasty taco Asteroid Belt!!!
Thursday May 16, 2019
Thursday May 16, 2019
In EPISODE 75 of TACO THE TOWN we're EATING TACOS IN A BIKE SHOP!! THAT'S RIGHT! Something everyone has to do once in life! We're joined by special guests AMY O'CONNOR and ANDREW HAGERTY from the KC Artist Collective THE OMNIVORES and we're munching on the tasty tacos at SPOKES CAFE & CYCLERY in QUALITY HILL!
Amy and Andrew tell Dave about their current show GULP currently showing at the SqueezeBox Theatre and we also touch upon the state of tacos in their former haunts of Atlanta and Portland! We talk eating tacos while riding bikes, Portland Fun Facts and Andrew tells us about his love of cheffery! In the TACO TICKER we breakdown the current closing of two KC area QDOBA locations, Applebee's Dollaritas and THE SLOPESIDE TACO KITCHEN KNOWN AS THE TACO BEAST! In TOWN OF THE TACO we ask "WHAT UP WITH THAT, KC?" and we talk about Kansas City's way superior original name POSSUM TROT! We read some BAD REVIEWS IN FUNNY VOICES and we also touch upon the amazing RANCH DRESSING Available at Spokes and SPANISH GARDENS TACO SAUCE! What better way to spend your Taco Tuesday then riding a bike around KC eating some tasty Spokes Tacos!!
Tuesday May 07, 2019
Tuesday May 07, 2019
It's CINCO DE MAYO and what better day to finally review the Kansas City Taco Institution for almost 40 years...MANNY'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT! We are joined by guests Comedian and Podcaster BROCK WILBUR, Actress and Improv Performer KATE HAUGAN, Taco/Torta Aficionado ERIKA RATER, General Manager of Manny's DAVID LOPEZ, and Executive Producer CHRIS GARIBALDI!
Dave tests his guests on their CINCO DE MAYO knowledge in a CINCO DE MAYO QUIZ! We also discuss the Eater.com article that ponders the topic of THE KANSAS CITY TACO! We review the Kansas City Tacos at Manny's and they are Parmesan Cheese-errific! In this episode, Chris remembers his days as a Fajita Guy! Our guests' reminisce about their best MANNY'S memories! In a special interview, Dave sits down with Manny's GM DAVID LOPEZ to discuss the history of Manny's and tacos in Kansas City as well as the secrets to Manny's longevity! And Dave also presents David with a special gift! In the TACO TICKER we taco 'bout an award winning Detroit Taco Bell getting Xbox Prizes! Chipotle Sales Skyrocketing! And Taco Bell launches their summer fashion and beach/pool line!
ALSO: Chris & Brock apply too much hot sauce! Chris cries! Sex Cults! Brock admits to being a garbage raccoon (He'll eat anything!) Walking Tacos! Our guests give their most controversial KC Taco/BBQ Opinions! We sing Mr. Wendall! AND: Chris tells us about his lifelong wish for Henry Winkler to be his Dad and the time he was in the same room with Prince's Ashes at Paisley Park! WHAT A WAY TO SPEND A CINCO DE MAYO!!"
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
Tuesday Apr 30, 2019
This one has it all, Taco The Towners! We review tasty BBQ Tacos just in time for Cinco De Mayo Available at PLOWBOYS BBQ in Downtown KC and Blue Springs with our special guests BLAIR CRAGG (Plowboys BBQ), TODD JOHNS (Plowboys BBQ) and ALANA GWINNER (Eleven Three KC!) We also check in with our friends THE PIZZA BROS Podcast and they tell us about their favorite taco place in Tacoma, Washington RED STAR TACOS! And last but not least, we have another edition of MICHAEL TAKES ON TACO BELL, where friend of the show Michael McMillian (True Blood, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) reviews items of the Taco Bell menu! This week Michael reviews the new Loaded Nacho Taco!
Blair and Todd unveil the limited edition TACO THE TOWN TACO and the SQUEALER TACO! They also tell us taco-rrific tales from the American Royal BBQ Championship! And Alana tells us about the Waffle flavored Beer she recently brewed at Callsign! We get into the KC BBQ VS. KC TACOS DEBATE! And our guests tell us their most Controversial KC BBQ/TACO Opinions! In the TACO TICKER, we're discussing Another Man who was saved by Taco Bell Hot Sauce! As well as a Fake Meth/Brisket Taco Smuggling Scheme! In TOWN OF THE TACO, we reveal our favorite KC SECRETS! And get into a little TUNNEL TALK! ALSO: Blair talks about his search for the best Chips n' Salsa in KC! We talk WAL-MART! And KC Breweries!
Get your bib on, Folks! This episode is as tasty as a BBQ Baked Potato with a side of nacho cheese!
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
T3 goes where it has never gone before this week (in many different ways) as we discuss one of life's many mysteries...WILL WE ONE DAY BE ABLE TO EAT TACOS IN SPACE?!! That's right, we're talking TACOS IN SPACE this week with Fox 4 Space Expert/NASA Ambassador and Physicist DANIELLE JONES (@kcsnasalady) and reviewing the tasty tacos at EL RANCHERO in Blue Springs, Missouri!
Dave & Danielle cover many Space topics such as: Those Black Hole photos! Space Force! Interstellar: Worst Date Movie Of All Time? SpaceX, Elon Musk and Flamethrowers! Blue Springs UFO Sightings and life on other planets! WHAT IS THE BEST PLANET/MOON TO EAT TACOS ON? DAVE finds out that he doesn't actually own a part of the moon! QUESO ON TACOS! Yay or Nay? CORN vs. FLOUR TORTILLAS! In the TACO TICKER we discuss the CHURRO DONUTS that TACO BELL is testing in KC! And also The Case of The Stolen Modelo Truck! AND IN A SPECIAL TACOS IN SPACE Segment, Danielle answers Dave's hard hitting SPACE TACO Questions! DAVE ponders the probability of landing a spacecraft on a meteor and eating tacos on that meteor! ALSO: Danielle tells us how she spent the 2017 Eclipse and also tells us about a time she dated someone who worked at Chili's just to get them to bring home some of their salsa!
In TOWN OF THE TACO we talk KC PIZZA! Your PERFECT KC DAY! And don't miss DAVE telling us about his love for Ewoks! ALL THIS AND SQUIRREL TACOS, TOO! TACOS AND NASA!! A MATCH MADE IN SPACE!!"