What I Ate: June 23, 2010 (Maria Maria, Chi'Lantro)

Dinner: We went to a food blogger event at Maria Maria (415 Colorado Street, Austin, TX‎ - (512) 687-6800‎) and tasted several of their tasty dishes.

Beef and Chicken Nachos. I really liked the combination of pickled onions, marinated jalapenos, zesty salsa, and crunchy tortilla chip in their version of nachos.

Crispy Chicken Flautas. Decent tasting, but nothing special.

Soft Duck Tacos. These rolled tacos are stuffed full of tender duck. My problem with it was that I thought the sweet sauce was a little overbearing and the duck wasn't strongly flavored enough. A lot of other food bloggers loved these duck tacos though, so they are certainly worth trying.

Braised Short Ribs. I really liked the short ribs which were cooked until perfectly tender. Often, short ribs can be a bit bland if the cut it too large (it's hard for any seasonings to penetrate deep into the cut even with a long braise), but this was solved with the flavorful cooked chiles served with it.

Housemade Sorbets. I only tried the lime sorbet which was made with just lime and lime zest (along with sugar and water). The lime flavor was exceedingly strong and very pleasant. I'm a big fan of lime, so having such a potent (but not so sour as to cause the mouth to pucker) lime sorbet was very nice.

After the event, we saw this food truck parked across the street from where I parked the car. It's Chi'Lantro (a portmanteau of Kim Chi and Cilantro - two distinctive flavors from the two cultural cuisines they brought together - Korean and Mexican). The truck moves around, so the best way to find out where they are is to check the website or follow them on twitter (@chilantrobbq) or look them up on Facebook.

We tried the Beef Taco (Marinated Beef / Chi'Lantro Salsa / Julienne Lettuce in Korean Chili Soy Vinaigrette; Cilantro, Onion, and Green Onions / Roasted Sesame Seeds; Garnished with Lime Wedge, $2) with kimchi and it tasted great. It was like eating some bulgogi wrapped up in corn tortillas with a really flavorful kimchi salsa.

We also had the Spicy Pork Taco with kimchi and thought that was just as good. If we hadn't already eaten at Maria Maria, we would have probably ordered a couple more tacos. They also have burritos, burgers, and quesadillas for $5.

Lunch: Leftover jalapeno sausage and collard green pasta.