Hot Like Mexico

Last night, before going out, I went over to Annemarie's (she's other Notre Dame grad in Galway). We found "Knocked Up" on TV and decided to watch it before hitting da streetz. A commercial for Old El Paso salsa came on. The announcer said something very close to this:

"At Old El Paso, we're convinced our salsas are the best you can find. We're committed to bringing you innovative and creative ways to enjoy our product. So why not get a tortilla, put some meat, lettuce, and cheese in, and top it off with our delicious salsa. We guarantee you'll love it. For more Old El Paso recipes, please visit our website."

The commercial ended and Annemarie and I burst out laughing. Because what Old El Paso described as an innovative new recipe was, of course, a taco.

I really, really, really miss Mexican food. If anyone wants to try to figure out how to ship me Chipotle, I would be grateful and for the rest of my natural-born life I would get you a really great Christmas present.

UPDATE: About ten seconds after writing this, I decided to be a masochist and google Chipotle and just look at the pictures of the burritos. I then discovered that in April 2010, Chipotle opened its first UK store! THERE IS NOW A CHIPOTLE IN LONDON!! I may be making weekly pilgrimages. Seriously. I'm so overcome with joy at this revelation that I'm even prepared to suspend my rage at them for not building this in the spring of 2008. (Also, for any of my co-study abroaders... this Chipotle is on the Charing Cross Road, aka about a 5-minute walk from our classroom building. WE COULD HAVE EATEN IT EVERY DAY.) But I'm trying to move past that and focus my energies on being happy that there is now a Chipotle in the best city ever. Even MORE incentive to go back to my second-favorite place in the world (first favorite being Notre Dame, Indiana, obvs).