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THE OPENING OF HARRY MORTON'S PINK TACO RESTAURANT
“ You won’t see Kimberly, Tom, Tommy, Ron, Corbin or Luenell but there little Chiplinas coming from a rain forest zip code make the masa, pounding it on a stone ground board and flip flop it on a skillet till it’s cooked to perfection, stuff it with guisada and slap some beans and rice on the plate. That’s lo mejor!”
- by Entertainment Columnist Eugenia Wright
Now, this story is going to bring division between food enthusiasts. The ones’ who love ambiance will take one side and those who love good tasty food no matter where it’s served will line up on the other. I’m split down the middle just like a taco and that’s the subject of this report.
This past week I was invited to the opening of Harry Morton’s new restaurant Pink Taco. Well, that was a new one on me and I love tacos, from the tiniest hole in the wall to restaurants with fountains in the middle, I know where to find a good taco. I was curious to know about pink ones though; oh that curiosity factor always kills the cat. I never, never heard of that type before, but leave it to Beverly Hills to have their own special taco label.
So, I ventured out to the Century City mall (90210 adjacent) to sample this new gourmet delight. Harry Morton as in the famous Morton’s restaurant is a legendary restaurateur and since this was the same brand, I just knew I was going to stuff myself silly with this rare Morton’s taco discovery.
On the red carpet I spotted, Kimberly Stewart, Tom Arnold, Luenell, Ron Jeremy, Corbin Bernsen and a gazillion little Borat look a likes from midgets to big guys. When they saw Luenell, they all gathered around her like mamita had finally arrived. Well, this was nice, but my stomach was grumbling for the eats.
I looked all over the packed restaurant from patio to inside all the way to the kitchen. Yes, that’s how far I had to go in search of the pink taco in the Pink Taco restaurant. There were free drinks galore, whatever you ordered was on the house but drinks are no consolation when your stomach is crying for food. Finally I saw some guys with a plate of quesadillas with jalapeno peppers. Do I dare say it? It tasted no better than Del Taco brand?!! I stayed at the party for three hours and never never saw a pink taco. I heard that Tommy Lee was suppose to be there and that could have served as comfort but I later learned that he came but was not admitted entrance because his name was not on the list.
I thought long and hard about writing this story because somewhere in that place there is a pink taco that I never tasted and I don’t want to dis it or it’s home before trying the pinky. My friend Ramona and I were so famished and disappointed that on the way back we stopped off at one of my favorite hole in the wall food stops and I ordered 6 steak asada tacos with cheese, burrito sin frijoles con queso, onion rings and swizzled it down with an horchata (rice drink), ah, that was sabroso. But, why is it you always want what you can’t have, even if you’re not certain what it is? Uh, that curiosity factor again. I’m gonna die.
If you are adventuresome, I’d say try the pink one if you can find it, and if you don’t mind high prices and are more interested in a Beverly Hills address, then go for the ambience, zip over to Morton’s Pink Taco and take your side, proudly. Or do as I do, head to downtown LA, to Olvera Street and stop-in at a restaurant called La Luz. There little Chipilinas coming from a rain forest zip code make the masa, pounding it on a stone ground board and flip flop it on a skillet till it’s cooked to perfection, stuff it with guisada and slap some beans and rice on the plate, sprinkled with cotija cheese. Huh, that’s lo mejor.
Now, you won’t see Kimberly, Tom, Ron, Corbin, Tommy or Luenell (well..maybe her) but, you will get an unforgettable taco that will make your mouth excited. I’ll bet that no pink taco Morton or no Morton can match that. —Kleo, out.
Eugenia Wright is a former actress turned freelance writer/publicist. You may write to her at kleopatragirl117@hotmail.com
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