Email Author Carlos Miller

2004 Stories by Carlos Miller

• Snow Day

  published August 5, 2004

  With roasting temperatures, food items containing chile peppers are usually a hard sell. But throw in some fresh fruit and a little ice, and... More >>

• Carne Asada, 24/7

  published July 22, 2004

  Clad in a tight white tank top, his wiry body adorned with tattoos, Jesus "Chuy" Chavez looks every bit of the gangbanger he claims to be --... More >>

• Mariachi Mamas

  published July 8, 2004

  It is bad enough when your male peers disrespect your music because you're female. But when your audience begins requesting Tupac Shakur and... More >>

• Where's the Bacon?

  published July 1, 2004

  For six years, hot dog vendor Hernan Rivera played hide-and-seek with county health inspectors. Sometimes the Maricopa County Environmental... More >>

• Chicks and Salsa

  published June 24, 2004

  Salsa music conjures images of virile men spinning graceful women on the dance floor, a sexual pantomime of a man trying to seduce a woman while... More >>

• Very Happy Hour

  published June 10, 2004

  What better way to kick off the weekend than by dangling upside down while a barmaid pours a kamikaze shot down your throat? How about... More >>