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Axios
14-07-2025
- Business
- Axios
How the Crunchwrap Supreme inspired Columbus' Crunchwerks
There's also an ordering window at the dive next door, Cafe Bourbon Bell's Crunchwrap Supreme turns 20 this year, and in those two decades it's become an "unlikely muse" — and moneymaker — for chefs nationwide, the New York Times reports. Zoom in: Columbus serves up its own version of the iconic, hexagonal burrito at Crunchwerks, inside Summit Music Hall near Ohio State's campus. The dive next door, Café Bourbon Street, also has an ordering window. Flashback: The concept opened in 2021, inspired by the homemade wraps chef Mysti Burris made during the pandemic, per Columbus Monthly. What I ate: The O.G. crunch ($9) with ground beef, cheese, lettuce, tomato and pico de gallo. Compared to Taco Bell's $6 option, it's worth the extra cost for fresher ingredients and bigger portions. There are also lots of other protein options, including chicken, steak and plant-based beef — and walking tacos for an extra serving of nostalgia. The intrigue: The Times notes it's "nearly impossible" to patent food recipes, allowing indie Crunchwraps to not only exist, but flourish. Taco Bell maintains a trademark on the name, but rarely enforces it when it comes to independent restaurant operators. The bottom line: Stop by Crunchwerks the next time you want to "think outside the bun" and enjoy some live music.
Time Out
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
This wildly creative Michelin-recognized taquería from Mexico City just landed in NYC
A little love is coming to downtown Manhattan and it's bringing Sichuan-spiced pork, gochujang-slathered Crunchwraps and some serious street food cred ot the area. Today, May 5, Cariñito ("little love"), a Michelin-recognized taquería from Mexico City with a bold Southeast Asian twist, will open its first-ever New York City location as a six-month pop-up at 86 University Place in Greenwich Village. Known for its globetrotting pop-ups in Paris, London, Singapore and beyond, Cariñito's long-awaited NYC debut will feature a menu built for the local crowd, including the Cariñito Crunchywrap—a crispy, chili-charged homage to the late-night Taco Bell staple—and the What She's Having taco, a Katz's deli-inspired pastrami brisket creation with a cheeky When Harry Met Sally nod. 'We're thrilled to bring Cariñito to New York—a six-month adventure filled with tacos that carry chilango soul, mezcal, great wine and cumbia,' partner Joaquin de la Torre tells Time Out. 'We're even bringing in our tortillas from Mexico City for maximum flavor.' Expect more menu standouts from the eatery's original CDMX hits, like the herb-loaded Issan taco with Thai pork belly and toasted rice powder, plus vegetarian gems like the eggplant Laos taco and cauliflower pibil. Sides include sweet corn ribs drenched in madras butter and Guacathai, a punchy remix spiked with fish sauce and herbs. On the drinks front, Cariñito keeps it irreverent with rotating natural wines, mini Coronitas, Mexican Coke and the occasional vino guest star via pop-ups with visiting winemakers. The Greenwich Village activation takes over the former El Cantinero space, a 35-year-old Mexican cantina best remembered for its cameo on Sex and the City (season 4, if you're wondering). Now reimagined by Mexican architect Sofía Betancur and CDMX design studio Agrio, the moody, lived-in interior is gritty, transportive and full of soul, just like the tacos.
