José R. Ralat’s career path from poetry student to taco editor at Texas Monthly
a “dream job” — the gig now belongs to José R. Ralat, a Dallas-based writer and undisputed taco expert., a blog devoted to taco reviews and intel on taco culture, and author of the forthcoming book, Ralat certainly has the resume to back up his expertise in Latinx foodways. But what people might not know is that Ralat started his career studying modern and postmodern American poetry.
Absolutely. If I had been free of student loan debt — I’m still not free of it — I would have taken more risks in freelance writing.My first job was working the fry station at a Sonic Drive-In. I was 15, and it sucked. I also worked the counter at a fast-food Chinese restaurant. Since then, I’ve done everything from road paving to cleaning hotel rooms to working at bookstores to editing a neuropsychiatry journal.I have epilepsy that is a partial cause of my stutter.
restaurant critic Pat Sharpe took me on as her co-editor for the magazine’s 2015 taco issue. And the third was getting my book,What were the most important skills that got you there?Do you have, or did you ever have, a mentor in your field? How has that made a difference? I’ve been fortunate to have had several mentors, including Mark and Pat, mentioned above. But I think as important as having a mentor can be, it’s also important to have associates in the field or friends outside of the industry who have the uncanny ability of knowing when you need a pat on the back, a well-timed email pep talk, a beer, or a hug.Listening to people share their stories. It can be downright inspirational to do nothing but listen.
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