Cambria, I've found your soulmate

His name is Kevin Pang, he lives in Chicago, he's a staff writer for the Tribune, and he loves fish tacos.

Today, during my wildly inappropriate amount of free time, I happened to pick up the Tribune my uncle left on the kitchen counter, and I saw in the top lefthand corner a picture of one of those LIVESTRONG-esque rubber bracelets, but this one was turquoise and read FISH TACOS. Uh...what? So I went to the "At Play" section of the newspaper and the cover literally read "VOTE YES ON FISH TACOS" and Where is the outrage? In our city, a shining epicurean beacon to the free world, the fish taco, one of the most ethereal foods ever created, is treated as a novelty and all but neglected on menus. Here is a perfect combination of ingredients creating a perfect food--like perfect Shanghai soup dumplings, or a perfect bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich--where the whole is more delicious than the sum of the parts. Why can San Diego have it, but not Chicago? Brethren, we must stand as one and bring this fried ambrosia into our fair city. Join our campaign.



Pang has a step-by-step plan for introducing fish tacos (besides the rather mediocre ones he found in the city). It entails:

If you haven't tried a Baja fish taco, try one.

With your newfound appreciation, tell three friends about fish tacos.

If your favorite Mexican restaurant (or non-Mexican, for that matter) doesn't serve fish tacos, ask for them. No, demand them. But be nice about it, and promise to return if they do.

Restauranteurs: Put Baja fish tacos on your menu.

Show your support. We printed a couple hundred "Fish Tacos" bracelets. If you pledge allegiance to fish tacos, I'll send you a bracelet.

Take the pledge. (Which reads: I, the undersigned, do hearby pledge allegiance to great fish tacos here and everywhere. I pledge to become a goodwill ambassador for fish tacos, spreading the word by telling friends about their wondrous qualities, and by patronizing restaurants that serve fish tacos. I pledge to demand--nicely--that any Mexican restaurant not serving fish tacos, do so. I pledge to visit said restaurant, in the event it adds fish tacos, and to revisit it, if the fish tacos are of above-adequate caliber.)

Or maybe they should just focus on getting Rubio's to open a chain of restaurants out here. That should solve this problem right quick.

You can get a fish taco bracelet by emailing atplay@tribune.com. You can use one of my Chicago addresses (email me or call me for them if you want). I don't like fish tacos, so I'm not going to do it, but Cambria, if you want a fish taco bracelet, here's your chance.