It was Austin Summer Carnival weekend, and my friends had flown in from Indianapolis for the festivities. By Sunday morning, we were feeling the full effects of a two-day bender—I don’t think any of us could survive those kinds of hangovers anymore! My friends had one major request for their Austin trip: some authentic Mexican food. As the designated tour guide, I knew there was only one place with the best cures—Manuel’s. Those Margaritas cured everything. If someone had told me back then that their Margaritas cure COVID, I would’ve believed it! We ended up staying for hours, savoring every bite and sip, listening to some LIVE Latin music from none other than Rey Arteaga and his band. To this day, whenever my friends reminisce about that wild weekend, they always ask, “Hey, remember that one restaurant you took us to in Austin? Yeah, Manuel’s. Man, that food was good, but those Margaritas—you gotta pace yourself, they will creep up on you.