Tex-Mex

The combination plate That crowded oval plate with an enchilada, a taco, rice and refried beans is a Texas invention, not an accident. Otis Farnsworth, owner of San Antonio's Original Mexican Restaurant, which opened in 1900, is credited with putting rice and beans alongside the main dish, though some accounts give the idea to Miguel Martinez of El Fenix in Dallas. Either way, customers liked the value, and other restaurants copied it until it became the Tex-Mex default. Order one when you want the whole cuisine in a single sitting, or when the table cannot agree.