John's Tex-Mex

07/03/2026

20 years ago, JTM was one month old. I had a bottle of cheap bubbly in the cooler to celebrate the first day we rang enough through the register to break even, or not lose money that day.
I think we crossed that threshold sometime in August that year and after splitting that bottle while closing, we went to Lux to celebrate. Many other times I have gone there to celebrate a milestone, to meet friends, to wind down after a stressful day or just because. Lux has always been there for me (and our former staff). Now we can be there for them. Throw some money towards them to help with the repairs, or throw money at them when they reopen or support them any way you can.

Cheers to Lux and the Southwedge!

-John

It is probably tacky to have a picture with a fire in it. I am okay with being tacky.

12/09/2025

This nerd is so happy that we raised almost $2,000 for charities: from people in need to animals in need and points in between!

Thanks everyone for participating. If you did not get a message from me, apologies, please reach out.

Mush won by over half the votes. Salsa spice was also included because it is in the mush.

11/26/2025

Stop horsing around and don’t get bogged down with holiday gift ideas. Give some money to charity, and get a recipe.

Here’s how:
1). Donate to a charity.
2). DM us a screencap or photo of the receipt, along with your vote for what recipe you want.
3). 1 vote for every $25 donated.
4). We will tally all the votes and release the most voted upon recipe to all participants. Time permitting and depending on dollars raised, we hope to do more than 1.
5). Do it by Thanksgiving night.

Caveats:
1). We will not handle any money, make any money or use this as a tax benefit. Maybe it is a tax benefit for you but we are not your accountant. Find a good CPA and ask them.
2). Due to potential compliance issue gray areas, no donations to politicians, PACs or anything like that.
3). Please don’t “double dip” with a donation you were gonna make anyway. Honor system please!
4). You can’t donate to something fantastic, but not a charity like “fill up my gas tank to get to a trail that just might swallow me whole.”
5). We reserve the right to change things as needed
6). This is supposed to be fun, for good causes!

11/25/2025

Don’t let the chance flow by you to get an extra bonus for a charitable donation this year. Donate by Thanksgiving!

We want to give you a favorite JTM recipe!

Here’s how:
1). Donate to a charity.
2). DM us a screencap or photo of the receipt, along with your vote for what recipe you want.
3). 1 vote for every $25 donated.
4). We will tally all the votes and release the most voted upon recipe to all participants. Time permitting and depending on dollars raised, we hope to do more than 1.
5). Do it by Thanksgiving night.

Caveats:
1). We will not handle any money, make any money or use this as a tax benefit. Maybe it is a tax benefit for you but we are not your accountant. Find a good CPA and ask them.
2). Due to potential compliance issue gray areas, no donations to politicians, PACs or anything like that.
3). Please don’t “double dip” with a donation you were gonna make anyway. Honor system please!
4). You can’t donate to something fantastic, but not a charity like “send my friend an amtrak ticket to rochester so we can hang out along the might Genesee.”
5). We reserve the right to change things as needed
6). This is supposed to be fun, for good causes!

11/21/2025

1 week left to show how you much cairn about others, while getting a recipe in exchange!

11/04/2025

Want to make a GRAND gesture? Donate to a charity and enter to get your

We want to give you a favorite JTM recipe!

Here’s how:
1). Donate to a charity.
2). DM us a screencap or photo of the receipt, along with your vote for what recipe you want.
3). 1 vote for every $25 donated.
4). We will tally all the votes and release the most voted upon recipe to all participants. Time permitting and depending on dollars raised, we hope to do more than 1.
5). Do it by Thanksgiving night.

Caveats:
1). We will not handle any money, make any money or use this as a tax benefit. Maybe it is a tax benefit for you but we are not your accountant. Find a good CPA and ask them.
2). Due to potential compliance issue gray areas, no donations to politicians, PACs or anything like that.
3). Please don’t “double dip” with a donation you were gonna make anyway. Honor system please!
4). You can’t donate to something fantastic, but not a charity like “send my friend on a trip to Grand Canyon NP to see an amazing natural wonder.”
5). We reserve the right to change things as needed
6). This is supposed to be fun, for good causes!

10/30/2025

Hoodoo you want to donate to?

We want to give you a favorite JTM recipe!

Here’s how:
1). Donate to a charity.
2). DM us a screencap or photo of the receipt, along with your vote for what recipe you want.
3). 1 vote for every $25 donated.
4). We will tally all the votes and release the most voted upon recipe to all participants. Time permitting and depending on dollars raised, we hope to do more than 1.
5). Do it by Thanksgiving night.

Caveats:
1). We will not handle any money, make any money or use this as a tax benefit. Maybe it is a tax benefit for you but we are not your accountant. Find a good CPA and ask them.
2). Due to potential compliance issue gray areas, no donations to politicians, PACs or anything like that.
3). Please don’t “double dip” with a donation you were gonna make anyway. Honor system please!
4). You can’t donate to something fantastic, but not a charity like “send my friend on a trip to Zion NP to recreate the above picture.”
5). We reserve the right to change things as needed
6). This is supposed to be fun, for good causes!

10/09/2025

We want to give you a favorite JTM recipe!

Here’s how:
1). Donate to a charity.
2). DM us a screencap or photo of the receipt, along with your vote for what recipe you want.
3). 1 vote for every $25 donated.
4). We will tally all the votes and release the most voted upon recipe to all participants. Time permitting and depending on dollars raised, we hope to do more than 1.
5). Do it by Thanksgiving night.

Caveats:
1). We will not handle any money, make any money or use this as a tax benefit. Maybe it is a tax benefit for you but we are not your accountant. Find a good CPA and ask them.
2). Due to potential compliance issue gray areas, no donations to politicians, PACs or anything like that.
3). Please don’t “double dip” with a donation you were gonna make anyway. Honor system please!
4). You can’t donate to something fantastic, but not a charity like “send my friend on a trip to Zion NP to recreate the above picture.”
5). We reserve the right to change things as needed
6). This is supposed to be fun, for good causes!

06/24/2025

01/22/2025

Go show your love for Petite Poutinerie while you can. The bills keep coming after closing (as we know) so buy a shirt, eat some fries and please be patient and generous.

One of our favorite memories was having their crew take over our kitchen for a pop up. The line was long and fries sold out so quick! We even had a fun colaboration of adding our chorizo and queso to their poutine that night.

Thanks for all the food, and best wishes in the future poutine crew!