It's taco night, reader, and a chef is sharing how to make restaurant-quality tacos in your own kitchen. And obviously, pair it with a margarita. Keep scrolling for:

• Chase Stokes: We spoke with the Outer Banks star about his seasonal necessities.
• The Faribault Blanket: It's one of our favorite American-made products.

6 Ways to Elevate At-Home Taco Night

We don’t think it’s a stretch to say that tacos have never been more popular than they are at this moment. Even a taco stand in Mexico City earned an unprecedented Michelin star earlier this year. We all get a little excited when a taco truck rolls by, and for good reason — when executed correctly, a taco is peak culinary bliss. That said, tacos shouldn’t always be served through a window, as wonderful versions can and should be created at home. We consulted with an expert for six tips on how to elevate taco night and capture the magic of your favorite stand in your own kitchen.

Yesterday, we asked you how you felt about jello shots by completing this next sentence, and here's what you said. Jello shots are...

• …a summertime essential. I have a go-to recipe. (11%)
• …a mystery. I’ve never actually had one. (21%)
• …normally terrible. I might try this limoncello recipe though. (28%)
• …best left in my college years. (40%)

Chase Stokes’s No-Stress Guide to Summer

If vibe is any indication, Chase Stokes knows how to have a good time. The 31-year-old actor, who enjoyed a major breakout on Netflix’s cult teen drama hit Outer Banks, telegraphs a charming mix of down-to-earth humbleness and down-to-clown charisma — an aura eerily similar to that of collective Twitter boyfriend John B and one that has established him as a hot commodity in a cohort of hot commodities.

We caught up with Stokes at the razr+ release party here in NYC to chat about his recent partnership Motorola, summer style and how he manages to keep it so cool. From summer survival tips to how he styles his heartthrob hair in the sweltering heat, Chase Stokes on how to have the easiest, breeziest summer ever.

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Why a Faribault Blanket Is One of Our Favorite American-Made Products

This is part of InsideHook’s list of The 100 Best American-Made Products, a celebration of the gear, clothes and goods that make up our lives, and are the life’s work of our fellow Americans.

“If you think about American economic history, there was a time not that long ago that the textile manufacturing industry was a cornerstone of our economic activity as a country,” says Ross Widmoyer. “There were hundreds of these mills.”

Widmoyer is talking specifically about vertically integrated woolen mills, of which there are now only two left in the entire U.S. He is the president and CEO of one of them, Faribault Mill, which is named after the city in Minnesota where it’s resided since 1865, and which produces one of my personal favorite American-made products: the Cabin Wool Throw Blanket.