Marengo Sanchez sees her work as a way to honor her hometown, San Antonio, Texas. By cherishing the local cuisine of tacos, conchas, and fruit cups, the artist can create a common language with Texans and her viewers worldwide: "Food experiences are attached to people. By highlighting just the food, it creates icons, but ultimately, it reminds you of the people you’ve experienced or where you come from.”

In words by Brian P. Kelly, WSJ, "But Eva Marengo Sanchez’s “Otw. Text me your order” (2024) is the star of the show. Viewed from above, spread across a brightly patterned tablecloth, breakfast is the centerpiece, with aluminum-wrapped tacos spilling out of a takeout bag. Cups of salsa verde tumble out as well, with drinks scattered about. Keys, sunglasses, bills, and a to-do list—unexciting items like grocery shopping and dishwashing—fill out this universal yet highly individual still life, one charged with narrative and personality yet devoid of people—Es un bodegón más delicioso.