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Episode: Gracias Señor

March 7, 2019

Pacific Palisades, California – sun, sand, and the home of Gracias Señor. We sat down with Rodolfo Barrientos and talked tacos and startups, and how he’s changing the food landscape one taco at a time.

“L.A. is a tortilla that holds my life experiences together.” – Rodolfo

Surf & Turf burrito
Rodolfo and Rob

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Gracias Señor is located at:

15120 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Episode: Macheen

February 21, 2019

Have you ever had tortillas infused with the flavors of the taco? Jonathan Perez of Macheen talks about how his time at culinary school shaped the tacos he makes every weekend at Smorgasburg LA on this week’s episode.

“To this day, I thank my mom. I feel like my mom is one of the big influences, why I decided to go towards a culinary route. I approached her and told her, ‘Hey, I don’t know what I want to do next, after high school and stuff.’ She’s like, At least get some kind of degree. Do something. I don’t want you to be here at home[….] Be better than us.’“ –Jonathan Perez on his mother’s influence

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Macheen is located at:

Smorgasburg LA

Episode: Formosa Hot Sauce

February 12, 2019

Because we love hot sauce so much, we decided to hit up Julio Lopez-Velasquez of Formosa Hot Sauce for an in-depth interview about his story as a chef turned entrepreneur, and how Formosa got into stores all over the world!

“The one that is the most famous one, is the jalapeño. It’s super fresh. It took me three and a half months to do the recipe. I sent bottles out for people to try it out. But my new baby is the Roasted Peppers because that one has seven kind of different chilis roasted. – Julio Lopez-Velasquez

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Formosa Hot Sauce can be found here:

http://www.formosasauce.com/

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Episode: Pablito’s Tacos

February 12, 2019

Beef Heart. Who knew it was the most eaten street food in Peru? Danny Rodriguez of Pablito’s Tacos does, and he’s serving it up in Burbank, California. We sat down with Danny to talk about how he combines Tijuana and Peruvian styles together to make some of the best tacos in the Valley, from a taco stand in front of his Peruvian restaurant, Pablito’s Kitchen.

“Having that little bit of integration of people who are coming here to the restaurant who may get a couple of tacos. Or the other way, which has happened more often. You know the taco thing went kind of viral. So many people are coming for the tacos who didn’t know about [Pablito’s Kitchen].“ –Danny Rodriguez

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Pablito’s Tacos is located at:

3803 W Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505

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Episode: Gracias Señor

Gracias Señor is located at:

Episode: Macheen

Macheen is located at:

Episode: Formosa Hot Sauce

Formosa Hot Sauce can be found here:

Episode: Pablito’s Tacos

Pablito’s Tacos is located at: