This week, we discover the origin of Cerritos, California, and we meet Rosendo Jacquez of BALAM Kitchen, and how his gourmet tacos quickly dominated the town of Lynwood!

Balam Kitchen

The taco. We’ve all had one. It doesn’t matter where you live. Race, religion, diet. In the last few years, it’s become the new burger. In its simplest form in America, it’s meat, onions & cilantro in a tortilla. Host Rob Gokee, a Los Angeles native & author of the book Tacocity, takes you on a journey of not only taco discovery, but the people who took a chance, and in some cases risked everything to bring their own recipes & dreams to life. Every episode is a different story, a unique look into taquerias across the country!

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We got to sit down and get an update from Chef Jonathan Perez of Macheen about how he's been affected by the pandemic, and what he's been working on the last few months. Macheen is in the Final Four of LA Taco's annual Taco Madness competition, and there's still time to vote! https://www.lataco.com/taco-madness-2020/ You can vote until midnight on Sunday, May 17th, so head over and give Macheen a nod! There's no registration, just a few clicks and you're done! But I suggest you hang around and read some of the amazing stuff LA Taco has been publishing;)Our original interview with Macheen is here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tacocity-food-stories-mexican-food-cooking/id1277314149?i=1000430177118Macheen on Instagram www.instagram.com/_macheen_You can order from Bar Hermanito on their site https://barhermanito.com or call  (424) 465-9029You can find them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/barhermanito/

Macheen COVID-19 UPDATE

We sat down again (via phone) with EaterLA's editor Farley Elliott, to talk about the restaurant industry right now, the impact of the virus, and where he sees things going in the new normal we're about to enter.If you missed my original interview with Farley, you can find it here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tacocity-food-stories-mexican-food-cooking/id1277314149?i=1000408576565You can find Eater's website here https://la.eater.com and if you're looking for articles specifically by Farley, you can find them all here https://la.eater.com/authors/Farley%2520ElliottTwitter www.twitter.com/eaterla & www.twitter.com/overoverunderInstagram www.instagram.com/eaterla & www.instagram.com/overoverunderFollow Tacocity on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tacocitypod and Instagram www.instagram.com/tacocitypod

Farley Elliott of Eater COVID-19 UPDATE

This episode, we sit down with Dora from Yuca’s to talk about how the pandemic has affected business, why she added meal kits to her menu, and how she thinks things will be when we get back to normal.You can find the original interview with Dora and Yuca’s here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tacocity-food-stories-mexican-food-cooking/id1277314149?i=1000396237557Yuca’s Tacos2056 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027  (323) 662-12141075 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105 (626) 788-7448Instagram www.instagram.com/yucaslaFollow Tacocity on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tacocitypod and Instagram www.instagram.com/tacocitypod

Yuca's COVID-19 UPDATE

This episode, we catch up with Rodolfo Barrientos of Gracias Señor, located in Pacific Palisades, CA. Rodlofo talks about how the current quarantine is affecting his business, and his plans for reopening.You can find the original interview with Rodolfo & the origin story of Gracias Señor here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tacocity-food-stories-mexican-food-cooking/id1277314149?i=1000430647424 Gracias Señor  15120 W Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272Instagram www.instagram.com/graciassenorYelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/gracias-señor-pacific-palisadesFollow Tacocity on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tacocitypod and Instagram www.instagram.com/tacocitypod

Gracias Señor COVID-19 UPDATE

We're back for Season 3! This week, we take a trip to Chicago, the place where Barbara Burrell of Sky's Gourmet Tacos found her love for the taco, and how she opened her two restaurants in Los Angeles, California. Barbara talks about her beginnings in the corporate world, how she started Sky's, and what she's learning about her business during the Covid-19 pandemic and current quarantine.Sky's Gourmet Tacos  (833) SKY-TACO5303 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 900194333 Admiralty Way #001, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292www.skystacos.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/SkysTacosTwitter: www.twitter.com/skystacosMuch of the history portion of this episode is from the Eater article "How Chicago Became A Mexican Culture Center" https://www.eater.com/a/mofad-city-guides/chicago-mexican-historyFollow Tacocity on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tacocitypod and Instagram www.instagram.com/tacocitypod

Balam Kitchen

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