Tacocity | Taco & Taqueria Stories
Summary: Do you know the history behind that taco you're eating? Every Tuesday, take a weekly journey across the U.S., talking to the people who took a chance, and in some cases risked everything to bring their down recipes & dreams to life. Every episode is a different story, a unique look into taquerias across the country and a related taco recipe, as Rob walks you through cooking your own tacos in real time!
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Podcasts:
This week Rob sits down with his sous chef, Allison Vanore to talk about the history of tacos, taco crawls in Tijuana, and what place in Long Beach started Rob's taco obsession!
This week, we interview Minerva, owner of Tornandez Restaurante Mexicano in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, and she talks to us about how she brought the flavors of Puebla to the Garden State. Then, Rob & Allison break down breakfast with a recipe for Potato, Egg & Chorizo tacos!
In this week's super-sized episode, Rob sits down with Chef Ed Robinson to discuss tacos, taquerias, sense memory, and more, before they head into the kitchen together to make Bacon Lettuce Tomato Avocado tacos. Did we mention there's drinking involved?
This week we got an exclusive with the Taco Legend, Chef Esdras Ochoa, who spearheaded Mexicali Taco Co, Salazar, and 11 Westside in Hong Kong. Then, learn how to make Cheese & Poblano Taquitos!
This week we take a trip to the Southwest and talk about The Order of The Golden Fleece and how it relates to tacos - specifically tacos at El Cotorro in Albuquerque. Then, a vegan recipe for Cauliflower Tacos!
What do Maple Fried Chicken tacos and Scotland have to do with each other? This week Rob takes you on a trip from Scotland to Mexico to Los Angeles, and we learn about Diablo Tacos. Then... a Big Mac taco recipe. That's right.
This week, we explore the link between an Armenian family fleeing from their homeland & how their Mexico City roots created the best Machaca Tacos in the San Fernando Valley. Then, make your own shredded beef tacos with Rob!
This week, we're in the town of Ameca, Mexico, where we learn about the torta ahogada, tacos de canasta, and how the restaurant Tortas Ahogadas Ameca came to be. Then, a recipe for Tacos de Canasta!
This week, we head back to the Yucatan - this time to the ancient city of Chichen Itza, and we talk to Chef Gilberto Cetina and his South Los Angeles restaurant of the same name about the flavors of that region. Then, in the cooking portion - Salmon Tacos!
This week, we visit Manny Anaya, who talks about door-to-door taco samples & his West Adams restaurant Taqueria Los Anaya. Then, in the cooking section, we make Carnitas Tacos!
We learn all about the death of dinosaurs, the Yucatan, and Yuca's Tacos! Trust me, all those things thread together. Then, learn how to make Cochinita Pibil Tacos!
This week, we interview Mely Martinez from the popular recipe blog Mexico in My Kitchen, and she talks to us about where her recipes come from, and why she loves to cook. Then we'll make Mely's Salsa Verde con Aguacate!
Most everyone who grew up in the 80's remembers the fast food staple Naugles. They disappeared in the 90's, but Christian Ziebarth decided it was time to bring them back, and we'll find out how and why. Then, learn how to cook Chicken Tinga Tacos!
This week, we meet a man who feeds the homeless with tacos from his cart on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles, which he tries to make a living himself - Ben McMillan of White Boy Tacos. Also, Rob concocts a recipe for Shiitake Mushroom & Brie Tacos!
What do pirates have to do with tacos?! Rob finds a connection between the two, & interviews Dario Wolos of NYC's Tacombi about how he took a VW bus from Mexico City to New York, all while cooking tacos out of it! Then, this week's recipe is Shrimp Tacos!
