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Intro: Hi, my name is Adria and

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Intro: To me, tacos sound like

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Intro: heart to the world, black

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Intro: beans, your choice of

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Intro: guisado, shredded lettuce,

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Intro: This is Adria from

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Intro: Estereomance and you're

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Intro: listening to Tacos of Texas

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Intro: Have you tried avocado lard?

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Intro: Move over peas and

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Intro: and eating with avocado

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Intro: It's great for the skin,

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Intro: Get it

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Intro: now at whole comidas

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Intro: This product does not

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Mando Rayo: What's a Taco world? I'm
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Mando Rayo: and welcome to the Tacos

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Mando Rayo: of Texas podcast season

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Mando Rayo: tres, tres, tres,

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Mando Rayo: produced by Identity

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Mando Rayo: Productions in
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Mando Rayo: with KUT and

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Mando Rayo: KUTX Studios.

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Mando Rayo: And we're back exploring

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Mando Rayo: taco culture in Texas

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Mando Rayo: through the eyes of the

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Mando Rayo: people in the Lone Star

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Mando Rayo: So grab a flor

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Mando Rayo: de la calabaza and
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Mando Rayo: de maiz and get ready

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Mando Rayo: In today's episode,

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Mando Rayo: we're skipping the meat

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Mando Rayo: Edgar Delfin of

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Mando Rayo: Lick It Up Tacos, which

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Mando Rayo: Austin native Chris

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Mando Rayo: Rios, whose taco truck

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Mando Rayo: Vegan Nom, now has

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Mando Rayo: Hernandez, bringing

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Mando Rayo: virtual studio all the

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Mando Rayo: the vegan taqueros

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Mando Rayo: The Florentine Codex.

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Mando Rayo: an encyclopedia created

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Mando Rayo: missionary who was

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Mando Rayo: and a manifesto in which

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Mando Rayo: Ooh, que rico! In a KQED

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Mando Rayo: Latina Immigrant Paradox

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Mando Rayo: that says Latin

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Mando Rayo: Chavez and Dolores

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Mando Rayo: Huerta actually didn't

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Mando Rayo: believed in the fair

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Mando Rayo: treatment of all living

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Mando Rayo: things.

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Mando Rayo: Their fight for justice

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Mando Rayo: didn't end with

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Mando Rayo: farmworkers and applied

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Mando Rayo: Young Mexican-Americans

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Mando Rayo: how good the food is and

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Mando Rayo: You're probably already

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Mando Rayo: that vegans eat or foods

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Mando Rayo: we called

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Mando Rayo: ¡Ya la comes!

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Mando Rayo: Which means you

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Mando Rayo: ¡Ya la comes!

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Mando Rayo: Rice. ¡Ya la comes!
Calabazas. ¡Ya la comes! Corn

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Mando Rayo: ¡Ya la comes! Nopales!
¡Ya la comes! Well,

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Mando Rayo: maybe all of y'all don't

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Mando Rayo: eat this one, but maybe

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Mando Rayo: you should give them a

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Mando Rayo: So whatever your food

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Mando Rayo: today, you're going to

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Mando Rayo: enjoy hearing from vegan

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Mando Rayo: taqueros that are cooking

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Mando Rayo: up some of the tastiest

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Mando Rayo: vegan bakers in Texas.

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Mando Rayo: [crunch sound effect] Oh,
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Mando Rayo: And now here's a word

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Mando Rayo: Our first guest is Edgar

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Mando Rayo: Lick It Up first opened

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Mando Rayo: Fernando Corona.

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Mando Rayo: Fernando and Edgar in

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Edgar Delfin: My name is Edgar

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Edgar Delfin: Delfin. People know me

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Edgar Delfin: by Pato.

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Edgar Delfin: I'm the owner and

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Edgar Delfin: founder of Lick It Up.

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Edgar Delfin: I'm originally from

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Edgar Delfin: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

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Edgar Delfin: I moved to El Paso

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Edgar Delfin: back in 2013, and

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Edgar Delfin: I'm here in Austin

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Edgar Delfin: operating Lick It Up

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Edgar Delfin: as well.

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Fernando Corona: And I am Fernando,

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Fernando Corona: Fernando Corona.

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Fernando Corona: I am from El Paso,

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Fernando Corona: and I just help

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Fernando Corona: them run the
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Fernando Corona: here in Austin.

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Mando Rayo: Yeah. Yeah.

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Mando Rayo: So Pato, tell me about

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Edgar Delfin: Oh, you know what?

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Edgar Delfin: My dad gave me his

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Edgar Delfin: version of why they
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Edgar Delfin: me Pato, and then my

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Edgar Delfin: It's the truth. Yeah,

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Edgar Delfin: but, yeah, both of

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Edgar Delfin: them say, like, when I

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Edgar Delfin: was a little kid, I
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Edgar Delfin: to do, like, a like a

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Edgar Delfin: duck face, you know,
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Edgar Delfin: Yeah. And ever since

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Edgar Delfin: they started calling me
Pato,

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Edgar Delfin: some people don't even

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Edgar Delfin: They're like, Oh,
Edgar.

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Edgar Delfin: Like who? Like who's

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Edgar Delfin: Edgar? [Mando laughs]
Oh yeah that guy from Lick It Up.

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Edgar Delfin: Pato?

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Edgar Delfin: Yeah, Yeah, I know

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Edgar Delfin: that guy. That's funny,
huh.

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Edgar Delfin: Pato the vato, yeah,

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Edgar Delfin: yeah, yeah.

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Mando Rayo: my name is Armando,
Mando.

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Mando Rayo: But at home, when I go

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Mando Rayo: home, they call me Paco.

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Mando Rayo: No relationship is just

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Mando Rayo: random anyway.

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Mando Rayo: But enough about me and

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Mando Rayo: nicknames. Let's get

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Mando Rayo: into it. When you think

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Mando Rayo: of tacos, you think of,

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Mando Rayo: like, meat-heavy dishes.

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Mando Rayo: Right?

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Mando Rayo: So what

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Edgar Delfin: Right.

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Edgar Delfin: So back in 2017,

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Edgar Delfin: I was vegan at the

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Edgar Delfin: time. I'm vegetarian

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Edgar Delfin: now, but I was vegan

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Edgar Delfin: at the time.

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Edgar Delfin: And just like anybody,

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Edgar Delfin: I just want to open up

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Edgar Delfin: a business. I just
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Edgar Delfin: to do tacos. And there

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Edgar Delfin: was, there's still

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Edgar Delfin: this bar called Monarch

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Edgar Delfin: in El Paso over there

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Edgar Delfin: by Rio Grande in Mesa

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Edgar Delfin: and I decided

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Edgar Delfin: to open up a food
trailer,

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Edgar Delfin: which was like a sheet

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Edgar Delfin: metal trailer that I

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Edgar Delfin: brought from Juarez.

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Edgar Delfin: I mean, it was not in

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Edgar Delfin: the best conditions to

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Edgar Delfin: do tacos there, but I

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Edgar Delfin: did it right.

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Edgar Delfin: Super hot.

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Edgar Delfin: If you if you cook

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Edgar Delfin: tacos in the middle of

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Edgar Delfin: July, with burners

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Edgar Delfin: up in El Paso, Texas,

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Edgar Delfin: that would change your
life

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Edgar Delfin: forever.

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Edgar Delfin: You can definitely

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Edgar Delfin: survive anything in

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Edgar Delfin: the world.

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Mando Rayo: But it's a dry heat,
though bro,

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Mando Rayo: dry heat. [laughs]

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Edgar Delfin: Well, yeah, you're

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Edgar Delfin: right. But not when

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Edgar Delfin: the flat tabs on in

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Edgar Delfin: the air to that.

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Edgar Delfin: Yeah, I did have,

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Edgar Delfin: like, a meat based

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Edgar Delfin: menu like I used to do

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Edgar Delfin: pastor tacos, alambre

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Edgar Delfin: tacos, carne asada

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Edgar Delfin: tacos. But I didn't

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Edgar Delfin: like. I mean, I didn't

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Edgar Delfin: like meat and, like,

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Edgar Delfin: the smell of meat,

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Edgar Delfin: like, I didn't like

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Edgar Delfin: working with meat.

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Edgar Delfin: And at the time I was

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Edgar Delfin: like I had one vegan

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Edgar Delfin: option there, which

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Edgar Delfin: was like a beet taco

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Edgar Delfin: and some flautas.

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Edgar Delfin: Right.

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Edgar Delfin: And once the some

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Edgar Delfin: of the vegan community

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Edgar Delfin: knew about that, about

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Edgar Delfin: that menu, they were

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Edgar Delfin: like, Oh, I'm going to
go

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Edgar Delfin: to Lick It Up because
they

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Edgar Delfin: have a vegan option.

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Edgar Delfin: And I met a bunch of

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Edgar Delfin: these people in and

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Edgar Delfin: they're like, Oh, I'm

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Edgar Delfin: so glad you have a
vegan

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Edgar Delfin: option. I was like, I'm

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Edgar Delfin: vegan too is like, Oh,

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Edgar Delfin: your vegan? Like, Yeah.

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Edgar Delfin: And then I was like,

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Edgar Delfin: thinking about, like,

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Edgar Delfin: why am I doing
something

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Edgar Delfin: I don't like, right?

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Edgar Delfin: Obviously, I knew why

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Edgar Delfin: because, you know, I
was

503
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Edgar Delfin: just trying to make a
business.

504
00:12:26,570 --> 00:12:28,329
Edgar Delfin: So surely and steadily

505
00:12:28,330 --> 00:12:29,259
Edgar Delfin: I started changing the

506
00:12:29,260 --> 00:12:30,579
Edgar Delfin: menu little by little,

507
00:12:30,580 --> 00:12:31,479
Edgar Delfin: and I started like,

508
00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:32,349
Edgar Delfin: okay, so now it's

509
00:12:32,350 --> 00:12:34,149
Edgar Delfin: going to be 70%

510
00:12:34,150 --> 00:12:36,009
Edgar Delfin: non-vegan, 30%

511
00:12:36,010 --> 00:12:36,789
Edgar Delfin: vegan.

512
00:12:36,790 --> 00:12:38,619
Edgar Delfin: And then I went 50 50,

513
00:12:38,620 --> 00:12:39,620
Edgar Delfin: then it went from 75
25.

514
00:12:42,580 --> 00:12:43,389
Edgar Delfin: And before you know it,

515
00:12:43,390 --> 00:12:44,469
Edgar Delfin: I just in December of

516
00:12:44,470 --> 00:12:45,939
Edgar Delfin: 2018, I decided to you

517
00:12:45,940 --> 00:12:46,839
Edgar Delfin: know what? I'm going to
go

518
00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:48,039
Edgar Delfin: completely vegan.

519
00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:49,029
Edgar Delfin: And everybody was super

520
00:12:49,030 --> 00:12:50,319
Edgar Delfin: excited. But I think

521
00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:51,489
Edgar Delfin: that was important for

522
00:12:51,490 --> 00:12:52,389
Edgar Delfin: me to make that

523
00:12:52,390 --> 00:12:54,039
Edgar Delfin: transition because I

524
00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:54,879
Edgar Delfin: just wanted to have

525
00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:56,139
Edgar Delfin: the same menu.

526
00:12:56,140 --> 00:12:57,669
Edgar Delfin: But everything vegan,

527
00:12:57,670 --> 00:12:58,779
Edgar Delfin: right?

528
00:12:58,780 --> 00:12:59,949
Edgar Delfin: And then that's where

529
00:12:59,950 --> 00:13:01,029
Edgar Delfin: you start figuring

530
00:13:01,030 --> 00:13:02,289
Edgar Delfin: out, well, what can I

531
00:13:02,290 --> 00:13:04,689
Edgar Delfin: make this same

532
00:13:04,690 --> 00:13:05,799
Edgar Delfin: profile of flavor

533
00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:07,089
Edgar Delfin: without losing any of

534
00:13:07,090 --> 00:13:08,529
Edgar Delfin: my, you know, not

535
00:13:08,530 --> 00:13:09,579
Edgar Delfin: alienating some of my

536
00:13:09,580 --> 00:13:10,899
Edgar Delfin: customers? Right.

537
00:13:10,900 --> 00:13:12,189
Edgar Delfin: So just like anything

538
00:13:12,190 --> 00:13:13,029
Edgar Delfin: in cooking, you just

539
00:13:13,030 --> 00:13:14,169
Edgar Delfin: have to try it out.

540
00:13:14,170 --> 00:13:15,009
Edgar Delfin: Keep doing it.

541
00:13:15,010 --> 00:13:15,909
Edgar Delfin: Making the salsas is

542
00:13:15,910 --> 00:13:16,989
Edgar Delfin: good, making the carne

543
00:13:16,990 --> 00:13:18,039
Edgar Delfin: asada good.

544
00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:18,999
Edgar Delfin: Are we going to use
this

545
00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:19,809
Edgar Delfin: kind of protein? Are we

546
00:13:19,810 --> 00:13:20,799
Edgar Delfin: going to use soy based?

547
00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:21,609
Edgar Delfin: Are we going to use all

548
00:13:21,610 --> 00:13:22,569
Edgar Delfin: of this? So all of this

549
00:13:22,570 --> 00:13:23,379
Edgar Delfin: things just started

550
00:13:23,380 --> 00:13:24,309
Edgar Delfin: coming together,

551
00:13:24,310 --> 00:13:25,629
Edgar Delfin: right? I always tell

552
00:13:25,630 --> 00:13:26,619
Edgar Delfin: this to anybody, like

553
00:13:26,620 --> 00:13:28,329
Edgar Delfin: I'm not afraid of

554
00:13:28,330 --> 00:13:31,029
Edgar Delfin: making well-seasoned

555
00:13:31,030 --> 00:13:31,989
Edgar Delfin: greasy tacos.

556
00:13:31,990 --> 00:13:33,039
Edgar Delfin: I'm not afraid of that

557
00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:34,269
Edgar Delfin: because that's the

558
00:13:34,270 --> 00:13:35,439
Edgar Delfin: kind of food I used to

559
00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:36,999
Edgar Delfin: try out in Juarez.

560
00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:37,352
Mando Rayo: In Juarez.

561
00:13:37,353 --> 00:13:38,799
Edgar Delfin: I mean, this is just a
personal

562
00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:39,999
Edgar Delfin: taste of mine that I

563
00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:40,779
Edgar Delfin: just like a greasy

564
00:13:40,780 --> 00:13:42,219
Edgar Delfin: taco. I do.

565
00:13:42,220 --> 00:13:42,999
Edgar Delfin: There's something about

566
00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:44,529
Edgar Delfin: a greasy taco, but it

567
00:13:44,530 --> 00:13:45,759
Edgar Delfin: has to do a lot with

568
00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:46,779
Edgar Delfin: the size of the

569
00:13:46,780 --> 00:13:47,859
Edgar Delfin: flattop.

570
00:13:47,860 --> 00:13:49,059
Edgar Delfin: If you notice, most

571
00:13:49,060 --> 00:13:51,069
Edgar Delfin: any taquerias or any

572
00:13:51,070 --> 00:13:52,899
Edgar Delfin: taco stands in Mexico,

573
00:13:52,900 --> 00:13:54,189
Edgar Delfin: their flattop is so

574
00:13:54,190 --> 00:13:55,329
Edgar Delfin: small, right?

575
00:13:55,330 --> 00:13:56,349
Edgar Delfin: But because it's so

576
00:13:56,350 --> 00:13:57,249
Edgar Delfin: small, you have the

577
00:13:57,250 --> 00:13:58,059
Edgar Delfin: meats and the

578
00:13:58,060 --> 00:13:58,929
Edgar Delfin: tortillas kind of

579
00:13:58,930 --> 00:13:59,739
Edgar Delfin: right next to each

580
00:13:59,740 --> 00:14:00,729
Edgar Delfin: other and they get

581
00:14:00,730 --> 00:14:01,719
Edgar Delfin: some of that fat, some

582
00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:03,009
Edgar Delfin: of the salt, some like

583
00:14:03,010 --> 00:14:03,849
Edgar Delfin: all that flavor, and

584
00:14:03,850 --> 00:14:04,749
Edgar Delfin: they kind of just cook

585
00:14:04,750 --> 00:14:05,858
Edgar Delfin: it all together.

586
00:14:05,859 --> 00:14:06,115
Mando Rayo: Oh yeah, it's that sazón.

587
00:14:06,116 --> 00:14:07,689
Edgar Delfin: Sazón, you know, and I

588
00:14:07,690 --> 00:14:08,649
Edgar Delfin: noticed like where it

589
00:14:08,650 --> 00:14:10,269
Edgar Delfin: does have more a more

590
00:14:10,270 --> 00:14:11,409
Edgar Delfin: budget buy, a bigger

591
00:14:11,410 --> 00:14:12,609
Edgar Delfin: flat top, they kind of

592
00:14:12,610 --> 00:14:13,599
Edgar Delfin: separate that their
tier

593
00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:14,589
Edgar Delfin: from the protein.

594
00:14:14,590 --> 00:14:15,429
Edgar Delfin: Right. And it's

595
00:14:15,430 --> 00:14:16,249
Edgar Delfin: different. The

596
00:14:16,250 --> 00:14:17,469
Edgar Delfin: tortilla doesn't taste

597
00:14:17,470 --> 00:14:18,399
Edgar Delfin: the same. Yeah.

598
00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:19,659
Edgar Delfin: So I almost all my

599
00:14:19,660 --> 00:14:21,069
Edgar Delfin: cooks try to get some

600
00:14:21,070 --> 00:14:21,859
Edgar Delfin: of that fat. They try

601
00:14:21,860 --> 00:14:23,169
Edgar Delfin: to put that seasoning

602
00:14:23,170 --> 00:14:24,609
Edgar Delfin: from the top, from our

603
00:14:24,610 --> 00:14:26,529
Edgar Delfin: soy based protein

604
00:14:26,530 --> 00:14:27,579
Edgar Delfin: in the taco.

605
00:14:27,580 --> 00:14:29,409
Edgar Delfin: So going back to the

606
00:14:29,410 --> 00:14:32,169
Edgar Delfin: question is that yes,

607
00:14:32,170 --> 00:14:33,099
Edgar Delfin: Lick It Up was based

608
00:14:33,100 --> 00:14:34,929
Edgar Delfin: off of what my

609
00:14:34,930 --> 00:14:36,129
Edgar Delfin: experience what

610
00:14:36,130 --> 00:14:37,749
Edgar Delfin: flavors came from

611
00:14:37,750 --> 00:14:38,649
Edgar Delfin: Ciudad Juarez.

612
00:14:38,650 --> 00:14:39,729
Edgar Delfin: Yeah, because Ciudad

613
00:14:39,730 --> 00:14:41,629
Edgar Delfin: Juarez, after 12

614
00:14:41,630 --> 00:14:42,459
Edgar Delfin: a.m.

615
00:14:42,460 --> 00:14:43,599
Edgar Delfin: at night, you're going

616
00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:44,889
Edgar Delfin: to find out the best

617
00:14:44,890 --> 00:14:45,999
Edgar Delfin: food and like

618
00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:46,839
Edgar Delfin: anywhere.

619
00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:48,339
Edgar Delfin: And it's great.

620
00:14:48,340 --> 00:14:49,719
Edgar Delfin: And it's and you see

621
00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,519
Edgar Delfin: these big lines and

622
00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,889
Edgar Delfin: you got this huge

623
00:14:53,890 --> 00:14:55,359
Edgar Delfin: community of people

624
00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:56,629
Edgar Delfin: who like to party and

625
00:14:56,630 --> 00:14:57,429
Edgar Delfin: they like to eat and

626
00:14:57,430 --> 00:14:58,359
Edgar Delfin: they'll tell you, like,
nah,

627
00:14:58,360 --> 00:14:59,769
Edgar Delfin: man, we're going to

628
00:14:59,770 --> 00:15:01,299
Edgar Delfin: eat tripas today or

629
00:15:01,300 --> 00:15:02,379
Edgar Delfin: tonight and tomorrow

630
00:15:02,380 --> 00:15:03,819
Edgar Delfin: we're going to do
tortas and

631
00:15:03,820 --> 00:15:04,659
Edgar Delfin: Sunday, we're going to
do

632
00:15:04,660 --> 00:15:05,619
Edgar Delfin: flautas.

633
00:15:05,620 --> 00:15:06,969
Edgar Delfin: And then a little

634
00:15:06,970 --> 00:15:07,779
Edgar Delfin: crudo, yeah, we're
going

635
00:15:07,780 --> 00:15:09,219
Edgar Delfin: to do menudo here.

636
00:15:09,220 --> 00:15:10,270
Edgar Delfin: And then we're going to
do barbacoa.

637
00:15:10,930 --> 00:15:11,829
Edgar Delfin: And then it's Monday

638
00:15:11,830 --> 00:15:12,819
Edgar Delfin: and it's like, oh, man,

639
00:15:12,820 --> 00:15:13,659
Edgar Delfin: we got to go get some

640
00:15:13,660 --> 00:15:14,859
Edgar Delfin: burritos.

641
00:15:14,860 --> 00:15:15,759
Edgar Delfin: And it's just a

642
00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:17,375
Edgar Delfin: nonstop thing of just

643
00:15:17,376 --> 00:15:17,889
Edgar Delfin: eating, eating.

644
00:15:17,890 --> 00:15:18,969
Mando Rayo: You just like, open up

645
00:15:18,970 --> 00:15:20,169
Mando Rayo: the world of El Paso

646
00:15:20,170 --> 00:15:20,739
Mando Rayo: Juarez. It's a new world.
It is.

647
00:15:20,740 --> 00:15:21,579
Edgar Delfin: Right. And it's the

648
00:15:21,580 --> 00:15:22,869
Edgar Delfin: same with El Paso.

649
00:15:22,870 --> 00:15:23,649
Edgar Delfin: So, yeah, like, you

650
00:15:23,650 --> 00:15:24,549
Edgar Delfin: have all these people
just

651
00:15:24,550 --> 00:15:25,539
Edgar Delfin: eating this amazing

652
00:15:25,540 --> 00:15:27,669
Edgar Delfin: food, but that I think

653
00:15:27,670 --> 00:15:29,079
Edgar Delfin: that's what Lick It Up

654
00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:31,089
Edgar Delfin: comes down to.

655
00:15:31,090 --> 00:15:31,299
Mando Rayo: Yeah.

656
00:15:31,300 --> 00:15:33,069
Edgar Delfin: That Fernando or me or

657
00:15:33,070 --> 00:15:34,389
Edgar Delfin: my other employees,

658
00:15:34,390 --> 00:15:36,739
Edgar Delfin: they understand that

659
00:15:36,740 --> 00:15:37,749
Edgar Delfin: trajection.

660
00:15:37,750 --> 00:15:38,229
Mando Rayo: Yeah.

661
00:15:38,230 --> 00:15:39,549
Edgar Delfin: They understand where

662
00:15:39,550 --> 00:15:40,509
Edgar Delfin: it comes from.

663
00:15:40,510 --> 00:15:41,039
Mando Rayo: Right. Right.

664
00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:42,219
Edgar Delfin: It's not like we just

665
00:15:42,220 --> 00:15:43,029
Edgar Delfin: like, Oh, we're going

666
00:15:43,030 --> 00:15:43,809
Edgar Delfin: to make tacos.

667
00:15:43,810 --> 00:15:44,369
Mando Rayo: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

668
00:15:44,370 --> 00:15:45,429
Edgar Delfin: How do you make tacos?

669
00:15:45,430 --> 00:15:46,449
Edgar Delfin: We didn't google this,

670
00:15:46,450 --> 00:15:47,450
Edgar Delfin: right?

671
00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:49,119
Edgar Delfin: There are some things

672
00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:50,259
Edgar Delfin: you can't google.

673
00:15:50,260 --> 00:15:51,410
Mando Rayo: Right, Right. Yeah, yeah.

674
00:15:53,110 --> 00:15:54,009
Edgar Delfin: You can't google an
adobada recipe sometimes.

675
00:15:54,010 --> 00:15:54,399
Mando Rayo: Oh yeah.

676
00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:55,929
Edgar Delfin: You can't Google how

677
00:15:55,930 --> 00:15:57,609
Edgar Delfin: to season a protein.

678
00:15:57,610 --> 00:15:58,359
Edgar Delfin: You can't.

679
00:15:58,360 --> 00:15:59,589
Mando Rayo: Yeah.

680
00:15:59,590 --> 00:16:00,639
Edgar Delfin: That's just the
experience

681
00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:02,739
Edgar Delfin: of doing this all

682
00:16:02,740 --> 00:16:03,579
Edgar Delfin: the time. And even you

683
00:16:03,580 --> 00:16:04,509
Edgar Delfin: ask the cooks on, on

684
00:16:04,510 --> 00:16:05,510
Edgar Delfin: the taquerias,

685
00:16:06,470 --> 00:16:07,299
Edgar Delfin: what do you put in
that.

686
00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:08,300
Mando Rayo: Yeah. Yeah.

687
00:16:08,698 --> 00:16:09,519
Edgar Delfin: Lo por que le pone esto
primero? You have to

688
00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:10,389
Edgar Delfin: ask questions.

689
00:16:10,390 --> 00:16:11,229
Edgar Delfin: Even though they're
busy

690
00:16:11,230 --> 00:16:12,579
Edgar Delfin: and they don't like
those questions,

691
00:16:12,580 --> 00:16:13,089
Edgar Delfin: they'll answer them.

692
00:16:13,090 --> 00:16:14,469
Mando Rayo: They'll answer
them,hey'll answer them,

693
00:16:14,470 --> 00:16:15,470
Mando Rayo: they'll answer them.

694
00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:17,529
Mando Rayo: And what brought you to
Austin,

695
00:16:17,530 --> 00:16:18,530
Mando Rayo: both of you?

696
00:16:19,090 --> 00:16:20,739
Fernando Corona: Oh, well, just a

697
00:16:20,740 --> 00:16:21,669
Fernando Corona: change in pace.

698
00:16:21,670 --> 00:16:22,689
Fernando Corona: Really. Get to the

699
00:16:22,690 --> 00:16:23,589
Fernando Corona: next level in a

700
00:16:23,590 --> 00:16:24,969
Fernando Corona: way. You know,

701
00:16:24,970 --> 00:16:25,959
Fernando Corona: trying to graduate

702
00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:26,859
Fernando Corona: from El Paso,

703
00:16:26,860 --> 00:16:27,860
Fernando Corona: basically.

704
00:16:29,470 --> 00:16:30,549
Mando Rayo: Do we all graduate from

705
00:16:30,550 --> 00:16:31,550
Mando Rayo: a El Paso?

706
00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:34,409
Fernando Corona: We could say that,

707
00:16:34,410 --> 00:16:35,418
Fernando Corona: yeah. That's great.
[all laugh]

708
00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:37,389
Mando Rayo: But why Austin

709
00:16:37,390 --> 00:16:38,199
Mando Rayo: specifically?

710
00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:39,339
Edgar Delfin: Actually the funny

711
00:16:39,340 --> 00:16:40,569
Edgar Delfin: story is that we were

712
00:16:40,570 --> 00:16:41,799
Edgar Delfin: going to open up like

713
00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:43,659
Edgar Delfin: it up before South by

714
00:16:43,660 --> 00:16:45,070
Edgar Delfin: Southwest in 2020,

715
00:16:46,090 --> 00:16:47,229
Edgar Delfin: and then we started

716
00:16:47,230 --> 00:16:48,399
Edgar Delfin: seeing those those
reports

717
00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:49,479
Edgar Delfin: of like, Oh, there's
this,

718
00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:50,469
Edgar Delfin: there's this virus
going

719
00:16:50,470 --> 00:16:51,369
Edgar Delfin: on. And me and my

720
00:16:51,370 --> 00:16:52,539
Edgar Delfin: partner, we're like,
nah

721
00:16:52,540 --> 00:16:53,379
Edgar Delfin: come on, it's not

722
00:16:53,380 --> 00:16:54,339
Edgar Delfin: going to happen. Let's

723
00:16:54,340 --> 00:16:56,259
Edgar Delfin: do this. And

724
00:16:56,260 --> 00:16:57,639
Edgar Delfin: first week of March or

725
00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:58,689
Edgar Delfin: even before March,

726
00:16:58,690 --> 00:16:59,529
Edgar Delfin: like we started hearing

727
00:16:59,530 --> 00:17:00,519
Edgar Delfin: like companies pulling

728
00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:01,749
Edgar Delfin: out of south by and I

729
00:17:01,750 --> 00:17:03,009
Edgar Delfin: was like, Oh, this is
real.

730
00:17:03,010 --> 00:17:03,969
Edgar Delfin: So we stopped there.

731
00:17:03,970 --> 00:17:04,929
Edgar Delfin: We didn't go.

732
00:17:04,930 --> 00:17:06,098
Edgar Delfin: But then we're like,

733
00:17:06,099 --> 00:17:07,299
Edgar Delfin: All right, well, it's

734
00:17:07,300 --> 00:17:08,169
Edgar Delfin: August.

735
00:17:08,170 --> 00:17:09,578
Edgar Delfin: Our sales did plummet

736
00:17:09,579 --> 00:17:10,598
Edgar Delfin: over there and like,

737
00:17:10,599 --> 00:17:11,919
Edgar Delfin: like any restaurant

738
00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:12,789
Edgar Delfin: business during the

739
00:17:12,790 --> 00:17:14,139
Edgar Delfin: pandemic. We bought a

740
00:17:14,140 --> 00:17:15,699
Edgar Delfin: food truck and we

741
00:17:15,700 --> 00:17:16,629
Edgar Delfin: opened up a food truck

742
00:17:16,630 --> 00:17:18,309
Edgar Delfin: here. At one point, we

743
00:17:18,310 --> 00:17:20,709
Edgar Delfin: had four food trucks,

744
00:17:20,710 --> 00:17:21,639
Edgar Delfin: but then we came with

745
00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:22,959
Edgar Delfin: another problem, which

746
00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:24,368
Edgar Delfin: was the labor demand.

747
00:17:24,369 --> 00:17:25,868
Edgar Delfin: Yeah. So I was like,

748
00:17:25,869 --> 00:17:27,368
Edgar Delfin: okay, that's a reason

749
00:17:27,369 --> 00:17:28,389
Edgar Delfin: Fernandes here, because

750
00:17:28,390 --> 00:17:29,289
Edgar Delfin: he's been really loyal

751
00:17:29,290 --> 00:17:30,849
Edgar Delfin: to us. He's he's been

752
00:17:30,850 --> 00:17:31,689
Edgar Delfin: through all of it. You

753
00:17:31,690 --> 00:17:33,729
Edgar Delfin: know, he's done

754
00:17:33,730 --> 00:17:34,719
Edgar Delfin: 12 hour shifts

755
00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,039
Edgar Delfin: sometimes. Yeah, Yeah.

756
00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:37,040
Fernando Corona: Festivals.

757
00:17:37,869 --> 00:17:37,869
Edgar Delfin: Festivals.

758
00:17:37,870 --> 00:17:38,559
Fernando Corona: They can thin.

759
00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:39,749
Edgar Delfin: He can.

760
00:17:39,750 --> 00:17:40,968
Mando Rayo: Parties? Any
Quinceañeras? [crosstalk] Ándale,

761
00:17:52,043 --> 00:17:53,719
Mando Rayo: ándale, ándale. Well,

762
00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:54,619
Mando Rayo: Fernando, why don't you
tell us a little bit

763
00:17:54,620 --> 00:17:55,999
Mando Rayo: about your experience

764
00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:56,959
Mando Rayo: and maybe some of the

765
00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:58,399
Mando Rayo: menu items.

766
00:17:58,400 --> 00:17:59,929
Fernando Corona: Well, personally,

767
00:17:59,930 --> 00:18:01,699
Fernando Corona: I'm not vegan, but

768
00:18:01,700 --> 00:18:03,169
Fernando Corona: joining this team

769
00:18:03,170 --> 00:18:04,819
Fernando Corona: has been really eye

770
00:18:04,820 --> 00:18:06,979
Fernando Corona: opening to not only

771
00:18:06,980 --> 00:18:07,939
Fernando Corona: how to cook vegan

772
00:18:07,940 --> 00:18:10,099
Fernando Corona: food, but how

773
00:18:10,100 --> 00:18:10,879
Fernando Corona: it is actually

774
00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:12,229
Fernando Corona: possible to

775
00:18:12,230 --> 00:18:13,309
Fernando Corona: translate the

776
00:18:13,310 --> 00:18:14,899
Fernando Corona: actual meat recipe

777
00:18:14,900 --> 00:18:15,949
Fernando Corona: into something

778
00:18:15,950 --> 00:18:16,969
Fernando Corona: easy. And you don't

779
00:18:16,970 --> 00:18:18,019
Fernando Corona: have to stick to
just

780
00:18:18,020 --> 00:18:19,909
Fernando Corona: one set of vegan

781
00:18:19,910 --> 00:18:20,689
Fernando Corona: options. For

782
00:18:20,690 --> 00:18:21,529
Fernando Corona: example, like you
were

783
00:18:21,530 --> 00:18:22,879
Fernando Corona: saying, you're soy

784
00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:24,499
Fernando Corona: or you can do.

785
00:18:24,500 --> 00:18:25,399
Fernando Corona: I don't know,
tempeh.

786
00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:26,389
Fernando Corona: I don't know if it's
the same,

787
00:18:26,390 --> 00:18:27,529
Fernando Corona: but it's been
really,

788
00:18:27,530 --> 00:18:28,309
Fernando Corona: really cool.

789
00:18:28,310 --> 00:18:30,079
Fernando Corona: And I know that

790
00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:31,759
Fernando Corona: there are not many

791
00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:32,779
Fernando Corona: vegan options out

792
00:18:32,780 --> 00:18:33,559
Fernando Corona: there.

793
00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:35,419
Fernando Corona: And I think

794
00:18:35,420 --> 00:18:36,829
Fernando Corona: as far as I have

795
00:18:36,830 --> 00:18:38,179
Fernando Corona: tasted, Lick It Up

796
00:18:38,180 --> 00:18:40,069
Fernando Corona: is like the most

797
00:18:40,070 --> 00:18:41,719
Fernando Corona: traditional taste

798
00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:43,039
Fernando Corona: in vegan food.

799
00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,229
Mando Rayo: Like traditional

800
00:18:45,230 --> 00:18:46,249
Mando Rayo: vegan or traditional

801
00:18:46,250 --> 00:18:46,699
Mando Rayo: Mexican?

802
00:18:46,700 --> 00:18:48,829
Fernando Corona: Traditional Mexican.

803
00:18:48,830 --> 00:18:49,969
Fernando Corona: It's as close as it

804
00:18:49,970 --> 00:18:50,929
Fernando Corona: can get to like the

805
00:18:50,930 --> 00:18:52,279
Fernando Corona: real deal.

806
00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:53,419
Mando Rayo: Speaking of your menu,

807
00:18:53,420 --> 00:18:54,379
Mando Rayo: give us a rundown of

808
00:18:54,380 --> 00:18:55,099
Mando Rayo: your tacos.

809
00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:55,879
Edgar Delfin: Okay.

810
00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:56,689
Edgar Delfin: So right now we're

811
00:18:56,690 --> 00:18:57,469
Edgar Delfin: running with six

812
00:18:57,470 --> 00:18:58,549
Edgar Delfin: tacos.

813
00:18:58,550 --> 00:18:59,629
Edgar Delfin: It's a carne asada

814
00:18:59,630 --> 00:19:01,459
Edgar Delfin: taco and

815
00:19:01,460 --> 00:19:03,259
Edgar Delfin: it's soy based.

816
00:19:03,260 --> 00:19:04,999
Edgar Delfin: We don't buy none of

817
00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,829
Edgar Delfin: those, like beyond

818
00:19:06,830 --> 00:19:08,299
Edgar Delfin: beef, beyond meat or

819
00:19:08,300 --> 00:19:09,109
Edgar Delfin: impossible.

820
00:19:09,110 --> 00:19:10,819
Edgar Delfin: We make it in-house.

821
00:19:10,820 --> 00:19:12,919
Edgar Delfin: It's marinated with

822
00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:14,869
Edgar Delfin: soy sauce, a vegetable

823
00:19:14,870 --> 00:19:16,219
Edgar Delfin: concentrate.

824
00:19:16,220 --> 00:19:17,553
Edgar Delfin: We do pepper, thyme.

825
00:19:19,220 --> 00:19:20,239
Edgar Delfin: We marinated pretty

826
00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:21,439
Edgar Delfin: good until you get

827
00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:22,519
Edgar Delfin: close to that flavor,

828
00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:23,569
Edgar Delfin: obviously. Lime juice,

829
00:19:23,570 --> 00:19:24,589
Edgar Delfin: vinegar.

830
00:19:24,590 --> 00:19:25,699
Edgar Delfin: And we have it with

831
00:19:25,700 --> 00:19:26,749
Edgar Delfin: some pico de gallo.

832
00:19:26,750 --> 00:19:28,069
Edgar Delfin: We have our abodaba

833
00:19:28,070 --> 00:19:29,939
Edgar Delfin: Taco, which is another

834
00:19:29,940 --> 00:19:31,189
Edgar Delfin: wild recipe that

835
00:19:31,190 --> 00:19:32,389
Edgar Delfin: Butcher gave me back

836
00:19:32,390 --> 00:19:33,109
Edgar Delfin: in Juarez.

837
00:19:33,110 --> 00:19:33,679
Mando Rayo: Oh, okay.

838
00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:35,209
Edgar Delfin: So I follow that one

839
00:19:35,210 --> 00:19:36,049
Edgar Delfin: true to the heart.

840
00:19:36,050 --> 00:19:36,889
Edgar Delfin: I always love the

841
00:19:36,890 --> 00:19:37,890
Edgar Delfin: adobada.

842
00:19:38,090 --> 00:19:39,679
Edgar Delfin: Then we have a mushroom

843
00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:40,729
Edgar Delfin: chorizo taco, which is

844
00:19:40,730 --> 00:19:41,730
Edgar Delfin: a like a

845
00:19:42,890 --> 00:19:43,729
Edgar Delfin: mushroom, chorizo

846
00:19:43,730 --> 00:19:45,319
Edgar Delfin: soy-based chorizo with

847
00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:46,609
Edgar Delfin: some mushroom green

848
00:19:46,610 --> 00:19:47,659
Edgar Delfin: chili peppers and

849
00:19:47,660 --> 00:19:48,439
Edgar Delfin: onions.

850
00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:49,519
Edgar Delfin: And then we top it off

851
00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,439
Edgar Delfin: with some cabbage and

852
00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:52,729
Edgar Delfin: some crema all made

853
00:19:52,730 --> 00:19:53,599
Edgar Delfin: in-house.

854
00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:55,579
Edgar Delfin: Then we have our

855
00:19:55,580 --> 00:19:56,379
Edgar Delfin: chorizo con papas. Mm

856
00:19:56,380 --> 00:19:57,268
Edgar Delfin: hmm. Which is always

857
00:19:57,269 --> 00:19:58,309
Edgar Delfin: good. Classic,

858
00:19:58,310 --> 00:19:59,089
Edgar Delfin: classic.

859
00:19:59,090 --> 00:20:00,049
Edgar Delfin: And we put some cheese

860
00:20:00,050 --> 00:20:01,039
Edgar Delfin: on that.

861
00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:01,939
Edgar Delfin: I kind of recommend
that

862
00:20:01,940 --> 00:20:03,319
Edgar Delfin: with a flour tortilla,

863
00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:04,969
Edgar Delfin: and then we have a
potato.

864
00:20:04,970 --> 00:20:06,079
Edgar Delfin: Un papa asada which is

865
00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:07,819
Edgar Delfin: papas with carne

866
00:20:07,820 --> 00:20:09,229
Edgar Delfin: asada, pico de gallo

867
00:20:09,230 --> 00:20:10,099
Edgar Delfin: and crema.

868
00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:11,479
Edgar Delfin: We do use a lot of

869
00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,249
Edgar Delfin: cheese because I mean,

870
00:20:13,250 --> 00:20:14,299
Edgar Delfin: we're from Chihuahua.

871
00:20:14,300 --> 00:20:15,319
Edgar Delfin: Chihuahua uses cheese

872
00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:16,219
Edgar Delfin: on their tacos.

873
00:20:16,220 --> 00:20:17,269
Mando Rayo: That's right.

874
00:20:17,270 --> 00:20:18,049
Edgar Delfin: People from the south
of

875
00:20:18,050 --> 00:20:18,949
Edgar Delfin: Mexico, they're so

876
00:20:18,950 --> 00:20:19,789
Edgar Delfin: tough on us on the

877
00:20:19,790 --> 00:20:20,749
Edgar Delfin: north because we use

878
00:20:20,750 --> 00:20:21,649
Edgar Delfin: cheese on our tacos.

879
00:20:21,650 --> 00:20:22,789
Mando Rayo: Yeah, I know, I know.

880
00:20:22,790 --> 00:20:23,790
Edgar Delfin: But I don't care.
They're cheese.

881
00:20:26,090 --> 00:20:27,229
Fernando Corona: And it's

882
00:20:27,230 --> 00:20:27,859
Fernando Corona: plant-based cheese.

883
00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:28,789
Edgar Delfin: It's plant-based
cheese.

884
00:20:28,790 --> 00:20:30,859
Mando Rayo: Right, right, right.

885
00:20:30,860 --> 00:20:31,999
Mando Rayo: Yeah. Yeah. So do you

886
00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,279
Mando Rayo: still have a shop

887
00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:35,869
Mando Rayo: in El Paso también and

888
00:20:35,870 --> 00:20:36,439
Mando Rayo: Austin?

889
00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:37,219
Edgar Delfin: Yes.

890
00:20:37,220 --> 00:20:38,389
Mando Rayo: What does that look

891
00:20:38,390 --> 00:20:39,139
Mando Rayo: like?

892
00:20:39,140 --> 00:20:40,069
Edgar Delfin: Well, in El Paso,

893
00:20:40,070 --> 00:20:41,509
Edgar Delfin: we're inside of

894
00:20:41,510 --> 00:20:42,919
Edgar Delfin: International Bar, so

895
00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:43,729
Edgar Delfin: you can probably say

896
00:20:43,730 --> 00:20:44,599
Edgar Delfin: it's a restaurant.

897
00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:44,687
Mando Rayo: Okay.

898
00:20:44,688 --> 00:20:45,589
Edgar Delfin: We have a kitchen

899
00:20:45,590 --> 00:20:46,369
Edgar Delfin: there.

900
00:20:46,370 --> 00:20:47,629
Edgar Delfin: Now, what's important

901
00:20:47,630 --> 00:20:48,619
Edgar Delfin: to me is that

902
00:20:48,620 --> 00:20:49,489
Edgar Delfin: Lick It Up is open late

903
00:20:49,490 --> 00:20:50,839
Edgar Delfin: at night. I started

904
00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:51,979
Edgar Delfin: the business closing

905
00:20:51,980 --> 00:20:53,299
Edgar Delfin: at 2 a.m.

906
00:20:53,300 --> 00:20:54,739
Edgar Delfin: and expect the same to

907
00:20:54,740 --> 00:20:55,740
Edgar Delfin: do it that way.

908
00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:58,099
Edgar Delfin: No vegan hours for me,

909
00:20:58,100 --> 00:20:59,539
Edgar Delfin: right? I open at five

910
00:20:59,540 --> 00:21:01,159
Edgar Delfin: and we close at 2 a.m.

911
00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:02,209
Edgar Delfin: and that's the way I

912
00:21:02,210 --> 00:21:03,799
Edgar Delfin: was raised with the

913
00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:05,089
Edgar Delfin: taquerias in Ciudad

914
00:21:05,090 --> 00:21:07,069
Edgar Delfin: Juarez in El Paso.

915
00:21:07,070 --> 00:21:08,059
Edgar Delfin: But the reception's

916
00:21:08,060 --> 00:21:09,349
Edgar Delfin: been good.

917
00:21:09,350 --> 00:21:10,279
Edgar Delfin: I always love when
people

918
00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:11,209
Edgar Delfin: say like, Oh, I can't
believe

919
00:21:11,210 --> 00:21:12,649
Edgar Delfin: this is vegan.

920
00:21:12,650 --> 00:21:13,669
Edgar Delfin: That's what I want to
hear.

921
00:21:13,670 --> 00:21:14,719
Edgar Delfin: A couple of times I

922
00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:16,759
Edgar Delfin: had Mexican,

923
00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:17,599
Edgar Delfin: like, abuelitas

924
00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:18,559
Edgar Delfin: grandmothers trying

925
00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:19,969
Edgar Delfin: our food and saying

926
00:21:19,970 --> 00:21:20,959
Edgar Delfin: that it's great.

927
00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:21,859
Edgar Delfin: And for me that's the

928
00:21:21,860 --> 00:21:23,809
Edgar Delfin: biggest compliment.

929
00:21:23,810 --> 00:21:24,739
Edgar Delfin: A huge compliment.

930
00:21:24,740 --> 00:21:26,239
Mando Rayo: That is it.

931
00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:27,619
Mando Rayo: Abuelita's stamp of

932
00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:28,159
Mando Rayo: approval.

933
00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:29,149
Edgar Delfin: If somebody said it's
too

934
00:21:29,150 --> 00:21:29,989
Edgar Delfin: oily, it's too this.

935
00:21:29,990 --> 00:21:30,990
Edgar Delfin: Eh okay.

936
00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:33,829
Mando Rayo: Esta bien, esta bien.

937
00:21:33,830 --> 00:21:35,029
Edgar Delfin: But my abuelita likes

938
00:21:35,030 --> 00:21:35,419
Edgar Delfin: it. So.

939
00:21:35,420 --> 00:21:37,039
Mando Rayo: So then. Yeah, Deal with

940
00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:38,040
Mando Rayo: it. Deal with it.
[laughs]

941
00:21:39,890 --> 00:21:40,609
Fernando Corona: That's the main
critic.

942
00:21:40,610 --> 00:21:41,389
Mando Rayo: That's a main critic.
Yeah,

943
00:21:41,390 --> 00:21:42,399
Mando Rayo: yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

944
00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:43,909
Mando Rayo: yeah. So in closing,

945
00:21:43,910 --> 00:21:45,559
Mando Rayo: what would you say to

946
00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:47,539
Mando Rayo: somebody that isn't as

947
00:21:47,540 --> 00:21:49,279
Mando Rayo: familiar with vegan food

948
00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:50,179
Mando Rayo: Mexicano?

949
00:21:50,180 --> 00:21:51,109
Mando Rayo: What will get them to
your

950
00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:51,949
Mando Rayo: food truck?

951
00:21:51,950 --> 00:21:52,999
Edgar Delfin: Okay, so there's a

952
00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:53,989
Edgar Delfin: couple of things.

953
00:21:53,990 --> 00:21:55,189
Edgar Delfin: All of my employees

954
00:21:55,190 --> 00:21:56,190
Edgar Delfin: are not vegan

955
00:21:57,470 --> 00:21:59,209
Edgar Delfin: and they still try the

956
00:21:59,210 --> 00:22:00,889
Edgar Delfin: food and they go, It's

957
00:22:00,890 --> 00:22:02,419
Edgar Delfin: good. Like Carmen.

958
00:22:03,510 --> 00:22:05,039
Edgar Delfin: She has a great palate

959
00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:06,189
Edgar Delfin: for food. She does.

960
00:22:06,190 --> 00:22:07,409
Edgar Delfin: She she'll tell.

961
00:22:07,410 --> 00:22:09,299
Edgar Delfin: It's like it's like

962
00:22:09,300 --> 00:22:10,859
Edgar Delfin: a compass for her.

963
00:22:10,860 --> 00:22:11,699
Edgar Delfin: And she'll tell you,

964
00:22:11,700 --> 00:22:12,989
Edgar Delfin: like, go here.

965
00:22:12,990 --> 00:22:14,189
Edgar Delfin: Go there.

966
00:22:14,190 --> 00:22:15,389
Edgar Delfin: Go a little less here.

967
00:22:15,390 --> 00:22:16,799
Edgar Delfin: Or even though I have

968
00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,629
Edgar Delfin: my recipes, I

969
00:22:18,630 --> 00:22:20,279
Edgar Delfin: think recipes are only

970
00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:21,419
Edgar Delfin: an indication of where

971
00:22:21,420 --> 00:22:22,199
Edgar Delfin: to go.

972
00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:23,459
Edgar Delfin: But it won't take you

973
00:22:23,460 --> 00:22:25,199
Edgar Delfin: where you need to go.

974
00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:27,029
Edgar Delfin: Because for the

975
00:22:27,030 --> 00:22:27,929
Edgar Delfin: whole reason that

976
00:22:27,930 --> 00:22:29,279
Edgar Delfin: ingredients changed,

977
00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:31,259
Edgar Delfin: tomatoes change.

978
00:22:31,260 --> 00:22:32,219
Edgar Delfin: Jalapeños are not the

979
00:22:32,220 --> 00:22:33,220
Edgar Delfin: same. Chile de arbol,

980
00:22:33,930 --> 00:22:34,919
Edgar Delfin: like the salt.

981
00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:35,939
Edgar Delfin: All these little things

982
00:22:35,940 --> 00:22:36,959
Edgar Delfin: do matter.

983
00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:38,729
Edgar Delfin: And as we finish our

984
00:22:38,730 --> 00:22:40,019
Edgar Delfin: recipes, she'll always

985
00:22:40,020 --> 00:22:40,889
Edgar Delfin: give some kind of

986
00:22:40,890 --> 00:22:41,669
Edgar Delfin: insight.

987
00:22:41,670 --> 00:22:43,739
Edgar Delfin: So she's doing

988
00:22:43,740 --> 00:22:45,719
Edgar Delfin: food that she likes

989
00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:46,769
Edgar Delfin: also, even though

990
00:22:46,770 --> 00:22:47,729
Edgar Delfin: she's not vegan, right?

991
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Edgar Delfin: Yeah. So if you're not

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Edgar Delfin: vegan and you want to
try

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Edgar Delfin: this food out, trust

994
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Edgar Delfin: me, there's some input

995
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Edgar Delfin: from people who are

996
00:22:54,210 --> 00:22:55,559
Edgar Delfin: not vegan and they

997
00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:56,399
Edgar Delfin: want to taste it the

998
00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:57,299
Edgar Delfin: same way. We're not

999
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Edgar Delfin: trying to make food

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00:22:58,110 --> 00:22:58,889
Edgar Delfin: for vegans.

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Edgar Delfin: I'm sorry. I think I

1002
00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:01,899
Edgar Delfin: love my vegan
customers.

1003
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Edgar Delfin: Yeah. We're not trying

1004
00:23:02,700 --> 00:23:03,479
Edgar Delfin: to make foods for

1005
00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:04,439
Edgar Delfin: vegan. I'm trying to
make

1006
00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:05,219
Edgar Delfin: good food for

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00:23:05,220 --> 00:23:06,478
Edgar Delfin: everybody. Yeah.

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Mando Rayo: With sazón.

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Edgar Delfin: With sazón and that's

1010
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Edgar Delfin: it. You know, we just

1011
00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:10,349
Edgar Delfin: don't use animal

1012
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Edgar Delfin: products. That's it.

1013
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Edgar Delfin: Yeah, but the flavor

1014
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Edgar Delfin: and the love is there
for

1015
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Edgar Delfin: sure.

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Mando Rayo: Well, it sounds great.

1017
00:23:14,670 --> 00:23:16,499
Mando Rayo: I can't wait to come and

1018
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Mando Rayo: try it out.

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Edgar Delfin: Yeah, of course.

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Mando Rayo: Well, thanks so much for

1021
00:23:19,110 --> 00:23:21,089
Mando Rayo: coming by the studio.

1022
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Mando Rayo: Definitely some paisas.

1023
00:23:23,010 --> 00:23:23,989
Edgar Delfin: Yeah. Yeah. Of course.

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Mando Rayo: Bringing in the comida

1025
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Mando Rayo: en the border

1026
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Mando Rayo: todo eso. [laughs]

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Edgar Delfin: Yeah.

1028
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Mando Rayo: All right. Thanks,
fellas.

1029
00:23:33,390 --> 00:23:34,650
Edgar Delfin: All right thank you,
Mando. Thank you so much.

1030
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Mando Rayo: [crunch sound effect] Oh,
it's taco time.

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Mando Rayo: Muy gracias to our

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Mando Rayo: friends at Waterloo

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Mando Rayo: this podcast episode.

1082
00:24:52,290 --> 00:24:53,219
Mando Rayo: [music] Our next guest,

1083
00:24:53,220 --> 00:24:54,689
Mando Rayo: Chris Rios, is an East

1084
00:24:54,690 --> 00:24:55,829
Mando Rayo: Austin native and the

1085
00:24:55,830 --> 00:24:56,939
Mando Rayo: founder and executive

1086
00:24:56,940 --> 00:24:58,799
Mando Rayo: chef of the Vegan Nom

1087
00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:00,569
Mando Rayo: Austin's original all

1088
00:25:00,570 --> 00:25:01,949
Mando Rayo: vegan taco truck.

1089
00:25:01,950 --> 00:25:03,569
Mando Rayo: Vegan Nom has won and

1090
00:25:03,570 --> 00:25:04,529
Mando Rayo: been nominated for

1091
00:25:04,530 --> 00:25:06,389
Mando Rayo: multiple awards for best

1092
00:25:06,390 --> 00:25:07,469
Mando Rayo: tacos and best food

1093
00:25:07,470 --> 00:25:08,969
Mando Rayo: truck in America.

1094
00:25:08,970 --> 00:25:09,749
Mando Rayo: Chris is currently

1095
00:25:09,750 --> 00:25:11,399
Mando Rayo: working to open a patio

1096
00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:12,569
Mando Rayo: restaurant in the North

1097
00:25:12,570 --> 00:25:14,159
Mando Rayo: Loop neighborhood.

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00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:15,359
Mando Rayo: Chris, welcome to the

1099
00:25:15,360 --> 00:25:15,839
Mando Rayo: show.

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00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:16,769
Chris Rios: Hey, thank you. Thanks

1101
00:25:16,770 --> 00:25:17,699
Chris Rios: for having me here.

1102
00:25:17,700 --> 00:25:18,719
Mando Rayo: Hey, I hear this is your

1103
00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:19,709
Mando Rayo: first podcast.

1104
00:25:19,710 --> 00:25:21,449
Chris Rios: It is my first podcast.

1105
00:25:21,450 --> 00:25:22,859
Chris Rios: So it's a historic event

1106
00:25:22,860 --> 00:25:24,569
Chris Rios: for me and just happy to

1107
00:25:24,570 --> 00:25:25,259
Chris Rios: be here.

1108
00:25:25,260 --> 00:25:26,699
Mando Rayo: Yeah. Tell me you're

1109
00:25:26,700 --> 00:25:27,779
Mando Rayo: originally from Austin,

1110
00:25:27,780 --> 00:25:28,349
Mando Rayo: aren't you?

1111
00:25:28,350 --> 00:25:29,609
Chris Rios: Yes. Born and raised on

1112
00:25:29,610 --> 00:25:30,719
Chris Rios: the east side. So I'm

1113
00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:32,219
Chris Rios: very rare, you know.

1114
00:25:32,220 --> 00:25:33,689
Chris Rios: And it's been such a

1115
00:25:33,690 --> 00:25:34,679
Chris Rios: privilege being a part

1116
00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:35,609
Chris Rios: of the community my whole

1117
00:25:35,610 --> 00:25:37,559
Chris Rios: life. East Austin.

1118
00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:38,819
Chris Rios: I hold a fond memories

1119
00:25:38,820 --> 00:25:40,109
Chris Rios: and just a lot of

1120
00:25:40,110 --> 00:25:41,399
Chris Rios: emotion in my heart

1121
00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:42,599
Chris Rios: there. So a lot of good

1122
00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:43,529
Chris Rios: childhood memories when

1123
00:25:43,530 --> 00:25:44,069
Chris Rios: I'm there.

1124
00:25:44,070 --> 00:25:45,059
Mando Rayo: Love it, Love it. Thank

1125
00:25:45,060 --> 00:25:46,019
Mando Rayo: you so much. And thank

1126
00:25:46,020 --> 00:25:46,979
Mando Rayo: you for being here as

1127
00:25:46,980 --> 00:25:47,798
Mando Rayo: well.

1128
00:25:47,799 --> 00:25:48,719
Chris Rios: Yeah man, I appreciate
it. I'm

1129
00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:49,619
Chris Rios: happy to be here. It's

1130
00:25:49,620 --> 00:25:50,159
Chris Rios: an honor.

1131
00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:51,149
Mando Rayo: You know, we're talking
about

1132
00:25:51,150 --> 00:25:52,319
Mando Rayo: plant based tacos, vegan

1133
00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:53,320
Mando Rayo: tacos, obviously.

1134
00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:56,009
Mando Rayo: When did you become a

1135
00:25:56,010 --> 00:25:56,669
Mando Rayo: vegan?

1136
00:25:56,670 --> 00:25:58,049
Chris Rios: Oh, wow. So I became

1137
00:25:58,050 --> 00:25:59,999
Chris Rios: vegan back in 2011.

1138
00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,514
Chris Rios: October 26, 2011.

1139
00:26:02,515 --> 00:26:03,689
Mando Rayo: Wow, you got the exact

1140
00:26:03,690 --> 00:26:03,929
Mando Rayo: day.

1141
00:26:03,930 --> 00:26:05,489
Chris Rios: That's my vegan birthday.

1142
00:26:05,490 --> 00:26:06,569
Chris Rios: I celebrate that every

1143
00:26:06,570 --> 00:26:07,349
Chris Rios: year.

1144
00:26:07,350 --> 00:26:08,579
Chris Rios: And it's been a life

1145
00:26:08,580 --> 00:26:10,139
Chris Rios: changing event for me,

1146
00:26:10,140 --> 00:26:11,189
Chris Rios: not only on a health

1147
00:26:11,190 --> 00:26:13,109
Chris Rios: perspective, but just my

1148
00:26:13,110 --> 00:26:14,489
Chris Rios: whole life and circle

1149
00:26:14,490 --> 00:26:16,469
Chris Rios: and family and

1150
00:26:16,470 --> 00:26:17,819
Chris Rios: friends and community.

1151
00:26:17,820 --> 00:26:18,839
Mando Rayo: What inspired you?

1152
00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:20,609
Chris Rios: I became vegan because I

1153
00:26:20,610 --> 00:26:21,689
Chris Rios: was about the climate

1154
00:26:21,690 --> 00:26:22,799
Chris Rios: change. I started
thinking

1155
00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:24,119
Chris Rios: about how current

1156
00:26:24,120 --> 00:26:25,349
Chris Rios: situations with our food

1157
00:26:25,350 --> 00:26:27,089
Chris Rios: supply was affecting the

1158
00:26:27,090 --> 00:26:28,229
Chris Rios: Earth. I was concerned

1159
00:26:28,230 --> 00:26:29,069
Chris Rios: about the water.

1160
00:26:29,070 --> 00:26:30,119
Chris Rios: I'm concerned about water

1161
00:26:30,120 --> 00:26:31,319
Chris Rios: pollution.

1162
00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:32,339
Chris Rios: I was concerned about

1163
00:26:32,340 --> 00:26:34,229
Chris Rios: animal welfare and just

1164
00:26:34,230 --> 00:26:35,129
Chris Rios: a lot of things that I

1165
00:26:35,130 --> 00:26:36,389
Chris Rios: was starting to see.

1166
00:26:36,390 --> 00:26:37,469
Chris Rios: I was like, Man, if we

1167
00:26:37,470 --> 00:26:38,759
Chris Rios: don't do something about

1168
00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:39,539
Chris Rios: this.

1169
00:26:39,540 --> 00:26:41,369
Chris Rios: I mean, it empowered me

1170
00:26:41,370 --> 00:26:42,539
Chris Rios: to do something that

1171
00:26:42,540 --> 00:26:43,319
Chris Rios: that's what it was

1172
00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:44,429
Chris Rios: inspired me to do

1173
00:26:44,430 --> 00:26:45,869
Chris Rios: something.

1174
00:26:45,870 --> 00:26:47,219
Chris Rios: You know, I'm Latino.

1175
00:26:47,220 --> 00:26:48,119
Chris Rios: I grew up on the East
Side

1176
00:26:48,120 --> 00:26:49,139
Chris Rios: when it was predominantly

1177
00:26:49,140 --> 00:26:50,189
Chris Rios: Hispanic. Yeah.

1178
00:26:50,190 --> 00:26:51,359
Chris Rios: And, you know, my

1179
00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:52,799
Chris Rios: family, my grandma, both

1180
00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:53,800
Chris Rios: my grandma, we're a
cooking

1181
00:26:54,450 --> 00:26:54,899
Chris Rios: family.

1182
00:26:54,900 --> 00:26:55,199
Mando Rayo: Yeah.

1183
00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:56,129
Chris Rios: And we grew up, you

1184
00:26:56,130 --> 00:26:56,909
Chris Rios: know, in that it's part
of

1185
00:26:56,910 --> 00:26:58,019
Chris Rios: our culture to eat meat.

1186
00:26:58,020 --> 00:26:58,949
Chris Rios: I thought about that and

1187
00:26:58,950 --> 00:26:59,759
Chris Rios: I was like, What if I

1188
00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:00,719
Chris Rios: can make some things to

1189
00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:01,619
Chris Rios: where, you know,

1190
00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:03,149
Chris Rios: veganism will allow me

1191
00:27:03,150 --> 00:27:04,659
Chris Rios: to help me and my family

1192
00:27:04,660 --> 00:27:05,759
Chris Rios: get have become healthier

1193
00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:06,839
Chris Rios: somehow. And there's a

1194
00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:07,649
Chris Rios: lot of positive things

1195
00:27:07,650 --> 00:27:08,429
Chris Rios: that goes with it.

1196
00:27:08,430 --> 00:27:09,899
Chris Rios: I feel healthier.

1197
00:27:09,900 --> 00:27:12,039
Chris Rios: I feel, you know, I feel

1198
00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:13,259
Chris Rios: it's a spiritual journey

1199
00:27:13,260 --> 00:27:13,689
Chris Rios: for me.

1200
00:27:13,690 --> 00:27:14,549
Mando Rayo: Yeah. Yeah.

1201
00:27:14,550 --> 00:27:15,959
Mando Rayo: No, I appreciate that.

1202
00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:16,979
Mando Rayo: And I respect that as

1203
00:27:16,980 --> 00:27:17,939
Mando Rayo: well. And you were

1204
00:27:17,940 --> 00:27:18,989
Mando Rayo: inspired so much so that

1205
00:27:18,990 --> 00:27:19,829
Mando Rayo: you started your own

1206
00:27:19,830 --> 00:27:20,489
Mando Rayo: food truck.

1207
00:27:20,490 --> 00:27:21,490
Chris Rios: I did.

1208
00:27:22,740 --> 00:27:23,939
Chris Rios: I did start my own food

1209
00:27:23,940 --> 00:27:25,229
Chris Rios: truck. I had my own

1210
00:27:25,230 --> 00:27:26,009
Chris Rios: shipping supply

1211
00:27:26,010 --> 00:27:27,509
Chris Rios: business, and I was one

1212
00:27:27,510 --> 00:27:28,439
Chris Rios: of those guys that would

1213
00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:29,789
Chris Rios: just daydream about like

1214
00:27:29,790 --> 00:27:30,689
Chris Rios: having his own food

1215
00:27:30,690 --> 00:27:31,619
Chris Rios: industry business.

1216
00:27:31,620 --> 00:27:32,879
Chris Rios: And this is before Chef

1217
00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:33,880
Chris Rios: the movie. [Mando laughs]
I was

1218
00:27:34,860 --> 00:27:35,819
Chris Rios: no chef.

1219
00:27:35,820 --> 00:27:36,839
Chris Rios: But I could relate to

1220
00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:38,429
Chris Rios: that movie because I had

1221
00:27:38,430 --> 00:27:39,509
Chris Rios: that enthusiasm, that

1222
00:27:39,510 --> 00:27:40,919
Chris Rios: passion about like, I

1223
00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:41,729
Chris Rios: want to do this.

1224
00:27:41,730 --> 00:27:43,426
Chris Rios: And I would make mock

1225
00:27:43,427 --> 00:27:44,879
Chris Rios: menus like this one we'll
do.

1226
00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:45,899
Chris Rios: And I'd show my family
and friends

1227
00:27:45,900 --> 00:27:46,859
Chris Rios: and everyone gets hyped

1228
00:27:46,860 --> 00:27:47,729
Chris Rios: up. You know how it is,

1229
00:27:47,730 --> 00:27:47,849
Chris Rios: right?

1230
00:27:47,850 --> 00:27:48,948
Mando Rayo: Yeah, I totally agree.

1231
00:27:48,949 --> 00:27:49,729
Mando Rayo: Yeah, yeah.

1232
00:27:49,730 --> 00:27:50,669
Chris Rios: Yeah, it all started

1233
00:27:50,670 --> 00:27:51,749
Chris Rios: with the menu in the name

1234
00:27:51,750 --> 00:27:53,849
Chris Rios: and I was just bouncing

1235
00:27:53,850 --> 00:27:54,869
Chris Rios: around like, What should

1236
00:27:54,870 --> 00:27:56,129
Chris Rios: I do? What should I do?

1237
00:27:56,130 --> 00:27:57,929
Chris Rios: And then I became vegan

1238
00:27:57,930 --> 00:28:00,239
Chris Rios: in October and I

1239
00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:01,259
Chris Rios: tried to go out and get

1240
00:28:01,260 --> 00:28:02,460
Chris Rios: some vegan tacos.

1241
00:28:04,950 --> 00:28:04,999
Chris Rios: [both laugh]

1242
00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:05,729
Mando Rayo: How was that?

1243
00:28:05,730 --> 00:28:07,289
Chris Rios: Oh, I failed miserably.

1244
00:28:07,290 --> 00:28:08,069
Chris Rios: I was like, Oh my God, I
can't get

1245
00:28:08,070 --> 00:28:08,969
Chris Rios: my taco fix. And, you

1246
00:28:08,970 --> 00:28:10,319
Chris Rios: know, my family, we're

1247
00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:11,729
Chris Rios: big about tacos. You grow
up eating

1248
00:28:11,730 --> 00:28:12,539
Chris Rios: breakfast tacos,

1249
00:28:12,540 --> 00:28:13,369
Chris Rios: especially, man.

1250
00:28:13,370 --> 00:28:13,589
Mando Rayo: Right?

1251
00:28:13,590 --> 00:28:15,269
Chris Rios: Right. You know, So I

1252
00:28:15,270 --> 00:28:16,379
Chris Rios: was like, That's it.

1253
00:28:16,380 --> 00:28:17,159
Chris Rios: You know what I'm going
to

1254
00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:18,397
Chris Rios: do? Vegan tacos, rockin'

1255
00:28:18,398 --> 00:28:20,129
Chris Rios: vegan tacos.

1256
00:28:20,130 --> 00:28:20,909
Chris Rios: And so I got to have,

1257
00:28:20,910 --> 00:28:21,749
Chris Rios: like, a parent name or

1258
00:28:21,750 --> 00:28:22,649
Chris Rios: something because nobody
knows

1259
00:28:22,650 --> 00:28:23,669
Chris Rios: what vegan is. I'm like,

1260
00:28:23,670 --> 00:28:25,229
Chris Rios: you know, The Vegan Nom

1261
00:28:25,230 --> 00:28:26,439
Chris Rios: because it's like, taste

1262
00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:26,999
Chris Rios: so good.

1263
00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:27,989
Mando Rayo: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1264
00:28:27,990 --> 00:28:30,479
Chris Rios: So six months later,

1265
00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:31,760
Chris Rios: I open up The Vegan Nom

1266
00:28:33,300 --> 00:28:34,559
Chris Rios: on the luck of faith, my

1267
00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:36,419
Chris Rios: last $500 that I have

1268
00:28:36,420 --> 00:28:37,349
Chris Rios: and I just had some
faith.

1269
00:28:37,350 --> 00:28:38,339
Chris Rios: I was like, I'm going to
do this.

1270
00:28:38,340 --> 00:28:39,389
Chris Rios: The odds were against me

1271
00:28:39,390 --> 00:28:40,949
Chris Rios: and my family, you know,

1272
00:28:40,950 --> 00:28:42,419
Chris Rios: a lot of them that were
supportive,

1273
00:28:42,420 --> 00:28:43,979
Chris Rios: but they thought I was
crazy.

1274
00:28:43,980 --> 00:28:45,419
Mando Rayo: Yeah. Yeah.

1275
00:28:45,420 --> 00:28:45,428
Mando Rayo: They were like, what?

1276
00:28:45,429 --> 00:28:46,429
Chris Rios: No meat? No cheese? My

1277
00:28:48,180 --> 00:28:49,229
Chris Rios: cousins, too, like.

1278
00:28:49,230 --> 00:28:50,069
Mando Rayo: Well, you don't eat pork.

1279
00:28:50,070 --> 00:28:50,999
Mando Rayo: Here, try this baloney

1280
00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:52,000
Mando Rayo: sandwich. [laughs]

1281
00:28:53,850 --> 00:28:54,809
Chris Rios: I get that all the time.

1282
00:28:54,810 --> 00:28:55,769
Mando Rayo: Right?

1283
00:28:55,770 --> 00:28:56,669
Chris Rios: They didn't understand,

1284
00:28:56,670 --> 00:28:57,539
Chris Rios: but they were like, he's

1285
00:28:57,540 --> 00:28:58,929
Chris Rios: doing his thing, hijo is

1286
00:28:58,930 --> 00:28:59,189
Chris Rios: doing his thing.

1287
00:28:59,190 --> 00:29:00,190
Mando Rayo: Yeah. Yeah. Love it, love
it.

1288
00:29:02,070 --> 00:29:02,909
Chris Rios: I kind of, I've kind of
always

1289
00:29:02,910 --> 00:29:03,749
Chris Rios: been like that.

1290
00:29:03,750 --> 00:29:04,589
Mando Rayo: Yeah. Yeah.

1291
00:29:04,590 --> 00:29:05,579
Chris Rios: But I'll tell you what,

1292
00:29:05,580 --> 00:29:06,629
Chris Rios: though, man. It. It was

1293
00:29:06,630 --> 00:29:08,099
Chris Rios: definitely an awesome

1294
00:29:08,100 --> 00:29:09,119
Chris Rios: journey of the day that

1295
00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:10,049
Chris Rios: I opened. I remember the

1296
00:29:10,050 --> 00:29:11,789
Chris Rios: first day I opened up

1297
00:29:11,790 --> 00:29:12,809
Chris Rios: and we made an

1298
00:29:12,810 --> 00:29:13,889
Chris Rios: announcement on social

1299
00:29:13,890 --> 00:29:14,879
Chris Rios: media was it had a

1300
00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:15,869
Chris Rios: footprint, but it wasn't

1301
00:29:15,870 --> 00:29:17,009
Chris Rios: as big as it is now.

1302
00:29:17,010 --> 00:29:17,879
Chris Rios: Like, you know, you can

1303
00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:19,079
Chris Rios: just go out there and
just

1304
00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:20,009
Chris Rios: put the word out. It's

1305
00:29:20,010 --> 00:29:21,299
Chris Rios: like, okay, everybody
knows.

1306
00:29:21,300 --> 00:29:22,289
Chris Rios: So there, it really had

1307
00:29:22,290 --> 00:29:23,879
Chris Rios: to work. I passed out

1308
00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:25,139
Chris Rios: fliers and felt like

1309
00:29:25,140 --> 00:29:26,069
Chris Rios: Ritchie Valens from La

1310
00:29:26,070 --> 00:29:27,070
Chris Rios: Bamba.

1311
00:29:30,030 --> 00:29:31,101
Chris Rios: Chris Rios and his
rocking vegan tacos,

1312
00:29:32,710 --> 00:29:33,869
Chris Rios: it was awesome because

1313
00:29:33,870 --> 00:29:34,709
Chris Rios: that first day that we

1314
00:29:34,710 --> 00:29:35,849
Chris Rios: opened up doors, I mean,

1315
00:29:35,850 --> 00:29:36,929
Chris Rios: there was like so many

1316
00:29:36,930 --> 00:29:37,949
Chris Rios: people that showed up to

1317
00:29:37,950 --> 00:29:39,659
Chris Rios: support. And I'm telling

1318
00:29:39,660 --> 00:29:41,099
Chris Rios: you, I was the line cook

1319
00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:42,029
Chris Rios: and I've been the line

1320
00:29:42,030 --> 00:29:43,319
Chris Rios: cook for the first four

1321
00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:45,149
Chris Rios: or five years at Vegan

1322
00:29:45,150 --> 00:29:46,079
Chris Rios: Nom, the main one, like

1323
00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:47,069
Chris Rios: the main one that was

1324
00:29:47,070 --> 00:29:48,929
Chris Rios: just kicking them in, in

1325
00:29:48,930 --> 00:29:50,489
Chris Rios: and out. But that day

1326
00:29:50,490 --> 00:29:51,349
Chris Rios: was like.

1327
00:29:51,350 --> 00:29:52,789
Chris Rios: The most. I was like, I

1328
00:29:52,790 --> 00:29:54,139
Chris Rios: was just like going at

1329
00:29:54,140 --> 00:29:55,459
Chris Rios: it and it was just
nonstop.

1330
00:29:55,460 --> 00:29:56,479
Chris Rios: And and we sold out like

1331
00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:57,379
Chris Rios: in two or 3 hours.

1332
00:29:57,380 --> 00:29:58,279
Chris Rios: But I'll tell you what,

1333
00:29:58,280 --> 00:29:59,209
Chris Rios: man, that was some of the
most

1334
00:29:59,210 --> 00:30:00,859
Chris Rios: concentrated time where

1335
00:30:00,860 --> 00:30:01,879
Chris Rios: I work nonstop.

1336
00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:02,749
Chris Rios: And I was like, Oh my
God, what

1337
00:30:02,750 --> 00:30:04,009
Chris Rios: did I get myself into?

1338
00:30:04,010 --> 00:30:04,969
Chris Rios: I only got one person

1339
00:30:04,970 --> 00:30:05,809
Chris Rios: here and I'm like,

1340
00:30:05,810 --> 00:30:07,189
Chris Rios: knocking out these tacos.

1341
00:30:07,190 --> 00:30:07,789
Mando Rayo: Yeah, Yeah.

1342
00:30:07,790 --> 00:30:08,719
Chris Rios: You know, it it was just

1343
00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:09,649
Chris Rios: amazing. And we've we've

1344
00:30:09,650 --> 00:30:10,459
Chris Rios: been we've had that

1345
00:30:10,460 --> 00:30:11,809
Chris Rios: support ever since, and

1346
00:30:11,810 --> 00:30:12,889
Chris Rios: it's been just an

1347
00:30:12,890 --> 00:30:13,789
Chris Rios: amazing journey, and

1348
00:30:13,790 --> 00:30:14,599
Chris Rios: it's. It's changed my

1349
00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:15,600
Chris Rios: life.

1350
00:30:16,380 --> 00:30:17,669
Mando Rayo: Yeah, yeah, it sounds
like it, it's amazing.

1351
00:30:17,670 --> 00:30:18,949
Mando Rayo: And so, like, when you

1352
00:30:18,950 --> 00:30:20,449
Mando Rayo: just opened, were you

1353
00:30:20,450 --> 00:30:21,379
Mando Rayo: thinking, well, I need

1354
00:30:21,380 --> 00:30:23,269
Mando Rayo: to make vegan tacos for

1355
00:30:23,270 --> 00:30:26,299
Mando Rayo: a certain clientele or

1356
00:30:26,300 --> 00:30:27,259
Mando Rayo: or it has to taste this

1357
00:30:27,260 --> 00:30:28,279
Mando Rayo: way or that way?

1358
00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:29,329
Chris Rios: Oh you know what?

1359
00:30:29,330 --> 00:30:31,339
Chris Rios: I, I put it out there.

1360
00:30:31,340 --> 00:30:32,329
Chris Rios: I said, this is what I

1361
00:30:32,330 --> 00:30:33,229
Chris Rios: like. This is what I

1362
00:30:33,230 --> 00:30:34,219
Chris Rios: grew up with. This is

1363
00:30:34,220 --> 00:30:35,389
Chris Rios: something that I wanted

1364
00:30:35,390 --> 00:30:36,799
Chris Rios: to share with the
community.

1365
00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:38,209
Chris Rios: And I feel like

1366
00:30:38,210 --> 00:30:39,079
Chris Rios: breakfast tacos

1367
00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:39,979
Chris Rios: especially, it's

1368
00:30:39,980 --> 00:30:41,179
Chris Rios: comforting. It's comfort

1369
00:30:41,180 --> 00:30:42,379
Chris Rios: food. It brings me
comfort.

1370
00:30:42,380 --> 00:30:43,429
Chris Rios: It reminds me of growing

1371
00:30:43,430 --> 00:30:44,539
Chris Rios: up as a little kid.

1372
00:30:44,540 --> 00:30:46,519
Chris Rios: So I wanted to share

1373
00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:47,599
Chris Rios: what I grew up with but

1374
00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:48,709
Chris Rios: make it vegan with the

1375
00:30:48,710 --> 00:30:50,449
Chris Rios: community, you know,

1376
00:30:50,450 --> 00:30:51,439
Chris Rios: talking about the target

1377
00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:52,459
Chris Rios: markets and stuff like

1378
00:30:52,460 --> 00:30:53,599
Chris Rios: that. I knew what was

1379
00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:55,099
Chris Rios: out there at the time,

1380
00:30:55,100 --> 00:30:56,089
Chris Rios: and it wasn't

1381
00:30:56,090 --> 00:30:57,709
Chris Rios: predominantly Hispanic,

1382
00:30:57,710 --> 00:30:59,329
Chris Rios: but throughout the years

1383
00:30:59,330 --> 00:31:00,469
Chris Rios: and the course of time,

1384
00:31:00,470 --> 00:31:01,639
Chris Rios: even up today, man, it's

1385
00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:02,779
Chris Rios: just all people of

1386
00:31:02,780 --> 00:31:04,069
Chris Rios: color. And yeah, it's

1387
00:31:04,070 --> 00:31:04,909
Chris Rios: celebration.

1388
00:31:04,910 --> 00:31:06,139
Chris Rios: And I just it really

1389
00:31:06,140 --> 00:31:06,919
Chris Rios: feels good.

1390
00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:07,789
Mando Rayo: Yeah, that's great.

1391
00:31:07,790 --> 00:31:09,259
Mando Rayo: That's great. And so

1392
00:31:09,260 --> 00:31:10,249
Mando Rayo: give me a rundown of

1393
00:31:10,250 --> 00:31:11,179
Mando Rayo: like, say, your breakfast

1394
00:31:11,180 --> 00:31:12,139
Mando Rayo: tacos. What does that

1395
00:31:12,140 --> 00:31:12,679
Mando Rayo: look like?

1396
00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:14,089
Chris Rios: Our breakfast tacos look

1397
00:31:14,090 --> 00:31:15,679
Chris Rios: like traditional tacos.

1398
00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:17,149
Chris Rios: So we've got instead of

1399
00:31:17,150 --> 00:31:18,469
Chris Rios: scrambled eggs, we have

1400
00:31:18,470 --> 00:31:19,879
Chris Rios: tofu scramble.

1401
00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:21,919
Chris Rios: And I've created my tofu

1402
00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:23,239
Chris Rios: scramble where it
resembles

1403
00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:25,009
Chris Rios: eggs. So it's not too

1404
00:31:25,010 --> 00:31:27,179
Chris Rios: like vegan or granola

1405
00:31:27,180 --> 00:31:28,029
Chris Rios: or. Yeah, yeah.

1406
00:31:28,030 --> 00:31:29,119
Chris Rios: It's just it resembles

1407
00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:30,019
Chris Rios: eggs.

1408
00:31:30,020 --> 00:31:31,609
Chris Rios: And we have everything

1409
00:31:31,610 --> 00:31:33,889
Chris Rios: from migas

1410
00:31:33,890 --> 00:31:35,209
Chris Rios: to country breakfast

1411
00:31:35,210 --> 00:31:36,210
Chris Rios: sausage to

1412
00:31:37,190 --> 00:31:38,479
Chris Rios: chorizo, bacon,

1413
00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:39,529
Chris Rios: potatoes. Come on,

1414
00:31:39,530 --> 00:31:40,369
Chris Rios: papas, potato.

1415
00:31:40,370 --> 00:31:41,399
Mando Rayo: Yeah. Yeah. Anyway.

1416
00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:42,348
Mando Rayo: Right, right, right.

1417
00:31:42,349 --> 00:31:43,279
Chris Rios: Man, that's the go to.

1418
00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:44,209
Chris Rios: It's fun to make all

1419
00:31:44,210 --> 00:31:45,079
Chris Rios: those things because

1420
00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:46,189
Chris Rios: it's like, man, we're
actually

1421
00:31:46,190 --> 00:31:47,119
Chris Rios: doing it. You know,

1422
00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:47,929
Chris Rios: frijoles? Yeah, we got

1423
00:31:47,930 --> 00:31:48,889
Chris Rios: all the cool, We got all

1424
00:31:48,890 --> 00:31:49,729
Chris Rios: the good stuff, man. We

1425
00:31:49,730 --> 00:31:50,629
Chris Rios: got, like, all the

1426
00:31:50,630 --> 00:31:51,469
Chris Rios: salsas, you know?

1427
00:31:51,470 --> 00:31:53,659
Chris Rios: And to me, I remember

1428
00:31:53,660 --> 00:31:55,079
Chris Rios: when before I opened up

1429
00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:56,749
Chris Rios: Vegan Nom, I created the

1430
00:31:56,750 --> 00:31:57,679
Chris Rios: vegan chorizo. And we
still

1431
00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:59,329
Chris Rios: use that to this day.

1432
00:31:59,330 --> 00:32:01,219
Chris Rios: And I, I would have taco

1433
00:32:01,220 --> 00:32:02,269
Chris Rios: parties on the weekend

1434
00:32:02,270 --> 00:32:03,049
Chris Rios: and I'll be like, Come on

1435
00:32:03,050 --> 00:32:04,009
Chris Rios: over, let's do this.

1436
00:32:04,010 --> 00:32:05,102
Mando Rayo: Yeah, Yeah. Do you get
that chorizo drip

1437
00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:06,559
Mando Rayo: still?

1438
00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,109
Chris Rios: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah,

1439
00:32:08,110 --> 00:32:09,139
Chris Rios: yeah. You still got that

1440
00:32:09,140 --> 00:32:09,349
Chris Rios: chorizo.

1441
00:32:09,350 --> 00:32:11,059
Mando Rayo: You got to have that,
right.

1442
00:32:11,060 --> 00:32:12,139
Chris Rios: You have that chorizo
drip, man. Exactly.

1443
00:32:12,140 --> 00:32:13,249
Chris Rios: And so, you know, to me,

1444
00:32:13,250 --> 00:32:15,469
Chris Rios: it's like being able to

1445
00:32:15,470 --> 00:32:16,459
Chris Rios: create something like

1446
00:32:16,460 --> 00:32:18,349
Chris Rios: that and just remind you

1447
00:32:18,350 --> 00:32:20,149
Chris Rios: there was no other vegan

1448
00:32:20,150 --> 00:32:21,409
Chris Rios: substitutes back then,

1449
00:32:21,410 --> 00:32:22,399
Chris Rios: so we had to really make

1450
00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,109
Chris Rios: this, you know, so, you

1451
00:32:24,110 --> 00:32:25,639
Chris Rios: know, the the chorizo,

1452
00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:26,449
Chris Rios: you know, when I first

1453
00:32:26,450 --> 00:32:27,469
Chris Rios: made that, I was like, I

1454
00:32:27,470 --> 00:32:28,639
Chris Rios: did it. Oh, God, It's

1455
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:29,784
Chris Rios: like this is like real

1456
00:32:29,785 --> 00:32:30,589
Chris Rios: chorio guys. And we were

1457
00:32:30,590 --> 00:32:31,639
Chris Rios: just like, all eating it

1458
00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:32,869
Chris Rios: up and it was just

1459
00:32:32,870 --> 00:32:34,069
Chris Rios: amazing. And I remember

1460
00:32:34,070 --> 00:32:35,269
Chris Rios: that day when I
discovered that.

1461
00:32:35,270 --> 00:32:35,749
Mando Rayo: Yeah, yeah.

1462
00:32:35,750 --> 00:32:37,549
Chris Rios: And then decoded it and

1463
00:32:37,550 --> 00:32:38,550
Chris Rios: I'm like, okay, we did
it.

1464
00:32:39,762 --> 00:32:40,762
Mando Rayo: [laughs] Big
accomplishment, eh?

1465
00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:41,880
Chris Rios: Oh it was a big
accomplishment.

1466
00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:43,369
Mando Rayo: So you were thinking,

1467
00:32:43,370 --> 00:32:44,359
Mando Rayo: Here's a flavors that I

1468
00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:45,259
Mando Rayo: like. I'm going introduce

1469
00:32:45,260 --> 00:32:46,159
Mando Rayo: him to folks or I'm

1470
00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:47,869
Mando Rayo: going to try to resemble

1471
00:32:47,870 --> 00:32:49,039
Mando Rayo: some some of those

1472
00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:50,209
Mando Rayo: flavors growing up.

1473
00:32:50,210 --> 00:32:50,659
Chris Rios: Yes.

1474
00:32:50,660 --> 00:32:51,649
Mando Rayo: What do you think people

1475
00:32:51,650 --> 00:32:53,269
Mando Rayo: are looking for in vegan

1476
00:32:53,270 --> 00:32:54,589
Mando Rayo: food?

1477
00:32:54,590 --> 00:32:56,749
Chris Rios: I think that vegan

1478
00:32:56,750 --> 00:32:58,279
Chris Rios: or not, people just want

1479
00:32:58,280 --> 00:32:59,509
Chris Rios: to eat tasty food.

1480
00:32:59,510 --> 00:33:00,499
Chris Rios: They want to enjoy their

1481
00:33:00,500 --> 00:33:01,549
Chris Rios: food. They would enjoy

1482
00:33:01,550 --> 00:33:02,599
Chris Rios: their tacos.

1483
00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:04,459
Chris Rios: So I think maybe,

1484
00:33:04,460 --> 00:33:05,329
Chris Rios: you know, because there's
some people

1485
00:33:05,330 --> 00:33:06,109
Chris Rios: out there like, oh, it's

1486
00:33:06,110 --> 00:33:06,889
Chris Rios: vegan, I ain't going

1487
00:33:06,890 --> 00:33:08,039
Chris Rios: there or, you know, or

1488
00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:08,959
Chris Rios: there's people like, Hey,
if

1489
00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:10,399
Chris Rios: it's not vegan, I'm I'm

1490
00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:11,179
Chris Rios: not going there, you

1491
00:33:11,180 --> 00:33:12,979
Chris Rios: know? So to me, I think

1492
00:33:12,980 --> 00:33:13,849
Chris Rios: food brings people

1493
00:33:13,850 --> 00:33:14,749
Chris Rios: together. It's always

1494
00:33:14,750 --> 00:33:16,659
Chris Rios: been that way and it's

1495
00:33:16,660 --> 00:33:17,659
Chris Rios: delicious. I think

1496
00:33:17,660 --> 00:33:18,859
Chris Rios: you're just looking for
something

1497
00:33:18,860 --> 00:33:19,868
Chris Rios: to celebrate, that's why
they eat it

1498
00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:21,439
Chris Rios: like, Oh my God, this is

1499
00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:22,459
Chris Rios: like, the most tastiest

1500
00:33:22,460 --> 00:33:23,569
Chris Rios: thing I've ever had,

1501
00:33:23,570 --> 00:33:24,859
Chris Rios: vegan or not.

1502
00:33:24,860 --> 00:33:25,249
Mando Rayo: Right, right.

1503
00:33:25,250 --> 00:33:26,029
Chris Rios: I think that's what
they're

1504
00:33:26,030 --> 00:33:27,079
Chris Rios: looking for.

1505
00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:28,080
Mando Rayo: If it has that sazón
and,

1506
00:33:28,220 --> 00:33:28,759
Mando Rayo: you know, you're there.

1507
00:33:28,760 --> 00:33:29,760
Chris Rios: Exactly, for sure.

1508
00:33:30,530 --> 00:33:31,549
Mando Rayo: Nice and I hear you're

1509
00:33:31,550 --> 00:33:33,349
Mando Rayo: transitioning now from a

1510
00:33:33,350 --> 00:33:35,209
Mando Rayo: truck to brick and

1511
00:33:35,210 --> 00:33:35,689
Mando Rayo: mortar.

1512
00:33:35,690 --> 00:33:36,559
Chris Rios: Yeah, we are.

1513
00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:37,459
Chris Rios: And that's a really cool

1514
00:33:37,460 --> 00:33:38,449
Chris Rios: story. And I'm glad you

1515
00:33:38,450 --> 00:33:39,499
Chris Rios: asked because we're

1516
00:33:39,500 --> 00:33:40,609
Chris Rios: going to be opening up a

1517
00:33:40,610 --> 00:33:42,259
Chris Rios: restaurant space in

1518
00:33:42,260 --> 00:33:43,729
Chris Rios: North Loop Boulevard,

1519
00:33:43,730 --> 00:33:44,749
Chris Rios: which is right down the
street

1520
00:33:44,750 --> 00:33:45,750
Chris Rios: off, you know, north of
here.

1521
00:33:46,910 --> 00:33:48,109
Mando Rayo: Yeah. Yeah. I'm very
familiar.

1522
00:33:48,110 --> 00:33:48,919
Chris Rios: North campus. It was

1523
00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:50,569
Chris Rios: formerly occupied by

1524
00:33:50,570 --> 00:33:51,679
Chris Rios: Ferris Mediterranean.

1525
00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:52,399
Chris Rios: I'm not sure if anybody's
familiar with Ferris.

1526
00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:53,719
Mando Rayo: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1527
00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:55,159
Chris Rios: So we have both

1528
00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:57,019
Chris Rios: buildings on site and

1529
00:33:57,020 --> 00:33:58,039
Chris Rios: yeah, it's a homecoming

1530
00:33:58,040 --> 00:33:59,479
Chris Rios: for us because back in

1531
00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:01,249
Chris Rios: 2012, when I first

1532
00:34:01,250 --> 00:34:02,209
Chris Rios: opened up Vegan Nom in

1533
00:34:02,210 --> 00:34:04,039
Chris Rios: May, had a little

1534
00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:04,939
Chris Rios: taqueria trailer, 7 by

1535
00:34:04,940 --> 00:34:06,259
Chris Rios: 12 we'd stuff four

1536
00:34:06,260 --> 00:34:07,309
Chris Rios: people in there.

1537
00:34:07,310 --> 00:34:08,329
Chris Rios: And we were there for

1538
00:34:08,330 --> 00:34:10,399
Chris Rios: like four years and

1539
00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:12,019
Chris Rios: now we just celebrated

1540
00:34:12,020 --> 00:34:13,249
Chris Rios: our eleven year
anniversary.

1541
00:34:13,250 --> 00:34:14,089
Mando Rayo: So what are the new
things

1542
00:34:14,090 --> 00:34:15,019
Mando Rayo: that you're going to be

1543
00:34:15,020 --> 00:34:16,009
Mando Rayo: able to do in this

1544
00:34:16,010 --> 00:34:16,729
Mando Rayo: bigger space?

1545
00:34:16,730 --> 00:34:17,539
Chris Rios: Oh, we're going to have

1546
00:34:17,540 --> 00:34:18,349
Chris Rios: a ton of space.

1547
00:34:18,350 --> 00:34:20,329
Chris Rios: Our goal is to

1548
00:34:20,330 --> 00:34:21,499
Chris Rios: upgrade a lot of the

1549
00:34:21,500 --> 00:34:22,579
Chris Rios: things that we're doing
with our taqueria.

1550
00:34:22,580 --> 00:34:24,079
Chris Rios: So we want to have some

1551
00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:25,459
Chris Rios: handmade corn and flour

1552
00:34:25,460 --> 00:34:27,138
Chris Rios: tortillas and we're

1553
00:34:27,139 --> 00:34:28,158
Chris Rios: going to come out. We're
going to

1554
00:34:28,159 --> 00:34:29,839
Chris Rios: I do a vegan brisket

1555
00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:31,698
Chris Rios: taco, which is

1556
00:34:31,699 --> 00:34:32,869
Chris Rios: really delicious and

1557
00:34:32,870 --> 00:34:34,189
Chris Rios: spot on, and we do

1558
00:34:34,190 --> 00:34:35,269
Chris Rios: really, really well.

1559
00:34:35,270 --> 00:34:36,270
Mando Rayo: What's the protein?

1560
00:34:37,460 --> 00:34:38,269
Chris Rios: I use seitan and
throughout

1561
00:34:38,270 --> 00:34:39,138
Chris Rios: the years it's changed

1562
00:34:39,139 --> 00:34:40,039
Chris Rios: because before it was
like,

1563
00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:40,819
Chris Rios: okay, you seitan can do

1564
00:34:40,820 --> 00:34:41,869
Chris Rios: this now, but as you get

1565
00:34:41,870 --> 00:34:42,709
Chris Rios: older in the game and

1566
00:34:42,710 --> 00:34:43,499
Chris Rios: you get introduced to the

1567
00:34:43,500 --> 00:34:44,658
Chris Rios: stuff, you're able to do

1568
00:34:44,659 --> 00:34:45,799
Chris Rios: more techniques and add

1569
00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:46,819
Chris Rios: more ingredients to make

1570
00:34:46,820 --> 00:34:47,869
Chris Rios: it more lifelike.

1571
00:34:47,870 --> 00:34:49,039
Chris Rios: And we've got that crust

1572
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:50,948
Chris Rios: we've got the burnt

1573
00:34:50,949 --> 00:34:52,599
Chris Rios: ends. And it's just it's

1574
00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:53,649
Chris Rios: amazing. So we're going

1575
00:34:53,650 --> 00:34:54,939
Chris Rios: to put that on the menu.

1576
00:34:54,940 --> 00:34:55,899
Chris Rios: So I'm excited about

1577
00:34:55,900 --> 00:34:56,799
Chris Rios: that. And so we're going

1578
00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:57,609
Chris Rios: to introduce some of

1579
00:34:57,610 --> 00:34:58,569
Chris Rios: that on a menu that we

1580
00:34:58,570 --> 00:34:59,469
Chris Rios: can just, you know, play

1581
00:34:59,470 --> 00:35:00,279
Chris Rios: around with and just have

1582
00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:00,699
Chris Rios: fun.

1583
00:35:00,700 --> 00:35:01,809
Mando Rayo: Yeah. Yeah. Well, Chris,

1584
00:35:01,810 --> 00:35:02,769
Mando Rayo: thanks so much.

1585
00:35:02,770 --> 00:35:04,149
Mando Rayo: I'm excited to come by.

1586
00:35:04,150 --> 00:35:04,928
Mando Rayo: Yeah.

1587
00:35:04,929 --> 00:35:05,619
Chris Rios: Yeah, Mando, anytime.

1588
00:35:05,620 --> 00:35:06,489
Mando Rayo: And I appreciate you

1589
00:35:06,490 --> 00:35:08,319
Mando Rayo: coming on to the studio

1590
00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:09,279
Mando Rayo: and having a little chat

1591
00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:09,729
Mando Rayo: with me.

1592
00:35:09,730 --> 00:35:11,319
Chris Rios: Yeah. Pleasure, Mando.

1593
00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:12,039
Chris Rios: It was good meeting you,
man.

1594
00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:12,429
Mando Rayo: Yeah, man.

1595
00:35:12,430 --> 00:35:13,430
Chris Rios: Appreciate you, brother.

1596
00:35:16,030 --> 00:35:17,259
Mando Rayo: [music] Our final guest
is

1597
00:35:17,260 --> 00:35:18,039
Mando Rayo: Belen Hernandez, owner

1598
00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:18,939
Mando Rayo: of the vegan Mexican

1599
00:35:18,940 --> 00:35:20,375
Mando Rayo: restaurant Belenty’s

1600
00:35:20,376 --> 00:35:21,819
Mando Rayo: Love in Fort Worth,

1601
00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:22,809
Mando Rayo: Texas.

1602
00:35:22,810 --> 00:35:24,279
Mando Rayo: Belen is from a small

1603
00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:25,659
Mando Rayo: town in Tamaulipas,

1604
00:35:25,660 --> 00:35:27,789
Mando Rayo: Mexico, San Fernando.

1605
00:35:27,790 --> 00:35:28,959
Mando Rayo: She's been in the U.S.

1606
00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:30,429
Mando Rayo: for over 21 years and

1607
00:35:30,430 --> 00:35:31,539
Mando Rayo: has three beautiful

1608
00:35:31,540 --> 00:35:33,369
Mando Rayo: kids, Sammy, Mia,

1609
00:35:33,370 --> 00:35:35,229
Mando Rayo: and DeMarcus Jr.

1610
00:35:35,230 --> 00:35:36,609
Mando Rayo: She's a vegan woman who

1611
00:35:36,610 --> 00:35:38,649
Mando Rayo: loves to cook and always

1612
00:35:38,650 --> 00:35:39,549
Mando Rayo: cooks with love.

1613
00:35:39,550 --> 00:35:40,629
Mando Rayo: Hello, Belen. How are

1614
00:35:40,630 --> 00:35:41,769
Mando Rayo: you?

1615
00:35:41,770 --> 00:35:42,549
Belen Hernandez: I'm good. How are

1616
00:35:42,550 --> 00:35:43,059
Belen Hernandez: you?

1617
00:35:43,060 --> 00:35:44,349
Mando Rayo: I'm. I'm doing great.

1618
00:35:44,350 --> 00:35:45,879
Mando Rayo: I'm thinking about all

1619
00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:47,049
Mando Rayo: the different styles of

1620
00:35:47,050 --> 00:35:48,429
Mando Rayo: tacos I've eaten all my

1621
00:35:48,430 --> 00:35:50,379
Mando Rayo: life. And now

1622
00:35:50,380 --> 00:35:51,489
Mando Rayo: I feel like I need a new

1623
00:35:51,490 --> 00:35:53,139
Mando Rayo: one coming up to Fort

1624
00:35:53,140 --> 00:35:54,429
Mando Rayo: Worth.

1625
00:35:54,430 --> 00:35:55,216
Belen Hernandez: Yes. You need to

1626
00:35:55,217 --> 00:35:56,217
Belen Hernandez: try Belenty’s Love

1627
00:35:56,410 --> 00:35:57,410
Belen Hernandez: for sure.

1628
00:35:58,450 --> 00:36:00,009
Belen Hernandez: [Mando laughs]
You're going to be surprised.

1629
00:36:00,010 --> 00:36:01,599
Mando Rayo: Yeah? You opened up your

1630
00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:02,739
Mando Rayo: restaurant about five

1631
00:36:02,740 --> 00:36:04,209
Mando Rayo: years ago.

1632
00:36:04,210 --> 00:36:04,989
Mando Rayo: You used to serve meat,

1633
00:36:04,990 --> 00:36:06,429
Mando Rayo: but now you don't.

1634
00:36:06,430 --> 00:36:08,379
Mando Rayo: What got you to change?

1635
00:36:09,430 --> 00:36:10,389
Belen Hernandez: Well, it was our

1636
00:36:10,390 --> 00:36:11,710
Belen Hernandez: son, the one who

1637
00:36:11,711 --> 00:36:12,609
Belen Hernandez: start first. He was
only

1638
00:36:12,610 --> 00:36:13,610
Belen Hernandez: ten years.

1639
00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:15,879
Belen Hernandez: So he come to me

1640
00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:17,049
Belen Hernandez: and tell me. Hey,
Mama,

1641
00:36:17,050 --> 00:36:17,919
Belen Hernandez: I don't want to eat
meat

1642
00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:18,969
Belen Hernandez: no more. He saw

1643
00:36:18,970 --> 00:36:20,589
Belen Hernandez: this video about

1644
00:36:20,590 --> 00:36:22,119
Belen Hernandez: how they killed the

1645
00:36:22,120 --> 00:36:23,120
Belen Hernandez: little chickens and
all that.

1646
00:36:23,890 --> 00:36:24,669
Belen Hernandez: And I say, okay,
maybe

1647
00:36:24,670 --> 00:36:25,629
Belen Hernandez: he's not going to do

1648
00:36:25,630 --> 00:36:26,739
Belen Hernandez: this just, like,
temporary

1649
00:36:26,740 --> 00:36:28,239
Belen Hernandez: thing or something.

1650
00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:29,289
Belen Hernandez: But no, it's been

1651
00:36:29,290 --> 00:36:30,789
Belen Hernandez: 13 years.

1652
00:36:30,790 --> 00:36:31,569
Belen Hernandez: Now he's 23.

1653
00:36:31,570 --> 00:36:33,159
Mando Rayo: Oh, wow. Wow, wow.

1654
00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:34,059
Mando Rayo: And then. So then you

1655
00:36:34,060 --> 00:36:35,229
Mando Rayo: started like, okay, so

1656
00:36:35,230 --> 00:36:36,849
Mando Rayo: now I'm going to do a

1657
00:36:36,850 --> 00:36:38,559
Mando Rayo: Mexican restaurant, but

1658
00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:40,419
Mando Rayo: go full vegetarian.

1659
00:36:40,420 --> 00:36:40,899
Mando Rayo: Vegan?

1660
00:36:40,900 --> 00:36:42,278
Belen Hernandez: Yes. We owned

1661
00:36:42,279 --> 00:36:43,279
Belen Hernandez: restaurants before,
but

1662
00:36:44,230 --> 00:36:45,729
Belen Hernandez: of course it was
regular Mexican,

1663
00:36:45,730 --> 00:36:47,199
Belen Hernandez: meat food.

1664
00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:48,309
Belen Hernandez: We owned the
restaurant.

1665
00:36:48,310 --> 00:36:49,149
Belen Hernandez: I mean, we was vegan

1666
00:36:49,150 --> 00:36:49,999
Belen Hernandez: at the same time.
You

1667
00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:50,859
Belen Hernandez: know, you don't feel

1668
00:36:50,860 --> 00:36:51,739
Belen Hernandez: right because I

1669
00:36:51,740 --> 00:36:52,569
Belen Hernandez: can't even try my
own

1670
00:36:52,570 --> 00:36:53,949
Belen Hernandez: food on my own
restaurant.

1671
00:36:53,950 --> 00:36:55,126
Belen Hernandez: I mean, being vegan
you're supposed to,

1672
00:36:55,990 --> 00:36:57,699
Belen Hernandez: like, change
everything

1673
00:36:57,700 --> 00:36:58,484
Belen Hernandez: because it's not

1674
00:36:58,485 --> 00:36:59,499
Belen Hernandez: just diet is a
lifestyle.

1675
00:36:59,500 --> 00:37:01,419
Belen Hernandez: So we choose to go

1676
00:37:01,420 --> 00:37:02,571
Belen Hernandez: for a Belenty’s

1677
00:37:02,572 --> 00:37:03,969
Belen Hernandez: Love and which is

1678
00:37:03,970 --> 00:37:05,259
Belen Hernandez: the name, because

1679
00:37:05,260 --> 00:37:06,279
Belen Hernandez: that's my nickname.

1680
00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:07,238
Mando Rayo: Yeah. Okay.

1681
00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:08,239
Belen Hernandez: And love because

1682
00:37:09,010 --> 00:37:09,849
Belen Hernandez: everything that we
cook

1683
00:37:09,850 --> 00:37:10,659
Belen Hernandez: is with love. It's

1684
00:37:10,660 --> 00:37:11,469
Belen Hernandez: been five years

1685
00:37:11,470 --> 00:37:12,549
Belen Hernandez: already and it's

1686
00:37:12,550 --> 00:37:13,599
Belen Hernandez: been has been
amazing.

1687
00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:14,379
Belen Hernandez: It's been really
good.

1688
00:37:14,380 --> 00:37:15,429
Mando Rayo: So what kind of dishes

1689
00:37:15,430 --> 00:37:16,539
Mando Rayo: are you introducing to

1690
00:37:16,540 --> 00:37:18,129
Mando Rayo: your customers?

1691
00:37:18,130 --> 00:37:19,149
Belen Hernandez: Well, Belenty’s menu

1692
00:37:19,150 --> 00:37:19,989
Belen Hernandez: is super, super

1693
00:37:19,990 --> 00:37:21,099
Belen Hernandez: big, but we have a

1694
00:37:21,100 --> 00:37:21,939
Belen Hernandez: lot of the issues.

1695
00:37:21,940 --> 00:37:23,019
Belen Hernandez: No one can explain

1696
00:37:23,020 --> 00:37:24,069
Belen Hernandez: people how this

1697
00:37:24,070 --> 00:37:24,959
Belen Hernandez: works because

1698
00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:25,749
Belen Hernandez: they're always like,

1699
00:37:25,750 --> 00:37:26,819
Belen Hernandez: okay, vegan and

1700
00:37:26,820 --> 00:37:27,973
Belen Hernandez: Mexican, that don't

1701
00:37:27,974 --> 00:37:28,959
Belen Hernandez: go together.

1702
00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:29,829
Belen Hernandez: I'm like, of course

1703
00:37:29,830 --> 00:37:31,119
Belen Hernandez: we go together is

1704
00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:32,379
Belen Hernandez: like in Mexico,

1705
00:37:32,380 --> 00:37:33,219
Belen Hernandez: we're vegan, We
don't even

1706
00:37:33,220 --> 00:37:34,579
Belen Hernandez: know. But yeah,

1707
00:37:34,580 --> 00:37:35,979
Belen Hernandez: many times all of

1708
00:37:35,980 --> 00:37:36,819
Belen Hernandez: the dishes that we
have

1709
00:37:36,820 --> 00:37:37,629
Belen Hernandez: right now that
people

1710
00:37:37,630 --> 00:37:39,267
Belen Hernandez: love, we have the

1711
00:37:39,268 --> 00:37:40,239
Belen Hernandez: birria tacos, you
know,

1712
00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:41,059
Belen Hernandez: has been popular.

1713
00:37:41,060 --> 00:37:41,469
Mando Rayo: Oh, yeah.

1714
00:37:41,470 --> 00:37:42,549
Belen Hernandez: Everybody's selling
birria

1715
00:37:42,550 --> 00:37:43,119
Belen Hernandez: tacos.

1716
00:37:43,120 --> 00:37:43,689
Mando Rayo: Yeah.

1717
00:37:43,690 --> 00:37:44,739
Belen Hernandez: Well, we got birria
tacos

1718
00:37:44,740 --> 00:37:45,519
Belen Hernandez: and it's been super

1719
00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:46,449
Belen Hernandez: successful. People

1720
00:37:46,450 --> 00:37:47,649
Belen Hernandez: love it.

1721
00:37:47,650 --> 00:37:48,609
Belen Hernandez: And it's exactly

1722
00:37:48,610 --> 00:37:49,509
Belen Hernandez: the same recipe.

1723
00:37:49,510 --> 00:37:50,739
Belen Hernandez: We just change the

1724
00:37:50,740 --> 00:37:52,659
Belen Hernandez: meat and we use the

1725
00:37:52,660 --> 00:37:53,769
Belen Hernandez: vegan mozzarella

1726
00:37:53,770 --> 00:37:54,909
Belen Hernandez: cheese on it. The

1727
00:37:54,910 --> 00:37:55,779
Belen Hernandez: only these right now
is

1728
00:37:55,780 --> 00:37:56,709
Belen Hernandez: no animal products

1729
00:37:56,710 --> 00:37:57,789
Belen Hernandez: on it. But the
flavor

1730
00:37:57,790 --> 00:37:58,809
Belen Hernandez: is is the same, is

1731
00:37:58,810 --> 00:37:59,829
Belen Hernandez: the same.

1732
00:37:59,830 --> 00:38:01,389
Mando Rayo: Looking at vegan

1733
00:38:01,390 --> 00:38:02,679
Mando Rayo: options, you know

1734
00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:03,849
Mando Rayo: definitely in Mexican

1735
00:38:03,850 --> 00:38:05,679
Mando Rayo: restaurants, you're

1736
00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:06,579
Mando Rayo: always trying to figure
out

1737
00:38:06,580 --> 00:38:07,809
Mando Rayo: like, okay, well, what

1738
00:38:07,810 --> 00:38:08,769
Mando Rayo: works? Well, it's not

1739
00:38:08,770 --> 00:38:10,989
Mando Rayo: just adding

1740
00:38:10,990 --> 00:38:12,339
Mando Rayo: tofu, but you got to

1741
00:38:12,340 --> 00:38:13,479
Mando Rayo: play with the recipes

1742
00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:14,709
Mando Rayo: that you take time to

1743
00:38:14,710 --> 00:38:17,009
Mando Rayo: kind of do that?

1744
00:38:17,010 --> 00:38:17,829
Belen Hernandez: I'm very creative

1745
00:38:17,830 --> 00:38:18,999
Belen Hernandez: when it's about
cooking

1746
00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:19,989
Belen Hernandez: and I love it.

1747
00:38:19,990 --> 00:38:20,919
Belen Hernandez: I'm the one who come

1748
00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:21,969
Belen Hernandez: up with new recipes

1749
00:38:21,970 --> 00:38:23,289
Belen Hernandez: all the time.

1750
00:38:23,290 --> 00:38:24,290
Belen Hernandez: You know, we have
pastor too,

1751
00:38:25,300 --> 00:38:26,649
Belen Hernandez: vegan pastor that

1752
00:38:26,650 --> 00:38:28,239
Belen Hernandez: is homemade too.

1753
00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:29,019
Belen Hernandez: I come out with the

1754
00:38:29,020 --> 00:38:30,189
Belen Hernandez: recipes are playing

1755
00:38:30,190 --> 00:38:30,999
Belen Hernandez: with ingredients

1756
00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:31,929
Belen Hernandez: and everything. And

1757
00:38:31,930 --> 00:38:32,769
Belen Hernandez: it's been super,

1758
00:38:32,770 --> 00:38:33,999
Belen Hernandez: super good and
successful

1759
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:34,899
Belen Hernandez: too. People love

1760
00:38:34,900 --> 00:38:36,489
Belen Hernandez: it. If you come to

1761
00:38:36,490 --> 00:38:37,479
Belen Hernandez: the Belenty's and I

1762
00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:38,438
Belen Hernandez: give you birria

1763
00:38:38,439 --> 00:38:39,489
Belen Hernandez: tacos and pastor

1764
00:38:39,490 --> 00:38:40,329
Belen Hernandez: tacos and I don't

1765
00:38:40,330 --> 00:38:41,439
Belen Hernandez: tell you that it's
vegan

1766
00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:42,279
Belen Hernandez: you're going to eat
it like

1767
00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:43,059
Belen Hernandez: and you think all

1768
00:38:43,060 --> 00:38:43,989
Belen Hernandez: this is meat but

1769
00:38:43,990 --> 00:38:44,990
Belen Hernandez: it's not.

1770
00:38:45,860 --> 00:38:46,779
Belen Hernandez: [Mando laughs] So
that's how good

1771
00:38:46,780 --> 00:38:47,379
Belen Hernandez: it is.

1772
00:38:47,380 --> 00:38:48,519
Mando Rayo: That's how good it is,
right?

1773
00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:49,449
Mando Rayo: Oh, and what kind of

1774
00:38:49,450 --> 00:38:50,829
Mando Rayo: proteins are you kind of

1775
00:38:50,830 --> 00:38:52,599
Mando Rayo: thinking about for some

1776
00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:53,559
Mando Rayo: of the dishes?

1777
00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:54,578
Belen Hernandez: One of the dishes

1778
00:38:54,579 --> 00:38:55,602
Belen Hernandez: we use for the

1779
00:38:55,603 --> 00:38:56,469
Belen Hernandez: discada that is a

1780
00:38:56,470 --> 00:38:57,609
Belen Hernandez: homemade. We use

1781
00:38:57,610 --> 00:38:58,449
Belen Hernandez: soy. We use the

1782
00:38:58,450 --> 00:38:59,409
Belen Hernandez: tofu, of course,

1783
00:38:59,410 --> 00:39:01,059
Belen Hernandez: too. We make the
chicken.

1784
00:39:01,060 --> 00:39:02,139
Belen Hernandez: We use a lot of the

1785
00:39:02,140 --> 00:39:03,549
Belen Hernandez: mushrooms.

1786
00:39:03,550 --> 00:39:04,539
Belen Hernandez: We have ceviche

1787
00:39:04,540 --> 00:39:05,540
Belen Hernandez: made of mushrooms,
too.

1788
00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:07,419
Belen Hernandez: We have the oyster

1789
00:39:07,420 --> 00:39:08,229
Belen Hernandez: mushroom. You know,
the

1790
00:39:08,230 --> 00:39:09,099
Belen Hernandez: texture is very

1791
00:39:09,100 --> 00:39:09,939
Belen Hernandez: like meaty. So it

1792
00:39:09,940 --> 00:39:11,229
Belen Hernandez: really is.

1793
00:39:11,230 --> 00:39:12,129
Belen Hernandez: We've been coming
out now

1794
00:39:12,130 --> 00:39:12,999
Belen Hernandez: with a new recipe

1795
00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:13,869
Belen Hernandez: for tacos that we're

1796
00:39:13,870 --> 00:39:15,639
Belen Hernandez: going to make, like

1797
00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:16,869
Belen Hernandez: steak tacos.

1798
00:39:16,870 --> 00:39:17,889
Mando Rayo: Mm hmm.

1799
00:39:17,890 --> 00:39:18,669
Belen Hernandez: And everything is

1800
00:39:18,670 --> 00:39:19,649
Belen Hernandez: made of mushrooms.

1801
00:39:19,650 --> 00:39:20,499
Belen Hernandez: We had barbacoa

1802
00:39:20,500 --> 00:39:21,655
Belen Hernandez: tacos that is made
with mushrooms too,

1803
00:39:22,570 --> 00:39:23,469
Belen Hernandez: but it tastes so

1804
00:39:23,470 --> 00:39:24,999
Belen Hernandez: good. It is really,

1805
00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:26,019
Belen Hernandez: really good.

1806
00:39:26,020 --> 00:39:26,799
Belen Hernandez: Of course, people,
they

1807
00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:27,609
Belen Hernandez: love meat.

1808
00:39:27,610 --> 00:39:28,419
Belen Hernandez: Maybe they can tell

1809
00:39:28,420 --> 00:39:29,799
Belen Hernandez: the different about
barbacoa

1810
00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:31,299
Belen Hernandez: because, you know,
barbacoa is barbacoa.

1811
00:39:31,300 --> 00:39:32,259
Mando Rayo: There's no there's no
there's

1812
00:39:32,260 --> 00:39:33,260
Mando Rayo: no

1813
00:39:35,650 --> 00:39:36,650
Mando Rayo: ojos [laughs].

1814
00:39:37,330 --> 00:39:38,319
Belen Hernandez: It is mushrooms.

1815
00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:39,129
Belen Hernandez: And it's it's
really,

1816
00:39:39,130 --> 00:39:40,239
Belen Hernandez: really good.

1817
00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:41,289
Mando Rayo: Why was it important for

1818
00:39:41,290 --> 00:39:43,179
Mando Rayo: you to do a vegan

1819
00:39:43,180 --> 00:39:44,619
Mando Rayo: Mexican restaurant?

1820
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:47,129
Belen Hernandez: Okay. Of course,

1821
00:39:47,130 --> 00:39:48,269
Belen Hernandez: because I'm Mexican,

1822
00:39:48,270 --> 00:39:49,619
Belen Hernandez: I'm from Tamaulipas.

1823
00:39:49,620 --> 00:39:50,489
Belen Hernandez: So it was very

1824
00:39:50,490 --> 00:39:51,839
Belen Hernandez: important to me
because

1825
00:39:51,840 --> 00:39:52,679
Belen Hernandez: at the moment that
we

1826
00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:53,489
Belen Hernandez: open and start our

1827
00:39:53,490 --> 00:39:54,809
Belen Hernandez: franchise,

1828
00:39:54,810 --> 00:39:56,009
Belen Hernandez: Belenty's Love, it
was nothing

1829
00:39:56,010 --> 00:39:58,049
Belen Hernandez: like really Mexican

1830
00:39:58,050 --> 00:39:58,949
Belen Hernandez: in our area.

1831
00:39:58,950 --> 00:39:59,339
Speaker: Oh, okay.

1832
00:39:59,340 --> 00:40:00,429
Speaker: We started in Granbury.

1833
00:40:00,430 --> 00:40:01,379
Speaker: It was a small town.

1834
00:40:01,380 --> 00:40:02,429
Speaker: It was like nothing but

1835
00:40:02,430 --> 00:40:03,989
Speaker: meat eater people there.

1836
00:40:03,990 --> 00:40:05,399
Speaker: But the response they gave

1837
00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:06,719
Speaker: us, it was so amazing.

1838
00:40:06,720 --> 00:40:07,919
Speaker: And then when we moved to

1839
00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:10,229
Speaker: Fort Worth, we are the only

1840
00:40:10,230 --> 00:40:11,699
Speaker: Mexican vegan restaurant,

1841
00:40:11,700 --> 00:40:14,719
Speaker: 100% vegan, in Fort Worth.

1842
00:40:14,720 --> 00:40:16,219
Mando Rayo: And so going back to you

1843
00:40:16,220 --> 00:40:18,079
Mando Rayo: personally, when you

1844
00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:19,489
Mando Rayo: opened up the restaurant,

1845
00:40:19,490 --> 00:40:20,329
Mando Rayo: too, what was the

1846
00:40:20,330 --> 00:40:21,829
Mando Rayo: response maybe from

1847
00:40:21,830 --> 00:40:23,329
Mando Rayo: Mexicanos that were like

1848
00:40:23,330 --> 00:40:24,679
Mando Rayo: looking for their

1849
00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:25,369
Mando Rayo: tradition?

1850
00:40:25,370 --> 00:40:26,749
Belen Hernandez: I'm still trying to

1851
00:40:26,750 --> 00:40:28,099
Belen Hernandez: bring more of my
people

1852
00:40:28,100 --> 00:40:28,999
Belen Hernandez: to Belenty's.

1853
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:30,139
Belen Hernandez: More Mexicans.

1854
00:40:30,140 --> 00:40:30,245
Mando Rayo: Yeah.

1855
00:40:30,246 --> 00:40:31,579
Belen Hernandez: Because they not to

1856
00:40:31,580 --> 00:40:32,497
Belen Hernandez: all being the try

1857
00:40:32,498 --> 00:40:34,519
Belen Hernandez: vegan sometimes.

1858
00:40:34,520 --> 00:40:35,749
Belen Hernandez: But we need it, we

1859
00:40:35,750 --> 00:40:37,189
Belen Hernandez: need it because our

1860
00:40:37,190 --> 00:40:38,239
Belen Hernandez: community is getting

1861
00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:39,499
Belen Hernandez: sick. And when I

1862
00:40:39,500 --> 00:40:40,609
Belen Hernandez: start with this
concept,

1863
00:40:40,610 --> 00:40:42,829
Belen Hernandez: people call me
crazy.

1864
00:40:42,830 --> 00:40:43,729
Belen Hernandez: Plenty times they
tell me,

1865
00:40:43,730 --> 00:40:44,999
Belen Hernandez: are you crazy?

1866
00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:45,829
Belen Hernandez: Are you insane? How

1867
00:40:45,830 --> 00:40:46,909
Belen Hernandez: are you going to do
these

1868
00:40:46,910 --> 00:40:48,199
Belen Hernandez: Mexican and vegan?

1869
00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:49,639
Belen Hernandez: You know, we have

1870
00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:50,719
Belen Hernandez: fideo, lentils.

1871
00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:51,739
Belen Hernandez: We have a lot of
things

1872
00:40:51,740 --> 00:40:52,939
Belen Hernandez: that we combine all

1873
00:40:52,940 --> 00:40:54,439
Belen Hernandez: the Mexican
ingredients,

1874
00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:55,309
Belen Hernandez: you know, we use

1875
00:40:55,310 --> 00:40:56,539
Belen Hernandez: all the black beans.

1876
00:40:56,540 --> 00:40:57,649
Belen Hernandez: I mean, it's really
good.

1877
00:40:57,650 --> 00:40:58,609
Belen Hernandez: You know, in my
personal

1878
00:40:58,610 --> 00:41:00,019
Belen Hernandez: life, you really

1879
00:41:00,020 --> 00:41:00,889
Belen Hernandez: have a big, big,

1880
00:41:00,890 --> 00:41:02,269
Belen Hernandez: huge impact.

1881
00:41:02,270 --> 00:41:03,199
Belen Hernandez: Different.

1882
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:04,399
Belen Hernandez: It changed my life,

1883
00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:05,329
Belen Hernandez: my health.

1884
00:41:05,330 --> 00:41:06,439
Belen Hernandez: I lose weight.

1885
00:41:06,440 --> 00:41:07,969
Belen Hernandez: I'm super healthy.

1886
00:41:07,970 --> 00:41:09,199
Belen Hernandez: I'm about to be 44

1887
00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:10,219
Belen Hernandez: year old and I feel

1888
00:41:10,220 --> 00:41:11,779
Belen Hernandez: like I'm 25.

1889
00:41:11,780 --> 00:41:12,559
Belen Hernandez: I mean, it's

1890
00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:13,368
Belen Hernandez: amazing.

1891
00:41:13,369 --> 00:41:14,369
Belen Hernandez: [Mando laughs] It is
amazing.

1892
00:41:15,470 --> 00:41:16,649
Mando Rayo: Yeah. No, that's great.

1893
00:41:16,650 --> 00:41:17,650
Mando Rayo: Hey, I'll order, you

1894
00:41:18,170 --> 00:41:18,505
Mando Rayo: know, una
[indistinguishable] para mi, por
favor. [both

1895
00:41:18,506 --> 00:41:19,506
Mando Rayo: laugh] Well,

1896
00:41:24,440 --> 00:41:25,519
Mando Rayo: definitely next time I'm

1897
00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:26,449
Mando Rayo: up in the Fort Worth

1898
00:41:26,450 --> 00:41:27,949
Mando Rayo: area, I'm going to stop

1899
00:41:27,950 --> 00:41:28,950
Mando Rayo: by at Belenty's Love.

1900
00:41:31,310 --> 00:41:32,119
Belen Hernandez: Belenty's love,
please.

1901
00:41:32,120 --> 00:41:33,169
Belen Hernandez: Okay, I'll see you
soon.

1902
00:41:33,170 --> 00:41:33,559
Belen Hernandez: Okay?

1903
00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:34,759
Mando Rayo: Okay. Thank you so much.

1904
00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:35,760
Mando Rayo: Take care. [music]

1905
00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:39,409
Mando Rayo: Well, I'm feeling the

1906
00:41:39,410 --> 00:41:40,410
Mando Rayo: love from these

1907
00:41:41,330 --> 00:41:42,139
Mando Rayo: vegan taqueros today.

1908
00:41:42,140 --> 00:41:43,429
Mando Rayo: I think it's true that

1909
00:41:43,430 --> 00:41:44,689
Mando Rayo: at the end of the day,

1910
00:41:44,690 --> 00:41:45,859
Mando Rayo: people are just looking

1911
00:41:45,860 --> 00:41:47,329
Mando Rayo: for food that tastes

1912
00:41:47,330 --> 00:41:48,289
Mando Rayo: good.

1913
00:41:48,290 --> 00:41:49,429
Mando Rayo: And I'm sure that for

1914
00:41:49,430 --> 00:41:51,349
Mando Rayo: Mexican vegans, once

1915
00:41:51,350 --> 00:41:52,519
Mando Rayo: you've had a taste of

1916
00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:54,349
Mando Rayo: our cultura's food, it's

1917
00:41:54,350 --> 00:41:55,669
Mando Rayo: hard not to miss that

1918
00:41:55,670 --> 00:41:56,959
Mando Rayo: flavor and want to

1919
00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:58,279
Mando Rayo: recreate it.

1920
00:41:58,280 --> 00:41:59,209
Mando Rayo: Special thanks to our

1921
00:41:59,210 --> 00:42:00,589
Mando Rayo: guests, Edgar Delfin and

1922
00:42:00,590 --> 00:42:01,590
Mando Rayo: Fernando Corona

1923
00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:04,309
Mando Rayo: of Lick It Up Tacos in El
Paso, in Austin.

1924
00:42:04,310 --> 00:42:06,199
Mando Rayo: Chris Rios, of Vegan Nom

1925
00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:07,219
Mando Rayo: Austin.

1926
00:42:07,220 --> 00:42:09,889
Mando Rayo: And Belen Hernandez

1927
00:42:09,890 --> 00:42:10,879
Mando Rayo: of Belenty's Love in Fort

1928
00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:12,169
Mando Rayo: Worth. Shout outs to

1929
00:42:12,170 --> 00:42:13,729
Mando Rayo: more Mexican-run plant

1930
00:42:13,730 --> 00:42:15,949
Mando Rayo: based and meat free or

1931
00:42:15,950 --> 00:42:17,149
Mando Rayo: meat minimal

1932
00:42:17,150 --> 00:42:18,289
Mando Rayo: institutions throughout

1933
00:42:18,290 --> 00:42:19,249
Mando Rayo: Texas.

1934
00:42:19,250 --> 00:42:20,629
Mando Rayo: Mr. Natural of Austin,

1935
00:42:20,630 --> 00:42:22,759
Mando Rayo: Texas, Cafe Mayapan

1936
00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:24,769
Mando Rayo: in El Paso and

1937
00:42:24,770 --> 00:42:26,299
Mando Rayo: La Botanica in San

1938
00:42:26,300 --> 00:42:27,349
Mando Rayo: Antonio.

1939
00:42:27,350 --> 00:42:28,519
Mando Rayo: This has been Tacos of

1940
00:42:28,520 --> 00:42:30,139
Mando Rayo: Texas podcast developed

1941
00:42:30,140 --> 00:42:31,279
Mando Rayo: and produced by Identity

1942
00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:32,389
Mando Rayo: Productions.

1943
00:42:32,390 --> 00:42:33,559
Mando Rayo: If you enjoyed today's

1944
00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:35,149
Mando Rayo: episode and are craving

1945
00:42:35,150 --> 00:42:36,919
Mando Rayo: for more taco content,

1946
00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:38,479
Mando Rayo: go to our website at

1947
00:42:39,560 --> 00:42:42,007
Mando Rayo: www dot identity dot

1948
00:42:42,008 --> 00:42:43,369
Mando Rayo: productions or follow us

1949
00:42:43,370 --> 00:42:44,989
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1950
00:42:44,990 --> 00:42:46,819
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1951
00:42:46,820 --> 00:42:48,169
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1952
00:42:48,170 --> 00:42:50,119
Mando Rayo: and United

1953
00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:51,559
Mando Rayo: Tacos of America.

1954
00:42:51,560 --> 00:42:52,879
Mando Rayo: This is your host.

1955
00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:53,880
Mando Rayo: Mando

1956
00:42:54,950 --> 00:42:55,950
Mando Rayo: "Ya La Comes" Rayo.

1957
00:43:01,850 --> 00:43:02,719
Mando Rayo: [music] On the next
proximo

1958
00:43:02,720 --> 00:43:04,759
Mando Rayo: Tacos of Texas, James

1959
00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:05,989
Mando Rayo: Beard Awards.

1960
00:43:05,990 --> 00:43:07,429
Mando Rayo: In this episode, we'll

1961
00:43:07,430 --> 00:43:09,409
Mando Rayo: talk with Latino James

1962
00:43:09,410 --> 00:43:10,669
Mando Rayo: Beard nominees,

1963
00:43:10,670 --> 00:43:12,349
Mando Rayo: finalists, and winners

1964
00:43:12,350 --> 00:43:14,179
Mando Rayo: as they open up about

1965
00:43:14,180 --> 00:43:15,229
Mando Rayo: their experiences with

1966
00:43:15,230 --> 00:43:16,848
Mando Rayo: receiving their honor.

1967
00:43:16,849 --> 00:43:17,849
Mando Rayo: [music]

1968
00:43:24,020 --> 00:43:25,579
Outro: The Tacos of Texas podcast is

1969
00:43:25,580 --> 00:43:26,809
Outro: presented by Identity

1970
00:43:26,810 --> 00:43:28,159
Outro: Productions in partnership

1971
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:30,649
Outro: with KUT and KUTX Studios.

1972
00:43:30,650 --> 00:43:31,969
Outro: Our host and producer is

1973
00:43:31,970 --> 00:43:33,109
Outro: Mando Rayo.

1974
00:43:33,110 --> 00:43:34,489
Outro: Our audio is mixed by

1975
00:43:34,490 --> 00:43:35,517
Outro: Nicholas Worthen and Ever

1976
00:43:35,518 --> 00:43:37,009
Outro: Calderon. On our story

1977
00:43:37,010 --> 00:43:38,419
Outro: producer is me, Sharon

1978
00:43:38,420 --> 00:43:39,949
Outro: Arteaga, and our creative

1979
00:43:39,950 --> 00:43:41,779
Outro: producer is Dennis Burnett.

1980
00:43:41,780 --> 00:43:43,189
Outro: Music was created by

1981
00:43:43,190 --> 00:43:44,719
Outro: Pelegrosa in Austin, Texas,

1982
00:43:44,720 --> 00:43:46,249
Outro: and King Benny Productions,

1983
00:43:46,250 --> 00:43:47,959
Outro: located in the Quinto barrio

1984
00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:48,960
Outro: of Houston.