Today’s episode originally published in JUNE 2018. It’s also my father’s birthday. So today we take some time to look back at the connections that brought my siblings and I to this country. We go back to a time when I went to a World Cup match with my Dad. The year was 1994. It…
Read MoreToday on the show, we tell a story about a couple, a young couple who met at the night club where we used to sell tacos all those years ago. A story of love, tragedy, and perhaps forgiveness without having to say it. A story that helped me understand the importance of being a listener…
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Chile Rellenos is a very popular dish in Mexico. It’s also a favorite of mine, but for a reason, you may not expect. Today on the show, we talk about the some of the hidden steps a chile poblano goes through to then become a Chile Relleno. The transformation of this chili pepper is fascinating…
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Have you ever dreamed of winning the lottery? Well, on this episode, I’m going to tell you of a time I was in a conversation with an ex-coworker where the subject was just that. Winning the lottery and my perspective of what it means to me to have won the lottery. To win the lottery…
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Today on this episode of 10,000 Tacos, Isidro concludes his story about how he got caught in a big lie and how not even the taco truck could have saved him from that embarrassment. His then partner was adamant about finding out why there were others telling her he was out in a limo instead…
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On today’s episode, Isidro takes us back to the time he was caught in a little lie – it was actually a big lie. He takes us back to a time he thought the taco truck was going to help him cover up for that lie. On this part 1, Isidro talks about a time…
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On today’s show, Isidro takes us back to the time his sister started driving. Recall in a previous episode – Trust the Tortilla -, he told us of a time when his sister would take the neighborhood kids to school in a car though she was too young to legally drive. In this episode, Isidro…
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In this episode, Isidro talks about how his Dad would use the phrase, “NO ME CHINGLES!”, in response to harsh rhetoric from people who’d tell him things like, “GO BACK TO MEXICO!” or “IF YOU DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH, THEN YOU SHOULDN’T BE IN THIS COUNTRY!” If you speak Spanish, “NO ME CHINGLES!” can be easily…
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Today we dive into some of the operations within the wheels of his parent’s taco truck and all the work that went into making it run smoothly. It’s not an easy task to run a taco truck and Isidro’s parents did it every day, 7 days a week. Hours of prep along with early mornings…
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I get asked often, “Why don’t you have your own truck? Do you do catering? Where is your truck now?” Almost as soon as people finish their questions, I think back to my childhood when my parents would literally stay up from dawn to dusk working their butts off just to earn a living and…
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