Chef Bricia Lopez on her family’s legendary James Beard award winning Oaxacan restaurant, called the best in America
About this episode
Chef Bricia Lopez discusses her family's Oaxacan restaurant Guelaguetza and its legacy in Los Angeles.
Chef Bricia Lopez and her siblings are carrying on a Los Angeles tradition, the Oaxacan restaurant Guelaguetza founded decades ago by their parents, rescuing it from financial disaster and serving up the unique cuisine of that southern Mexican state, including moles, the special topped tortillas called tlayudas, and the fried grasshoppers called chapulines. The late legendary food critic Jonathan Gold called it the best Oaxacan restaurant in America, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Bricia Lopez
Topics covered
- Oaxacan cuisine
- family business
- restaurant history
- financial recovery
- food criticism
Keywords
- Oaxacan restaurant
- Guelaguetza
- Bricia Lopez
- moles
- tlayudas
- chapulines
- Jonathan Gold
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Guelaguetza, James Beard
Places: Los Angeles, Oaxaca, America
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