This is the first Mexican taco stand to earn a Michelin star
https://www.fastcompany.com/91126614/first-michelin-star-mexican-taco-stand-el-califa-de-leonAlso,
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-taco-stand-michelin-star-6a4a89f27aa13d46246030b94bcffa56
to Ocelot II
Also, see video in Judi's post:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/110889896
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This is the first Mexican taco stand to earn a Michelin star
In this tiny, 10-by-10-foot business, the heat makes the meat. And the heat is intense.
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An employee tosses a tortilla on a griddle at the Tacos El Califa de León taco stand in Mexico City. May 15, 2024. [Photo: Fernando Llano/AP]
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
4 MINUTE READ
Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at his newly minted Michelin-starred establishment—the first Mexican taco stand ever to get a coveted star from the French dining guide—and did exactly the same thing he’s been doing for 20 years: searing meat.
Though Michelin representatives came by Wednesday to present him with one of the company’s heavy, full-sleeved, pristine white chef’s jackets, he didn’t put it on: In this tiny, 10-by-10-foot business, the heat makes the meat. And the heat is intense.
At Mexico City’s Tacos El Califa de León, in the scruffy-bohemian San Rafael neighborhood, there are only four things on the menu, all tacos, and all of which came from some area around a cow’s rib, loin, or fore shank.
“The secret is the simplicity of our taco. It has only a tortilla, red or green sauce, and that’s it. That, and the quality of the meat,” said Rivera Martínez. He’s also probably the only proprietor of a Michelin-starred eatery who, when asked what beverage should accompany his food, answers “I like a Coke.”
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It was so good to see this happening.
Recently I had been thinking it's so odd that Mexican, and Tex-Mex food have been so wildly popular in the US and in Europe for so long, that it was a miracle it hadn't been treated with more respect.
Thank you for the needed information. 
I think the two posts complement each other pretty well.
The reader can watch the video or read the article, or do both. What could be better?
I just watched the video and being able to see and hear the man and the stand and customers adds something that you don't get in the text version.
Thanks for the post.
Amazing! Congratulations to them!
I wonder if the 10' x 10' taco stand will be expanding any time soon? I would want to keep the simple, original, rustic atmosphere, of course but...
They'll have many more customers flocking to them now!
