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DO WELL. TODAY IS CINCO DE MAYO
A DAY TO CELEBRATE MEXICAN
CULTURE. SO FOR DYING IN THE D,
OF COURSE, WE HAD TO TAKE YOU
SOMEWHERE WITH EXCELLENT TACOS.
NOT AN EASY THING. TO DO BY THE
WAY, AND MICHELLE FOUND JUST THE
SPOT. THAT’S RIGHT. AND THIS
NEXT CHEF WAS RECENTLY NAMED A
JAMES BEARD SEMIFINALIST,
HIGHEST ACCOLADE. SO WE’RE
HEADING TO BERKELEY TO DINE IN
THE DE CASA AMATO IKARIA. THE
MENU MAY BE SIMPLE WITH TACOS,
CASE IDEAS AND HOT DOGS, BUT THE
FLAVORS ARE NOT. ALL THE MEATS
ARE SORT OF, LIKE THREE KIND OF
THING DOES AND MEANS LIKE STOOLS
. IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO COOK
THEM. YOU KNOW YOU SEASON THEM,
YOU CAN COME DOWN AND THEN WE DO
LIKE THIS BEAUTIFUL LIKE LITTLE
GARNISHES AND NUMBER ONE
PRIORITY IS COOKED AND MAKE SURE
THAT WE SERVE FOOD. THAT’S A
MODEL LOPEZ HE HAS BEEN SERVING
UP HOLDS THEM FOOD SINCE HE WAS
IN HIGH SCHOOL, WORKING IN
SEVERAL FAMOUS KITCHENS IN
CHICAGO BEFORE LANDING IN
MICHIGAN, KIM START TOGETHER
DOING THE PANDEMIC. A MILLION. I
AM A BUSINESS PARTNER WENT TO
WORK. WE STARTED LITTLE VICTORIA
AND THEN WE STARTED DOING LITTLE
POP UPS OUT OF FRAME AND HE’S A
PARK. EVENTUALLY THEY FOUND A
HOME HERE AT THE OLD ATOMIC DOG
IN BERKELEY. WE SAID, HEY, CAN
WE HAVE IT FOR THE WEEKENDS AT
NIGHT? BECAUSE THE ROLE OF FOOD
LUNCH WE STARTED DOING MORE
WEEKENDS AND MORE WEEKENDS, AND
THEN WE FINALLY SPOKE TO THE
OWNER, AND HE SAW HOW WELL WE
WERE DOING. AND WE SAID, CAN WE
HAVE IT? AND HE SAID, SURE, AND
HERE, THEY WANT EVERYONE TO FEEL
AT HOME. ONE OF THINGS THAT I
TELL THE STAFF IS THAT TREAT
THEM LIKE YOU WOULD TREAT YOUR
GRANDMA BECAUSE I FEEL THAT
PEOPLE ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU
MADE THEM FEEL. WELL THIS SPREAD
LOOKS FANTASTIC. SO LET’S GET
INTO THE MENU AND WE’RE GOING TO
START OFF WITH THEIR CASE IDEAS.
THEY HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT
OPTIONS FOR THESE, YOU CAN GET
STEAK, MUSHROOM CHICKEN OR JUST
CHEESE. WE’RE SHOWING THIS ONE
WITH STEAK AND HAS CHIHUAHUA
CHEESE ON THERE AND AN EIGHT
INCH FLOUR TORTILLA THAT’S
LIGHTLY GRIDDLED. IT COMES TO
THE SIDE OF SOUR CREAM NOW IN
HONOR OF ATOMIC DOG. THEY HAVE
THEIR OWN VERSION OF THE SONORAN
HOT DOG AND THE MENU. THIS IS A
DEARBORN SMOKED HOT DOGS THAT
THEY CUT IN HALF AND GRIDDLES.
GET IT NICE AND CRISPY ON THE
INSIDE AS WELL. IT’S TOPPED WITH
RED ONIONS, CILANTRO, JALAPENOS
, BACON, A SMOKED GREEN CHILI
SAUCE, AND IT’S ALL SERVED
INSIDE A POPPY SEED BUN MOVING
ON NOW TO THEIR TACOS. WE HAVE
THEIR PORK L’OREAL, SO ALL OF
THESE ARE SERVED WITH A DOUBLE
CORN SHELL. THIS ONE FEATURES
PORK SHOULDER THAT’S BEEN COOKED
FOR A LONG TIME. SO IT BECOMES
NICE AND TENDER. IT’S COOKED IN
WARM SPICES AND CHILIES, ADDING
LOTS OF NICE FLAVOR TO IT. IT’S
TOPPED WITH PICKLED ONIONS,
CILANTRO AND THEIR SALSA VERDE
FOR THE VEGETARIANS, CHECK OUT
THESE MUSHROOM TACOS AND THE
MUSHROOMS ARE MARINATED IN
GARLIC AND CHIPOTLE. YOU CAN GET
IT TOPPED WITH CASE OF FRESCO OR
NOT, IF YOU WANT THIS TO BE
VEGAN. IT ALSO IS FINISHED WITH
THEIR ARUGULA AND RED SALSA.
NEXT WE HAVE THEIR MISTAKE STYLE
TACOS. THIS FEATURE STEAK
BRAISED WITH ONIONS, TOMATOES
AND JALAPENOS, THEN TOPPED WITH
THEIR CACTUS SLAW, AND IT’S
FINISHED OFF WITH SALSA, VERDE
AND CILANTRO AND FINALLY, THEIR
MOST POPULAR TACO, THE CHIPOTLE
CHICKEN. NOW THIS FEATURES
CHICKEN THIGHS THAT ARE
MARINATED IN CHIPOTLE AND GARLIC
. IT’S THEN TOPPED WITH A CREAMY
POBLANO ONION SAUCE. JUST
CILANTRO AND IS FINISHED WITH
THEIR RED SALSA. ALL RIGHT.
PERFECT FOR CINCO DE MAYO. NOW,
ARE THEY DOING ANYTHING SPECIAL
FOR CINCO DEMAYO? SO, YES, CINCO
DE MAYO. THERE ARE PLENTY TO BE
VERY BUSY, BUT THEY’RE ALSO
GOING TO HAVE THEIR FOOD TRUCK
AT THE DOG AND PONY SHOW THAT’S
ACTUALLY AN OAK PARK FROM 4 30
UNTIL NINE PM SOON HAVE TWO
PLACES TO GET TACKLES FROM THERE
AND THEY WERE EXCELLENT TACOS. I
JUST THINK IT’S SO COOL THAT YOU
KNOW GENERALLY WHEN YOU GET
AWARDS LIKE JAMES BEARD OR
MICHELIN, YOU KIND OF THINK OF
THEM. AS LIKE THESE VERY
EXPENSIVE FANCY PLACES. YOU CAN
ONLY GO. THIS PLACE WAS LIKE 5
TO $4 A TACO, SO IT’S VERY
APPROACHABLE IF YOU WANT TO TRY
SOME VERY GOOD FOOD. I WILL SAY
TWO INTERESTING THAT THE FOOD
TRUCK IS AN AIRSTREAM TRAILER
CREDIBLE THAT’S REALLY COOL. SO
THEY GO AROUND TOWN, OF COURSE
WITH THE TRAILER, BUT WHERE ARE
THEY LOCATED? BRICK AND WATER
AND MORTAR LOCATION IS IN
DOWNTOWN BERKELEY AND COOLIDGE,
JUST NORTH OF CATALPA IN THE OLD
ATOMIC DOG BUILDING, HENCE WHY
THEY HAD THE HOT DOG, THE
SONORAN. THAT’S COOL SENSE
HOMAGE. EXACTLY ANOTHER GREAT
FIGHT, MICHELLE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH PROBLEM. AND IF YOU GUYS
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