For gentefied co-creators lindayvette and Marvin Lemus, eating together — and arguing about the food — played a big part in developing the show. Read their GrubDiet
Illustration: Ryan Inzana On Thursday, the second season of Netflix’s Gentefied premiered. Described by our pals at Vulture as “a bilingual love letter to Boyle Heights,” the show centers around three cousins and a family taqueria. For co-creators Linda Yvette Chávez and Marvin Lemus, eating together — and arguing about the food — played a big part in developing the show, and Chávez still can’t believe Lemus thinks Kogi has the best tacos in L.A. “That’s just sacrilege,” she says.
I became like a bird at a park throughout the day, pecking at that pizza between writing, meetings, and other craziness. I work from home these days, and the fridge is where the heart is it would seem. ML: I really love this restaurant. It’s truly a hidden gem and has the best Oaxacan food in town. The other reason I’m obsessed with them is their AMAZING mezcal cocktails with great names like “Kate Y EL Chapo.” I’m a mezcal freak, so this place has my whole heart. Jessica got enchiladas de res smothered in a sweet mole Coloradito sauce. They’re delicious, but the pozole was soothing the hell out of my sniffles.ML: It was the premiere of season two, so I was frantic when I woke up.
ML: The premiere party for Gentefied was basically a FEAST. The market has an incubator program called “Gentefy” that helps street vendors and other aspiring restaurateurs of color learn. For the night, Netflix asked the vendors to make a dish inspired by the show. Los Taquero Mucho made a chicharrón con carne taco called “Mamá Fina’s Legacy.” It was FIRE. Had a pico de gallo, drizzled with mango chipotle sauce and topped with queso cotija.
ML: So since I’m writing this food journal, I figured anything I order is considered a write-off. Like, I HAD to eat my favorite foods for work. So I ordered a feast from Din Tai Fung. I actually have never ordered from here, but everyone always talks about it so I decide this is a good time. Jessica introduced me to dim sum on one of our first dates. We typically go to CBS Seafood in Chinatown. It’s a spot her family has been going since she was a kid.
For lunch, I met Gilberto and Janet at Balam, an adorable-ass taco spot in the heart of Lynwood, near Plaza Mexico. I tell them I’m doing a fancy food diary for a magazine and I want to write about this spot. They say they don’t need an excuse to eat tacos. This is why I love them. We’ve known each other since we were 12 years old — all three of us children of immigrants, all three of us bonded by our shared traumas and our shared healing. Janet is my hero when it comes to food.
LYC: For dinner, I went back home to Culver City and ordered from one of my favorites, Met Him at a Bar. It is still pandemic times so I’m not at restaurants as much as I used to love to be, but I still love ordering a fancy meal in. I got the linguine alfredo, and of course their lemon glazed donut with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. I am not a donut person. I repeat, I AM NOT A DONUT PERSON. But the first time I tried this it felt like someone put a piece of heaven in my mouth.
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