Ladies and gents, start your tortilla presses — the Great Tortilla Tournament of Champions is here!
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How do you hold a tortilla-tasting finale at home during a pandemic, when it’s usually in public and attracts thousands of attendees? Very deliciously.
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KCRW and Gustavo Arellano’s Great Tortilla Tournament helps you find our city’s best tortillas. But more than making your tacos amazing, the Tournament raises awareness to...
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Behold Ask a Tortilla Tournament Judge, in which longtime KCRW nerd Gustavo Arellano takes your question about tortillas! He’ll do three a week this week, then two a week for...
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The three years of my KCRW Great #TortillaTournament has seen at least 125 different corn and flour tortillas duke it out for the title of the Golden Tortilla (now let’s see YOU use...
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SO...back in the day, I used to do a column called ¡Ask a Mexican! where people would send me questions about Mexicans, and I would answer it. Fun while it lasted! Today, I do an IG Live session every...
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While upsets continued in the Suave 16, the remaining higher seeds also began to assert their usual dominance, leading to epic...
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Now, we get to when it matters: The Suave 16. Our 8 corn and 8 flour tortilla finalists. Entry into this round guarantees participation in next year’s...
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The year was 1988 and we were watching the Miss USA beauty pageant on our one TV in our living room. It was the culmination of a long journey for the...
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The first week of any tortilla tournament usually features a couple of minor upsets, but usually sees the big shots trample their lesser-ranked competition...
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Eighty-seven-year-old Ron Salisbury is the keeper of tortilla culture in Southern California by both pedigree and life experience. He’s the...
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How do you buy and eat tortillas in the time of coronavirus? Very carefully. Because even during the worst economic and medical disaster of our generation....
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Finally, the list you’ve been waiting for! If you’re on the hunt for the best tortillas in Los Angeles, Orange County, and throughout...
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It’s that time of the year again: KCRW and Gustavo’s Great #TortillaTournament with Good Food’s Evan Kleiman, in which we match up 64 tortillas — 32 corn, 32 flour...
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I imagine that my very first tortilla lies somewhere beyond the reaches of my cognizant memory, so I'd have to sit you down at my parent's dinner table to discuss it over...
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I believe the first tortilla I ever had came in a can. Strange but true. What I most remember about that experience was the aroma. It immediately caught my attention even though I was....
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