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    Good Food

    Micheladas: Giving us life this summer

    Fernando Lopez, founder of I Love Micheladas , is referred to as the Michelada Papi.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Aug 21, 2020 • 1 min read

    Fernando Lopez, founder of I Love Micheladas, is referred to as the Michelada Papi. Growing up between Oaxaca and Los Angeles, he explains that acidity, salt, and a Mexican lager are the foundations of a Michelada and any town in Mexico will have one bar claiming to have invented the beer cocktail. The spicy, savory and umami quality can come from tomato juice, soy sauce, barbecue sauce, ketchup, or pickle juice - the key is balance. He spoke with Richard Parks III in this excerpt from “Richard’s Famous Food Podcast.”

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    Micheladas, cold noodles, ice cream
    1. 0:00Call him Mr. Freeze: Eric Alperin on ice and building LA’s best cocktails
    2. 12:05Micheladas: Giving us life this summerYou’re reading this
    3. 22:53Slurping our way through Los Angeles
    4. 32:44Goldilocks-friendly: embracing room temperature food
    5. 42:06Grab a melon and make a slushy
    6. 48:36Queen of Ices: innovations of Agnes B. Marshall
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Joseph Stone

      Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & DrinkLos Angeles

    The full episode

    2 of 6
    Micheladas, cold noodles, ice cream
    1. 0:00Call him Mr. Freeze: Eric Alperin on ice and building LA’s best cocktails
    2. 12:05Micheladas: Giving us life this summerYou’re reading this
    3. 22:53Slurping our way through Los Angeles
    4. 32:44Goldilocks-friendly: embracing room temperature food
    5. 42:06Grab a melon and make a slushy
    6. 48:36Queen of Ices: innovations of Agnes B. Marshall
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