“Albert actually is without doubt one of the pioneers of the tortilla renaissance,” says Gustavo Arellno of Albert Bañuelos. Bañuelos and his spouse, Lauren, are the homeowners of Burritos La Palma, the winner of this yr’s Golden Tortilla.
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A winner has been topped on this yr’s KCRW & Gustavo’s Great Tortilla Tournament of Champions! For the third time within the occasion’s historical past, a flour tortilla got here out victorious, with Burritos La Palma taking residence the Golden Tortilla trophy. Albert Bañuelos, proprietor of Burritos La Palma, joins judges Gustavo Arellano and Evan Kleiman to explain how his father began the tortilleria 41 years in the past in Jerez. With a transfer to California and the supply of elements, the recipe has modified through the years. After experimenting with beef tallow and duck fats, Bañuelos returned to vegetable shortening which his father used, yielding the perfect texture and consistency. Beginning as a truck to opening a brick and mortar in El Monte, which Arellano calls “the middle level for the Zacatecano diaspora,” Bañuelos has expanded the enterprise and is within the means of retailing the tortillas, utilizing completely different fat and providing varied sizes.
