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But he threw it all out in 2000 to start the comida do buteco, an annual competition for botecos. its a big deal here and it raised botecos from male-dominated, dirty glass joints to the centerpiece of the minera social scene. so whats on the menu? >> eduardo maya: boteco in minas is a bit like the italians. we eat a lot of pork here. an important thing about the boteco in minas is that they serve real food -- food from minas gerais. >> anthony: so what are we having tonight? >> eduardo maya: i ...

Buteco, an annual competition for botecos. its a big deal here and it raised botecos from male-dominated, dirty glass joints to the centerpiece of the minera social scene. so whats on the menu? >> eduardo maya: boteco in minas is a bit like the italians. we eat a lot of pork here. an important thing about the boteco in minas is that they serve real food -- food from minas gerais. >> anthony: so what are we having tonight? >> eduardo maya: i think we are having tongue, of course. ox tongue. >> an...

Over to the botecos. theyre basically neighborhood joints found all over brazil serving beers, cachaca, and a few homemade dishes. places like this one -- bar do careca. what are the requirements that define a boteco? >> eduardo maya: its a place where the family is. behind the counter full-time. >> anthony: mom and pop. >> eduardo maya: mom and papa, yeah. >> anthony: eduardo maya is a self-taught gastronome and paterfamilias of the boteco scene here. luiz otavio, a beverage tycoon who speciali...

Few homemade dishes. places like this one -- bar do careca. what are the requirements that define a boteco? >> eduardo maya: its a place where the family is. behind the counter full-time. >> anthony: mom and pop. >> eduardo maya: mom and papa, yeah. >> anthony: eduardo maya is a self-taught gastronome and paterfamilias of the boteco scene here. luiz otavio, a beverage tycoon who specializes in the legendary cachaca, of minas gerais. >> eduardo maya: if the boteco is good, people come all over to...

Where the family is. behind the counter full-time. >> anthony: mom and pop. >> eduardo maya: mom and papa, yeah. >> anthony: eduardo maya is a self-taught gastronome and paterfamilias of the boteco scene here. luiz otavio, a beverage tycoon who specializes in the legendary cachaca, of minas gerais. >> eduardo maya: if the boteco is good, people come all over town. its like a home outside our home. >> luiz otavio: its a group therapy. >> anthony: what do you talk about? >> eduardo maya: we talk a...

>> eduardo maya: sports. >> luiz otavio: women. >> eduardo maya: food. >> luiz otavio: food. >> anthony: eduardo had previous incarnations as a banker and then as an entrepreneur. but he threw it all out in 2000 to start the comida do buteco, an annual competition for botecos. its a big deal here and it raised botecos from male-dominated, dirty glass joints to the centerpiece of the minera social scene. so whats on the menu? >> eduardo maya: boteco in minas is a bit like the italians. we eat a l...