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I went back to the states, looked for a job in the kitchen. my boss saw something in me, and she told me, "you have a gift. you can do this for a living." and that kind of sank in, you know? and i was like, "this is what i want to do." and with time, i just fell in love with it. - yeah. - and here i am. - wow, that's amazing. i'm gonna cry. [laughs] - don't. it's a happy story. - it is a happy story, but it just shows you, like, you just need one person to give you permission to be great. - yeah. i think they're ready. - okay. - let's taste it. - mmm. - mmm. - oh, my gosh. i love it. - imagine...

Look at the rainbow of color! oh, that's the best spoonful right there. just one hour ago, this produce was in the ground. and now lalo is laying his roasted beets on a bed of freshly picked arugula. it doesn't get more farm-to-table than this. - we have a little bit of mint, and we're done. - that's it? ♪ ♪ oh, this is so beautiful. i would eat here every day. - for sure. - this is when you know it's a healthy meal. it has all the colors of the rainbow. ven, lucio! mmm. - [speaking indistinctly] - you plant, and he cooks? is that the deal? - that's the deal. [laughter] ♪ ♪ - mmm. - mm...

The farm has an outdoor kitchen where lalo is showing me how he cooks the beets. even their names sound delicious; white sugar beets, red bull's blood, and candy stripe. we leave the beets to roast slowly and fry onions, garlic, and tomatoes as a base for the purslane. - now we're going to add our verdolagas, purslane. - oh, my gosh. - okay. and then we're gonna cover it. ♪ ♪ - where did your passion for cooking come from? - i started cooking out of pure necessity. when i was a kid, my family and i were migrant workers. my father did it for 30 years. i never went to school. i needed to fin...

And i was like, "this is what i want to do." and with time, i just fell in love with it. - yeah. - and here i am. - wow, that's amazing. i'm gonna cry. [laughs] - don't. it's a happy story. - it is a happy story, but it just shows you, like, you just need one person to give you permission to be great. - yeah. i think they're ready. - okay. - let's taste it. - mmm. - mmm. - oh, my gosh. i love it. - imagine this with parmigiano-reggiano on the top. - mmm. it does have the texture of a pasta. - right? - yeah. like a vegetarian pasta. - i love it. - oh, my god. i love it. - no calories. - no calo...

On a bed of freshly picked arugula. it doesn't get more farm-to-table than this. - we have a little bit of mint, and we're done. - that's it? ♪ ♪ oh, this is so beautiful. i would eat here every day. - for sure. - this is when you know it's a healthy meal. it has all the colors of the rainbow. ven, lucio! mmm. - [speaking indistinctly] - you plant, and he cooks? is that the deal? - that's the deal. [laughter] ♪ ♪ - mmm. - mmm. - the beets and that sweetness. mmm. - mmm. - oh, my gosh. oh, my god. this might be the best salad i've ever had. ♪ ♪ it's interesting, 'cause we've both be...