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oh my goodness, look at this, this is the biggest piece of cheese i ve ever seen. you know, oaxaca is divided into eight different regions. it gives us the possibility to have all these ingredients. but oaxaca s most famous ingredient, cacao, actually came here via those trade routes. oh, i smell chocolate. and chocolate went on to become a cornerstone of wau hawken gastronomy. if you want your chocolate fix, the mercado is still the place to come. out i m not talking about anything as simple as a sugary snack. this is the boss, el jefe. they make a special version, boss. oaxaca s willy wonkas create bespoke chocolate mixes for their customers to use in cooking. bitter. it is. pure and raw. alex s personal blend combines cinnamon with almonds and a sprinkle of sugar. it s the perfect alchemy for one of his legendary recipes, the luxurious sauce, mole naegro. this is it. we re going to grind this into a paste? iowa. the oil from the nuts turns ....
yeah, because it s for all the times i ve been told no as a latin actor. now, los angeles, surrounded by beautiful mountains, palm trees, magnificent sunsets. and without a doubt, the best mexican food in the country. this is a melting pot with a little bit of all of us latinos. even its name is latino, cause it ain t los angeles. nuh-uh! it s. [in spanish pronunciation] los angeles. now, hollywood has become a global mecca for film and a place that many of us wanna reach. but what if i told you that a latino was behind one of the most prolific tv empires in the world? well, it s a fact. in the 1950s, cuban actor and producer desi arnaz and his wife lucille ball were not only the stars of i love lucy, but they also produced it, along with many other shows. and they even helped create the multi-cam sitcom genre. so even though we re still in the struggle, hollywood isn t new territory for us latinos. nuh-uh, cause we ve been here. you hear me? so today, an la icon ....
but everybody just calls it the bean. but you know what chicago is not known for? latinos. cause when you think mexican, you think what? texas or cali? and puerto ricans, you think new york city immediately. but nope, they re right here in chi town. that s right, chicago has the second-largest mexican population of any u.s. city and a very, very large, thriving puerto rican community. latinos have been here longer than wrigley field, and they ve brought their amazing culture with them. i m talking food from michoacán and salsa from san juan. waves of latinos came to america s heartland and they worked in its factories, farms, and service industries and they turned chicagoland into chicagolandia. so i m here to find out what kind of impact decades of latinx influence have had on the windy city. and i m gonna have some amazing food, because you know that happens a lot on this show. it s right here in my contract. feed john. [tracks clacking] [upbeat horn-driven mu ....
and without a doubt, the best mexican food in the country. this is a melting pot with a little bit of all of us latinos. even its name is latino, cause it ain t los angeles. nuh-uh! it s. [in spanish pronunciation] los angeles. now, hollywood has become a global mecca for film and a place that many of us wanna reach. but what if i told you that a latino was behind one of the most prolific tv empires in the world? well, it s a fact. in the 1950s, cuban actor and producer desi arnaz and his wife lucille ball were not only the stars of i love lucy, but they also produced it, along with many other shows. and they even helped create the multi-cam sitcom genre. so even though we re still in the struggle, hollywood isn t new territory for us latinos. nuh-uh, cause we ve been here. you hear me? so today, an la icon is taking me to his old stomping grounds in east la to get this conversation about hollywouldn t going. and i bet at some point, i m gonna get some tacos al pa ....
ok, i know it s really called cloud gate, but everybody just calls it the bean. but you know what chicago is not known for? latinos. cause when you think mexican, you think what? texas or cali? and puerto ricans, you think new york city immediately. but nope, they re right here in chi town. that s right, chicago has the second-largest mexican population of any u.s. city and a very, very large, thriving puerto rican community. latinos have been here longer than wrigley field, and they ve brought their amazing culture with them. i m talking food from michoacán and salsa from san juan. waves of latinos came to america s heartland and they worked in its factories, farms, and service industries and they turned chicagoland into chicagolandia. so i m here to find out what kind of impact decades of latinx influence have had on the windy city. and i m gonna have some amazing food, because you know that happens a lot on this show. it s right here in my contract. feed john. ....