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Are childhood friends who opened up the wonderful, but short-lived alta californian gastropub, corazon y miel, which put them both on the map in l.a.'s bourgeoning modern mexican dining scene. >> anthony: i absolutely believe that the next big thing is the re-evaluation of mexican flavors and ingredients and a re-evaluation of how much you should pay. i mean, people love it, but they're expectation is mexican food should be cheap. and the fact ithere's always going to be new arrivals from mexico who are perfectly willing to sell you, unfortunately or fortunately, really good mexican food for v...

Me it's a great thing about america that even post-9/11, as security is ramped up in lots of places, members of congress are still accessible and approachable, and you can talk to them, and sometimes you can see them in washington getting a cup of coffee, or they might be in your district. how important is it to maintain that? >> extremely important. this is a representative democracy of course, chris. and as a result of that, the people need to be able to talk to their representatives, share their thoughts, their feelings, their concerns, and petition their government, which is their first am...

Cup of coffee, or they might be in your district. how important is it to maintain that? >> extremely important. this is a representative democracy of course, chris. and as a result of that, the people need to be able to talk to their representatives, share their thoughts, their feelings, their concerns, and petition their government, which is their first amendment right. it's essential to the functioning and the integrity of our democracy, and so i think despite the shocking developments, the sadness, the surrealness of the day, that democrats and republicans remain committed to that responsib...

But mexican food has been redefining itself in significant ways for years. here and in mexico. across the city, young and extremely talented chefs are taking mexican traditions to the next level and beyond. maybe the most exciting new frontier of modern cooking. chef ray garcia, a native angelino, is one of those pioneers. located in the heart of downtown is broken spanish -- a higher-end, higher-priced mexican restaurant than most are accustomed to. chef eddie ruiz and robin chopra are childhood friends who opened up the wonderful, but short-lived alta, california, gastropub, corazon y miel, ...

And ingredients and a re-evaluation of how much you should pay. i mean, people love it, but their expectation is mexican food should be cheap. and the fact is there's always going to be new arrivals from mexico who are perfectly willing to sell you, unfortunately or fortunately, really good mexican food for very cheap, but not the kind of deep flavors that, you know, that you find or i found in my travels there. >> eddie: well, sometimes in the mexican world the only thing that's passed down, it's not a home, it's not a necklace. what it is, is a recipe passed down from generation to generatio...