Excelsior

Excelsior

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"The sight of two women in the narrow walkway chopping vegetables and warming corn tortillas had me feeling optimistic. A third woman told us to wait a few minutes, then explained that the place is run by a woman from Puebla, Norma Morales, whose husband is from Hidalgo. We decided we’d try the lamb anyway, another glistening consolation prize wrapped in a corn tortilla." - Bill Esparza

A Quest For Ximbo, Chicken Barbacoa, in the Bay Area - Eater LA

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