In the Dinnernet’s two-guest premiere, we’re joined by José Garzón and Stef Hieber, co-owners of Garzón Restaurants (Bad Chancla, Latinx Street Food, Topless Tapas, Lola’s Supper Club, Chifa Baby), for a wide-ranging conversation about going from FOH to BOH, the benefits of Bad Chancla’s all-electric kitchen, karaoke sharks, bodega cats, and why Lynnwood is an actual dining destination.
Stef and José reminisce on meeting as coworkers at Barking Frog (including José’s first impression of Stef!) and give advice to new restaurateurs. José also tells us how he developed his killer Don Bronco pork chop sandwich for Lil Woody’s and gets our hopes up on seeing it again at Chubby Brown Boys, his upcoming collab with Karuna Long (Sophon) at Oliver’s Twist.
Plus Meg finds a way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with praxis, Mark figures out the best vantage point at Barboza, and we give you all the local restaurant news and best bites of the week.
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0:00 Intro
3:38 Bad Chancla’s First Year
5:30 Stef’s Transition to Cooking
9:09 Beginnings at Barking Frog
15:00 This Week’s Restaurant News
17:02 Dan the Karaoke Shark/Bodega Cat
22:54 Advice from José
27:25 Chubby Brown Boys
29:38 Bad Chancla and the Electric Kitchen
35:07 Lynnwood Is a Dining Destination (Really!)
49:00 Thanks, I Ate It!
56:43 The Don Bronco Sandwich at Lil Woody’s
1:03:41 Venture Beyond Your Neighborhood!
1:08:25 Coming Up Next
