I'm on the road stuck in a hotel, but we're dedicated, and the in a minute production

team can work wonders. And on that note, we have a wonderful episode for you today. So I'm going

to jump right into the rundown. It's going to be a little

bit different of an episode, but it's dope. I'm going to do a deep dive into one of my favorite

narratives of Los Angeles, a city where the American dream thrives. These are three stories,

three inspirational stories of the American dream in Los Angeles. And this one's going to focus on three food-related American dreams.

The first, it's a place that has some of the best sweet and savory items in Los Angeles.

And it's a place that almost didn't exist because when the founder started, what she was doing was illegal.

She had to hide the baking and mixing equipment and barter her creations for food rations.

This is truly an American dream story that you won't want to miss.

The second is the first black-owned hamburger chain, which was made even more significant

since it started before the civil rights movement and it thrived.

And it's still delicious and it's LA's own.

Lastly, I'm going to get into a grocery store, which happens to be my favorite.

I call it the theme park of grocery stores.

It started as a tiny carnisserie in the San Fernando Valley and has since grown into a regional empire.

Let's get into it.

Portos.

Not only is Porto's the best Cuban bakery in Los Angeles, it's the top-rated bakery overall in the United States.

Now that's according to Yelp and also according to the people who flock to any of their half-dozen locations.

And I know when you see those Portos boxes at kids' birthday parties, offices, you get excited

like I get excited.

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