Alex Stupak: In Defense of Fancy Tacos

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Comedy, Food, Arts, News Commentary, Improv, News

4.4 • 902 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2016

⏱️ 60 minutes

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(Ep 21) Want to hear someone tell it exactly like it is? Talk to Alex Stupak. The chef and restaurateur behind New York's growing Empellón empire is totally candid about cooking Mexican food as a white guy, the need to stay relevant, and Nine Inch Nails — not to mention the grind he's on to outperform his idols. New York City's resident taco king is redefining creativity, and perfecting his soundproofing game in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, upselketeers. Helen here.
0:07.0	On today's episode, Greg and I are going to be talking with Alex Stupak, who is the king of a New York-based Mexican food empire, but was trained as a pastry
0:17.1	chef and is one of the smartest and most talented pastry minds going on right now.
0:22.4	In keeping with that theme, I have a pastry surprise for Greg.
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0:35.7	We'd love to see those five golden stars shining right next to the name, Eder
0:39.4	Uppsel.
0:40.4	It's the most beautiful thing I can think of seeing.
0:42.0	Okay, let's talk to Greg.
0:44.0	Okay, so what's this interesting thing that you've heard about me?
0:49.0	God, now I'm thinking of all the things.
0:51.0	Oh my God, wait, give me some options.
0:52.0	What are the cool things that they could be? Tell me all all the things. Oh my God, wait, give me some options.
0:52.6	What are the cool things that they could be?
0:54.1	Tell me all the interesting things about you.
0:55.4	Oh, geez, I don't know.
0:57.4	You know, everybody's got some weird stuff in their past.
1:01.3	Um, I mean mean except for me so. No you're totally falling. Yeah.
1:06.8	Always been a cool guy. Always been a cool dude you, so I got nothing to hide.
1:13.5	You have nothing to hide.
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