Chef Karla Hoyos Of World Central Kitchen And Miami’s Tacotomia

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🗓️ 12 April 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Today’s guest is Chef Karla Hoyos, a long-time volunteer for World Central Kitchen and the founder of Tacotomia in Miami. The interview took place several weeks before the tragedy in Gaza in which seven of Karla’s World Central Kitchen colleagues were killed (if you’d like to contribute to the World Central Kitchen GoFundMe for the families of those killed, visit here). Karla herself was in the region last year with the organization. Over the past several years, she has worked as part of World Central Kitchen’s disaster response teams in Bangladesh, Poland, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Spain, and beyond. At the same time, Karla was working to fulfill her dream of opening a spot in Miami that would pay homage to her Mexican upbringing. Last year, she opened Tacotomia in the Julia & Henry’s food hall and has used the opportunity to hire women and immigrants in need of work. Experience is great, she says, but not entirely necessary. Karla has three questions she asks her job candidates: “Are you a good person? Do you want to learn? Can I trust you?” Stay tuned to learn about Karla’s roots in Mexico, how she became involved with World Central Kitchen, and what Tacotomia is all about. Hosted by Kerry Diamond Produced by Catherine Baker and Elizabeth Vogt Edited by Jenna Sadhu Content Operations Manager Londyn Crenshaw Radio Cherry Bombe is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here. More on Karla: Instagram, World Central Kitchen, Tacotomia More on Kerry: Instagram

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0:00.0	Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.
0:07.0	Hi everyone, you're listening to Radio Cherrybaum, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from newsstand studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City. I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb Magazine. For today's show, we're airing my conversation with Chef Carla Hoyos, the founder of Taco Tomia in Miami, and a longtime volunteer with World Central Kitchen, the
0:38.9	Food Relief Organization. We recorded this interview a few weeks ago, so we do not discuss
0:43.8	the recent and tragic loss of seven of Carla's friends and fellow World Central Kitchen
0:48.3	aid workers in Gaza. Carla herself was in the region last year with World Central Kitchen.
0:53.5	Over the past several years, she's worked as part of the organization's disaster response teams
0:58.4	in Bangladesh, Poland, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Spain, and beyond.
1:04.0	Carla has been a hero of mine for a long time, and the team and I are honored to feature her
1:08.4	on Radio Cherry Bomb.
1:09.9	Stay tuned to learn about her roots in Mexico,
1:12.4	how she became involved with World Central Kitchen, the imposter syndrome she had working at the
1:17.0	fine dining, bizarre restaurant in Miami, and what her new business, Taco Tomia, is all about.
1:22.9	She's been working to get her business off the ground for a long time. If you are in Miami or
1:27.4	visiting anytime soon,
1:29.0	I'd love for you to visit Taco Tomia and support Chef Carla. Also, World Central Kitchen has launched
1:34.5	a GoFundMe to support the families of the workers who were killed. You can learn more at WCK.org.
1:41.5	Now, let's check in with Carla. Carla Hoyos, welcome to Radio Cherry Bomb.
1:46.6	Thank you.
1:47.1	I'm so happy to be here.
1:48.9	You've got a new baby of sorts.
1:51.0	Taco Tomia.
1:52.3	Tell me what Taco Tomia is all about.
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