Machete Makes Tacos: Actor Danny Trejo on Prison, Hollywood and Nachos

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Milk Street Radio

Food, Arts

4.4 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Hollywood star and restaurateur Danny Trejo shares his culinary inspirations and his most memorable stories—for example, how he used to act out “The Wizard of Oz” to help him stay sane in solitary confinement. Plus, Gena Renaud of Yume Confections teaches us about the art of wagashi; Alex Aïnouz dives into the world of meatballs; and we roast a chicken the Nigella Lawson way.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Chris Kimble from Milk Street.
0:03.0	You know, when I travel for work, I come across home cooking.
0:06.9	It's not really exotic per se.
0:08.6	It's what folks are cooking and eating every day.
0:11.4	But it's true, the flavor's the ingredients techniques are new, at least to me.
0:15.8	But I also relearn many of the basics.
0:18.1	For example, in Paris, I learned to boil an egg.
0:20.5	In Mexico City, I learned how to make a cake in a blender and chang my Thailand.
0:25.2	I learned how to grill a chicken.
0:27.4	It turns out that you are, in fact, a much better cook than you think.
0:31.2	You just need a little bit of inspiration.
0:33.2	So if you want to learn something old and something new, please join us at MilkStreetMember.com.
0:40.0	For just $1, you get immediate access to everything Milk Street, from recipes to videos, from
0:45.2	podcasts to TV shows, from online classes, to our online store, with over 2,000 unique
0:51.2	products, from pantry to cookware to tools.
0:55.3	Once again, please join us at MilkStreetMember.com and start changing the way you cook today.
1:05.5	As the coronation approaches, today in focus is asking, how much is King Charles and his
1:10.6	family really worth?
1:13.5	From palaces to paintings, resources to sparkling jewels.
1:17.8	Join me, Maive McLean-Hen and the Guardian's team of investigative reporters, as we set off
1:23.2	to find out.
1:24.8	The cost of the crown.
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