Leon’s El Calif owner Mario Hernandez: “My Barbecue was appointed Chef and he believed that he was’ rockstar”
The only Tacereria in the world who has received Michelin Star is now celebrating that badge and some surprises for the year. To get started, this time, the barbecue began. Arturo Rivera believed that he won the tires’ game when he was informed of the Michelin Award, he went to search for other ranges: “They bought Dizzy, the sun, the moon and the stars. He was named Chef. What is the chef? “Leon, the owner of the El Calif of Mario Hernandez, and said he respected the decision, but he didn’t understand why Barbecue Philippine and recognition.” A belief is a Rockstar“The success of the establishment is still a tough air, but it has to overcome other typical inconveniences to Mexico: Mafias. Most people who gathered at the doors of the courtyard caused disorders with neighboring courtyard and street stall traders.” ”They went to the mayor’s office and complained. And because it is the mafia, or you will straighten or straighten yourself, ”he said.
The maximum of Mario Hernandez’s (Mexico City, 66 years), “Don’t change what you don’t need to settle.” But there are things to modify. Now she is a woman named Gloria, who carries the grill of her famous Tacos de Ganera. What about the problems with the neighbors on the banks of San Cosmet’s river, he commented: “We entered the discussion, first it was very difficult, but we suggest that it would be splashed.” One of the courtyards accompanied by Takeria, one of the premises was adapted, so that customers were eaten, and others were made of Takeria and Mr. Michelin, white, round and good -nature of sweat shirts, shirts and hats. However, the business still does not have space for the customer.
The first push of Leone Calif was successful in late 1993. On November 28, Louis Donaldo Cologio has been selected for the presidency for the presidency on behalf of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). The next day, the journalist Gabriel Prara has been published Ovulation The news and this piece was closed with a chronicle in which he ate two steak and two rib tacos, in the 80s, on the sidewalk in front of Takaria. Calif has already reported, according to Parra, has already earned more money in five minutes than the other postnest restaurant in the month, but on November 29, after News and The Chronicle, the popularity of El Calif has increased another step.
30 years later, this time in May, another push brought them to the stars came to Taceraria. After returning to the earth, they brought Michelin. The identity changed the surrounding dynamics: this place followed some tables; Street stalls in front of the grill with official items; Logistics is fitted for the waiting line; Now, this is the favorite site of celebrities Walteri Botas, Formula 1 Pilot And Rolando Romero, American Boxer. The only thing that is unchanged is Tacereria.
In 2024, Hernandez admitted that he had become the first Mexican tacereria Marked by gastronomic guide. He said why he should talk to the representatives, to know why, the recipe is nothing more than grain and lemon salt. Then he realized that this information was secret. “The representative said to me:” This is not a recipe. We cannot give them a star, because it will be a formula, “he said. But this explanation did not keep him calm about Revera. “If the Lord goes to a kitchen school, I have a chef title. I will take out my hat. But this is all because he is born in business,” he said.
Secret
The meat’s incision is the best save of El Californe de Leone. “Maybe this is the only secret we have,” Hernandez said, he uses one of his hands to explain. “If you bite this way,” he holds the right palm in the air and shows the sky with the fingers, “You will tear down the meat“He makes an index and medium finger biting.” On the other hand, if you do this, you do this, “Now in the horizontal state of the fingers,” you deepen the bite in the fiber. “Repeat the gesture of the bite and fingers, effortlessly, separate each other.” 99% don’t know how to cut it. Daddy worked for sixty and many years of meat and found the perfect incision. ”
Identify that this information is jealous. When the star arrived, Hernandez demonstrated his employees, who were his family in the interview, confidential agreement. The majority agreed, except one. “The smoke rose to the head. He trusted himself Rockstar… God bless you, ”However, the exit of Rivera is calm, because he repeats, there is no secret in taco manufacturing and people who make these cuts have signed the agreement.
On May 16, 2024, when Michelin granted them to them and a group of journalists came to talk to Hernandez, he said he was a dream that he did not want to wake up. “This is a phrase that has happened to me at the time,” Nostalgic recalled. “The dream continues. If God gives me life, I want to achieve another star. I will also think about expanding the business, mainly USA. And why not? Madrid, London, Paris. Dreams are fulfilled. ”
