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Interview with Chef Jesus Martinez of The Outpost Mexican Eatery

Posted on: October 20, 2021
In Category: Season 1

Gilberto Villaseñor II, Chief Visionary Officer of V&V Supremo, talks with Chef Jesus Martinez of The Outpost Mexican Eatery about how he followed his father’s culinary roots into the kitchen and handled a newly opened business in March 2020 right before pandemic mitigations took effect and still found a way to succeed.

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