On The Pass

70. Hot Spot: Tolu Eros of Ilé

Sep 27, 2023

On this episode of the Hot Spot series, Gabriel Ornelas sits down with Chef Tolu Eros. Chef Eros is a storyteller, entertainer and African ambassador on a mission to share and explore the wonders of West African food; a food and culture full of life and flavor, just like Eros.

Chef’s formative years were spent...

69. Fawn Weaver: Cementing A Legacy

Sep 6, 2023

You’ve probably heard the incredible story of Nearest Green, the former slave who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. If you haven’t, you’re in for a treat. If you have, I invite you to dive deeper into the story, the history, the mission and the legacy, guided by Fawn Weaver, Founder and CEO of Grant...

68. Gonzo Jimenez: Life Of A Chocolatier

Aug 16, 2023

He's been referred to as the real life “Willy Wonka!” Gonzo Jimenez is a celebrated pastry chef, chocolatier and República del Cacao’s North American corporate pastry chef. We believe, if Willy Wonka was real, he would actually want to be Gonzo Jimenez.

Gonzo, as he openly says, "had a very blessed...

67. Hot Spot: Yiming Lin of Literally.Starving

Aug 3, 2023

On this episode of the Hot Spot series, Gabriel Ornelas sits down with Yiming Lin. He’s the creator and food ethnographer behind Literally.Starving—the highly popular social media platform and human interest food account he started in the summer of 2022 as a means of understanding his personal relationships with...

66. Leonor Espinosa and Laura Hernández Espinosa: Colombia’s Mother-Daughter Duo

Jul 12, 2023

Did you know Colombia is home to 87 indigenous communities and 51,330 species of flora and fauna, which makes it the second-most biodiverse country in the world?

Back in April 2023, Gabriel had the pleasure of spending time in Bogotá, Colombia with our next guests: Chef Leonor ‘Leo’ Espinosa and her daughter,...