1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Hey, it's Nielsavidri. You're listening to KFI EM six forty 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: the four Report on demand on the iHeartRadio app. 3 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 2: Let me did you had it? Let me teach you it, 4 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 2: Goddam marm Nathan, Let me teach you at it. It's 5 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 2: a a columnar n Let me teach you how to 6 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 2: Let me tea you. 7 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: KFI eight ANAM six forty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 8 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,599 Speaker 1: Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours. I hope you 9 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: are planning whatever is your fancy, whether it's going out 10 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: or staying home, that you are enjoying your partner or 11 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:03,959 Speaker 1: if you are alone, that you're enjoying yourself. That came 12 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: out wrong, But what I meant is just I don't 13 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: know what I meant, but enjoy your evening. That's a 14 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: really hard one to get through. Some of the best 15 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: times I've ever learned about myself. That's gonna sound weird, too. Well, 16 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: let me just say Happy Valentine's Day. There's no way 17 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: out of that, and that's okay. I will back up 18 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: and then move forward in a different direction. All right, 19 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: So we have a guest here today that I want 20 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: to introduce you to and he's from the Emporium Tie 21 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: Imporium Tie in Westwood, and they're se you guys are 22 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: celebrating your twenty sixth anniversary. 23 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, celebrating twenty sixth annuisary. 24 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: Yes, okay, twenty sixth anniversary. And then you just opened 25 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: another location as well. 26 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 3: We opened another location called Emporium Tie Market on Sawtail Boulevard. 27 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: Wow, and you've been getting a spectacular amount of positive buzz. 28 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: So good for you, Thank you very much. That's not 29 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: an easy thing, now, John, did you pronounce your last name? 30 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: Sun come e perfect? All right, look at me? Yeah, 31 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: thie names not a problem. But this Mexican tries to 32 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 1: do Spanish. All hell breaks loose. So we're going to 33 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: talk about Masters of Taste coming up in a minute. 34 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: Masters of Taste La dot com. It's where you can 35 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 1: find more about that. But you've brought a lovely melody 36 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: of food that will be tasting in the next segment. 37 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: The aroma of this food is so warm and wonderful. 38 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: I'm smelling low and slow spices and that before I've 39 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: even tasted anything. They just they bring a very home 40 00:02:54,840 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: hand made love infused before we even break them open. 41 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: What are what are those some of the spices that 42 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: I'm smelling that are important to Tai food. 43 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 3: Yes, So we grew up in the southern part of 44 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 3: Thailand where my parents raised twelve children. So I'm the 45 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 3: weest of the twelve. 46 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: They you guys, didn't have TV or anything to distracted, 47 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:20,399 Speaker 1: didn't have any TV back. 48 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 3: Then, and my mom and dad probably fire a lot. 49 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 3: So we have twelve kids. I mean, yes, it's. 50 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: The making up. I think the cause of the twelve 51 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: kids the fighting. 52 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 3: So in southern Thailand, that's there's so many wonderful ingredients. 53 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 3: Kafa alarm leave. We grew up in almost like a 54 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 3: small home in the big land, so it has everything. 55 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 3: Some of the curry that you smelling right now is 56 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 3: our signature sudden curry that has all the ingredients, the 57 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 3: aroma or basil, galonga, kaf alarm leave, you know, some 58 00:03:55,640 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 3: chili fresh we brand in house almost every single day, 59 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 3: and that's what you're smelling. 60 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: It just has that. It's a complex It's a humble food, 61 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 1: but a complex flavor. Indian food, East Indian food is 62 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: similar in the sense that that low and slow, there's 63 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: not there's not shortcuts to it. You kind of have 64 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: to do it right or don't do it at all. 65 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: You are absolutely right. So southern Thailand, what sets it. 66 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: I've been to Thailand. It's absolutely lovely. We were in 67 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: the northern parts of course, chang Mai and chang Rai 68 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: and things like that, and then did some time on 69 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: the coast, which I tell everybody listen, I love Hawaii. 70 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: I love these beautiful beaches. But if you've never been 71 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: to the coasts, the coast of Thailand, you have never 72 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: experienced true hospitality and beauty. It's just amazing. The sun sets, everything. 73 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 3: Absolutely absolutely and I have to thanks my mom who 74 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 3: won the Green Card lottery in nineteen ninety and that's 75 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 3: how I came to the US. 76 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 2: Wow. 77 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 3: Really Yes, the youngest of the twelve, so at the 78 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 3: time I'm the only one who is who is minor, 79 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 3: so I get to come, you know, bring my mom 80 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 3: and dad. I was staying with my sister who live here, 81 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 3: like two of my sister live here before us. Then 82 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 3: I came went to school work in the restaurant sponsor 83 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 3: few other brothers and sister. So later on nine of 84 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 3: us came, and then at one point twelve of us 85 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 3: working together at emporium Tie in Westwood that was back 86 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 3: in two thousand. 87 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: And there is you know, we're going to get some 88 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 1: news here in a minute, and we come back. There 89 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: are a lot of people, especially in the States. We're 90 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: very blessed to have different cultures and flavors come here 91 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: more than ever before. But often certain things are modified 92 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: for the American palette in the past, and things are 93 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: changing now. But you hear Thai food and someone might 94 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: think of certain regions, but Southern Thai food is much 95 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: different than Northern Thai food when it comes to the heat, spices, 96 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 1: and things like that. We come back, we're going to 97 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: talk more about that and the flavors that are in 98 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: your food here coming from the south in Thailand go 99 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: nowhere as we dip into Thai food here. And what 100 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: an amazing thing for us to have the flavors that 101 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: we have here in the United States and specifically in 102 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: Los Angeles these days. John from the Emporium Thai Imporium 103 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 1: Thie in Westwood twenty sixth anniversary coming up in March. 104 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 1: He's also going to be a part of Masters of 105 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: Taste Los Angeles at the Rose Bowl. You can find 106 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: out more Masters of Taste La Dot com we'll talk 107 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: about that coming up as well as get into the food, 108 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:57,159 Speaker 1: the flavors and all of those things. So go know 109 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 1: where the fork port Emil Savedra to the. 110 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 4: Fork Report with Nilsavedra on demand from KFI AM six forty. 111 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: John Sunkami of Emporium Tie in Westwood twenty six year 112 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: anniversary coming up there in March. It's also going to 113 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: be a part of Masters of Taste here in Los Angeles. 114 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: It's coming up in April April nineteenth this year. It's 115 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 1: at the iconic Pasadena Rose Bowl. It's going to be 116 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: on a Sunday. It's that beautiful field there. If you've 117 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: never been for food event, it is pretty during spectacular. 118 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: It's a beautiful place to go. They also have the 119 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: Union Station Homeless Services as the beneficiary of much of 120 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: the success of this, raising over three point five million 121 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: in the last seven last seven or so years of 122 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: the Masters of Taste, so very impressive. They're a good 123 00:07:54,560 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: cause and this is just a really great story. Now, 124 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: I did something I shouldn't do as a host, and 125 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: I I'm not supposed to chat too much during the 126 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:09,559 Speaker 1: breaks because we're here for you, But talking with John, 127 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: we were looking over one of my favorite dishes, which 128 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: is a mango sticky rice. It's just a sweet, delicious concoction, 129 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: very simple. And you were sharing a story about Cardi B. 130 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: Share that with everyone, would you please? 131 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 3: Yes? So she started coming in I believe twenty eighteen, 132 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 3: you know, order a bunch of dishes, mango sticky rice, 133 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 3: what's one of them? And then basically she has the 134 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 3: whole entourage, came into the restaurant, pick up the food. 135 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 3: She was in the car, so I get to chat 136 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 3: with her a little bit. A few days after that, 137 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 3: she came back again, ordered some more more with mango 138 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 3: sticky rice, you know, a week or so more sticky rice. 139 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 3: At the time she was I think living in LA 140 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 3: and then more and more, even when she goes to 141 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 3: East Coach, she have someone pick up mango sticky rice. 142 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 3: So we said, okay, let's name after Cardi B. This 143 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 3: is now cardib mango sticky rice. And then the last 144 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 3: time she came, she walking into the restaurant, opened the menu, 145 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 3: saw the name of her with mango sticky rice. She 146 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:23,559 Speaker 3: snapped it on Instagram, reposted on her story and history. 147 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: That's huge. 148 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 3: She is so kind to us and we have a 149 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 3: few posts that she did for us. She's like mango 150 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:34,079 Speaker 3: sticky rye and bourim thigh. 151 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: Oh, I can't do it. There you go, little Cardi 152 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: b there. That's really wonderful. I will tell you I'm 153 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: having a food now that that subtle sweet peppery heat 154 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:53,839 Speaker 1: that comes up is absolutely lovely in the shrimp dish, 155 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: and that those flavors just go so great. The heat 156 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: on the spectrum of one to ten. Where does it 157 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: land in Southern Thai food. 158 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 3: Well, we have a spicy scale at the restaurant. We 159 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 3: have one to ten. Typically, you know in our region, 160 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 3: we're known for eating the spiciest, you know in Thailand. 161 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:21,439 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, so that's why we you know, we end 162 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 3: up kind of like scaling it and then level three 163 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 3: is medium. So today, since we don't know how people 164 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 3: can handle spicy, we bring the medium spicy on this 165 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 3: But at the restaurant you can have up to level ten, 166 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 3: which is even myself. I used to handle level seven. 167 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 3: Level eight. Now six is enough for me while I 168 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 3: get older. But you know, people really come in for 169 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 3: spicy food and we don't hold back with the spice 170 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 3: because we grew up in the southern part of Thailand. 171 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, and what is the weather like in the south 172 00:10:57,800 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: part of Thailand. 173 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 3: So see the both side of southern Thailand are oceans 174 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 3: left and right, so it's always like tropical. Definitely lots 175 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:16,559 Speaker 3: of humidity, but you get the breeze from the oceans. 176 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 3: And that's why we do so well with all the 177 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 3: seafood dishes. Sure like you you know, we're bringing you 178 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 3: the drunken noodle with prawn, the our special tea curry 179 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 3: that is a crab curry, which is you know, phenomenal. 180 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: We love it. 181 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:37,319 Speaker 3: And yeah, growing up in Thailand is especially in the south. 182 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 3: You know, you get to go to the beaches, you 183 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 3: get to eat a lot of seafood and it's all fresh. 184 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: I know it's Saturday, busy day and it's Valentine's Day, 185 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 1: but can you stick around? Can we talk some more? Sure? Okay, 186 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 1: we'll talk because I'm really enjoying this. John Sunkami from 187 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: Emporium Thai in Westwood twenty sixth anniversary also going to 188 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: be there at the Masters of Taste in Los Angeles. 189 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 1: It's there at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. You can 190 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: find out more about that event coming up in April. 191 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 1: Master's Master of Taste La dot com. Uh and just 192 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: a wonderful Is that right, by the way, is it? 193 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: Ma mac notes Masters of Taste la dot com. Sorry, 194 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: Masters of Taste la dot Com. We'll talk more. I'm 195 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: enjoying this in going through some of the ingredients and 196 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: the like when we come back, So go know where. 197 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 4: You're listening to The Fork Report with Nil Savedra on 198 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 4: demand from KFI A M. Six forty. 199 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: Happy Valentine's Day, Neil Savadra, your friendly neighborhood fork reporter 200 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 1: with the Fork Report. Just celebrating food on a Saturday 201 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: for three hours. That's what we do. Just shake off 202 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: everything else. There's a lot in the news, but there's 203 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: a lot of there's a lot of great things in 204 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: life as well, and Valentine's Day and love and all 205 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: those things are part of it. So I'm happy to 206 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: be with you today. And today's guest who we're talking with, 207 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:09,599 Speaker 1: John Tunkami and he's of the Emporium Tie in Westwood, 208 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 1: and we're talking about the chicken here that you brought 209 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: that uses the puquette sauce. And the kids there around 210 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: U C l A Or they have a pronunciation we 211 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: cannot use on the air of it. But that is 212 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 1: a very coastal Is there coconut in there? Is there? 213 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 2: What? 214 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: There's a sweetness in there. There's also some heat. Tell 215 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 1: me a little breakdown of that sauce. 216 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 3: Yes, so that sauce basically has every ingredients in the south, right, 217 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 3: and you touch it. In the south we have very 218 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 3: tropical with a lot of coconut trees, mango trees, a 219 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 3: lot of herbs. So you sends that kava lam leave 220 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:05,079 Speaker 3: with the coconut sauce, some basil fresh chilies. I can't 221 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 3: say no more because. 222 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: The light on the phone starts going red. It's like 223 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: somebody at the headquarters is like, na zip it. But 224 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: those dude, I could pick a few out, is the 225 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: only thing. And then my tongue gets lost. I mean 226 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: that was It's a very unfolding flavor. So you get 227 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: a little bit at first, and you have a little 228 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: bit of sweetness, and then it's quite complex. You can 229 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: tell that it's not an easy sauce to whip up. 230 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 3: Even you know at the restaurant when someone ordered level 231 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 3: eight or level ten, you don't really get sometime the 232 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 3: first bite they said, oh, this is not that spicy, 233 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 3: and then as the couple more bites in turn into 234 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 3: like I have acon who said I ordered level five 235 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 3: and it turned into level ten after the halfway through 236 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 3: him on video saying that on his acorn salad, which 237 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 3: is wow. Cocoa mango salad at important Thai Wow. 238 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: And tell us about in front of me right now, 239 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: I have the sticky rice and sticky mango rice in 240 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: front of me, and the density and beauty. Look at 241 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: that sugary goodness. It's it's you know, almost caramelized, the 242 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: way it pulls away from itself as I pull it 243 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: apart with a fork, and that's just the rice. Talk 244 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: about the tradition of this rice and why it is 245 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: the primary meal lender often in typhood. 246 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 3: So Thai people love sweets and we use all the 247 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 3: ingredients available in Thailand. So mango is definitely one of 248 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 3: the steppo fruit in Thailand and every region sticky rice differently, 249 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 3: but if you do it correctly, you know, it's it's 250 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 3: a stick that has to be in the right temperature, 251 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 3: the coconut milk on top that you pour it on, 252 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 3: the sure the sticky rice has to be you know, 253 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 3: to have Some people like it extremely sweet. Some people 254 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 3: like it less sweet. I think we did it where 255 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 3: it's just the right amount where once you pour it 256 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 3: in and you know this is coming from our kitchens 257 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 3: maybe forty five minutes ago and it's still you still 258 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 3: taste the freshnet. 259 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: Oh. Absolutely, all the food. 260 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 3: Yes, and again mango sticky rice a steppo dish of Thailand. 261 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 3: Everyone love it. 262 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: The food is absolutely stunning. It really is delicious. That heat, 263 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: the temperatures that everything are cooked, meaning the pastas and 264 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: or the noodles rather and the like just have that 265 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: great texture to them. It's softer than traditional Attellon style 266 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 1: noodles and the way they come apart. Obviously, the shrimp 267 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 1: here was cooked to perfection. And that heat with that texture, 268 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: that that wonderful bite and toothiness you get with a 269 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 1: shrimp cooked properly with that heat, is that delicate and 270 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 1: that hot balance is lovely. This rice is part perfection. 271 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: You should be very proud. And that's twenty six years 272 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 1: here in Los Angeles. That's pretty exciting. 273 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 3: Well, thank you so much, and kudo to all my 274 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 3: brother sister who you know, learned to cook at young 275 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 3: age and you know, many many family recipe handout for 276 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 3: generations and thanks to mom and dad who taught us 277 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 3: at young age kind of infuls us learn how to cook, 278 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 3: and I have the liberty of being the youngest of 279 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 3: the family and I get to taste so many dishes 280 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 3: that everyone cook and now you know, we present it 281 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 3: at the restaurant, both at Emporium Thie and the new 282 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 3: one Emporium Tide Market. 283 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: What's the best way for people to to find your location? 284 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: What's your website and social media and things that people 285 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: can find out more. 286 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 3: Yes, go to Emporiumtie dot com for Emporium Tie in Westwood, 287 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 3: And I always tell people the easiest way is follow 288 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 3: us on Instagram. Emporium Thie actually at Emporium Thie and 289 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 3: also with the new location is at Emporium Tide Market. 290 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 3: And you know both location is about six minutes apart, 291 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 3: but we actually have you know, different kind of overlapping menu, 292 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 3: but majority of the two location has also a variety 293 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 3: of differences where we bring more street food, you know, 294 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 3: from the north, from the south, from the east to 295 00:18:56,760 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 3: the Sawtail Boulevard location and that is Emporium Tie Market. 296 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 3: But you know, we've been there. We have been in 297 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 3: the community for twenty six years. We feed thousands and 298 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 3: thousand of healthcare workers during the pandemic. We went through 299 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 3: so many storms since two thousands, and you know, we 300 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 3: we survive and continue to thrive. And we have to 301 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 3: thanks the community that have been supporting us in the 302 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 3: past twenty six years. 303 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, that turn from nineteen ninety nine into two thousand 304 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 1: was an interesting time to be alive, to say the least, 305 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 1: and then to progress from that into twenty twenty six 306 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,360 Speaker 1: and all we've been through in the last five six 307 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:46,439 Speaker 1: years as well. Good for you. The food is absolutely outstanding. 308 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I really want to touch on what I'm 309 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 3: here today is the Master of Tastes that we have 310 00:19:56,640 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 3: been participated back in twenty twenty four and this is 311 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 3: like a great events with the great cause at the Iconics, 312 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 3: you know fields up the Rose Bowl and I was 313 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 3: there seeing all the wonderful chef in La participating and 314 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:19,360 Speaker 3: they really go all out so high. We recommend it. 315 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 3: It will be with it. You know what's the cause, 316 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 3: and you know, all the proceed go back to help 317 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 3: the Union Station homeless services. And this is a wonderful, 318 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 3: wonderful organization that and also wonderful event that you don't 319 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 3: want to miss these things. 320 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: These events are less less available than they were pre pandemic, 321 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: and if we don't go and enjoy them, they go away. 322 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 1: I highly recommend checking out Masters of Taste La dot com. 323 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:59,640 Speaker 1: The event is on Sunday, April nineteenth in Pasadena at 324 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: the Rose Bowl there, as John said, and you can 325 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: go have yourself a great time. These are chefs, love them. 326 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: It's not work, it's camaraderie. They get to see friends 327 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: in the industry that they don't normally get to see. 328 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:17,159 Speaker 1: They're in great moods, they're they're showing off their flavors 329 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 1: and so they're at the they're at the peak of 330 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:23,880 Speaker 1: their game. So check that out Masters of Taste La 331 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:29,159 Speaker 1: dot com. John Sukami, thank you so much for coming in. 332 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,400 Speaker 1: What a pleasure it was to meet you. And don't 333 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: be a stranger. You're welcome anytime. Thank you for having me. Yeah, 334 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: this is just wonderful. All right, we'll be back with more, 335 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 1: so go nowhere. 336 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 4: You're listening to The Fork Report with Nil Savedra on 337 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 4: demand from KFI AM six forty. 338 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 1: If you want to hit me up during the show, 339 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: you can use the talkback so that basically, if you're 340 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 1: not familiar with the talkback. It is on the iHeartRadio app. 341 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: So if you're listening to us on the iHeartRadio app, 342 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: there's a little circle, red circle with the icon of 343 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: a microphone, and you can press that night you get 344 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: like thirty seconds or something comes directly here. I don't 345 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: always get to hear them. Sometimes I read them. This 346 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 1: one's a little jumbled, but someone said something about O'Neil. 347 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: You're definitely a man of food. Unfortunately, you guys have 348 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: to have advertisers to push. No, that's not unfortunately, that's 349 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 1: a glorified buffet, you said. I don't know. That's not 350 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,640 Speaker 1: what the place I was talking about. I was talking 351 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: about Marongo, and I'm not listening to and I'm trying 352 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: to read it, and maybe it didn't transcribe it well. 353 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: So let me talk about that for a second. I'm 354 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: going to tell you how spots and endorsements work with me, 355 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: super simple. I won't tell you about anything that I 356 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: don't use or that I don't like. I won't tell 357 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 1: you about anything that I would not recommend to my 358 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 1: family and friends. Now I will tell you I have 359 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:08,359 Speaker 1: recommended places, you know, non sponsored places to friends and 360 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: family and they didn't care for it for whatever reason. 361 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:16,919 Speaker 1: People have different tastes. But when I tell you that 362 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 1: I love the food at Marongo, am I lie in? 363 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 2: Kayla. No, it's the best food ever. I'm so excited 364 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:25,360 Speaker 2: for next Saturday. 365 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: I Kayla, And well, that didn't sound very authentic. But 366 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,919 Speaker 1: that's okay, true, I know because I know you. But 367 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 1: it didn't sound authentic, is what I'm saying. Yeah, that's 368 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: all right now, you just ruin the whole point. Forget it. 369 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: We lie, that's what we did. We lie to you. 370 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: They pay us. We lie to you. No. When I've 371 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: been with partners with Marongo for a long time and 372 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: food has always been a huge part of what they 373 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: do there. So when I tell you that, I watched 374 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 1: them take their buffet, their traditional buffet out of there, 375 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:58,639 Speaker 1: and I enjoyed their buffet as well, not nearly as 376 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: much as I enjoy what they have there. Now, when 377 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: I tell you about the marketplace, it is a different experience. 378 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 1: So for those that don't know, is there similar similarities 379 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: to a buffet. Yeah, it's all you can eat, but 380 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: they have multiple stations. You can walk up to the 381 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: barbecue station and you walk over there and you're going 382 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,199 Speaker 1: to see the cuts of meat in the glass like 383 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: you would at a butcher. That's you're not finding that 384 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: at a buffet. They have two planchas. They're the exact 385 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 1: plancha I have at home. As a matter of fact, 386 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 1: they're made by EVO E v oh. Then there are 387 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: a thirty inch cast iron flat top. It pushes out 388 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:53,399 Speaker 1: sixty five thousand BTUs and it's a double rings and 389 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 1: it's a thing of beauty. So you can hear by 390 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: what I'm telling you that this is not me going, yeah, 391 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: their food's great, go get it. I saw it while 392 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:06,159 Speaker 1: it was being built. I saw the plans for it. 393 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: I talked to the chef who consulted and hung out 394 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:13,399 Speaker 1: with the other chefs there. I know the head of 395 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: their f and b I know how the food that 396 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 1: they get, the quality that they get. I know everything. 397 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:22,919 Speaker 1: I ask all the questions because although we may not 398 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: have the same tastes, and you may go, oh, that 399 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:29,959 Speaker 1: wasn't my favorite. That I can't help you with. But 400 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:31,959 Speaker 1: what I can tell you is what I like and 401 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 1: why when I tell you about any of the sponsors, 402 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: whether it's American Vision Windows, whether it's Zelman's, whether These 403 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,679 Speaker 1: are products that I use. These are products that I 404 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: stand by and that I would have my own mother 405 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:50,360 Speaker 1: use and do. So if you want to say, hey, 406 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 1: I didn't like it when I went there, or it 407 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: wasn't my cup of tea, even though you gave the 408 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:57,439 Speaker 1: wrong casino, so I don't know if you even went 409 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: to Morongo that I will tell you this. The experience 410 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: that you get at Morongo in the marketplace is unlike 411 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: any other casino I've been to, period. So you can 412 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: tell me you don't like it, or that you did 413 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 1: like it or whatever, but don't tell me that somehow 414 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: I'm getting paid to say something, because they don't. They 415 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:23,399 Speaker 1: pay to use my likeness because I won't do another 416 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:27,639 Speaker 1: spot for another company at the same time, obviously, and 417 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:30,200 Speaker 1: they pay for the time to the company. That nothing 418 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 1: you go to me so that I have time to 419 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 1: tell you about it. That's it. They don't pay me 420 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 1: to say anything. You ask any of the partners that 421 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:41,159 Speaker 1: I've worked with, they will tell you that if I 422 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: don't like the copy, or I think it's misleading or 423 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: it doesn't make sense or something, I say, hey, I 424 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:52,119 Speaker 1: won't do this, and usually they clarify or make a 425 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: change or whatever it is. But I'm not listen. They 426 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: treat me very nice here and the spots is another 427 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: way to bring my value to the station. But I 428 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,440 Speaker 1: don't do that under the guise of tricking you or 429 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:11,439 Speaker 1: trying to get you to do something that I wouldn't do. 430 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: I just know it's not worth it to me, don't 431 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: It doesn't help me to piss on my integrity for 432 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:26,159 Speaker 1: a couple of shekels. It does nothing for me. But 433 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,359 Speaker 1: what it does do is give me an opportunity to 434 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: tell you about things that I really do. Like when 435 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 1: you hear me talk about Marongo. I really enjoy Morongo. 436 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: I love the rooms. I love their pools, their spot 437 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 1: is great. That pink coffee that is some of the 438 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: best baked goods you're ever gonna eat. That's my point 439 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: of view, and my wife's she loves them too. So 440 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 1: that's just what I'm saying. I speak to Damien over there, 441 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: Chef Damien, and we talk about the food. He's excited 442 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 1: to share things with me. I'm sorry. I like that, 443 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: But I will tell you something I once had friends 444 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:05,320 Speaker 1: of mine go. We want to go to an authentic 445 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 1: Italian restaurant, A really lovely authentic Italian restaurant in La So. 446 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: I sent them to one and they complained that it 447 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 1: didn't have They didn't have butter, said, you won't find 448 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 1: butter at an authentic Italian restaurant. Go to Italy and 449 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: ask for butter. They said they didn't cut the pizza. 450 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:31,360 Speaker 1: In Italy, they don't cut the pizza. You want an 451 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 1: authentic Italian restaurant, it's not going to be an American 452 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 1: restaurant where anything you ask for you get. They're going 453 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: to say, no, We're an Italian restaurant. That's how we 454 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 1: do in Italy. If you want olive garden, go to 455 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: olive Garden. I love me some olive garden, authentic Italian restaurant. 456 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:53,800 Speaker 1: It's not, but it's delicious. So I you know, when 457 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: I recommend something, I recommend it based on my palate 458 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 1: and my likes my atmosphere. You may have something different, 459 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: but I stand by what I say about Marongo and 460 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: their marketplace. It's just great. I really enjoy it. It's fresh, 461 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 1: it's made in front of you. What's your problem. It's 462 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: not sitting under heat lamps like at a traditional buffet. 463 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: Not the same thing. All right, Off, my off my 464 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 1: little high horse here alrighty Valentine's Day. Nil Savedra back 465 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: with more. This is KFI heard everywhere on that there 466 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app. You've been listening to the Fork Report. You 467 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 1: can always hear us live on KFI AM six forty 468 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 1: two to five pm on Saturday, and anytime on demand 469 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 1: on the iHeartRadio app