While some people who grew up in different places say they don't quite fit in anywhere, Charlie Ibarra takes an opposite approach: he kind of fits in everywhere. He doesn't feel like he's 1/3 Mexican, 1/3 Californian and 1/3 North Carolinian...he's 100% Mexican AND 100% Californian AND 100% North Carolinian.
And now as the creative director of Jose and Sons and Cortez (and founding partner, along with his brother, Hector, and chef Oscar Diaz), he's focused way more on restaurants and food that bring people together, rather than fit into a certain category. We chatted with Charlie about growing up in restaurants, how music (like food) can transcend different groups, and why there is no queso dip on the menu at his restaurants.
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