585: Taqueria Ramirez Is New York’s Favorite Taco

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Giovanni Cervantes and Tania Apolinar are partners in life and in two amazing New York City taquerias: Taqueria Ramirez in Greenpoint and Carnitas Ramirez in the East Village. Formerly professional photographers, the duo is dedicated to making some of the most delicious tacos in New York’s ever-expanding scene, and it’s so fun to have them on the show today to talk about how it all happens.And, at the top of the show, it’s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. On this episode: The Observer's Guide to Japanese Vending Machines, coffee drinks with fruit at Not As Bitter in the East Village, How to Cook the Finest Things in the Sea, Wenwen in Greenpoint is sprinkling the Taiwan dust. Also: A great new Substack, NONGLUTEN, tackles gluten-free cooking in a cool way, the Americano Bianco at Bar Americano is our spring drink.      Do you enjoy This Is TASTE? Drop us a review on Apple, or star us on Spotify. We’d love to hear from you. Read more:Taqueria Ramírez Brings a Mexico City Specialty to Brooklyn [New York Times]Our Gluten Rumspringa [TASTE] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices