LOS ANGELES — At just 7 years old Sandro Salinas began honing his culinary skills under the guidance of his mother and grandmother. Growing up in Mexico he absorbed his family’s traditional techniques and recipes that had been passed down through generations.
He says “my grandmother used to ask me, ‘Mijo, can you go with me to the mercado? Can you go with me to blend the sauces?’ and I used to go with her, to clean the seeds, everything that I was able to do since I was little.” He uses the techniques he used in his business called “D LA Tostada.”
While he uses the kitchen to make food for a local coffee shop and catering, he could not open his own restaurant in the space, encountering several hurdles when it comes to the lease he signed two years ago. His lease was in English, not Spanish, which is his native language. He says if there was a version in Spanish, it would have helped him…