Gutsy Grub

Rick Bayless, James Beard Winner, Top Chef Master, and creator of the Mexican street food restaurant Xoco, practically drools when he talks about the chicken tinga he gobbles on the corners of Mexico City. “To me this is the soul of street food,” he says. “It’s almost primal. There’s an alchemical reaction when you taste great street food.”

Chicken tinga merges roasted tomato and chipotles, “gutsy” flavors that stand up to their gutsy atmosphere. For more from the Mexican master, check out the video.