B\u1ebfp tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh John \u201cBlue\u201d Avila sinh ra trong ng\u00e0nh kinh doanh nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u trai \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a huy\u1ec1n tho\u1ea1i \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c Texas AC v\u00e0 Mary Saenz c\u1ee7a AC Saenz Tamales & BBQ, th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp n\u0103m 1968.<\/p>\n
Avila c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 cho anh ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean qu\u1ea7y bar c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng Bryan, Texas, \u0111\u01b0a cho anh k\u1eb9o \u0111\u1eadu ph\u1ed9ng Lance t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ecd b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u00e1y t\u00ednh ti\u1ec1n, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng d\u00e0nh cho nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng v\u00e0 kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. "T\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t may m\u1eafn", John nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi anh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. "T\u00f4i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00ecnh h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y v\u00e0 khi t\u00f4i b\u1eadt nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n n\u00e0y, b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u0103n t\u1ea1i b\u00e0n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i". \u1ede tu\u1ed5i 6, \u0111\u1ee7 cao \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ch\u1ed5i v\u00e0 c\u01a1, Avila s\u1ebd ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u01b0\u1eddi xu cho b\u00e0n bi-a b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch lau b\u00e0n, qu\u00e9t n\u1eafp chai v\u00e0 thu gom nh\u1eefng chai r\u1ed7ng. M\u00f9i g\u1ed7 s\u1ed3i ch\u00e1y v\u00e0 ng\u00f4 masa vang v\u1ecdng trong t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n non tr\u1ebb c\u1ee7a John. Nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m sau, nh\u1eefng k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i, nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau d\u00e0nh cho m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00e3 k\u00e9o anh ra kh\u1ecfi n\u1ea5c thang c\u00f4ng ty v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a anh tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn: nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n
John \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y oxford c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i gu\u1ed1c nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp v\u00e0 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i \u1edf tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh t\u1ea1i Houston, khi\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i ngo\u00e1i nh\u00ecn.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ef1c cao, anh \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 t\u1ea1i Austin v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ni\u1ec1m an \u1ee7i trong l\u1eddi n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i. Anh lao v\u00e0o l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a B\u1ebfp tr\u01b0\u1edfng Melissa Brinckman t\u1ea1i Cake and Spoon, Co. m\u1edbi th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. Ch\u00ednh t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y - trong b\u1ebfp \u0103n t\u1eadp th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho Cake & Spoon - anh \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p Aaron Franklin. Sau khi kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 chung ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c s\u00e2u xa \u1edf Bryan, Tx, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 v\u00e0 Franklin \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eddi Avila v\u00e0o b\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n. Ba n\u0103m sau khi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a B\u1ebfp tr\u01b0\u1edfng Brinckman, Avila \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Torchy's, m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u1ee5 s\u1edf t\u1ea1i Austin, m\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap ra m\u1eaft th\u01b0\u01a1ng hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd t\u1ea1i qu\u00ea nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a anh, Houston. Torchy's \u0111\u00e3 b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5 tr\u00ean th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng Houston v\u1edbi Avila l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh. S\u1ef1 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a Torchy's \u0111\u00e3 gieo v\u00e0o Avila mong mu\u1ed1n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 ra m\u1eaft th\u01b0\u01a1ng hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 t\u00ecnh c\u1edd v\u1edbi Chris Morgan c\u1ee7a Cooper's Square \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n b\u00ean ly bia v\u1ec1 th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng, Texas, New York v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch Morgan mu\u1ed1n k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p c\u1ea3 ba. Avila c\u00f2n \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u01a1n n\u1eefa sau cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p th\u1ee9 hai v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed1i t\u00e1c kinh doanh c\u1ee7a Morgan, Joel Bolden; m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9i ng\u0169 \u0111a d\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c truy\u1ec1n c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng t\u1eeb t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a Cooper's Square v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y b\u1edfi mong mu\u1ed1n mang m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng Texas hun kh\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 s\u1ed3i c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u1edbi, Avila chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 New York. \u00d4ng t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9i ng\u0169 t\u00e0i n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a Cooper's Square.<\/p>\n
Khi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Houston, John \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh l\u1eadp c\u00f4ng ty cung c\u1ea5p d\u1ecbch v\u1ee5 \u0103n u\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh, sau \u0111\u00f3 chuy\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng mang t\u00ean El Burro & the Bull (nay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Burro & Bull) c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi v\u1ee3 l\u00e0 Veronica Avila v\u00e0 anh r\u1ec3 l\u00e0 Jesse Gallegos. Ni\u1ec1m \u0111am m\u00ea \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c Texas c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh trong th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n c\u1ee7a anh, s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1c nguy\u00ean li\u1ec7u theo m\u00f9a v\u00e0 theo v\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a Texas, k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean li\u1ec7u hun kh\u00f3i \u0110\u1ee9c v\u00e0 trang tr\u1ea1i Mexico t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t v\u1edbi c\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0103n y\u00eau th\u00edch t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng n\u1ed9i anh nh\u01b0 th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 hun kh\u00f3i tamalitos v\u1edbi kem t\u01b0\u01a1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e1y v\u00e0 b\u00e1nh khoai lang v\u1edbi l\u1edbp v\u1ecf g\u1eebng. Gia ph\u1ea3 th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a Avila \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a anh l\u00ean v\u1ecb tr\u00ed h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u trong b\u1ed1i c\u1ea3nh th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n, \u0111\u01b0a ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt ch\u1ebf bi\u1ebfn th\u1ecbt hun kh\u00f3i v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa nh\u1eefng g\u00ec hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
Kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n th\u00e0nh Henderson & Kane General Store, m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m th\u1ee9 hai d\u00e0nh cho nh\u00f3m v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng. Henderson & Kane \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng l\u00e0 x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng, cung c\u1ea5p m\u1ed9t k\u1ec7 h\u00e0ng cho m\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1n c\u00e1c s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u00e1o c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang c\u00f3 trong kho, Henderson & Kane cung c\u1ea5p h\u01a1n 200 s\u1ea3n ph\u1ea9m c\u00f3 ngu\u1ed3n g\u1ed1c t\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecba ph\u01b0\u01a1ng, t\u1eeb tr\u1ee9ng, s\u1eefa, pho m\u00e1t v\u00e0 tamales. Avila ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt n\u01b0\u1edbng t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ec3 mang \u0111i, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1c b\u1eefa \u0103n gia \u0111\u00ecnh kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y v\u00e0 x\u00fac x\u00edch t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m.<\/p>\n
\u00dd t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a John Avila l\u00e0 Acadian Coast m\u1edbi m\u1edf t\u1ea1i Second Ward c\u1ee7a Houston. \u0110\u1ecba \u0111i\u1ec3m Second Ward ban \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t Corky's BBQ do Bruce Gingrich \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh. \u0110\u01b0a John v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea1o \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddng thi\u1ebft k\u1ebf & th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ebft h\u1ee3p c\u00e1ch ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn mang t\u00ednh l\u1ecbch s\u1eed h\u01a1n v\u1edbi \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c Creole-Cajun c\u1ee7a Ph\u00e1p.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1347,"template":"","class_list":["post-1075","chef","type-chef","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef\/1075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chef"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chef"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southernsmoke.org\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}