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This chef wants to know your mom's best dish to turn it into a taco
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk Gab Chabrán , as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· August 8, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway The chef, Daniel Shemtob, is the founder of The Lime Truck and has won "The Great Food Truck Race" twice.
A local chef is roaming Los Angeles , asking people about their mom's best dish. He uses their responses to create tacos for a web series. The dishes he recreates come from various cuisines, including Filipino and Ashkenazi Jewish.
The chef, Daniel Shemtob, is the founder of The Lime Truck and has won "The Great Food Truck Race" twice. His web series, "Better Than Your Mom," features these taco creations. One episode takes a different approach, with a cooking challenge involving a well-known local chef's daughter.
Further details about the web series and Shemtob's project are available from the source.
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Category: local Published: August 8, 2026 Source: LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) Reading time: 1 min
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