Ep. 17 – Facundo Javier Defraia: The Resilience of Argentinian Pizza

Food Under Fire

English - August 14, 2020 03:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MB
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Facundo Javier Defraia runs Boludo: a tiny pizza and empanada shop in South Minneapolis. Growing up in Argentina, he always dreamed of running his own place and being a true maestro of the kitchen. Well, his dreams came true, and now he's trying to expand his Argentinian street food concept to multiple stores.

But the pandemic got in the way of that. So how is he doing right now? Let's find out.

Want to support Boludo? Visit this link to find out everything you need to know, including hours and ordering details: https://www.boludoempanadas.com/contacto

Keep in mind that demand is very high. Not only are wait times long, but Facundo has stated that online ordering is not active during the weekends.

As stated in the intro, shoot me an email if you have recommendations for guests! I have a lot of exciting people in the works, but I am always looking for suggestions. It can be anyone in the food & drink industry who has an important story to tell in the context of COVID-19 and they can be from anywhere in the state, nation, or world!

My email is [email protected]

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