- Video shows how four sisters elevated their mother’s traditional recipes into a thriving restaurant.
- La Fogata is a restaurant in Arvin that has been operating in the community for 14 years.
- Prior to opening La Fogata, it’s owner’s had no experience operating a business and now their restaurant continues to flourish in the community.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
This family-run restaurant has been operating in the community for 14 years, I spoke with two of the owners to discuss what special ingredient is contributing to their success.
“My mother taught us how to cook when we were really young. I was probably about 16 years old,” said Margarita Perez, co-owner of the restaurant.
Now 56, Perez and her sister Leticia Zuniga, are elevating their mother’s traditional recipes from their hometown into a thriving restaurant in the community.
But it wasn’t always easy, prior to opening La Fogata, neither of them had experience running a business. Perez worked in the fields and Zuniga was a babysitter.