El Centro In Transition

Posted on February 1, 2026 by EL CHAVO!

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Hey Gang! It’s been some time since my last post, but yes, I am still alive. What a shit show the last few years have been, que no? I’m glad I’m not constantly posting my opinions online anymore because it would be a relentless stream of hate towards Capitalism, la politica, Cops (in all their forms), you know, the usual suspects. The level of brutality unleashed by the current administration is not surprising but it’s still shocking to witness. Even more astounding is watching it get normalized in real time. “Protestor executed on city streets, and next up, the red carpet fashions at the Grammys you don’t want to miss!” Ugh, I better stop before I really get on a rant!

This here below is an old post that never left the draft folder from way back in 2013, might as well clear it out. Yes, I am pushing out garbage, I told you this was the shit show era! Enjoy the slop!

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Eggs from Plants

Posted on February 23, 2025 by EL CHAVO!

Hola Amigos!

How is this year treating you? If you are in the US, then it’s probably as shitty as mine. Just a shit show of misery on top of cruelty with a splash of despair. Last year was quite stressful for me as I had to relocate, but luckily I am still in beautiful Lincoln Heights! Hopefully for a long time to come, assuming the bombs don’t start raining on us due to the insecure clown that is currently in charge of this shithole country.

Also, the price of everything is going thru the roof! It seems the Bird Flu is even starting to effect the price of vegan eggs. That is something!

The price at Vons for this Just Egg product is now up to $8.99, for blended mung beans and oil. Yikes! No doubt we are in for even higher prices to come, so this might be the last time you’ll be able to afford making your own Huevos Rancheros at home, be it vegan or not! You may want to get that out of the way before the brunch-less future hits.

You never know what to expect, but shitty times are usually guaranteed.

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Huevos Rancheros: Café de Olla

Posted on December 11, 2023 by EL CHAVO!

Someone suggested a place in Monrovia for Mexican food but after learning of the location I was pretty sure I had already been there. Then I looked it up and it turns out I went to the place next door! I even did an HR review of their red-carded plate. Hmm, maybe I’ll let Monrovia redeem itself. Fuck it, let’s go!

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Día de Muertos Traditions

Posted on November 6, 2023 by EL CHAVO!
Visiting Panteones.

I was around before Day of the Dead festivities became a marketing strategy that lots of American corporations have signed on to. Even Mexico has latched on to this new version of DOD, doing a yearly parade based off of a movie scene. It’s a bit hard to remember that time when Día de Muertos was a very simple act of thinking about your dead and hopefully visiting them at their graves. I think Self Help Graphics were the first to bring public attention to this yearly ritual in the US, doing it with some really cool and thoughtful events out of their old space in ELA on Brooklyn and Gage.

But that horse has now left the barn. Now DOD has become a calendar event divorced from traditions and largely based on sugar skull motif designs, a Disney movie, and tons of cheap plastic products that you can find at your local retailer. A bunch of institutions that you wouldn’t associate with this ancient funeral practice want to create their own version of this meaningful custom. Why? I have opinions but I will keep them to myself. ¿Que se la va ser? Because of that, I thought I would share this very simple video of a family from Culiacan, Sinaloa practicing the old and simple traditions that I know of in regards to Día de Muertos. (I follow them on youtube for food recipes!) No face paint, no sugar skulls, not even the beautiful Papel Picado that I love that is more common down South. Just the act of visiting your dead and paying your respects, that’s all.

And that’s enough.

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Never Feel Bad About Your Cooking

Posted on July 20, 2023 by EL CHAVO!
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I usually try to improve my cooking skills, I am not always successful. I still cannot make an amazing omelette like Jacques Pepin, but I no longer feel bad about it. After seeing this amazingly bad way to make a quesadilla, I feel more at peace with the world. He doesn’t seem to care that he uses a shitty looking tortilla de harina, some months-old jar of “hot salsa”, shredded Vons cheddar cheese (trust, I know!), and some canned corn for his oily ass lunch. So why should any of us get upset about some recipe not coming out perfect? We all have our own skills that make our lives unique, maybe interesting, hopefully better. But Jacques, a world famous chef with incredible talents, has none for making quesadillers. And that in itself is a point of relief, an exhaling, a sense that we are all on the right track.

Happy Cooking!

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Biscuits and Gravy: Macy’s – Flagstaff, AZ

Posted on May 27, 2023 by EL CHAVO!

You may not know this about me, but I am a major fan of Biscuits and Gravy. No, I am not joking. This might seem like a stupidly unnecessary statement but if you live in Los Angeles you are just outside of the terrain I like to call Biscuit Country. It took me some time to figure this out but if you take enough road trips just a few miles out of LA County, you’ll soon be in the enchanted land of biscuits and gravy. Alas, even while being in BC, you will be hard pressed to find some vegetarian biscuits and gravy, that’s like some exotic bird that only migrates through a territory for a few days or so. But I know of this place in Flagstaff that I’ve given squatter rights in my mind (down with rent!) because I do want to be reminded regularly about their fabulous biscuits. Since I was planning a trip in this direction my magnetic compass pointed towards this stopover where I would be assured a nice breakfast.

Look at that beauty! Some nice warm biscuits smothered in a rich, thick, and satiating gravy which has me puzzled as to what it’s made of. Flour, black pepper, and who knows what else? Add some of their steamed eggs and it’s a big breakfast to fuel you up for that long drive. Did I mention they also have great coffee? Yeah, they do.

I don’t know when, but I will be back to have these again.

Macy’s European Coffeehouse & Bakery
14 S Beaver St
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
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