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Local muralist’s culture inspires his artwork

Local muralist’s culture inspires his artwork

WoodTV 8 did a great article on Arturo Morales Romero and his mural "Aztlan" painted on the side of MeXo! We are so grateful to be apart of his journey and can't wait to see what he paints next! Come see more of his Pre-hispanic paintings inside of MeXo.

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PODCAST - Oscar Moreno from MeXo and 2019 Chopped Grand Rapids Champion Living in Grand Rapids

Meet the 2019 Chopped Grand Rapids Champion and Executive Chef of MeXo, Oscar Moreno, on today's episode of Living in Grand Rapids the Podcast. You’ll get to learn about the story of MeXo, the unique techniques Oscar uses, and the amazing thing MeXo did at the start of the pandemic last year. And of course, we talk about this year’s competition for Chopped Grand Rapids on Thursday, October 7th, 2021!

Meet the 2019 Chopped Grand Rapids Champion and Executive Chef of MeXo, Oscar Moreno, on today's episode of Living in Grand Rapids the Podcast. You’ll get to learn about the story of MeXo, the unique techniques Oscar uses, and the amazing thing MeXo did at the start of the pandemic last year. And of course, we talk about this year’s competition for Chopped Grand Rapids on Thursday, October 7th, 2021!

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Helping out the Community!

MeXo has been helping AMA all during the pandemic with our time and resources to help out our Grand Rapids community. This is just another example :)

Getting ready to feed local families! Thankful for the partnership with MeXo and their contribution of delicious jars of mole.

On Saturday, your support and the support of a grant from Spectrum Health, will allow us to provide baskets of food for Kent County, Michigan families just in time for Christmas.

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Cultural Ingredients - Shaping Narratives

In this episode, George learns from MeXo’s Chef Oscar Moreno about Mexico’s indigenous traditions in contemporary cuisine. Then George introduces us to Haitian restaurant, Chez Olga, explaining a dish that symbolizes liberation. George tracks the history of two ingredients, the huazontle and the plantain, using them to cook dishes with complex histories.

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