EPISODE 004 - SAIPAN with Chef TJ Villagomez and Jose Palacios
TJ Villagomez is a Chef at Google specializing in catering , grab n go, and working their food truck program. Jose Palacios is a QA software engineer. I'm fortunate to have trained the martial art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with these guys at One World Jiu Jitsu under Mike Prudencio. We have shared a passion for food along with some great meals and many barbecues together. I initially was recording a podcast with Jose and a power outage caused the recording to be lost. Hence having both TJ and Jose on together made it epic! Both of them were born and raised on the island of Saipan.
Chef TJ and Jose share everything about Chamorro cuisine and what it was like growing up in Saipan. With a melting pot of cultures on the island, we talk about a wide range of dishes ranging from Chamorro barbecues on the beach, coconut crab, boonie pepper, kelaguen, finadene, red rice, titiyas, and so much more.
Hafa Adai!
Show Notes:
Information about SAIPAN:
https://www.mymarianas.com/saipan/
Visit Saipan the 670
https://www.mymarianas.com/saipan/
Hafa Adai San Francisco
Joeten Store
https://www.instagram.com/joetenstore/
Konjoe
Booniepepper Catering
https://www.facebook.com/booniepepperIG/
One of the best almond croissants
https://arsicault-bakery.com/home
Montana Mex & Chef Eduardo Garcia
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
https://oneworldjiujitsu.com Instructor Mike Prudencio
https://10pnashville.com Instructor Tim Freeman
Chef TJ would like you try Kelaguen and cook over open fire!
Jose P. recommends Chamorro red rice. Shout out to all the support of the Joeten and Palacios family! Without you, none of this would be possible.
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