WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:01.480 Hey, it's Neil Savedre. 2 00:00:01.639 --> 00:00:04.599 You're listening to kfi EM six forty the four Report 3 00:00:04.719 --> 00:00:08.240 on demand on the iHeartRadio app. Thanks for hanging out today. 4 00:00:08.279 --> 00:00:11.439 Happy Saturday to you. It's going to be a great day. 5 00:00:11.560 --> 00:00:13.880 It's been a great day so far. Just celebrated my 6 00:00:13.919 --> 00:00:18.000 seventeenth wedding anniversary with my lovely wife Tracy yesterday, and 7 00:00:18.320 --> 00:00:23.559 I had the weirdest circumstance on Thursday. Maybe I'll tell 8 00:00:23.559 --> 00:00:25.359 you at the end of the show because I don't 9 00:00:25.359 --> 00:00:27.399 want to talk about food and what happened to me 10 00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:30.199 in the backseat of my wife's car. Well, that sounds 11 00:00:30.199 --> 00:00:35.399 weird on our seventeenth Well, she was there, but not 12 00:00:36.039 --> 00:00:38.240 I'm going to I'll explain later. But this is why 13 00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:41.439 I wasn't on with Handel on yesterday. And people have 14 00:00:41.520 --> 00:00:43.759 been very kind asked me if I'm okay. I am okay. 15 00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:48.560 It was a fluke, weird situation and the worst and 16 00:00:48.719 --> 00:00:49.719 craziest one that. 17 00:00:49.679 --> 00:00:52.640 I can remember of my life. I mean, it was. 18 00:00:52.840 --> 00:00:59.880 Straight up sitcom, comedy Tarantino film, Little Smidge of that. 19 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:00.679 It is crazy. 20 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:05.840 Anyways, right now we're talking to Rudy Barrientos and he 21 00:01:06.280 --> 00:01:11.719 is the proprietor of Grassias signor g R A c 22 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:15.359 I A S E n O R dot com. You 23 00:01:15.359 --> 00:01:20.000 can find them on Instagram at the same and we 24 00:01:20.040 --> 00:01:23.920 are just eating his food. He was affected by the 25 00:01:23.959 --> 00:01:27.280 Palisades fire because he has a well known food truck 26 00:01:27.359 --> 00:01:30.799 that was there and a lot of customers that would 27 00:01:30.799 --> 00:01:34.319 come and enjoy the food, their tacos, their breakfast burritos. 28 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:40.640 He has now moved to to brent Wood and that's 29 00:01:40.719 --> 00:01:44.519 working out for your You're on San Vicente. 30 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:46.159 San vacantew Montana and Bundy. 31 00:01:46.560 --> 00:01:47.000 Gotcha. 32 00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:52.040 So one one nine four one San Vicente Boulevard Sunday 33 00:01:52.359 --> 00:01:57.879 Thursday through Sunday, and you're still in the Paliside Palisades 34 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:01.159 on Monday and Tuesday, then Monday Tuesday, and it's you know, 35 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:03.239 a lot of people were affected by the fires, and 36 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:06.799 we're trying to put some focus on the people that 37 00:02:07.079 --> 00:02:09.800 didn't maybe didn't have something burned down a business, but 38 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:14.639 it's been affected because the ecosystem has changed. Told us 39 00:02:14.680 --> 00:02:18.240 your story about being part of the DACA program, and 40 00:02:18.319 --> 00:02:20.400 I know that right now that is up in the air. 41 00:02:20.439 --> 00:02:23.840 We were talking off the air, and the prayer is 42 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:25.319 that that gets ironed out. 43 00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:25.680 I say. 44 00:02:25.800 --> 00:02:28.520 I always say, if we want bad people out, then 45 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:32.520 we want good people in. And the key is to 46 00:02:32.560 --> 00:02:34.159 find out who those people are and. 47 00:02:34.120 --> 00:02:37.240 How to do it. But I don't know who wouldn't 48 00:02:37.240 --> 00:02:42.120 want someone like you bringing food and joy and positivity 49 00:02:43.000 --> 00:02:47.240 to a country. And this food is spectacular, just just 50 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:51.680 really it is made with the love that you'd get 51 00:02:51.719 --> 00:02:55.159 from a parent making you food. You feel it. 52 00:02:55.479 --> 00:02:59.000 Yeah, that's what I always tell my son when I 53 00:02:59.080 --> 00:03:01.360 make him something, I say, I put love in there 54 00:03:01.680 --> 00:03:02.199 that you know. 55 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:03.560 It's funny that you say that, because that that's what 56 00:03:03.599 --> 00:03:05.439 my grandma used to tell me. She would always tell me, 57 00:03:05.479 --> 00:03:07.719 like you can always tell when someone makes you food, 58 00:03:07.719 --> 00:03:08.319 would love. 59 00:03:08.520 --> 00:03:11.960 Right, Yeah, it just it's the ingredient I've had. 60 00:03:12.719 --> 00:03:16.680 I've eaten a lot of food, obviously, and with this show, 61 00:03:17.240 --> 00:03:19.479 I get to eat a lot of different food. And 62 00:03:19.560 --> 00:03:23.560 I've been out to restaurants where the chefs prepared a 63 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:25.840 meal that was technically. 64 00:03:25.439 --> 00:03:27.879 Perfect, like all the techniques. 65 00:03:28.000 --> 00:03:34.039 Everything that was done was done textbook, but it tasted 66 00:03:34.080 --> 00:03:39.120 like a textbook, you know, it just it was there 67 00:03:39.199 --> 00:03:43.599 wasn't that life behind it. It was technique versus soul. Yeah, 68 00:03:43.639 --> 00:03:46.199 And there is a difference there is something about that 69 00:03:46.240 --> 00:03:49.719 when somebody it's almost you want somebody to make something 70 00:03:50.680 --> 00:03:52.639 like they're making it for themselves and they go, hey, 71 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:53.560 you hungry, take this. 72 00:03:54.560 --> 00:03:56.280 You know, it's actually kind of funny that you say that, 73 00:03:56.319 --> 00:04:00.400 because in the truck, all of us when we when 74 00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:04.120 we eat, we prefer when we to one of our 75 00:04:04.159 --> 00:04:07.759 other team members cooks it. Like we always say this, 76 00:04:08.080 --> 00:04:11.280 like it tastes better when someone else makes it for you, 77 00:04:11.680 --> 00:04:14.360 because when you make it, you're just trying to be perfect. 78 00:04:14.400 --> 00:04:17.639 But when someone else makes it for you, there's something 79 00:04:17.680 --> 00:04:20.800 in that case, from when they're making it to the 80 00:04:20.800 --> 00:04:23.399 point where you get it that makes it so special 81 00:04:23.439 --> 00:04:29.319 because someone else is caring for this precious meal that's 82 00:04:29.360 --> 00:04:30.199 gonna nurse you. 83 00:04:30.480 --> 00:04:34.480 Yeah, you can, you can taste it, and it's just 84 00:04:35.160 --> 00:04:38.000 and that's anywhere. I mean, that's why you can't make 85 00:04:38.040 --> 00:04:40.399 what your grandmother made, or your mom made, or your 86 00:04:40.439 --> 00:04:42.639 dad made, or anybody in the family. 87 00:04:42.680 --> 00:04:43.079 You can't. 88 00:04:43.079 --> 00:04:46.519 Ever you can have the exact recipe, it won't taste 89 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:49.759 the same because there's something about someone cooking for you. 90 00:04:49.839 --> 00:04:51.120 And we know this to be true. 91 00:04:51.199 --> 00:04:56.319 We know psychologically there's power in the anticipation. I'd much 92 00:04:56.399 --> 00:04:59.360 rather see someone enjoy something I made than me even 93 00:04:59.399 --> 00:05:02.560 eat it for sure. So how did you come up 94 00:05:02.560 --> 00:05:05.560 with your menu? What other things are on your menu? 95 00:05:05.600 --> 00:05:07.879 So you have tacos and burritos. 96 00:05:07.360 --> 00:05:09.839 So tacos and burritos. So one of the things that 97 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:13.519 I actually right when I started the truck I knew 98 00:05:13.560 --> 00:05:16.040 I wanted to have was one of our beer battered 99 00:05:16.040 --> 00:05:20.600 fish tacos. The one of my personal favorites, and they 100 00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:23.720 go way back to when I when I lived in 101 00:05:23.800 --> 00:05:25.399 Tijuana because that's where I was born. 102 00:05:26.480 --> 00:05:27.959 The Baja style hostile. 103 00:05:28.439 --> 00:05:33.600 So when when I came to this country, there wasn't 104 00:05:33.639 --> 00:05:37.360 a lot of good baha ba hostile fish tacos. So 105 00:05:38.399 --> 00:05:42.839 my when I would on Fridays when I would get 106 00:05:42.839 --> 00:05:46.480 out of school, my mom worked nice ships cleaning and 107 00:05:46.560 --> 00:05:51.319 office building, and I remember because Friday was the day 108 00:05:51.319 --> 00:05:53.000 I didn't have to go to school the next day, 109 00:05:53.439 --> 00:05:56.879 so I would go with her from La all the 110 00:05:56.879 --> 00:05:59.879 way to Santa Monica. And the best taco we could 111 00:05:59.879 --> 00:06:03.800 have have at that point was reviews fish tacos. Oh yeah, 112 00:06:03.800 --> 00:06:06.600 and it was it was it was like this routine 113 00:06:06.600 --> 00:06:08.759 that we did on Fridays. I would go with her 114 00:06:08.879 --> 00:06:13.600 sona Monica skateboard back to La but before she went 115 00:06:13.639 --> 00:06:16.000 to work, our meal, our shared meal would be the 116 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:18.120 rubus fish tacos because it was the closest thing we 117 00:06:18.160 --> 00:06:21.040 could we could find too to the inns NaSTA fish 118 00:06:21.040 --> 00:06:23.839 talkers we would have in Mexico. So when I started 119 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:26.519 the truck, I knew those tacos had to be in 120 00:06:26.600 --> 00:06:28.800 the menu the way I knew how to make him, 121 00:06:28.839 --> 00:06:30.120 the way I remember them to be. 122 00:06:30.439 --> 00:06:32.399 What do you think sets them apart? What is a 123 00:06:32.399 --> 00:06:34.240 true Baja style fish taco? 124 00:06:34.519 --> 00:06:37.160 Honestly, like like we were talking about earlier, it's just 125 00:06:37.360 --> 00:06:41.480 the care I put in it, and and just the 126 00:06:41.519 --> 00:06:44.199 fact that I want to I want to taste home 127 00:06:44.279 --> 00:06:48.439 every time I make him, every time. You know that 128 00:06:48.560 --> 00:06:50.680 taco was created food. 129 00:06:50.759 --> 00:06:53.319 Yeah, that's your mac and cheese man. Yeah, that's where 130 00:06:53.319 --> 00:06:54.639 you grew up. We all have it. 131 00:06:54.720 --> 00:06:58.439 We all have that that those items that make us, 132 00:06:59.399 --> 00:07:03.199 you know, think a home or think about growing up 133 00:07:03.360 --> 00:07:06.079 when things were simple, didn't have to pay taxes. I 134 00:07:06.079 --> 00:07:08.480 have to deal with any of that business. I also 135 00:07:08.519 --> 00:07:11.319 want to give a shout out to Judy. Judy Kergan, 136 00:07:12.040 --> 00:07:15.600 she is a listener who sent us your information and 137 00:07:15.720 --> 00:07:18.560 she knew about you and She reached out to us 138 00:07:18.560 --> 00:07:21.720 and said, these you know, these people are really good people. 139 00:07:21.720 --> 00:07:23.079 They make fantastic food. 140 00:07:23.160 --> 00:07:26.600 They've been caught up in this situation and that's what 141 00:07:26.800 --> 00:07:31.399 inspired us, through Judy and through your story, to know 142 00:07:31.439 --> 00:07:33.160 the path we wanted to go down. Because we've been 143 00:07:33.160 --> 00:07:36.079 talking about what we wanted to do about restaurants. There 144 00:07:36.279 --> 00:07:41.480 continues La Times and others continue to write lists of 145 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:43.759 restaurants that are trying to come back in the fire 146 00:07:44.240 --> 00:07:45.480 areas and stuff like that. 147 00:07:45.600 --> 00:07:46.519 So stick around. 148 00:07:46.560 --> 00:07:48.319 We'll do one more segment with you guys, because I'm 149 00:07:48.319 --> 00:07:52.160 really enjoying the conversation and the food. And of course 150 00:07:52.199 --> 00:07:57.160 you can go to Instagram or online to Gracia signor 151 00:07:57.319 --> 00:08:01.720 only one s g R a ci A se n 152 00:08:01.920 --> 00:08:06.759 o R dot com and find out where they're at 153 00:08:07.240 --> 00:08:10.199 and in the area of Brentwood right now. They do 154 00:08:10.480 --> 00:08:14.079 a couple of days there in the Palisades still, but 155 00:08:14.199 --> 00:08:17.319 they could use your love to stay afloat and trust me, 156 00:08:17.399 --> 00:08:21.160 you can use their food and you know, I don't know, 157 00:08:21.199 --> 00:08:23.079 maybe you can freeze some, but I'd get a lot, 158 00:08:24.079 --> 00:08:28.000 especially for doing a day trip. Bring a bag, bring 159 00:08:28.040 --> 00:08:31.480 a cooler, whatever it takes. All right, go nowhere, we'll 160 00:08:31.480 --> 00:08:32.200 be back with more. 161 00:08:32.559 --> 00:08:35.519 You're listening to The Fork Report with Nil Savedra on 162 00:08:35.639 --> 00:08:38.399 demand from KFI AM six forty. 163 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:44.000 As we talk all things food, beverage and beyond on 164 00:08:44.080 --> 00:08:46.360 the show every single Saturday, three hours that we come 165 00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:50.039 together and just celebrate food and the people that make it, 166 00:08:50.080 --> 00:08:52.600 the culture behind it and what a story. Today we're 167 00:08:52.600 --> 00:08:56.159 focusing on people affected by the fires. I know there 168 00:08:56.200 --> 00:08:58.399 are a lot of people that are suffering from their 169 00:08:58.600 --> 00:09:00.960 home going down to ashes, and of course we are 170 00:09:01.000 --> 00:09:03.120 with them, but because of the nature of this show, 171 00:09:03.159 --> 00:09:06.840 we're focusing on those on the periphery that have been 172 00:09:06.840 --> 00:09:10.080 affected by their business or their businesses are affected, not 173 00:09:10.120 --> 00:09:13.840 necessarily because they burn to ashes some more damage. Right now, 174 00:09:13.879 --> 00:09:18.960 we're talking about a food truck called Gracia Signor and 175 00:09:19.000 --> 00:09:21.480 you can find them at dot com. You can find 176 00:09:21.519 --> 00:09:29.759 them on Instagram one s and you can find out 177 00:09:29.799 --> 00:09:34.279 more about Rudy and Barrientos and he is the He 178 00:09:34.440 --> 00:09:38.120 is really the story and the food that he's making 179 00:09:38.159 --> 00:09:40.519 is an outstanding You know, Robin who's running the board 180 00:09:40.600 --> 00:09:44.720 and all the commercials and everything else going on, talks 181 00:09:44.720 --> 00:09:47.080 to me through the headphones. Let me know, you know, 182 00:09:47.480 --> 00:09:50.000 spots and all those things, and right before we come on, 183 00:09:50.120 --> 00:09:55.320 she goes, these tacos are bomb, like, Yeah, the food 184 00:09:55.399 --> 00:10:01.200 is fantastic. Another thank you and a tip of the hat. Judy, Judy, 185 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:05.039 Judy Kirkin. She's a listener and sent us the information. 186 00:10:05.600 --> 00:10:07.960 We've been wanting to do a show on the restaurants 187 00:10:07.960 --> 00:10:11.440 that are affected. We've been waiting basically to hear about 188 00:10:11.440 --> 00:10:15.360 the ones that are coming back, and we won't stop today. 189 00:10:15.559 --> 00:10:18.080 We'll continue to let you know about them and how 190 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:21.879 to patronize them and keep them going. So what do 191 00:10:21.919 --> 00:10:26.679 you want people to know about your food and how 192 00:10:26.720 --> 00:10:29.080 to find you and how important it is to have, 193 00:10:30.039 --> 00:10:32.440 you know, regulars and a base of people coming to eat. 194 00:10:34.000 --> 00:10:36.600 It's a credibly important to have regulars. That's that was 195 00:10:37.759 --> 00:10:39.960 That's where we were so successful in the Palisades because 196 00:10:40.679 --> 00:10:45.039 that community is a very small community that just supports 197 00:10:45.639 --> 00:10:51.159 everyone and and you know, we we became embraced by 198 00:10:51.200 --> 00:10:55.399 the community and therefore we were very successful for over 199 00:10:55.440 --> 00:10:57.360 ten years. This was going to be our eleventh year 200 00:10:57.399 --> 00:11:01.960 in the Palisades, but the fires happened and everyone in 201 00:11:02.000 --> 00:11:05.320 that town is scattered all over La So as much 202 00:11:05.360 --> 00:11:07.679 as there, you know, we have a lot of loyal 203 00:11:07.720 --> 00:11:10.759 customers as much as they're trying to support us. Because 204 00:11:10.799 --> 00:11:15.600 of the distance that this fire force them to to 205 00:11:15.840 --> 00:11:20.200 just like move sure, it's really hard for them to 206 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:24.559 to be there like as regular as they would pre fires. 207 00:11:25.440 --> 00:11:29.120 So everyone out there in Brentwood who loves food, loves 208 00:11:29.159 --> 00:11:36.080 delicious food, Mexican food, breakfast burritos, and just or just 209 00:11:36.240 --> 00:11:39.679 enjoys food in general, give us a chance so that 210 00:11:39.720 --> 00:11:40.519 we can win you over. 211 00:11:41.279 --> 00:11:43.559 And I have no doubt that that is exactly how 212 00:11:43.600 --> 00:11:47.799 it will end up. I'm glad to have a platform 213 00:11:47.879 --> 00:11:49.720 for you to talk to you so much, you know, 214 00:11:49.799 --> 00:11:53.320 because the food is really spectacular, and I love the story, 215 00:11:53.519 --> 00:11:56.559 and I think it's important. 216 00:11:57.600 --> 00:11:58.960 You know, we hear a lot of. 217 00:11:58.919 --> 00:12:04.440 Things in the news, and you know, there's a lot 218 00:12:04.480 --> 00:12:09.519 of confusion about immigration and the good, the bad, the ugly, 219 00:12:09.799 --> 00:12:14.759 the legal the non legal, and all of these things 220 00:12:14.799 --> 00:12:17.039 that need to be sorted out. But there the fact is, 221 00:12:17.639 --> 00:12:19.480 you know, there is a good There should be a 222 00:12:19.519 --> 00:12:23.120 good neighbor policy to be able to exchange between all 223 00:12:23.200 --> 00:12:26.320 of our neighbors here. That is a way that we 224 00:12:26.360 --> 00:12:29.759 aren't letting criminals or people in but letting good folks 225 00:12:29.840 --> 00:12:32.399 in come. Do what they do and and I think 226 00:12:32.440 --> 00:12:35.799 what you're doing is just wonderful. The food is just fantastic, man. 227 00:12:36.360 --> 00:12:39.679 Thank you made with love right in it. But you 228 00:12:39.720 --> 00:12:41.960 won't break your tooth on love man. So thanks again 229 00:12:42.000 --> 00:12:45.639 to Judy for putting this on our radar, and thanks 230 00:12:45.679 --> 00:12:49.240 to you Greedy for coming in and again GRASSI signor 231 00:12:49.440 --> 00:12:52.720 it is a g R A c I A S 232 00:12:53.000 --> 00:12:55.960 just a single less e n O R dot com. 233 00:12:56.039 --> 00:12:57.879 And of course you can find them under that same 234 00:12:58.279 --> 00:13:01.440 moniker at on Instagram as well. 235 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:03.720 Check them out where they are there. 236 00:13:03.360 --> 00:13:07.279 In Brentwood and still a couple of days in the 237 00:13:07.320 --> 00:13:08.320 Palisades as well. 238 00:13:08.320 --> 00:13:09.159 But get on this. 239 00:13:09.159 --> 00:13:12.679 This is really special food by what seems to be 240 00:13:12.720 --> 00:13:14.840 a very special guy. So thanks for taking the time 241 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:15.440 on my friend. 242 00:13:15.480 --> 00:13:17.919 Thank you, Neil, thank you, thank you everyone. 243 00:13:18.559 --> 00:13:20.720 Thank you, and tell them hello and that you heard 244 00:13:20.720 --> 00:13:23.000 it here. They need to know that there's support and 245 00:13:23.039 --> 00:13:26.399 people that care. You know, these things take a while. 246 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:29.519 We're still dealing with what you know, COVID, you know, 247 00:13:29.720 --> 00:13:34.200 the the remnants of COVID and working on the hospitality 248 00:13:34.200 --> 00:13:37.399 and restaurant industry. So there's still work to do to 249 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:39.679 get out there those of us that can that weren't 250 00:13:39.679 --> 00:13:44.840 affected by the fires, can help keep these places perched up. Thanks, 251 00:13:45.200 --> 00:13:47.240 We got much more to come. Stick around some people 252 00:13:47.240 --> 00:13:50.240 we want to introduce you to, so go know where. 253 00:13:50.600 --> 00:13:53.600 You're listening to the Fork Report with Nil Sevedra on 254 00:13:53.720 --> 00:13:56.480 demand from KFI AM six forty. 255 00:13:56.320 --> 00:13:58.840 Today we are talking to folks that are affected by 256 00:13:58.879 --> 00:14:01.360 the fires in January, but not in the same way 257 00:14:01.399 --> 00:14:04.559 that you might have been hearing. Yes, people were very 258 00:14:04.639 --> 00:14:08.240 much affected by the fires, their homes burning down, and 259 00:14:08.279 --> 00:14:11.200 there were some businesses of course that burned down. Us 260 00:14:11.240 --> 00:14:14.519 being the Fork Report, we focus on food and the like. 261 00:14:14.919 --> 00:14:17.360 We wanted to bring you some people that were affected, 262 00:14:17.440 --> 00:14:20.759 some you know, differently than others that have food based 263 00:14:20.799 --> 00:14:24.519 businesses that were affected by the fires. And our next 264 00:14:24.639 --> 00:14:29.399 guest is Teddy Saraphine Leonard, owner of real In. You 265 00:14:29.440 --> 00:14:35.120 can find out all about them at reali Malibu dot com. 266 00:14:35.159 --> 00:14:40.720 Real in Malibu dot com. Teddy, Welcome to the Fork Report. 267 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:42.840 Thank you for having me. 268 00:14:43.279 --> 00:14:47.519 So please tell us tell us where about For those 269 00:14:47.559 --> 00:14:52.279 that don't know Real In there in Malibu, tell us 270 00:14:52.279 --> 00:14:56.960 about that. Uh and uh, what's what? Where you are 271 00:14:57.080 --> 00:15:00.759 left right now? After the horrific circumstances of January and 272 00:15:00.799 --> 00:15:02.399 the fires. 273 00:15:02.759 --> 00:15:07.080 Well, Mariel Inn, where we were located was right just 274 00:15:07.799 --> 00:15:12.440 west of Topanga Canyon on Pacific Coast Highway, and my 275 00:15:12.519 --> 00:15:15.360 husband has had the store for thirty seven years and 276 00:15:15.480 --> 00:15:18.399 we had a big, you know, old neon sign. We 277 00:15:18.399 --> 00:15:21.120 were a fish shack across the street from a very 278 00:15:21.120 --> 00:15:25.840 popular surf spot on Topanga and we had puns on 279 00:15:25.879 --> 00:15:28.360 the sign. Every day we would change the puns, yes, 280 00:15:28.440 --> 00:15:32.399 and if you are local, you know them quite well exactly. 281 00:15:32.519 --> 00:15:35.840 And what was funny was, you know, each day, different 282 00:15:35.840 --> 00:15:38.720 screenwriters going into work. People would call us and give 283 00:15:38.799 --> 00:15:42.399 us ideas for the puns for the sign, and if 284 00:15:42.440 --> 00:15:46.639 we used one, we would buy them dinner. And it 285 00:15:46.679 --> 00:15:48.759 was really fun because people would say, I mean, some 286 00:15:48.799 --> 00:15:51.440 people weren't even customers, They just said they knew when 287 00:15:51.480 --> 00:15:54.120 they saw the sign they were out of the city. 288 00:15:54.200 --> 00:15:56.120 They were heading into Malibu. It was like we were 289 00:15:56.120 --> 00:15:58.559 sort of the gateway to the Malibu and that sign 290 00:15:58.639 --> 00:16:00.559 meant a lot to a lot of people. But in fact, 291 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:05.120 the firemen after everything burned down, were adamant about can 292 00:16:05.159 --> 00:16:07.679 we get up there and change and put up some signs. 293 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:10.080 We just want to give people that hope again, like 294 00:16:10.240 --> 00:16:13.240 that it's going to come back because it was an 295 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:16.360 iconic place. It was a place where a lot of 296 00:16:16.399 --> 00:16:23.759 families came. They celebrated birthdays, they celebrated death, they celebrated weddings, births. 297 00:16:23.960 --> 00:16:27.240 It was one gentleman sending a picture of himself as 298 00:16:27.279 --> 00:16:29.159 a baby with his father on the reel in deck, 299 00:16:29.639 --> 00:16:32.240 and then he sent in a picture of himself that 300 00:16:32.399 --> 00:16:37.200 his baby on the real in deck, and generations knew 301 00:16:37.240 --> 00:16:40.360 the restaurant and knew it well, and we were blessed 302 00:16:40.360 --> 00:16:43.559 to be a part of the community in a bigger 303 00:16:43.600 --> 00:16:47.240 way than we even knew. In an odd way, the restaurant, 304 00:16:47.799 --> 00:16:50.080 you know, burning down as quickly and as visibly as 305 00:16:50.080 --> 00:16:55.399 it did, opened just these gates of people telling us 306 00:16:55.600 --> 00:17:01.039 what a profound impact the restaurant had. Our family and 307 00:17:01.279 --> 00:17:04.160 people called us crying, and we immediately started to go 308 00:17:04.240 --> 00:17:07.559 fund me for our kitchen crew because most of our 309 00:17:07.640 --> 00:17:10.720 crew has been with us over thirty years. I think 310 00:17:10.759 --> 00:17:14.440 about over thirty years. I mean they were family, and 311 00:17:14.480 --> 00:17:17.480 they actually were family. They were all interrelated from a 312 00:17:17.519 --> 00:17:20.279 small town in Wahaka who did a weaving for us 313 00:17:20.279 --> 00:17:23.160 that was hanging in the restaurant that said real in 314 00:17:23.359 --> 00:17:27.000 because you know, we funded the town. I guess they 315 00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:32.079 just so that was our main concern and when everything happened, 316 00:17:32.480 --> 00:17:35.160 we had to evacuate our home as well here in Tapanga, 317 00:17:35.319 --> 00:17:39.279 So we found ourselves in Airbnb and Marvista, not really 318 00:17:39.319 --> 00:17:41.640 knowing what to do in. The first call that came 319 00:17:41.680 --> 00:17:44.440 in was the BBC London and that was within hours 320 00:17:44.480 --> 00:17:47.039 of the burning, and we started to go fund me 321 00:17:47.200 --> 00:17:50.200 and today we have raised over two hundred thousand dollars 322 00:17:50.240 --> 00:17:53.200 for our crew and every penny of it has gone 323 00:17:53.240 --> 00:17:58.640 into their pockets. And wow, really so touched and grateful 324 00:17:58.720 --> 00:18:02.920 from all around the world. Gotten donations from Istanbul, from 325 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:09.160 South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, France, Ireland. You know, 326 00:18:09.279 --> 00:18:11.759 one man sent in a thousand dollars from the UK 327 00:18:11.920 --> 00:18:13.720 and he said, it's my first stop when I get 328 00:18:13.759 --> 00:18:15.960 to Los Angeles. I always make sure that I get 329 00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:19.319 to you guys, And so we had It was just 330 00:18:19.519 --> 00:18:21.519 I said to my husband, after thirty seven years, what 331 00:18:21.599 --> 00:18:25.200 a wonderful way to find out that something you've given 332 00:18:25.440 --> 00:18:27.359 so much of your time in your life too has 333 00:18:27.400 --> 00:18:31.240 had a good impact on the world. You know, you 334 00:18:31.400 --> 00:18:33.119 like to know that at this age. 335 00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:35.559 At your own funeral kind of. 336 00:18:36.279 --> 00:18:39.400 Exactly exactly, and we're in our seventies. I just turned 337 00:18:39.440 --> 00:18:42.720 seventy and my husband's seventy six, and you know, people 338 00:18:42.799 --> 00:18:45.079 can say you're going to rebuild, and we wanted to 339 00:18:45.079 --> 00:18:47.400 come back, and we've had set in I nur say, oh, 340 00:18:47.440 --> 00:18:51.200 we can come and make it look exactly as it was. Sure, yeah, 341 00:18:51.319 --> 00:18:53.559 but thirty seven years later. I mean a lot of 342 00:18:53.559 --> 00:18:56.359 the old surfboards he had in the raptors were from 343 00:18:56.720 --> 00:18:59.839 over one hundred years ago, like the first lifeguards in 344 00:19:00.160 --> 00:19:02.559 Santa Monica. I mean, he collects that kind of stuff. 345 00:19:02.559 --> 00:19:05.279 But now it's gone, you can't. I don't know that 346 00:19:05.359 --> 00:19:07.799 we'll be able to rebuild. We're still waiting to hear 347 00:19:07.799 --> 00:19:10.359 from the State Parks what their plan is for Lower 348 00:19:10.400 --> 00:19:14.880 Topanga and for the PCH area. They don't even know. 349 00:19:14.960 --> 00:19:17.480 I mean they're still staging. They were staging the EPA 350 00:19:17.599 --> 00:19:20.480 cleaned up by the end of April, they're supposed to 351 00:19:20.480 --> 00:19:22.440 be done with that. They were staging it at our 352 00:19:22.480 --> 00:19:25.160 site where the restaurant was, and then now the Army 353 00:19:25.160 --> 00:19:28.680 Corps of Engineers is going in and we don't really 354 00:19:28.839 --> 00:19:33.039 honestly know what's going to happen next so we're really 355 00:19:33.559 --> 00:19:37.160 truly so grateful to everyone who gave money for our crew, 356 00:19:37.240 --> 00:19:41.200 because a lot of these folks, with the current climate, 357 00:19:42.160 --> 00:19:45.680 even though they're legal, are terrified of going out and 358 00:19:45.720 --> 00:19:48.759 applying for jobs. And they've had this job for over 359 00:19:48.799 --> 00:19:51.359 thirty years. A couple of people have never worked anywhere 360 00:19:51.400 --> 00:19:55.440 else in their lives, and we take care of our family. 361 00:19:55.480 --> 00:19:58.119 They took care of us during COVID and we took 362 00:19:58.160 --> 00:20:02.599 care of them. The PPC we got the loan and 363 00:20:02.880 --> 00:20:06.920 we gave that to them because we were okay, you know. 364 00:20:06.920 --> 00:20:09.839 I'd like to give that out teddy to those people. 365 00:20:09.960 --> 00:20:11.920 Is it still is the GoFundMe still active? 366 00:20:12.759 --> 00:20:15.079 Yes, it is okay, still active, and you can. I 367 00:20:15.079 --> 00:20:18.160 think there's a link on our website. Real in Malibu 368 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:20.720 dot com. So if people would like to donate to 369 00:20:20.799 --> 00:20:24.160 our crew, we're still dispersing funds to them. It's been 370 00:20:24.200 --> 00:20:27.599 going on since the day the fire started. And these 371 00:20:27.680 --> 00:20:29.799 a lot of our guys that have not been able 372 00:20:29.839 --> 00:20:31.759 to find work. This is how we've you know, we've 373 00:20:31.799 --> 00:20:34.839 been able to keep them the rent paid in their food. 374 00:20:35.359 --> 00:20:39.960 Real in Malibu dot com obviously are e E l 375 00:20:40.119 --> 00:20:42.880 in Malibu dot com. You can also go to go 376 00:20:43.000 --> 00:20:46.599 fundme and just search for reel in Malibu Fire Recovery. 377 00:20:47.240 --> 00:20:50.119 But it's very easy to go to reel in Malibu 378 00:20:50.200 --> 00:20:54.000 dot com. Can you stick around? I'd really there's so 379 00:20:54.079 --> 00:20:56.000 much history and so much to talk about. I would 380 00:20:56.039 --> 00:20:58.880 love to get into more of that with you. Okay, sure, 381 00:20:59.079 --> 00:21:02.920 stick around as we talk with Teddy Saraphine Leonard, owner 382 00:21:03.039 --> 00:21:06.000 of Real in a course. You know that Neon sign 383 00:21:06.039 --> 00:21:08.799 of the jumping red fish and all of that with 384 00:21:08.880 --> 00:21:12.799 the blue lettering and something we've seen forever. One of 385 00:21:12.799 --> 00:21:15.279 these things that sadly we kind of take for granted 386 00:21:15.519 --> 00:21:18.279 is just part you know, like a mountain that's there, 387 00:21:18.359 --> 00:21:20.839 or the surf itself, that it's always going to be there. 388 00:21:21.640 --> 00:21:25.039 The fires had something else in mind. We'll talk more 389 00:21:25.079 --> 00:21:29.039 with Teddy when we return. You've been listening to the 390 00:21:29.039 --> 00:21:31.640 Fork Report. You can always hear us live on KFI 391 00:21:31.759 --> 00:21:34.720 AM six forty two to five pm on Saturday and 392 00:21:35.000 --> 00:21:39.000 anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app Roaming the streets, 393 00:21:39.039 --> 00:21:41.599 always looking for good food, talking about cooking at home, 394 00:21:41.720 --> 00:21:44.559 going out to eat. I've said this many times before. 395 00:21:44.720 --> 00:21:48.039 Our local economy rises and falls on hospitality. 396 00:21:48.119 --> 00:21:48.519 Period. 397 00:21:48.960 --> 00:21:51.079 You don't go out to eat. You don't go to 398 00:21:51.119 --> 00:21:54.480 local vendors. We're screwed. It's just the way we saw 399 00:21:54.640 --> 00:21:59.519 they collapse during COVID. Of course, another round five years 400 00:21:59.599 --> 00:22:02.400 later of the fires here. 401 00:22:02.200 --> 00:22:03.400