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Our story
Erick Pineda spent his teens in Maryvale playing guitar in rock bands. Music runs on both sides of his family. His dad played the requinto, a small nylon-string guitar, and it helped put food on the table.
More than a decade ago, Erick started cooking the food he grew up eating. The recipes go back to his grandmother, who ran a weekend pozolería in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, and to his mom, Paty, whose feedback still matters most.
In late 2022 he started Requinto, a brunch pop-up at Linger Longer Lounge that became a favorite of Phoenix chefs. Tlaco is his next project, built around flautas and tortas.
“Songwriting is menu-building. A pop-up is a performance.”
Painted by hand
All over Mexico, the signs on taquerías, tire shops and market stalls are still painted by hand. Rotulistas letter them freehand in bold reds and yellows, with stars, dots and arrows to catch your eye from across the street. Tlaco's look is a nod to those signs.