Machetes, the Mexico City-style street food pop-up run by husband-and-wife team Diego and McKenna Palacios, will settle into wine bar OK Omens for a residency this fall, starting October 13, with plans to run through the winter. The duo are both industry vets, with Diego working part-time at OK Omens and McKenna working at Indonesian restaurant Gado Gado.
Machetes is best known for its massive oblong quesadillas made with heirloom corn masa — their tie-dye appearance is reminiscent of a summer camp T-shirt. McKenna usually leads the masa shaping process before handing the uncooked tortillas to Diego to fill and grill.
For the pop-up, Machetes will serve its
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