point of the mole is the mole itself. the flavor is unique -- roasted, sweet, bitter, and spicy all at the same time. and deep very, very deep. maria ramos is the owner and chef, the third-generation of a family of barbacoa specialist. barbacoa being the barbecuing of lamb and goat until it's falling apart perfect. she started out cooking at age 10 at the sunday market in tlacolula. this family goes back a number of generations to that area. >> exactly. and they got here because they were migrant workers in the fields of l.a., and that's when they started working in the restaurants. >> this show will air long after the election. there is actually a national conversation now, unthinkable in my lifetime, where the notion of rounding up however many millions of undocumented workers