.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. An adventure on “The Great Food Truck Race” inspired Chef Marie Yniguez to create her own pop-up smokehouse.
Smokin’ Fred’s ’46 crew prepare some of its smoked offerings for customers. (Courtesy of Sal Gomez, Art of War Photography)
Yniguez competed on “The Great Food Truck Race” which filmed in Alaska. The show premiered in early March 2021 on the Food Network and discovery+. Yniguez is also known for her many wins and appearances on popular TV shows and competitions, including the Food Network’s “Chopped,” “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” and “Guy’s Grocery Games.”
“It was magical,” Yniguez said of the “The Great Food Truck Race” experience. “It was the most fun experience of my life. It showed me everything I did not want on a food truck. It showed me I did not want a drivable food truck. It showed me that I don’t need all that equi
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Keith Allen and Felicia Masias are the driving force behind the series “Enchanted Foods of ABQ.” (Courtesy of Sopapilla Productions)
Felicia Masias and Keith Allen are filmmakers at heart.
The husband-and-wife duo moved to Albuquerque from California about seven months ago – during the pandemic.
They set up shop with their film company, Sopapilla Productions, and hit the ground running.
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The pair are the driving force behind the new series “Enchanted Foods of ABQ,” which will begin airing Saturday, April 24. The series will air on One Albuquerque’s Facebook and YouTube channels.
Masias says that One Albuquerque is doing a series called “Virtual Visionaries” and that she wanted to feature restaurants.
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