[1] She worked on a project that explored the final hours before the transition of California from Mexico to the US and recreated a feast given by General Mariano Vallejo.
[3] In 2011 he started People's Kitchen Collective, which he describes as an effort to "envision a reality where food is being used as a tool for building community and not just exploiting workers".
"[1] An example is camarones pa'pelar, a dish of prawns cooked with vanilla, salsa macha, and lime which includes no sweet ingredients.
[2] The two met working together, and then Listman heard Keval speak at an event at the Museum of the African Diaspora and was impressed with his discussion of "using food as a tool of resistance".
[1] She was asked to cater a dinner in Mexico City, and he offered to come help, and during their shopping and meal preparation they discovered their cooking styles were complementary.
[1][3][4] When Listman was offered an opportunity to create a restaurant, she asked Keval to come in; his first reaction was reluctance to participate in an industry built on exploitation and abuse.