What
State Plate featuring Arizona
When
9 p.m. ET Friday, November 4
Where
INSP TV
More Info
insp.com
State Plate, a new original television series from “positive entertainment” channel INSP will feature El Charro Café in its Arizona episode Friday, November 4. The show follows its host, former American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, as he travels the U.S. sampling each state’s most symbolic and popular foods.
Hicks will join El Charro owner and Executive Chef Carlotta Flores in the kitchen to fry up El Charro’s signature chimichanga.
The episode will also feature churro sheep stew from 47 Ranch, tepary beans from Tohono O’odham Community Action, Navajo fry bread from Emerson Fry Bread, and prickly pear cactus candy from Cheri’s Desert Harvest.
Each State Plate episode highlights a different state and their iconic foods.
Watch the preview of the Arizona episode here.
For more information, visit insp.com.
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Article written by:
Jackie Tran
More about JackieJackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the now-closed food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.
An adventurous foodie, he enjoys culinary experiences ranging from seasonal omakase to sloppily devouring green chili patty melts in his car afterhours. His favorite foods include aguachile, garlic noodles, and leftover fried chicken illuminated by the fridge light. His favorite drinks include morning micheladas, fireside imperial stouts, candle-lit negroni, and grassy mezcales.
Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments, karaoke, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and petting Addie’s dog Spaghetti.
If you’d like to stalk him, visit his Instagram @jackie_tran_ or jackietran.com.
