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In Year Two, the Golden Tortilla Goes to Taco Maria, As the Corn Empire Strikes Back in KCRW & Gustavo’s Great #TortillaTournament, Sponsored by Coast Packing

September 16, 2019

Defending the glory of corn and the honor of Orange County, Taco Maria walked off with the coveted Golden Tortilla trophy at KCRW & Gustavo’s Great #TortillaTournament with Good Food’s Evan Kleiman — a celebration of the popular staple of Mexican cooking, sponsored by Coast Packing Company, which wrapped up on Sept. 8 at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes near Olvera Street.

Taco Maria wins the Golden Tortilla in KCRW & Gustavo’s Great Tortilla Tournament

September 9, 2019

Before they announced the winner, they gave thanks to their main sponsor, Coast Packing Co. (makers of the best lard around, especially their VIVA brand) and LA Plaza for hosting.

Coast Packing Co. Returns as Sponsor of KCRW & Gustavo’s Great #TortillaTournament; Corn Meets Flour in Classic Rematch on Sept. 8

August 20, 2019

We have proudly renewed our sponsorship of KCRW & Gustavo's Great #TortillaTournament! The second installment of a no-holds-barred challenge that pits some of Southern California’s most iconic tortilla brands against each other to determine definitively which one reigns supreme. May the best tortilla win!

And the Golden Tortilla Goes to… Sonoratown, As Flour Dusts Corn in Gustavo’s Great #TortillaTournament, Sponsored by Coast Packing

September 18, 2018

In a rousing show of “flour power,” DTLA’s Sonoratown grabbed the coveted Golden Tortilla trophy at Gustavo's Great #TortillaTournament with Good Food’s Evan Kleiman -- a celebration of the popular staple of Mexican cooking, sponsored by Coast Packing Company, the West’s largest supplier of healthy animal fat shortenings, which wrapped up on Sunday. Taco Maria, the pride of Costa Mesa, took top honors for its iconic blue corn tortillas.

Gustavo’s Great Tortilla Tournament, Grand Finale: And SoCal’s Best Tortilla Is…

September 17, 2018

In a rousing show of “flour power,” DTLA’s Sonoratown grabbed the coveted Golden Tortilla trophy at Gustavo Arellano's Great #TortillaTournament with KCRW's Good Food's Evan Kleiman -- a celebration of the popular staple of Mexican cooking, sponsored by Coast Packing Co., which wrapped up on Sunday. Taco Maria, the pride of Costa Mesa, took top honors for its iconic blue corn tortillas.

The Glories of Lard: A Conversation With Ernest Miller of Coast Packing Company

September 11, 2018

A conversation between Gustavo Arellano and Chef Ernie regarding the glories of lard -- explaining once and for all why lard is actually good for you and why we shouldn’t believe the haters!

Coast Packing Co. to Sponsor Gustavo’s Great #TortillaTournament With KCRW’s Evan Kleiman; Will it Be Corn or Flour?

August 22, 2018

Coast Packing Company, an enterprise whose VIVA® lard has launched literally tons of tortillas -- today announced that the company has signed on as a sponsor of Gustavo's Great #TortillaTournament, a no-holds-barred challenge that pits some of SoCal's most iconic tortilla brands against each other to determine definitively which one reigns supreme.