Café Racer Kitchen Offers Modern, Healthy Latin American Cuisine

SO, WE APPRECIATE YOU LEAVING A COMMENT AND JOINING US THERE ON FACEBOOK AS WELL. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR DELICIOUS HEALTHY AND CLASSIC LATIN AMERICA CUISINE. CAFE RACER KITCHEN IS THE PLACE FOR YOU. THE RESTAURANT ON EAST 25th STREET IN MINNEAPOLIS. THIS MORNING, THE FOOD TRUCK IS OUTSIDE OF OUR STUDIO. THAT'S WHERE KYLIE IS LIVE FROM THIS MORNING. HI, KYLIE. Reporter: HI, KIM, THIS IS A FUN FOOD TRUCK. WE SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD ACROSS ALL OF MINNEAPOLIS, BUT THIS ONE, CAFE RACER IS SHOWCASING COLUMBIAIAN RECIPES. ACTUALLY FROM SOMEONE BORN IN COLUMBIA. LUIZ. YOU ICE FISH, YOU DO ALL OF THAT STUFF, YOU ARE A TRUE -- MY PARENTS CAME HERE FROM COLUMBIA AND WORKED VERY, VERY HARD TO GIVE ME AN AWESOME EDUCATION TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I WANT TO DO AND GET OUT THERE AND TAKE THE FAMILY INVESTIGATION MES THAT I HAVE GROWN UP EATING AND EXPERIENCING AT HOME AND PROVIDE THAT TO THE GREATER GOOD. YOU DIDN'T NECESSARILY WANT TO OPEN YOUR OWN RESTAURANT. YOU TOOK THE CORPORATE ROUTE FIRST. I FOUND MYSELF SPENDING MORE TIME GETTING POT LUCKS FOR THE OFFICE THAN WORKING. SO I FOCUSED MORE ON DOING WHAT I WANT TO DO AND EVENTUALLY LEARNED WHAT YOU NEED TO LEARN TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT AND FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS. Reporter: LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE RECIPES YOU BROUGHT THE FIRST ONE, WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR -- PULLED CHICKEN. BLACK BEANS AND RICE -- SWEET POTATO POM FRITTES, PICKLED RED ONIONS. THESE WERE ALL OF YOUR FAMILY RECIPES. THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE COMMON THROUGHOUT COLUMBIA YA', SWEET, SAVERRY, ALL ABOUT TEXTURE. A COME BINNATION OF SALT AND "SWEETNESS" IN THERE. Reporter: YOU HAVE HAD THE FOOD TRUCK FOR FOUR YEARS. HAVE YOU YOUR OWN HOME BASED WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE MINNESOTA FANS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT US AND HELP US TO ALLOW. WE NOW HAVE A BRICK AND MORTAR. AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL LOCATION, REALLY NICE PATIO, IT'S GREAT FOR THE SUMMER. WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR YOU WHEN YOU GET TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE TO MAYBE SOMETHING THEY HAVE NOT HAD BEFORE. INTRODUCING THEM TO THIS LATIN CUISINE. YOU ARE BRINGING SOMEONE INTO YOUR HOME, ARE YOU SHOWING THEM SOMETHING THEY MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH. THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT IT IS YOU ARE TRYING TO PRESENT TO THEM. FLAVORS, TEXTURES. IT FEELS LIKE HOME NO MATTER WHAT. WE HAVE THE ENTRAYS, BUT WILL YOU BE COOKING UP FRENCH TOAST Reporter: IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING WE HAVE TO SAMPLE. LUIZ, THANK YOU. A LOT OF FUN, WHAT A GREAT WAY TO SHARE YOUR FAMILY'S RECIPES WITH THE REST OF MINNEAPOLIS. BUT I THINK WE ARE THE LUCKY ONES. WHAT DO YOU THINK GUYS? DOES IT LOOK GOOD? IT LOOKS FANTASTIC. WITH THAT SORT OF FOOD, YOU MORNING NOT A BAD START TO THE WEEK, BUT IT'S ONLY GOING TO CLIMB TEMPERATURE WISE FROM HERE. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR DELICIOUS HEALTHY AND CLASSIC LATIN AMERICA CUISINE, CAFE RACER IS THE PLACE FOR YOU. RESTAURANT LOCATED EAST 28th STREET IN MINNEAPOLIS. THIS MORNING, THE FOOD TRUCK IS OUTSIDE OF OUR STUDIOS. THAT'S WHERE WE FIND KYLIE. HOW COULD YOU RESIST CLASSIC COLUMBIAN FOOD? I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO LUIZ, THE OWNER OF CAFE RACER. GOOD MORNING. TELL ME A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR HISTORY. YOU ARE FROM COLUMBIA, BUT YOU ARE A TRUE MINNESOTAN? ABSOLUTELY, MY PARENTS MOVED HERE WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG. I GREW UP HER, WHEN TO SCHOOL HERE, MET MY WIFE HERE. THE REALITY IS THAT IT'S AWESOME TO BE A PART OF A CULTURE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO ASSIMILATE AND BRING IN YOUR OWN CULTURE AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE FOOD FROM WHERE I GREW UP EATING. THIS HAS TO BE PRETTY UNIQUE. THERE AREN'T TOO MANY RESTAURANTS THAT OFFER CLUMP YASSER ARAFAT FARE. IT'S DIFFERENT, MODERN LATIN CUISINE, ALOT OF THE THINGS I GREW UP EATING, NOT JUST LEAR AT HOME, WHEN MY MOM WOULD COOK TRADITIONAL ITEMS, BUT THE THINGS I GREW UP EATING HERE IN MINNESOTA AS WELL. A CLASH OF CULTURES. LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE FOOD YOU HAVE THIS MORNING. HAVE YOU A BREAKFAST ITEM AND MAYBE A MORE TRADITIONAL ENTRE. IS THAT FRENCH TOAST? YES, WE MAKE OUR OWN CINNAMON AND WHAT THAT IS BASICALLY A REALLY SAWSOME KIND OF LIKE EGGS, CINNAMON, CONDENSED MILK BATTER WE USE, GIVES IT A SWEETER TASTE FOR THE FRENCH TOAST. WE DO OUR OWN CARAMEL YOGURT. I'VE ALREADY SAMPLED THAT. IT'S SO DELICIOUS, YOU DO SUCH A GREAT JOB. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR TO YOU BRING THE REESE MES TO OTHER PEOPLE AND WATCH THEIR REACTION WHEN THEY LOVE IT? I REALLY AM LIVING THE DREAM. IT'S AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO WAKE UP EVERY SINGLE DAY AND DO WHAT YOU LOVE, BREAK BREAD WITH PEOPLE. IT IS AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE AND I COULD NOT BE A HAPPEN PER PERSON. LET'S ADDRESS THE MOTORCYCLE THAT IS ON THE FRONT OF THE FOOD TRUCK. NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE VERY OFTEN. HONESTLY, WHEN I START THIS, CAFE RACER, I'M A HUGE MOTORCYCLE FAN TICK. I KIND OF FORGET THINGS ALL OF THE TIME. LUIZ, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS DELICIOUS. I HAVE MY EYE ON THE FRENCH TOAST ALL MORNING, GUYS AND I KNOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A FORK READY TO GO -- YOU ARE DIVING RIGHT IN I'M DIVING IN. OH, WOW, THAT SAUCE IS AMAZING. I WOULD LOVE TO SAY I WOULD SHARE IT WITH YOU GUYS, BUT IT MIGHT NOT MAKE IT IN. ALLIE SAW THE CLOSE UP OF THAT, SHE IS READY TO GO. SAVE SOME FOR ME, KYLIE. I'LL TRY. KEEP THE CAMERA UP. WE'LL KEEP THE CAMERA ON KYLIE.