I Grew Up Peeling Tomatillos My name is Ramon, but most people know me as Roe. I’m a proud Chicano, born and raised in California, with roots in Guadalajara and Morelia, Mexico. Food and hospitality shaped my life from the very beginning. Some of my earliest memories are in the back of our family taquería peeling tomatillos after school while my mom cooked. I watched her turn simple ingredients into something that brought people together, and without realizing it at the time,