![[LA Weekly] Bäco Mercat Gets Expanded Hours + Why The Chef Looks So Tired](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/bacomercat-warmlemonpoundcake.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Weekly] Bäco Mercat Gets Expanded Hours + Why The Chef Looks So Tired")
Josef Centeno has had his plate full since his new restaurant, Bäco Mercat, opened its doors in early November. Good thing it’s only half a mile from the Lazy Ox Canteen where he continues as chef.We recently found Centeno perched high on a ladder outside Bäco Mercat wielding a squeegee. It was his first day off in weeks, he said. “But I guess I’m still working,” the chef-owner added with a shrug as he wiped another window clean… Continue reading
![[Blog] Bäco Mercat Now Open: When is a Coca a Pizza? (+ Photos)](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/069.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Blog] Bäco Mercat Now Open: When is a Coca a Pizza? (+ Photos)")
A couple of days ago, I arrived for lunch early and peeked into the kitchen. Cooks were slamming huarache-shaped rounds of dough onto a hot griddle where bubbles burst forth like boiling lava. These flatbreads became the base for bäcos and cocas, two of the menu’s signature items….The coca I tasted came with confit tomato sauce, mozzarella, smoked jalapeno and basil. And it was delicious – the perfect mix of dry crunch and soft, savory sauce. But wait. Wasn’t it just a thin version of pizza?… Continue reading
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